Links 386 Pro
Developed by:
Access Software, Inc.
Access Software is most famous for Links: The Challenge of Golf released in 1990 and the rest of the Links series which followed. The realistic golf games were a peak of the company creation and remained to the current days.
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Links 386 Pro, released in 1992 by Access Software, was the "killer app" for PC sports gaming in the early 90s. While other golf games felt like cartoons, Links 386 Pro was
designed to look and feel like a high-end simulation, specifically optimized to push the limits of the then-powerful Intel 80386 processor. Links 386 Pro was one of the first
major titles to utilize Super VGA (SVGA), offering a stunning 640×480 resolution with 256 colors. The courses weren't just drawn; they were based on digitized photographs
of real-world locations like Harbour Town Golf Links. It featured a revolutionary pre-shot "camera fly-by" that showed you the terrain of the hole, which was mind-blowing at
the time. If you had a sound card, you heard digitized sounds of birds chirping, the wind whistling, and the satisfying "clack" of the club hitting the ball.
The game perfected the three-click swing system that many golf games still use today:
- First click: Starts the backswing.
- Second click: Sets the power (at the top of the gauge).
- Third click: Determines the "snap" or accuracy (at the bottom).
It wasn't just about clicking, though. You had to account for wind speed, terrain slope, and grass type. The ball physics were incredibly advanced for 1992, calculating
actual trajectories rather than just moving a sprite across the screen.
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Linkspro/Links386 still is a viable game. I ran the Dolinks and Regular Tour from 1996-2002. However, some of us still play. Well just two of us now. We play most week-ends. I have set the system up to run on Windows 10, Linux and of course on old Windows platforms. (Using Dosbox) - we run all the courses as well. My old web-page "Linkspro Tour" still exists. But I woudl be interested to know if there are still avid players.
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