<s>
Awesome	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1991	O
golf	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Hand	O
Made	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Awesome	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
staff	O
that	O
would	O
later	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
future	O
projects	O
for	O
Atari	O
Corp	O
.	O
such	O
as	O
Kasumi	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
had	O
plans	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
golf	B-Application
title	O
for	O
their	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
platform	O
and	O
Hand	O
Made	O
Software	O
travelled	O
to	O
meet	O
with	O
the	O
company	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
title	O
for	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
,	O
which	O
Atari	O
agreed	O
and	O
decided	O
to	O
trust	O
their	O
golf	B-Application
project	O
to	O
the	O
latter	O
after	O
being	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Awesome	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
critical	O
reception	O
from	O
video	O
game	O
magazines	O
and	O
dedicated	O
outlets	O
that	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
since	O
its	O
launch	O
,	O
with	O
reviewers	O
praising	O
several	O
aspects	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
presentation	O
,	O
visuals	O
,	O
digitized	O
voice	O
samples	O
,	O
controls	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
though	O
some	O
criticized	O
other	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
like	O
the	O
sound	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Hand	O
Made	O
Software	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
develop	O
five	O
more	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Awesome	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
is	O
a	O
golf	B-Application
game	O
similar	O
to	O
Top	B-Application
Player	I-Application
's	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
and	O
other	O
golf	B-Application
titles	O
from	O
the	O
era	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
compete	O
in	O
matches	O
on	O
various	O
golf	B-Application
courses	O
set	O
across	O
three	O
countries	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
also	O
have	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
consulting	O
with	O
a	O
gopher	B-Protocol
caddie	B-Application
called	O
Chipper	O
for	O
advices	O
and	O
tips	O
in	O
how	O
to	O
complete	O
a	O
course	O
before	O
hitting	O
the	O
ball	O
during	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiplayer	O
is	O
a	O
heavy	O
focus	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
can	O
compete	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
by	O
connecting	O
four	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
units	O
via	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
ComLynx	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
Corporation	O
were	O
already	O
planning	O
to	O
release	O
a	O
four-player	O
golf	B-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
as	O
early	O
as	O
May	O
1990	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Masters	O
Golf	B-Application
,	O
however	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
concrete	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
original	O
internal	O
working	O
title	O
was	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
Links	O
,	O
however	O
Atari	O
Corp	O
.	O
failed	O
in	O
registering	O
said	O
title	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
"	O
was	O
already	O
in	O
use	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hand	O
Made	O
Software	O
was	O
a	O
British	O
studio	O
founded	O
in	O
August	O
1990	O
by	O
former	O
Mr.	O
Micro	O
employees	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
creating	O
titles	O
for	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
and	O
recruited	O
people	O
with	O
experience	O
working	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
company	O
had	O
no	O
project	O
assigned	O
to	O
them	O
but	O
settled	O
on	O
working	O
with	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
travelled	O
to	O
Chicago	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
meet	O
with	O
Atari	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Impressed	O
with	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
abilities	O
,	O
Atari	O
ultimately	O
decided	O
on	O
trusting	O
Hand	O
Made	O
Software	O
with	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
golf	B-Application
game	O
that	O
would	O
later	O
become	O
Awesome	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Awesome	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
was	O
made	O
by	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
that	O
would	O
later	O
work	O
on	O
various	O
projects	O
for	O
Atari	O
such	O
as	O
Kasumi	B-Application
Ninja	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jim	O
Gregory	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
at	O
Hand	O
Made	O
Software	O
recounted	O
the	O
project	O
's	O
development	O
process	O
in	O
a	O
1992	O
issue	O
of	O
British	O
fanzine	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
User	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
stated	O
that	O
Atari	O
wanted	O
a	O
title	O
which	O
could	O
appeal	O
to	O
audiences	O
of	O
all	O
ages	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
controls	O
"	O
to	O
be	O
quick	O
to	O
learn	O
"	O
and	O
realistic	O
visuals	O
instead	O
of	O
polygons	B-General_Concept
as	O
with	O
other	O
golf	B-Application
titles	O
from	O
the	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
feature	O
only	O
one	O
area	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
however	O
the	O
team	O
managed	O
to	O
generate	O
courses	O
with	O
highly	O
compact	O
data	B-General_Concept
structure	I-General_Concept
,	O
expanding	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
holes	O
from	O
18	O
to	O
54	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
had	O
difficulties	O
implementing	O
the	O
ComLynx	O
functionality	O
into	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
exhibited	O
issues	O
when	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
systems	O
were	O
linked	O
together	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
them	O
on	O
writing	O
a	O
custom	O
code	O
and	O
routine	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
consoles	O
synchronized	O
during	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
at	O
Hand	O
Made	O
Software	O
also	O
had	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
new	O
zoom	O
technique	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
can	O
only	O
zoom	O
into	O
graphics	O
of	O
a	O
certain	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Awesome	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
was	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
in	O
December	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previews	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
featured	O
different	O
visuals	O
compared	O
with	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
going	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
Golf	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Awesome	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
positive	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
golf	B-Application
is	O
your	O
game	O
,	O
Awesome	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
should	O
not	O
be	O
missed.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Awesome	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
,	O
Hand	O
Made	O
Software	O
worked	O
on	O
five	O
more	O
projects	O
for	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
:	O
Dracula	B-Application
the	I-Application
Undead	I-Application
(	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
loosely	O
based	O
on	O
Bram	O
Stoker	O
's	O
Dracula	B-Application
novel	O
)	O
,	O
Power	B-Application
Factor	I-Application
(	O
a	O
conversion	O
of	O
an	O
unreleased	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
project	O
by	O
Red	O
Rat	O
Software	O
titled	O
Red	O
Ace	O
)	O
,	O
Malibu	B-Application
Bikini	I-Application
Volleyball	I-Application
,	O
Jimmy	B-Application
Connors	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
(	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
NMS	O
Software	O
's	O
tennis	B-Device
game	O
featuring	O
Jimmy	O
Connors	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Battlezone	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
