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Golf

aka: Spectrum Golf, ZX81 Golf
Moby ID: 66402
ZX81 Specs
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Golf allows yourself or with another player, the chance to play either a 9 hole or 18 hole round of golf. Each hole is shown from above with all of the hole seen on the screen showing the fairway, green, rough, trees, water and bunkers. There are no clubs to select so you only choose the direction and strength of each shot. To take a shot you first select the direction (1 - 12) mirroring the face of a clock, then you select your strength (1-100). Hitting the ball into the rough means you are unable to hit it as far and once on the green, putting is the same procedure as hitting the ball on other parts of the course. If playing a two player game then each player takes it in turn to hit the ball.

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Average score: 3.1 out of 5 (based on 4 ratings with 2 reviews)

A pretty good text-golf game

The Good
It is a fun game with great controls. The ball is controlled by entering a direction according to the clock (1 to 12) and a shot power between 1 and 100. Terrain is taken into consideration. On the greenway the ball is predictable, with some variation for each stroke. In the rough, the speed and direction can veer off a lot, and in the sand bunker the speed is just really low. IF the ball hits a tree, each stroke to get away will have a chance to hit a tree again, and the ball might rebound even further away. When the ball finally hits the fairway, the speed is much higher.

With randomized golf courses and challenging holes, Spectrum Golf is a good game. The variable courses also means it is a new challenge each time. Can also be played by 2 players, so for a 1982 title it is pretty solid.

The Bad
There isn't any height in the terrain, or choice of clubs, which would matter for the golf enthusiast. Also it doesn't look like you can replay each hole. Course is 9 holes only.

The Bottom Line
A good golf game for text-mode ZX and Spectrum. It as high replayability, as golf games tend to have, and a bit of randomness balances the fairly detailed control options, so it does not make it so easy that you'll go below par on each hole.

ZX Spectrum · by pistolhamster (21) · 2024

A pretty good text-golf game

The Good
It is a fun game with great controls. The ball is controlled by entering a direction according to the clock (1 to 12) and a shot power between 1 and 100. Terrain is taken into consideration. On the greenway the ball is predictable, with some variation for each stroke. In the rough, the speed and direction can veer off a lot, and in the sand bunker the speed is just really low. IF the ball hits a tree, each stroke to get away will have a chance to hit a tree again, and the ball might rebound even further away. When the ball finally hits the fairway, the speed is much higher.

With randomized golf courses and challenging holes, Spectrum Golf is a good game. The variable courses also means it is a new challenge each time. Can also be played by 2 players, so for a 1982 title it is pretty solid.

The Bad
There isn't any height in the terrain, or choice of clubs, which would matter for the golf enthusiast. Also it doesn't look like you can replay each hole

The Bottom Line
A good golf game for text-mode ZX and Spectrum. It as high replayability, as golf games tend to have, and a bit of randomness balances the fairly detailed control options, so it does not make it so easy that you'll go below par on each hole.

ZX81 · by pistolhamster (21) · 2024

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Game added by FatherJack.

ZX Spectrum added by Kabushi.

Additional contributors: Kabushi.

Game added June 25th, 2014. Last modified February 22nd, 2023.