Links 386 Pro

Links 386 Pro is a golf simulation sports game for MS-DOS released in 1992.

[1] An enhanced version called Links 386 CD was released for PC in 1995 that included audio comments by comedian Bobcat Goldthwait acting as the player's caddie, and an aerial flyby of each hole streamed from the game's CD-ROM.

[3] The player can control character direction and foot position,[4] and the shot is controlled by a swing meter, held to the top for power and released and clicked again as it swings back to the bottom for direction - early will hook and late will slice.

[5] In 1994, the Computer Sports Network ran the Links Tour, an online tournament of 250 players accessible via modem.

[6] The game ran relatively quickly because it was written in assembly code,[7] though courses could take several seconds to be drawn on less powerful systems.

[3][9] A subsequent version, titled Links 386 CD,[10] includes the voice of Bobcat Goldthwait as the player's caddie.

Links 386 CD and Microsoft Golf 3.0 also featured Harbour Town but added a second course that varied regionally, with North American copies including Banff Springs while Europe received The Belfry.

[20] Links 386 Pro was developed with a budget of $500,000, which was mostly allocated towards employee salaries, and took nearly three years to make, according to Chris Jones.

"[32] The Age reviewed the Macintosh version, Links Pro, and wrote that "great depth and realism makes it the golf game for serious indoor swingers.

[23] Links Pro sold 19,699 during 1997 in the United States, and was among that year's best-selling Mac games in the country.

The player on the tee . (MS-DOS)