<s>
Links	O
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
golf	B-Application
simulation	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
first	O
developed	O
by	O
Access	O
Software	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
later	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
after	O
it	O
acquired	O
Access	O
Software	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
also	O
produced	O
its	O
own	O
series	O
of	O
golf	B-Application
games	O
based	O
on	O
Links	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Links	O
series	O
was	O
a	O
flagship	O
brand	O
for	O
Access	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
continued	O
from	O
1990	B-Application
to	O
2003	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Links	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
of	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
,	O
won	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World'''s	O
1991	O
Action	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
expansion	O
packs	O
(	O
containing	O
new	O
courses	O
Devil	O
's	O
island	O
course	O
expansion	O
on	O
GameSpot	O
and	O
golfers	O
Davis	O
Love	O
III	O
golfer	O
expansion	O
from	O
TheComputerShow.com	O
mainly	O
)	O
were	O
created	O
for	O
the	O
Mac	B-Application
and	O
PC	O
over	O
the	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Access	O
Software	O
introduced	O
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
1997	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
several	O
Links	O
games	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
LS	O
(	O
Legends	O
in	O
Sports	O
)	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
named	O
Links	B-Application
2004	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2003	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
now	O
work	O
for	O
TruGolf	O
,	O
a	O
golf	B-Application
simulator	O
company	O
based	O
out	O
of	O
Centerville	O
,	O
Utah	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
its	O
purchase	O
of	O
Access	O
Software	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
published	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
golf	B-Application
games	O
similar	O
to	O
Links	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
three	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
are	O
Windows-compatible	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
early	O
Links	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
published	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
three	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
series	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Access	O
Software	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
sometimes	O
labeled	O
by	O
publications	O
as	O
Links	O
Lite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
subsequently	O
published	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
1998	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
and	O
1999	B-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
which	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Friendly	O
Software	O
as	O
separate	O
games	O
not	O
based	O
on	O
Links	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Access	O
Software	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
produced	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
2001	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
Links	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
discontinued	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
series	O
to	O
continue	O
with	O
the	O
Links	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
games	O
were	O
produced	O
in	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
series	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
in	O
1996	O
ranked	O
the	O
1990	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Links	O
fifth	O
on	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
innovative	O
computer	O
games	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
may	O
have	O
inspired	O
more	O
'	O
business	O
machine	O
upgrades	O
 '	O
than	O
any	O
other	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
1999	O
,	O
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
2000	I-Application
sold	O
104,225	O
copies	O
and	O
earned	O
$4.6	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
2001	I-Application
rose	O
to	O
240,000	O
copies	O
and	O
$8.2	O
million	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
which	O
made	O
it	O
the	O
84th-best-selling	O
computer	O
game	O
released	O
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
August	O
2006	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Links	B-Application
Championship	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
sold	O
over	O
100,000	O
copies	O
by	O
August	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
2003	I-Application
was	O
a	O
nominee	O
for	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
USs	O
"	O
2002	O
Best	O
Sports	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Tiger	B-Application
Woods	I-Application
PGA	I-Application
Tour	I-Application
2003	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
's	O
Dan	O
Morris	O
called	O
Links	B-Application
2003	I-Application
"	O
a	O
terrific	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
