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Links (series)
''Links'' is a series of golf simulation video games, first developed by Access Software, and then later by Microsoft after it acquired Access Software in 1999. Microsoft also produced its own series of golf games based on ''Links'', under the title ''Microsoft Golf''. The ''Links'' series was a flagship brand for Access, and was continued from 1990 in video gaming, 1990 to 2003 in video gaming, 2003. The first game in the series, ''Links: The Challenge of Golf'', won ''Computer Gaming Worlds 1991 Action Game of the Year award. Several versions of the game and expansion packs (containing new courses and golfers mainly) were created for the Mac operating systems, Mac and IBM PC compatible, PC over the years. In 1996, Access Software introduced ''Links LS 1997'', the first of several ''Links'' games to use the ''LS'' (''Legends in Sports'') title. A version for the Xbox (console), Xbox named ''Links 2004'' was released in November 2003. It would be the final game in the series. In Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Game
A sports video game is a video game that simulates the practice of sports. Most sports have been recreated with video games, including team sports, track and field, extreme sports, and combat sports. Some games emphasize playing the sport (such as ''EA Sports FC'', ''eFootball'' and ''NBA 2K''), whilst others emphasize strategy and sport management (such as ''Football Manager'' and ''Out of the Park Baseball''). Some, such as ''Need for Speed'', ''Arch Rivals'' and ''Punch-Out!!'', satirize the sport for comic effect. This genre has been popular throughout the history of video games and is competitive, just like real-world sports. A number of game series feature the names and characteristics of real teams and players, and are updated annually to reflect real-world changes. The sports genre is one of the oldest genres in gaming history. Game design Sports games involve physical and tactical challenges, and test the player's precision and accuracy. Most sports games attempt to m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Take-Two Interactive
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is an American video game holding company based in New York City founded by Ryan Brant in September 1993. The company owns three major Imprint (trade name), publishing labels, Rockstar Games, Zynga and 2K (company), 2K, which operate internal Video game developer, game development studios. Take-Two created the Private Division label to support publishing from independent video game development, independent developers, though it sold the label in 2024. The company also formed Ghost Story Games which was a former 2K studio under the name Irrational Games. The company acquired the developers Socialpoint, Playdots and Nordeus to establish itself in the mobile game market. The company also owns 50% of professional eSports, esports organization NBA 2K League through NBA Take-Two Media. Take-Two's combined portfolio includes franchises such as ''BioShock (series), BioShock'', ''Borderlands (series), Borderlands'', ''Civilization (series), Civilizat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Links 2003
''Links 2003'' is a golf video game developed by Microsoft and published by Microsoft Game Studios. It is part of the '' Links'' series and was released for Windows in 2002. It follows '' Links 2001'' and was followed by '' Links 2004''. The game includes six courses, a course designer, and four professional golfers: David Toms, Jesper Parnevik, Sergio García, and Annika Sörenstam. ''Links 2003'' introduces a golf swing method that works in real time as the player makes the shot. ''Links 2003'' received "generally favorable reviews" according to Metacritic. Critics praised the graphics, the game physics, the multitude of game options, and the introduction of a real-time swing. However, the game's environments were considered to be stagnant and lifeless. Gameplay ''Links 2003'' features six golf courses: Gleneagles, Ocean Club at Cabo del Sol, Lodge at Kauri Cliffs (New Zealand), Cambrian Ridge, The Tribute at Otsego Club, and the fictional oceanside location of Skeleton Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Links 2001
''Links 2001'' is a golf-based sports simulation game developed by Access Software and Microsoft Games Group and published by Microsoft. It is part of the '' Links'' series and follows '' Links LS 2000''. It is the first game in the series to include a golf course designer, allowing the player to create custom courses. It also features Arnold Palmer, Sergio García, and Annika Sörenstam as playable golfers. It was released for Microsoft Windows in October 2000, and received "generally favorable reviews" according to Metacritic. Critics praised the graphics, game physics, and the addition of a course designer, but the game's voice-overs were criticized, particularly those of García and Sörenstam. The game sold an estimated 240,000 copies in the United States. ''Links Expansion Pack'', released in May 2001, offers additional features for the game. ''Links Championship Edition'', released in September 2001, consists of ''Links 2001'' and the expansion pack. Gameplay ''Links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Links LS 2000
''Links LS 2000'' is a golf video game developed by Access Software and published by Microsoft. It is part of the ''Links'' series and was released in 1999 for Microsoft Windows, and in 2000 for Macintosh. It was followed by ''Links 2001''. ''Links LS 2000'' was viewed by critics as a minimally upgraded version of its predecessor, '' Links LS 1999''. It was praised for its multiplayer, variety, and game physics, but critics felt that rival golf games such as '' Jack Nicklaus 6: Golden Bear Challenge'' were superior, in part because of their inclusion of a golf course designer. ''Links LS 2000'' was the sixth best-selling computer sports game of 1999, with 104,225 units sold. An add-on program with additional courses, titled ''Links LS 2000 10-Course Pack'', was released in 2000. ''Links LS Classic'', released later in 2000, is a version of ''Links LS 2000'' that includes 21 championship courses. Gameplay ''Links LS 2000'' features six golf courses: St. Andrews Old Course, St. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Links Extreme
''Links Extreme'' is a 1999 golf video game developed by Access Software and published by Microsoft for Microsoft Windows. It is the first game in the '' Links'' series to be published by Microsoft, which purchased Access Software a month prior to the game's release. ''Links Extreme'' features unusual game modes and courses that are not common to the sport of golf. Critics felt that the game's concept was not handled well, and its small selection of two courses was particularly criticized. Gameplay ''Links Extreme'' features game modes and courses that are unusual to the sport of golf. Among the four unique game modes is Armadillo Al's Demolition Driving Range, in which the player uses exploding golf balls to hit targets such as armadillos, cows, and hot air balloons. The Extreme Golf mode features 17 pranks which affect a player's golf ball in different ways that can be harmful or beneficial to the player. In the Deathmatch and Poison game modes, the player is given a variety of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Microsoft Windows
Windows is a Product lining, product line of Proprietary software, proprietary graphical user interface, graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Microsoft. It is grouped into families and subfamilies that cater to particular sectors of the computing industry – Windows (unqualified) for a consumer or corporate workstation, Windows Server for a Server (computing), server and Windows IoT for an embedded system. Windows is sold as either a consumer retail product or licensed to Original equipment manufacturer, third-party hardware manufacturers who sell products Software bundles, bundled with Windows. The first version of Windows, Windows 1.0, was released on November 20, 1985, as a graphical operating system shell for MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces (GUIs). The name "Windows" is a reference to the windowing system in GUIs. The 1990 release of Windows 3.0 catapulted its market success and led to various other product families ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Links LS 1999
''Links LS 1999'' is a video game developed and published by Access Software for Microsoft Windows in 1998, and is part of the '' Links'' video game series. Reception The game received favorable reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. Excluding hunting and fishing games, the game was the tenth-best-selling computer sports game of the U.S. during 1998, with sales of 95,176 units. In 1999, it was the country's fourth-highest computer sports seller, again discounting hunting, fishing and racing games. It sold 114,784 copies and earned $5.1 million in the region that year. The game was a finalist for ''Computer Gaming World''s 1998 "Best Sports" award, which ultimately went to '' FIFA: Road to World Cup 98'', '' FIFA 99'' and '' World Cup 98'' (collectively). ''PC Gamer US'' likewise nominated the game as the best sports game of 1998, although it lost to '' NBA Live 99''. They wrote, " ile the changes weren't revolutionary, enough was done to keep ''Link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Microsoft Windows 95
Windows 95 is a consumer-oriented operating system developed by Microsoft and the first of its Windows 9x family of operating systems, released to manufacturing on July 14, 1995, and generally to retail on August 24, 1995. Windows 95 merged Microsoft's formerly separate MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows products into a single product and featured significant improvements over its predecessor, most notably in the graphical user interface (GUI) and in its simplified " plug-and-play" features. There were also major changes made to the core components of the operating system, such as moving from a mainly cooperatively multitasked 16-bit architecture of its predecessor Windows 3.1 to a 32-bit preemptive multitasking architecture. Windows 95 introduced numerous functions and features that were featured in later Windows versions, and continue in modern variations to this day, such as the taskbar, the notification area, file shortcuts on the desktop, plug and play driver integration, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Links LS 1998
''Links LS 1998'' is a golf video game developed and published by Access Software. It is part of the '' Links'' video game series, following '' Links LS'' (1996). It was released in 1997, and is the first game in the series to be published for Microsoft Windows. The game was well received, and was followed by ''Links LS 1999''. Gameplay ''Links LS 1998 Edition'' includes six game modes and features Arnold Palmer as a playable golfer. It also has a multiplayer option, and features four golf courses. Additional courses were released through add-on disks. Reception Critical reviews Sales ''Links LS 1998'' debuted at #4 on PC Data's computer game sales chart for the month of July 1997. It secured ninth and tenth place in its following two months, respectively, but was absent from October's top 20. For December, it returned to PC Data's charts with a 19th-place finish. During 1998, ''Links LS 1998'' claimed positions in PC Data's monthly top 20 from January through March. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macintosh
Mac is a brand of personal computers designed and marketed by Apple Inc., Apple since 1984. The name is short for Macintosh (its official name until 1999), a reference to the McIntosh (apple), McIntosh apple. The current product lineup includes the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro laptops, and the iMac, Mac Mini, Mac Studio, and Mac Pro desktops. Macs are currently sold with Apple's UNIX-based macOS operating system, which is Proprietary software, not licensed to other manufacturers and exclusively Pre-installed software, bundled with Mac computers. This operating system replaced Apple's original Macintosh operating system, which has variously been named System, Mac OS, and Classic Mac OS. Jef Raskin conceived the Macintosh project in 1979, which was usurped and redefined by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in 1981. The original Macintosh 128K, Macintosh was launched in January 1984, after Apple's 1984 (advertisement), "1984" advertisement during Super Bowl XVIII. A series of increment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Links 386 Pro
''Links 386 Pro'' is a golf Simulation video game, simulation sports game for MS-DOS released in 1992. It is part of the Links (series), ''Links'' series, and was developed by Access Software as the follow-up to ''Links: The Challenge of Golf'' (1990). A Macintosh version, ''Links Pro'', was released in 1994. An enhanced version called ''Links 386 CD'' was released for PC in 1995 that included audio comments by comedian Bobcat Goldthwait acting as the player's caddie, and an aerial flyby of each hole streamed from the game's CD-ROM. Re-branded versions of the game were also released for Microsoft Windows under the titles ''Microsoft Golf 2.0'' (1994) and ''Microsoft Golf 3.0'' (1996), part of the ''Microsoft Golf'' series. Gameplay Players select a male or female character and their clothing. They select the level of play (beginner, amateur, and pro) and tee position. The player can control character direction and foot position, and the Golf swing, shot is controlled by a swing m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
