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{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1992}} | {{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1992}} | ||
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|June 21, 2021|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref name="release date">[https://www.gog.com/news/win_them_all_play_awesome_titles_from_gogcoms_sports_game_collection Win them all! Play awesome titles from GOG.COM's Sports Game Collection - GOG.com]</ref>}} | {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|June 21, 2021|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref name="release date">[https://www.gog.com/news/win_them_all_play_awesome_titles_from_gogcoms_sports_game_collection Win them all! Play awesome titles from GOG.COM's Sports Game Collection - GOG.com]</ref>}} | ||
| + | |taxonomy = | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization | }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing | }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives | }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls | }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres | Sports }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports | Golf }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles | }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles | }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes | }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series | Links }} | ||
|steam appid = | |steam appid = | ||
| − | |gogcom id = | + | |gogcom id = 1937439756 |
|strategywiki = | |strategywiki = | ||
|mobygames = links-386-pro | |mobygames = links-386-pro | ||
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|license = commercial | |license = commercial | ||
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'''Key points''' | '''Key points''' | ||
{{ii}} The base game comes with the Harbour Town and Banff Springs courses. | {{ii}} The base game comes with the Harbour Town and Banff Springs courses. | ||
{{ii}} An updated version was released on CD-ROM as '''Links 386 CD''' in 1995. | {{ii}} An updated version was released on CD-ROM as '''Links 386 CD''' in 1995. | ||
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| + | '''General information''' | ||
| + | {{GOG.com links|1937439756|links_series|for game series}} | ||
==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
{{Availability| | {{Availability| | ||
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | DOS }} | {{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | DOS }} | ||
| − | {{Availability/row| GOG.com | links_386_pro | DRM-free | | | Windows }} | + | {{Availability/row| GOG.com | links_386_pro | DRM-free | Prepackaged with [[DOSBox]]. | | Windows }} |
}} | }} | ||
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{{Game data| | {{Game data| | ||
{{Game data/config|DOS|{{p|game}}\}} | {{Game data/config|DOS|{{p|game}}\}} | ||
| + | {{Game data/config|Windows|}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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{{Game data| | {{Game data| | ||
{{Game data/saves|DOS|{{p|game}}\}} | {{Game data/saves|DOS|{{p|game}}\}} | ||
| + | {{Game data/saves|Windows|}} | ||
| + | }} | ||
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| + | ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]=== | ||
| + | {{Save game cloud syncing | ||
| + | |discord = | ||
| + | |discord notes = | ||
| + | |epic games launcher = | ||
| + | |epic games launcher notes = | ||
| + | |gog galaxy = true | ||
| + | |gog galaxy notes = | ||
| + | |origin = | ||
| + | |origin notes = | ||
| + | |steam cloud = | ||
| + | |steam cloud notes = | ||
| + | |ubisoft connect = | ||
| + | |ubisoft connect notes = | ||
| + | |xbox cloud = | ||
| + | |xbox cloud notes = | ||
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|recHD = | |recHD = | ||
|recGPU = | |recGPU = | ||
| + | }} | ||
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| + | {{System requirements | ||
| + | |OSfamily = Windows | ||
| + | |minOS = 7, 8, 10 | ||
| + | |minCPU = 1.8 GHz | ||
| + | |minRAM = 512 MB | ||
| + | |minHD = 1 GB | ||
| + | |minGPU = | ||
| + | |minDX = 9 | ||
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| + | |recOS = | ||
| + | |recCPU = | ||
| + | |recRAM = | ||
| + | |recHD = | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{References}} | {{References}} | ||
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Access Software | |
| Publishers | |
| Retail | Access Software |
| Digital | Big Finish Games |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | 1992 |
| Windows (DOSBox) | June 21, 2021[1] |
| Taxonomy | |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Genres | Sports |
| Sports | Golf |
| Series | Links |
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| ⤏ 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 |
Key points
- The base game comes with the Harbour Town and Banff Springs courses.
- An updated version was released on CD-ROM as Links 386 CD in 1995.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
Essential improvements
Hang when running Performance Test
The CD-ROM release has an option to run a Performance Test. If you run this under DOSBox you may experience that the game hangs. The hang can be prevented by changing the DOSBox CPU core emulation mode from the default 'core=auto' (which equals Dynamic) to either the slower "core=normal" or "core=full" mode.
When running the DOSBox-X fork, the hang can alternatively be prevented by setting "use dynamic core with paging on=false".
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\ |
| Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\ |
| Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
| 60 FPS | |||
| 120+ FPS | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
|---|
| XInput-compatible controllers |
|---|
| PlayStation controllers |
|---|
| Generic/other controllers |
|---|
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | No speech. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes | SVGA, SVGA (VESA) |
System requirements
| DOS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 4.0 | 6.22 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel 386SX | Intel 386 33MHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 2 MB | 8 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 13 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | SVGA | |
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 7, 8, 10 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 1.8 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 9 compatible | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data. For the GOG.com release, file changes in DOSBox are redirected to
<path-to-game>/cloud_saves/even if GOG Galaxy is not used (this folder contains all redirected files, so some files in thecloud_savesfolder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings).