Stepping back in time with PG
Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2016 2:14 am
I've been playing computer golf since the days of Commodor64 and Ateri STE, I think the earliest game I remember was where you played from one island in the middle of an ocean to another similar Island. One day whilst browsing through computer games in a shop I discovered Microsoft Links386. The Disc contained the basic game and around 5 or 6 courses. Once online you could join social clubs that provided weekly competitions, you could also dowload courses designed by the community (any thing sounding familier yet). I played Links through a number of upgrades right up to Links2003, by this time there were over 200 courses to download. I still have 5-6 CDs with 30 courses on each disc. Unfortunately Microsoft sold the game to a company that played around with the speed of the greens and folks started to drift away and eventually the software company stopped upgrading and the game died.
Perfect Golf I have read is based on the Links principle and I can recognised many of the principles of play used in the Links range. I have also recognised many of the people involved with the Links game back working on PG. The game plays very true to the priciples of golf and I believe the courses look better because they are drawn rather than taken from photos. The ability to use h/capps and play stableford games and skins will add to the game once community's and Country Clubs are set up. I'm really exited about the game and in time I think more and more will turn to PG from other Golf simulators. I'm Seasider47 in the game give us a shout and add me to friends list. I'll try and pop in here more often too.
Perfect Golf I have read is based on the Links principle and I can recognised many of the principles of play used in the Links range. I have also recognised many of the people involved with the Links game back working on PG. The game plays very true to the priciples of golf and I believe the courses look better because they are drawn rather than taken from photos. The ability to use h/capps and play stableford games and skins will add to the game once community's and Country Clubs are set up. I'm really exited about the game and in time I think more and more will turn to PG from other Golf simulators. I'm Seasider47 in the game give us a shout and add me to friends list. I'll try and pop in here more often too.