What is MacGolf Classic?

Any Macintosh user who is also a to give MacGolf a try. But be prepared to rack up some high scores when starting out; this game requires thought and practice. In my first ten games, I had a couple of rounds over 200 and no rounds under 100. Yet with practice, you should be able to garner scores closer to par.

MacGolf is played in one window; there is little animation or variation, but the graphics arc attractive. You control a golfer who addresses the ball and aims directly at a pin in the distance. To plan a shot, you study a bird's-eye view of the hole in a separate area on the right side of the screen. You adjust the golfer s club selection and stance, the golfer swings, and you hear a reassuring swack as the club head meets the ball. The ball disappears from the screen and reappears a moment later, dropping onto the fairway or green — that is, unless you hit out-of-bounds or into sand or water, signaled when you hear the appropriate sound effect.

Beamer, Scott (October 1988). Golf as a Matter of Pixels. Macworld. (pg. 166).

Download MacGolf Classic for Mac

Architecture

Motorola 68K

Compatibility notes

• Macintosh 512KE or later

Emulating this? It could probably run under: Mini vMac