Microsoft Golf
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Developers | |
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Access Software | |
Publishers | |
Microsoft | |
Release dates | |
Windows 3.x | 1992 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Sports |
Sports | Golf |
Art styles | Realistic |
Series | Links |
⤏ Go to series page | |
World Class Leader Board | 1988 |
Links: The Challenge of Golf | 1990 |
Links 386 Pro | 1992 |
Microsoft Golf | 1992 |
Links Pro | 1993 |
Microsoft Golf 2.0 | 1995 |
Links LS 1997 | 1996 |
Microsoft Golf 3.0 | 1996 |
Links LS: 1998 Edition | 1997 |
Links LS 1999 | 1998 |
Microsoft Golf 1998 Edition | 1998 |
Microsoft Golf 1999 Edition | 1999 |
Links Extreme | 1999 |
Microsoft Golf 2001 Edition | 2000 |
Links LS 2000 | 2000 |
Links 2001 | 2001 |
Links 2003 | 2002 |
Links E6 | 2021 |
Warnings
- The Windows 3.x version of this game does not work on 64-bit versions of Windows (see Availability for affected versions).
Key points
- Customisable interface that can be moved around freely.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | Released on 3 floppies or 1 CD. |
Version differences
- The Multimedia Edition is the CD-ROM release and includes new video tutorials, course previews, and tips.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Championship Course Banff Springs | ||
Championship Course Pinehurst |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\MSGOLF.INI[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\*.PIN[Note 1] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Always runs windowed. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | Native Windows cursor. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Local play | 8 | Hot seat |
||
LAN play | ||||
Online play |
Issues unresolved
Game runs too fast on modern PCs
Gameplay appears to be tied directly to CPU clock speed as any machine that uses a CPU more powerful than an Intel i386 will cause the game run far too fast, making it impossible to swing correctly.[1] The only possible workaround is to install Windows 3.1 in DOSBox and then install the game.
Other information
API
Executable | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Windows | Windows 3.x version might be playable on a 64-bit OS using winevdm. |
System requirements
Windows 3.x | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 3.1 | 95 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 386 SX | |
System memory (RAM) | 4 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 5 MB | 100 MB |
Video card (GPU) | 256-color VGA |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).