<s>
Links	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
of	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
is	O
a	O
golf	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Access	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
in	O
1990	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Papyrus	O
Design	O
Group	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Links	B-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Links	B-Application
386	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
,	O
titled	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1992	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
of	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
features	O
the	O
real-life	O
Torrey	O
Pines	O
South	O
Course	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
recreated	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
photos	O
and	O
video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
of	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
features	O
one	O
golf	O
course	O
:	O
Torrey	O
Pines	O
South	O
Course	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
of	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
American	O
company	O
Access	O
Software	O
for	O
DOS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
included	O
Roger	O
and	O
Bruce	O
Carver	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
programmed	O
Access	O
Software	O
's	O
earlier	O
golf	O
game	O
,	O
Leader	B-Application
Board	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Access	O
converted	O
the	O
game	O
into	O
an	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
and	O
published	O
it	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
also	O
published	O
by	O
U.S.	O
Gold	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
in	O
1992	O
and	O
had	O
the	O
particularity	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
hard-drive	O
only	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
use	O
the	O
HAM	O
mode	O
which	O
allows	O
up	O
to	O
4096	O
colors	O
at	O
once	O
at	O
screen	O
which	O
was	O
unusual	O
on	O
the	O
machine	O
and	O
resulted	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
particularly	O
slow	O
on	O
an	O
unexpanded	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Papyrus	O
Design	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
1992	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
Access	O
Software	O
announced	O
a	O
partnership	O
to	O
create	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
,	O
a	O
revamped	O
version	O
of	O
Links	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
of	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Charles	O
Fitzgerald	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
product	O
manager	O
for	O
applications	O
marketing	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
Links	B-Application
was	O
chosen	O
as	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
because	O
Access	O
Software	O
"	O
spent	O
18	O
months	O
getting	O
the	O
physics	O
right.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
later	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
the	O
Torrey	O
Pines	O
South	O
Course	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
uses	O
the	O
golfer	O
animation	O
from	O
Links	B-Application
386	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
of	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
was	O
praised	O
for	O
the	O
realism	O
of	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
sound	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
wrote	O
that	O
Access	O
Software	O
"	O
has	O
taken	O
computer	O
golf	O
a	O
giant	O
step	O
forward	O
with	O
Links	B-Application
,	O
"	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
visual	O
extravaganza	O
that	O
's	O
the	O
most	O
fun	O
and	O
most	O
realistic	O
golf	O
program	O
I	O
've	O
tried.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Mann	O
praised	O
the	O
controls	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
Links	B-Application
"	O
is	O
a	O
golfer	O
's	O
dream	O
,	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
play	O
what	O
feels	O
like	O
real	O
golf	O
without	O
ever	O
having	O
to	O
leave	O
home.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Action	O
considered	O
it	O
among	O
the	O
top	O
golfing	O
games	O
available	O
,	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
appeal	O
primarily	O
to	O
professional	O
golfers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Les	O
Ellis	O
of	O
Raze	O
offered	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
replay	O
feature	O
,	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
Links	B-Application
"	O
contains	O
everything	O
you	O
could	O
need	O
in	O
a	O
golf	O
simulation	O
,	O
"	O
while	O
concluding	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
has	O
got	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
golf	O
game	O
on	O
any	O
home	O
computer.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Gordon	O
Houghton	O
of	O
The	O
One	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
variety	O
and	O
called	O
Links	B-Application
"	O
one	O
hell	O
of	O
a	O
golf	O
simulation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Dille	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
stated	O
that	O
Links	B-Application
"	O
revolutionizes	O
graphic	O
standards	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
among	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
generation.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Neil	O
Jackson	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
praised	O
the	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
Leader	B-Application
Board	I-Application
,	O
PGA	B-Application
Tour	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
,	O
and	O
MicroProse	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matthew	O
Squires	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Power	O
believed	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
easier	O
that	O
MicroProse	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
and	O
PGA	B-Application
Tour	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
better	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
believed	O
that	O
PGA	B-Application
Tour	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
was	O
a	O
superior	O
game	O
,	O
despite	O
being	O
"	O
not	O
as	O
pretty.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Houghton	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
one	O
factor	O
keeping	O
Links	B-Application
from	O
being	O
"	O
the	O
ultimate	O
golf	O
simulation	O
"	O
was	O
the	O
reanimation	O
times	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
they	O
hampered	O
the	O
fun	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Squires	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
frustrating	O
golf	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
"	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
wait	O
times	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
want	O
the	O
detail	O
that	O
makes	O
the	O
game	O
so	O
stunningly	O
real	O
,	O
you	O
'll	O
have	O
to	O
wait	O
over	O
two	O
minutes	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Action	O
mentioned	O
the	O
slow	O
reanimation	O
but	O
wrote	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
not	O
deserving	O
of	O
severe	O
criticism.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
won	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
1991	O
Action	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
,	O
the	O
1991	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
award	O
for	O
Best	O
Sports	O
Program	O
,	O
and	O
Power	O
Plays	O
1991	O
Bestes	O
Sportspiel	O
(	O
"	O
Best	O
Sports	O
Game	O
"	O
)	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Next	O
Generation	O
included	O
Links	B-Application
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
,	O
while	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
included	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
15	O
Most	O
Innovative	O
Computer	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
