Nearly as good as in the arcade
Ah, yes. It's been about 15 years since I played these in an arcade, so it was a nice surprise to see it added to the gog catalogue. I wasn't very sure that it would run on my pc, but decided to take a chance and I'm glad I did.
The game runs smoothly on my Win Vista machine. It looks and sounds exactly as I remember. The only problem is a slight lag in response time when pressing the "A" button. That is easily mastered though, and I managed to complete my first round in 1 under par.
As concerns how to play the game - when the game is launched there are a few options shown, one of which will show the (keyboard only) controls to be used. The q and w buttons are incorrectly identified as usable. Press the spacebar to add coins and "Enter" to start the game. The arrow buttons act as the joystick, while the z, x and c buttons are the game's "A" (action), "B"(hook) and "C"(slice) buttons. At the start of the game there is a short tutorial to demonstrate how to play.
You can also choose various display and sound options, including whether to play in windowed- or full screen mode.
Overall, if you'd like a fun little golf simulation on your pc, I recommend getting this one.
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