Genre: Sports (Golf)
Developer/Publisher: Philips
Year: 1978
Platform: Philips Videopac / Magnavox Odyssey²
This golf game supports one to four players taking turns. Players control their golfer around the course using the directional stick and use the action button to hit the ball. The longer the action button is held, the higher the backswing, and the farther the ball will go. However, if the backswing completes a full circle, the club will release automatically, sending the ball a random distance. The ball’s travel direction depends on the golfer’s relative position.
Trees on the course block the ball’s path, which can frustrate the golfer who reacts by swinging wildly. If the ball lands in the rough (black areas outside the course), the golfer cannot walk there and must hit the ball back onto the field. When the ball enters the green area, the camera zooms in for putting.
Players alternate turns once the previous golfer completes the hole. The game features nine holes, and the winner is the player with the lowest score at the end.
