Microsoft Golf
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Developers | |
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Access Software | |
Publishers | |
Microsoft | |
Release dates | |
Windows 3.x | 1992 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Sports |
Sports | Golf |
Art styles | Realistic |
Series | Links |
⤏ Go to series page | |
World Class Leader Board | 1988 |
Links: The Challenge of Golf | 1990 |
Links 386 Pro | 1992 |
Microsoft Golf | 1992 |
Links Pro | 1993 |
Microsoft Golf 2.0 | 1995 |
Links LS 1997 | 1996 |
Microsoft Golf 3.0 | 1996 |
Links LS: 1998 Edition | 1997 |
Links LS 1999 | 1998 |
Microsoft Golf 1998 Edition | 1998 |
Microsoft Golf 1999 Edition | 1999 |
Links Extreme | 1999 |
Microsoft Golf 2001 Edition | 2000 |
Links LS 2000 | 2000 |
Links 2001 | 2001 |
Links 2003 | 2002 |
Links E6 | 2021 |
Warnings
- The Windows 3.x version of this game does not work on 64-bit versions of Windows (see Availability for affected versions).
Key points
- Customisable interface that can be moved around freely.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\MSGOLF.INI[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\*.PIN[Note 1] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Always runs windowed. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | Native Windows cursor. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Local play | 8 | Hot seat |
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LAN play | ||||
Online play |
Issues unresolved
Runs too fast on modern PCs
On any modern machine, the game runs much faster than it should. The only possible workaround is to install Windows 3.1 in DOSBox and then install the game.
Other information
API
Executable | 16-bit | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Windows | Windows 3.x version might be playable on a 64-bit OS using winevdm. |
System requirements
Windows 3.x | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 3.1 | 95 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 386 SX | |
System memory (RAM) | 4 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 5 MB | 100 MB |
Video card (GPU) | 256-color VGA |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).