Krazy Ace Miniature Golf

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Krazy Ace Miniature Golf
Atari Lynx Krazy Ace Miniature Golf cover art.jpg
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Developer(s) Telegames
Publisher(s) Telegames
Platform(s) Atari Lynx
Release
Genre(s) Sports
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer
(up to four players via ComLynx)

Krazy Ace Miniature Golf is a 1993 miniature golf video game developed and published by Telegames in North America and Europe exclusively for the Atari Lynx. [1]

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Gameplay

Gameplay screenshot LYNX Krazy Ace Miniature Golf.png
Gameplay screenshot

The player starts by putting in the name and selecting a color and is then thrown into a miniature golf course. When hitting the mini-golf ball it moves around the little course until it gets into a hole. Several stage/course obstacles include giant cactuses and a little pond are in the way. [2]

Development and release

Krazy Ace was programmed in 1991 but not released until late 1993 by Telegames. The game was released in very small quantities and as of a result of this, the game has become very sought-after by collectors and gamers alike. A complete copy today is worth around $450 making it one of the most expensive Atari Lynx titles ever officially released.

Reception

Robert Jung reviewed the game which was published to IGN. In his final verdict he wrote "Krazy Ace Miniature Golf is a good miniature golf game, but not a great one; the card's major flaw is the lack of variety in the course and the game itself. With merely passable graphics and sound, this is a decent game to divert yourself for a little while, but there's almost nothing here to keep you on this krazy kourse for the long term." Giving a final score of 6 out of 10. [4]

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References

  1. "News - Licensed Lynx Laffs". Computer and Video Games . No. 120. Future Publishing. November 1991. p. 11.
  2. Krazy Ace Miniature Golf game manual (Atari Lynx, EU)
  3. Knight, Kyle. "Krazy Ace Miniature Golf - Review". AllGame . Archived from the original on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  4. 1 2 A. Jung, Robert (July 6, 1999). "Krazy Ace Miniature Golf - Telegames took its sweet time to bring this game to Lynx -- but is it worth the wait?". IGN . Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on 2020-11-03. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
  5. Hardie, John. "AGH Lynx Review: KRAZY ACE MINIATURE GOLF". atarihq.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-05. Retrieved 2019-04-28.