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{{Infobox game
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|cover         = Sid Meier's SimGolf Coverart.png
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|cover       = Sid Meier's SimGolf Coverart.png
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|developer     = [[Wikipedia:Firaxis Games|Firaxis Games]]
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|developers  =
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|publisher     = [[Wikipedia:Electronic Arts|Electronic Arts]]
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Firaxis Games}}
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|engine        =  
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|publishers  =
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|release dates = January 23, 2002
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Electronic Arts}}
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|engines      =  
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|release dates=  
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|January 23, 2002}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view, Isometric }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Building, Sports }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | Golf }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Cartoon }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Sim }}
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|official site= https://web.archive.org/web/20021130084434/http://simgolf.ea.com/
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|wikipedia    = Sid Meier's SimGolf
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|winehq      = 6047
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|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
  
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'''Key points'''
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{{Introduction
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{{--}} Some minor compatibility issues on modern Windows systems
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|introduction      =
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|release history  =
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|current state    =
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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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{{mm}} [https://simgolf.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page Encyclopedia of SimGolf] - A very small wiki for SimGolf
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{{mm}} [http://www.firaxis.com/ Official developer site]
 
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{{mm}} [http://simgolf.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Encyclopedia of SimGolf] - A very small wiki for SimGolf
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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{{Availability Table|
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{{Availability|
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{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.amazon.com/Sid-Meiers-SimGolf-Pc/dp/B00005N7YS Amazon] | {{ID|Retail}} | }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc, Key | {{DRM|SafeDisc|v2}}. | | Windows }}
 
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{{ii}} Newer copies of the game come bundled with patch 1.03 on the disk. A manual install is required though
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{{ii}} Newer copies of the game come bundled with patch 1.03 on the disc. A manual install is required.
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{{ii}} A free demo version is available from [https://archive.org/details/Simgolfdemo Archive.org].
  
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==Improvements==
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==Essential improvements==
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===Patch 1.03===
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===Patches===
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This is the latest patch available for the game. It can be found [http://www.shacknews.com/file/272/simgolf-103-patch here].
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{{ii}} [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/64-sid-meiers-simgolf-patch/ Patch 1.03] is the latest patch available for the game.
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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{{Game Location Table|
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===Configuration file(s) location===
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{{Game Location Table/row|Windows|C:\Program Files (x86)\EA Games\Firaxis Games\Sid Meiers SimGolf}}
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{{Game data|
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{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
 
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}}
  
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=== [[Save game cloud syncing]] ===
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===Save game data location===
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{{Save Game Cloud Syncing
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{{Game data|
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
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|origin                =
 
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|origin_notes          =
 
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|gamesave_manager_notes =
 
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|synctocloud            =
 
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|synctocloud_notes      =
 
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|square_enix            =
 
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|square_enix_notes      =
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
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{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|widescreen resolution notes= Locked in 800x600
 
|widescreen resolution notes= Locked in 800x600
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
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|multimonitor notes        =  
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|multimonitor notes        = Expects Monitor 1 to be on the left, otherwise gets confused (e.g. changes resolution of left monitor, but displays on right monitor).
 
|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = false
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|60 fps                    = unknown
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|60 fps notes              =
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|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps notes              =
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|hdr                        = false
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|hdr notes                  =
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|color blind                = unknown
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|color blind notes          =
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==Input==
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{{Input
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|key remap                = false
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|key remap notes          =
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|acceleration option      = false
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|acceleration option notes =
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|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity notes  =
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|mouse menu                = true
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|mouse menu notes          =
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|invert mouse y-axis      = false
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|invert mouse y-axis notes =
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|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =
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|controller support        = false
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|controller support notes  =
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|full controller          = unknown
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|full controller notes    =
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|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap notes    =
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|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity notes=
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis notes=
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
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|xinput controllers notes  =
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4              = unknown
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|dualshock 4 notes        =
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|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = unknown
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|light bar support notes  =
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|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|other controllers        = unknown
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|other controllers notes  =
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|other button prompts      = unknown
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|other button prompts notes=
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|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|controller hotplug notes  =
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|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback notes    =
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|simultaneous input notes  =
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|steam input api          = unknown
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|steam input api notes    =
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|steam hook input          = unknown
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|steam hook input notes    =
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|steam input presets      = unknown
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|steam input presets notes =
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|steam controller prompts  = unknown
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|steam controller prompts notes =
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|steam cursor detection    = unknown
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|steam cursor detection notes =
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==Audio==
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{{Audio
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|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume notes    =
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|surround sound          = false
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|surround sound notes    =
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|subtitles                = false
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|subtitles notes          =
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|closed captions          = false
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|closed captions notes    =
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|mute on focus lost      = always on
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|mute on focus lost notes =
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|eax support              =
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|eax support notes        =
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|royalty free audio        = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =
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}}
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{{L10n|content=
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = English
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|interface = true
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|audio    = n/a
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|subtitles = true
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Japanese
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|interface = true
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|audio    = n/a
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|subtitles = true
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|notes    = Japan only.
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|fan      =
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}}
 
}}
 
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==Input settings==
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==Other information==
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{{Input Settings
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===API===
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|key_remap                  =false
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{{API
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|key_remap_notes           =
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|direct3d versions      =
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|acceleration_option       =false
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|direct3d notes        =
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|directdraw versions    = 7
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|controller_support        =false
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|directdraw notes      =
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|controller_support_notes  =
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|opengl versions        =
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|opengl notes          =
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|glide versions        =  
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|glide notes           =  
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|software mode          =
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|software mode notes    =
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|mantle support        =
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|mantle support notes  =
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|metal support          =
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|metal support notes    =
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|vulkan notes          =
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|dos modes              =
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|dos modes notes       =  
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|shader model versions =  
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|shader model notes    =
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = unknown
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|windows exe notes      =
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|macos intel 32-bit app =
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|macos intel 64-bit app =
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|macos arm app          = unknown
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable=
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|linux 64-bit executable=
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|linux arm app          = unknown
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|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
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{{System Requirements
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{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
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|minOS    = Windows 95 (OSR-2)
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|minOS    = 95 (OSR-2)
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|minproc  = Intel Pentium II 300 MHz
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|minCPU  = Intel Pentium II 300 MHz
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|minmem   = 64 MB
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|minRAM   = 64 MB
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|minHD    = 350 MB free
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|minHD    = 350 MB
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|minGPU  = 8 MB DirectX 8 video card
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|minGPU  =
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|minVRAM  = 8 MB
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|minDX    = 8
  
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|recOS    = Windows 98/Windows ME/Windows 2000/Windows XP
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|recOS    = 98, ME, 2000, XP
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|recproc  = Intel Pentium III 500 MHz
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|recCPU  = Intel Pentium III 500 MHz
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|recmem   = 128 MB
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|recRAM   = 128 MB
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|recGPU  = 16 MB DirectX 8 video card
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|recGPU  =
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|recVRAM  = 16 MB
 
}}
 
}}
  
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[[Category:Windows]]
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{{References}}

Latest revision as of 15:59, 12 August 2023

Sid Meier's SimGolf
Sid Meier's SimGolf cover
Developers
Firaxis Games
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Release dates
Windows January 23, 2002
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view, Isometric
Controls Point and select
Genres Building, Sports
Sports Golf
Art styles Cartoon
Series Sim
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Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).

Sid Meier's SimGolf is a singleplayer bird's-eye view and isometric building and sports game in the Sim series.

General information

Encyclopedia of SimGolf - A very small wiki for SimGolf

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
 SafeDisc v2 DRM[Note 1].
Windows
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
Newer copies of the game come bundled with patch 1.03 on the disc. A manual install is required.
A free demo version is available from Archive.org.

Essential improvements

Patches

Patch 1.03 is the latest patch available for the game.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows

Save game data location

System Location
Windows

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Locked in 800x600
Multi-monitor
Expects Monitor 1 to be on the left, otherwise gets confused (e.g. changes resolution of left monitor, but displays on right monitor).
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Japanese
Japan only.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DirectDraw 7
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95 (OSR-2) 98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II 300 MHz Intel Pentium III 500 MHz
System memory (RAM) 64 MB 128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 350 MB
Video card (GPU) 8 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8 compatible 		16 MB of VRAM


Notes

  1. ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]

References