18 Holes Pro Golf (1981)

Platforms: Arcade
Where to get it: My Abandonware

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How it feels

The game feels like a straightforward, mechanically precise sports challenge typical of early arcade golf.

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About

Released in 1981 as an arcade title, *18 Holes Pro Golf* offers gameplay on that platform within the golf genre. The entry represents one of the earlier iterations of computer-based sports simulation for public coin-operated machines.

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