Your Microprose Golf package (?) should contain a manual, this Technical Supplement, 3 disks, a club selection guide, course maps and a registration card.
This simulation requires either a Commodore Amiga with a minimum of 1 megabyte of RAM or an Atari ST of 512k of RAM, and a colour monitor. Please prepare a blank formatted disk in advance for a use as a Data Disk.
The simulation can be run entirely from the keyboard or with a joystick, but a mouse is strongly recommended for playing the game.
Boot up your hard disk as normal, insert the Program Disk in Drive df0: and type the the following:
The Program Disk will then be copied into a folder on your Hard-disk root directory called "GOLF". You will then be asked to insert the two course disks so that the course data can be copied into the "GOLF" folder.
NOTE: Golf runs from a folder that is situated in your root directory. If you copy the files into a sub-directory the program won't run correctly.
To install future courses that may be released, open the folder "GOLF", and type 'courseinstall'. All the course data form the new disk will be copied into your "GOLF" folder.
If your computer has KickStart in ROM, insert the Program Disk into the internal drive. Power up the computer. The program will then auto-load. (oh really?)
Boot up your hard-disk as normal. Open the "GOLF" folder and type 'GOLF'.
Whenever you wish to save a game, replay or player profile, the file will be saved to the device that your first booted the game from. (e.g.: if you booted the game from Hard-Disk, files will be saved to Hard-Disk). You can, however, save to Drive A, Drive B or Hard-Disk, depending upon what you have connected at the time by clicking on the appropriate icon at the time of saving.
In the vast majority of cases a loading problem is not of faulty software, but either an incorrect procedure or a hardware fault. Please ensure that the loading instructions have been correctly executed. The most common hardware failures are due to a misalignment of the heads in the disk drive. Such faults may be detected by loading the game on another computer.
Alternatively, a virus may have transferred into your hardware from another piece of software. Pirated copies of games are an incredibly common source of viruses. It always pays to own original software. (a virus killer is a cheaper solution -RBL)
We regret that organised (FairLight) and casual piracy forces us to use manual protection. When the game has loaded, you will be asked to indicate which language your manual is in, by clicking on a national flag icon (English, French or German). You will then be asked to type in the word corresponding to the given manual ref. in the form Page number, Line number and then word number. Simply open the manual at the appropriate page, count down to the required line and then across to find the correct word. Type this word in and press Return. the game will then load.
We strongly recommend that the mouse is used as a control method for playing this game. However, if you prefer to use Joystick or Keyboard as a control method you may do so. The game is configured on both Atari ST and Commodore Amiga to read from Mouse, Keyboard or Joystick all the time, so it is not necessary for you to select which you require. The alternative Keyboard and Joystick controls are listed below:
MOUSE KEYBOARD EQUIVALENT JOYSTICK EQUIVALENT
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Up Cursor Up Up
Down Cursor Down Down
Left Cursor Left Left
Right Cursor Right Right
L. Button Left Alt & A Keys Fire Button
R. Button Right Alt & A Keys Right Alt & A KeysDistances are given for average pitch and finish distances for each club, in yards, for both novice (28 handicap) and scratch players. The distances assume a perfect lie and no wind.
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| CLUB | PITCH | FINISH | PITCH | FINISH |
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1. Wood 199 243 227 270
2. Wood 194 228 221 253
3. Wood 187 215 213 239
4. Wood 184 206 206 229
5. Wood 177 196 200 218
1. Iron 176 206 199 229
2. Iron 168 195 190 216
3. Iron 166 186 186 206
4. Iron 158 175 179 194
5. Iron 150 164 167 182
6. Iron 146 155 164 172
7. Iron 135 141 153 157
8. Iron 123 128 137 142
9. Iron 110 113 124 125
Pitching Wedge 96 100 108 111
Sand Wedge 76 76 84 84 BUCKLAND HEATH: MOUNTSUMMER:
| HOLE | YDS | PAR | S.I. | | HOLE | YDS | PAR | S.I. |
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1 428 4 15 1 451 5 14
2 411 4 12 2 403 4 4
3 462 5 18 3 421 4 1
4 407 4 10 4 432 4 10
5 130 3 13 5 158 3 13
6 317 4 6 6 372 4 16
7 386 4 14 7 544 5 3
8 351 4 11 8 514 5 7
9 463 5 17 9 390 4 17
10 198 3 2 10 142 3 11
11 355 4 4 11 284 4 18
12 162 3 7 12 415 4 8
13 332 4 1 13 386 4 5
14 487 5 8 14 533 5 15
15 396 4 5 15 498 5 6
16 326 4 3 16 130 3 2
17 130 3 9 17 374 4 9
18 466 5 16 18 521 5 12 FENHAM VALLEY: BALLYBROOK:
| HOLE | YDS | PAR | S.I. | | HOLE | YDS | PAR | S.I. |
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1 455 5 6 1 413 4 15
2 364 4 9 2 154 3 8
3 152 3 10 3 418 4 13
4 439 4 14 4 476 4 10
5 356 4 15 5 492 5 16
6 140 3 18 6 401 4 12
7 468 5 4 7 369 4 1
8 496 5 7 8 186 3 3
9 130 3 5 9 411 4 2
10 301 4 17 10 401 4 5
11 492 5 12 11 464 5 4
12 184 3 2 12 352 4 14
13 379 4 8 13 357 4 17
14 474 5 11 14 168 3 6
15 152 3 16 15 414 4 7
16 354 4 3 16 475 5 11
17 136 3 13 17 93 3 18
18 484 5 1 18 506 5 9 ST. AUGUSTINE: FAIRDALE:
| HOLE | YDS | PAR | S.I. | | HOLE | YDS | PAR | S.I. |
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1 452 4 8 1 500 5 3
2 434 4 4 2 420 4 8
3 472 5 6 3 337 4 9
4 136 3 18 4 410 4 14
5 329 4 17 5 184 3 2
6 458 5 12 6 323 4 17
7 462 5 13 7 509 5 1
8 320 4 16 8 507 5 6
9 159 3 3 9 505 4 12
10 457 4 1 10 170 3 13
11 466 5 14 11 172 3 7
12 344 4 15 12 378 4 10
13 338 4 10 13 385 4 15
14 136 3 11 14 353 4 4
15 490 5 7 15 420 4 5
16 448 4 9 16 134 3 18
17 165 3 5 17 312 4 11
18 563 5 2 18 293 4 16