Golfamania

Golfamania is a video game in the sports genre developed by Sanritsu Denki Co., Ltd. and published by SEGA Enterprises Ltd. originally released in 1990. It is currently playable on SEGA Master System.

Golfamania is a golf simulation game in which players play on an 18-hole course with all the rules and scoring as in the real game.

Within the game there are 4 different modes to play which include Practice, Match Play, Stroke Play and Professional Tournament. In Practice mode, a single player can play any of the 18 holes available. Match Play is the 2-player mode against a human or computer. Stroke Play is the mode in which the player can play with up to 4 people, including a computer player. In this mode the character's skill can be increased in 3 different areas which are power, accuracy and luck with the 6 different characters available. The main mode is the Professional Tournament, in which the player faces more than 30 computer players (all playing on different holes) with the goal of getting a lower score than the other players (according to the rules of golf). Depending on the performance, the player can earn experience points (XP) that can be used to improve the character's power, accuracy and luck for future tournaments. Some of the holes have prizes such as 'longest drive' and 'hole-in-one' that can earn extra XP.

Regardless of the mode, the game plays the same way. The player selects a character (the selection depends on the mode) and then sets it up by giving it a name and choosing its style. In all modes except Practice, the player must choose 3 golf clubs to draw from his selection of 17 different clubs (wood 1-5, iron 1-9, pitching wedge, sand wedge and putter). When playing the player is presented with a top-down view where the player aligns the shot and location on the golf ball they want to hit (for spin). Next, the player selects the club they wish to use (they all go at different distances). Once this is done, the player must play the skill portion of the game, where they are presented with a power bar that has a marker going up and down along it. The player must stop the marker in the red area in the center of the power bar to get a good shot (the center being a perfect shot) and if missed in this area the ball will only travel about 20 yards (compared to over 100 yards for a good shot). The amount of red on the power bar depends on the club used. To help the player, the distance of the stroke can be reduced in exchange for lower marker speed and can be used for shots closer to the hole (very useful for putter shots). The game uses a RAM memory backed by the battery to continue the game later.

It is possible that we have multiple downloads available when different versions exist.