| Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf | |
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| Developer(s) | Sculptured Software |
| Publisher(s) | Accolade, Victor Interactive Software, Konami, Tradewest |
| Year released | 1988 |
| System(s) | Commodore Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64/128, Game Boy, DOS, Mac OS, MSX, NES, NEC PC-8801, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx-16, Game Boy, Apple IIGS |
| Followed by | Jack Nicklaus' Unlimited Golf & Course Design |
| Series | Jack Nicklaus |
| Genre(s) | Golf |
|---|---|
| Modes | Single player, Multiplayer |
Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf is a golf simulation game developed by Sculptured Software, and published by Accolade beginning in 1988. It was released for several popular home computers in America and Europe including the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, and Macintosh. It was published in Japan by Victor Interactive Software for several popular Japanese home computers including the MSX, PC-88, and Sharp X68000.
The game was licensed by Konami and published on the NES in 1989. During 1990 and 1991, the game was released in HuCard cartridge and CD-ROM formats for the U.S TurboGrafx-16 and its foreign counterpart, PC Engine. The TurboGrafx-16 versions of the game were titled Jack Nicklaus' Turbo Golf, while the PC Engine version was titled Jack Nicklaus World Golf Tour for the CD-ROM format. A Game Boy version was released as Jack Nicklaus Golf in 1992.
It was the first in a series of golf games named after golfer Jack Nicklaus, who is widely considered to be one of the greatest golfers of all time, and was followed by Jack Nicklaus' Unlimited Golf & Course Design (1990).
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Japanese home computer box art
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TurboGrafx-16 box art
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TurboGrafx CD box art
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PC Engine box art
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PC Engine CD-ROM² box art
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NES box art
Gameplay[edit]
The game features Jack Nicklaus' favorite 18 golf holes, all put together in a single course, which includes holes from Augusta National Golf Club, Muirfield, Pebble Beach Golf Links, Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club, and Old Course at St Andrews. Two courses designed by Nicklaus are also featured in the game: Castle Pines (Colorado) and Desert Mountain (Arizona). Additionally, the Game Boy version includes Muirfield Village as a course. Several add-on disks were released for the computer versions to add additional courses.
The game features two game modes: Stroke Play and Skins. A multiplayer option allows for a maximum total of four players being able to play. The player can also compete against a selection of eight different CPU players that includes Jack Nicklaus. An image of Nicklaus also appears in between holes as he gives tips to the player.
Jack Nicklaus' Turbo Golf, for the TurboGrafx-16, differs from the other versions. In CD-ROM format, the game has five courses, including Castle Pines. The other courses were previously featured in the game's early add-on disks: The Australian Golf Club, Royal Troon Golf Club, Kemper Lakes Golf Club, and St. Creek Golf Club. The CD-ROM version allows the player to take a 360-degree look around any of the courses, and Nicklaus appears in between courses to give advice about each hole. The HuCard cartridge version of Jack Nicklaus' Turbo Golf includes only one course, The Australian Golf Club, and includes eight golfer rivals, as well as Jack Nicklaus.
Release[edit]
Accolade began publishing Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf in 1988. It had the longest title of any software product at the time of its release. By August 1989, versions had been released in the United Kingdom for the Commodore 64 and PC, while other versions for the Amiga, Amstrad CPC and Atari ST were scheduled for release that autumn. An Apple IIGS version had been released by late 1989. As of 1990, a Macintosh version had been published by Accolade. The NES version, published by Konami, was released in the United States in March 1990, while a United Kingdom release came in August 1991. Versions were also released for the MSX, PC-88, and Sharp X68000.
For the U.S. TurboGrafx-16, the game was released as Jack Nicklaus' Turbo Golf, in HuCard and CD-ROM formats. The game was also released for the TurboGrafx-16's foreign counterpart, the PC Engine. In the CD-ROM format, the PC Engine version was published under the title Jack Nicklaus' World Golf Tour, while the game in HuCard format retained the original Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf title. Jack Nicklaus' Turbo Golf and its foreign counterparts were released in 1990 and 1991.
The Game Boy version, Jack Nicklaus Golf, was released in the United States in May 1992; it was published by Tradewest, along with an unrelated game with the same title for the Super NES.
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