<s>
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1997	B-Application
sports	O
golf	B-Application
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Accolade	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
named	O
after	O
golfer	O
Jack	O
Nicklaus	O
,	O
following	O
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
&	I-Application
Course	I-Application
Design	I-Application
:	I-Application
Signature	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Cinematronics	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
were	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
Macintosh	B-Device
and	O
DVD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
titled	O
Jack	O
Nicklaus	O
'	O
98	O
was	O
also	O
in	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
released	O
later	O
in	O
1997	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
4	I-Application
includes	O
eight	O
different	O
game	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth	O
course	O
is	O
Winding	O
Springs	O
,	O
a	O
fictional	O
location	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
developers	O
using	O
a	O
golf	B-Application
course	O
designer	O
program	O
that	O
comes	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
course	O
designer	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
custom	O
golf	B-Application
course	O
,	O
one	O
hole	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
import	O
and	O
convert	O
online	O
user-created	O
golf	B-Application
courses	O
from	O
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
&	I-Application
Course	I-Application
Design	I-Application
:	I-Application
Signature	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
which	O
also	O
featured	O
a	O
course	O
designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Courses	O
created	O
in	O
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
4	I-Application
are	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sequel	O
,	O
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
5	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
four	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
,	O
via	O
serial	O
cable	O
,	O
modem	B-Application
,	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
,	O
or	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DVD	O
version	O
also	O
features	O
four	O
golf	B-Application
courses	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
six	O
others	O
that	O
were	O
made	O
with	O
the	O
course	O
designer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Cinematronics	B-Application
,	O
with	O
Michael	O
Franco	O
as	O
producer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
's	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
game	O
which	O
would	O
recreate	O
the	O
experience	O
of	O
playing	O
real	O
golf	B-Application
,	O
partially	O
through	O
graphics	O
and	O
sounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
would	O
also	O
offer	O
more	O
viewing	O
angles	O
than	O
other	O
golf	B-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
control	O
over	O
the	O
swing	O
profile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
due	O
to	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
's	O
increased	O
prevalence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Franco	O
produced	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
behalf	O
of	O
Accolade	O
,	O
while	O
Brad	O
Fregger	O
produced	O
it	O
for	O
Cinematronics	B-Application
;	O
they	O
both	O
also	O
handled	O
the	O
game	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fregger	O
joined	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
when	O
Cinematronics	B-Application
contacted	O
him	O
to	O
help	O
finish	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
factor	O
was	O
scheduling	O
and	O
the	O
competitive	O
market	O
,	O
prompting	O
Accolade	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
without	O
3D	B-Device
card	I-Device
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
32	O
megabytes	O
 '	O
worth	O
of	O
sound	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
regionally	O
authentic	O
bird	O
sounds	O
for	O
the	O
golf	B-Application
courses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
DirectSound	B-Device
,	O
and	O
its	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
utilizes	O
DirectPlay	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
course	O
designer	O
was	O
modeled	O
after	O
Nicklaus	O
Productions	O
 '	O
computer-aided	B-Application
design	I-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accolade	O
began	O
shipping	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
1997	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
1997	B-Application
,	O
Accolade	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Macintosh	B-Device
later	O
in	O
the	O
summer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
upgrade	O
with	O
several	O
new	O
features	O
was	O
released	O
online	O
in	O
June	O
1997	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
,	O
titled	O
Jack	O
Nicklaus	O
'	O
98	O
and	O
featuring	O
the	O
same	O
courses	O
as	O
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
had	O
been	O
scheduled	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
late	O
1997	B-Application
,	O
although	O
it	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
MacSoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
online	O
game	O
,	O
Jack	O
Nicklaus	O
Online	O
Golf	B-Application
Tour	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
4	I-Application
game	O
engine	O
,	O
and	O
online	O
courses	O
created	O
with	O
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
4	I-Application
were	O
playable	O
through	O
Jack	O
Nicklaus	O
Online	O
Golf	B-Application
Tour	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jack	B-Application
Nicklaus	I-Application
4	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
but	O
sold	O
poorly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
praised	O
the	O
golf	B-Application
ball	O
animations	O
for	O
their	O
realism	O
when	O
hitting	O
different	O
terrains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
May	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
preeminent	O
golf	B-Application
simulation	O
of	O
our	O
time	O
"	O
and	O
an	O
"	O
absolute	O
model	O
of	O
perfection	O
"	O
with	O
nearly	O
"	O
everything	O
you	O
could	O
ever	O
hope	O
for	O
"	O
in	O
a	O
golfing	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
and	O
GameSpot	O
noted	O
that	O
self-made	O
golf	B-Application
courses	O
could	O
take	O
up	O
to	O
10	O
megabytes	O
of	O
space	O
,	O
considered	O
high	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macworlds	O
Michael	O
Gowan	O
wrote	O
about	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
,	O
"	O
Featuring	O
five	O
courses	O
,	O
network	O
play	O
,	O
a	O
convincing	O
physics	O
model	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
create	O
your	O
own	O
courses	O
from	O
scratch	O
,	O
this	O
golf	B-Application
simulation	O
has	O
only	O
one	O
bogey	O
:	O
the	O
delay	O
between	O
swinging	O
the	O
club	O
and	O
the	O
corresponding	O
animation.	O
"	O
</s>
