Greg Norman's Golf Power

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Greg Norman's Golf Power
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Developer(s) Gremlin Interactive
Publisher(s) Virgin Games
Director(s) James North‑Hearn [1]
Designer(s) Rob Bowman [1]
Artist(s) Tim May [1]
Writer(s)
  • Simon Blake
  • Chris Harvey
  • Scott Guest [1]
Composer(s) Barry Leitch
Platform(s) Nintendo Entertainment System
Release
  • NA: July 1992
Genre(s) Traditional golf simulation
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer (24 players), match play, stroke play, hole design

Greg Norman's Golf Power is a golf-simulation video game developed by Gremlin Interactive for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), and published by Virgin Games in 1992. [1] It was the final golf title published for the NES.

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Gameplay

Other than bearing the name and likeness of Australian professional golfer Greg Norman, the game is distinguished from most other golf simulations by providing a hole-design mode in which the player can create and customize an 18-hole course. The cartridge contained a battery back-up that allowed the player to save their created course. [2] Along with the hole-design mode, there are four pre-set courses, taking place in England, Scotland, the United States, and Japan.[ citation needed ]

The game made use of the NES Four Score, which allows for four-player gameplay.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Greg Norman's Golf Power at MobyGames
  2. "Greg Norman's Golf Power description" . Retrieved 4 January 2014.