Links 386 Pro

The graphics are surprisingly good for as old as this is, and being a dos box game. This version of links has a lot of courses to play on, You can create a male or female golfer, customize your club selection, practice any hole on any of the courses, or play a full 18. A word of caution: if you are used to the Tiger Woods swing mechanics, this isn't like that. You hold your left mouse button to set power, and then click at the bottom to (hopefully) swing straight. My one gripe is that club distance is not very consistent. You can try to hit 50% power i.e. on a 130 yard club, and the ball only goes 40 yards (yes this is factoring wind). There are many ways to customize your shots, including foot placement, swing type, etc... I think that overall, this would be a decent game for most that like golf games.

I just love this gold game, it's up there together with leaderboard. I havent played this for over 25 years and wow it put's me right back where I left. The graphics and the simple sound. The gamle play is great and easy. This is a must have if you ask me and damn it looks good even today. Good old memories :)

I remember playing a golf game at the computer at the local library but was never sure which game it was. Always thought it was maybe Microsoft Golf, but when I saw this screenshots fo this game, it brought back everything: The sounds, the graphics, 7 year old me trying to figure out how the swing worked. Now that I'm older, I still say the graphics hold up for a game from 1991/92. The computer knowing where your ball has landed when it is nothing but a pixel still amazes me and its beginner level is perfect for newbies and those that are like me who are playing it after so many decades. For me it's worth the price. There are tons of courses and the sounds are not blaring or interruptive, allowing the player to relax and enjoy a game of virtual golf.

The swing meter feels very familiar, like riding a bike. Mulligans can be disabled from the start menu if you want to avoid temptation. I can't believe the number of courses that were included. I remember playing Harbor Town back in the day, so having this much choice is a luxury. The gui is ancient and was obviously made with business people in mind. I found it to be a refreshing change of pace compared to modern games. I love the VGA title page, which is an advertisement for Banff Springs, complete with their toll-free phone number. Links 386 Pro runs incredibly smooth. It's so smooth that I find myself feeling nostalgic for a vintage 386 drawing all of the trees one-by-one. So if the publisher is taking requests for DLC, i'd pay another dollar for an i386 slowdown mode, as long as it doesn't do it every time i press the redraw button. Overall, it's an instant time machine back to the 90s.