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SimGolf is a sports video game created by Maxis in 1996. The game allows players to design their own golf courses and play them.

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Vinony's link graph records 48 inbound references to SimGolf, and connects out to golf course, Microsoft Windows and International Standard Book Number.

It is catalogued under topics including 1996 video games, Golf video games and Maxis Sim games.

Vinony links it to 13 Wikipedia language editions.

Game data

Released
1996-01-01
User rating
0.00 / 5
Genres
Sports
Platforms
PC

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Game details · IGDB

SimGolf is an interpretation of computerized golf, with a few new ideas added. This follows pioneering ideas in the Sim-series such as Building a city, using a helicopter to keep them running smoothly and guiding an entire planet from birth to death. The MouseSwing control mode sees your player deliver his shot, complete with back-swing and follow-through, based on your precise mouse movements, with the aim of reflecting golf mechanics more authentically. A more conventional three-click mode is also offered. A complete course designer is included. It can generate randomized terrain layout…

Released
1996
Genres
Simulator, Sport
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes
Single player, Multiplayer
Franchise
Sim
Developer
Maxis
Publisher
Maxis

Key facts

Video game.title
SimGolf
Video game.image
SimGolf Coverart.jpg
Video game.developer
Tavex
Video game.publisher
Maxis
Video game.designer
Vladimir Vinetsky
Video game.programmer
Olexander BilykOleg MouraveinickSerg ButenkoVasyl Tsvirkunov
Video game.artist
Sharon BarrShannon Galvin
Video game.composer
Jerry Martin
Video game.series
Sim
Video game.released
November 15, 1996
Video game.genre
Sports
Video game.modes
Single-player, multiplayer
Video game.platforms
Windows

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
video game
Country of origin
United States
Publisher
Maxis
Composer
Jerry Martin
Developer
Maxis
Distribution format
compact disc
Sport
golf
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publication date
1996-01-01
input device
computer keyboard
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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Gameplay
  • Reception
  • See also
  • References
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SimGolf is a sports video game created by Maxis in 1996. The game allows players to design their own golf courses and play them.

== Gameplay == The player can design their own golf course, being able to lower and raising the terrain, and can add trees, traps, lakes and other natural hazards.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “SimGolf” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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