<s>
Links	B-Application
386	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
is	O
a	O
golf	B-Application
simulation	O
sports	O
game	O
for	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
released	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Links	B-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Access	O
Software	O
as	O
the	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Links	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
of	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
(	O
1990	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Links	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
version	O
called	O
Links	B-Application
386	I-Application
CD	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PC	O
in	O
1995	O
that	O
included	O
audio	O
comments	O
by	O
comedian	O
Bobcat	O
Goldthwait	O
acting	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
caddie	B-Application
,	O
and	O
an	O
aerial	O
flyby	O
of	O
each	O
hole	O
streamed	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Re-branded	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
under	O
the	O
titles	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
2.0	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
)	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
3.0	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
)	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
select	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
play	O
(	O
beginner	O
,	O
amateur	O
,	O
and	O
pro	O
)	O
and	O
tee	B-Operating_System
position	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
the	O
Computer	O
Sports	O
Network	O
ran	O
the	O
Links	B-Application
Tour	O
,	O
an	O
online	O
tournament	O
of	O
250	O
players	O
accessible	O
via	O
modem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
ran	O
relatively	O
quickly	O
because	O
it	O
was	O
written	O
in	O
assembly	B-Language
code	I-Language
,	O
though	O
courses	O
could	O
take	O
several	O
seconds	O
to	O
be	O
drawn	O
on	O
less	O
powerful	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
Mac	O
,	O
it	O
ran	O
best	O
on	O
a	O
Power	B-Device
Mac	I-Device
and	O
on	O
the	O
PC	O
at	O
least	O
a	O
386	B-General_Concept
was	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Different	O
versions	O
of	O
Links	B-Application
386	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
,	O
Links	B-Application
386	I-Application
CD	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
derivatives	O
included	O
either	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
courses	O
presented	O
through	O
digitized	O
images	O
,	O
and	O
additional	O
courses	O
could	O
be	O
purchased	O
separately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lower	O
resolution	O
courses	O
for	O
the	O
earlier	O
game	O
,	O
Links	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
of	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
,	O
can	O
be	O
converted	O
for	O
play	O
in	O
Links	B-Application
386	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
subsequent	O
version	O
,	O
titled	O
Links	B-Application
386	I-Application
CD	O
,	O
includes	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
Bobcat	O
Goldthwait	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
caddie	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Access	O
Software	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
published	O
its	O
own	O
Links	B-Application
games	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
under	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
2.0	I-Application
(	O
1994	O
;	O
Windows	B-Application
3.0	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Links	B-Application
386	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
that	O
includes	O
Firestone	O
South	O
Course	O
and	O
Torrey	O
Pines	O
South	O
Course	O
,	O
while	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
3.0	I-Application
(	O
1996	O
;	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
)	O
features	O
the	O
same	O
courses	O
as	O
Links	B-Application
386	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
3.0	I-Application
was	O
included	O
with	O
many	O
personal	O
computers	O
as	O
a	O
pre-loaded	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
2.0	I-Application
and	O
Golf	B-Application
3.0	O
have	O
16-bit	B-Library
Windows	I-Library
components	O
but	O
also	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
Win32s	B-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
386	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
had	O
one	O
included	O
course	O
,	O
Harbour	O
Town	O
,	O
and	O
additional	O
courses	O
could	O
be	O
purchased	O
separately	O
under	O
the	O
"	O
Links	B-Application
Championship	O
Courses	O
"	O
branding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
2.0	I-Application
instead	O
included	O
Torrey	O
Pines	O
and	O
Firestone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
386	I-Application
CD	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
3.0	I-Application
also	O
featured	O
Harbour	O
Town	O
but	O
added	O
a	O
second	O
course	O
that	O
varied	O
regionally	O
,	O
with	O
North	O
American	O
copies	O
including	O
Banff	O
Springs	O
while	O
Europe	O
received	O
The	O
Belfry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
courses	O
could	O
be	O
purchased	O
individually	O
on	O
floppy	O
disc	O
or	O
CD	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
releases	O
including	O
a	O
flyby	O
video	O
for	O
use	O
only	O
with	O
Links	B-Application
386	I-Application
CD	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
2.0	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
3.0	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
buying	O
courses	O
,	O
a	O
tool	O
was	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
could	O
convert	O
the	O
eight	O
courses	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Links	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Challenge	I-Application
of	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
:	O
Torrey	O
Pines	O
,	O
Firestone	O
,	O
Bountiful	O
Municipal	O
Golf	B-Application
Course	O
,	O
Bay	O
Hill	O
Club	O
,	O
Pinehurst	O
Country	O
Club	O
,	O
Dorado	O
Beach	O
East	O
Course	O
,	O
Barton	O
Creek-Fazio	O
,	O
and	O
Troon	O
North	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
converted	O
courses	O
were	O
at	O
a	O
lower	O
resolution	O
than	O
the	O
courses	O
natively	O
created	O
for	O
Links	B-Application
386	I-Application
,	O
and	O
newer	O
versions	O
of	O
these	O
courses	O
were	O
later	O
sold	O
with	O
better	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
386	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
with	O
sales	O
of	O
roughly	O
400,000	O
units	O
by	O
July	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
in	O
1992	O
stated	O
"	O
the	O
final	O
word	O
in	O
golf	B-Application
—	O
for	O
now	O
,	O
at	O
least	O
—	O
is	O
Links	B-Application
386	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
,	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
stunning	O
"	O
Super	O
VGA	O
graphics	O
and	O
"	O
dream	O
come	O
true	O
"	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
predicted	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
is	O
quite	O
likely	O
that	O
the	O
only	O
thing	O
to	O
ever	O
beat	O
this	O
game	O
will	O
be	O
yet	O
another	O
version	O
of	O
Links	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
Links	B-Application
received	O
a	O
Codie	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
for	O
Best	O
Sports	O
Program	O
,	O
and	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
awarded	O
it	O
Overall	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
doing	O
so	O
was	O
"	O
pretty	O
obvious	O
"	O
given	O
how	O
long	O
Links	B-Application
386	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
had	O
been	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
Top	O
100	O
Games	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
"	O
Links	B-Application
386	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
easily	O
leads	O
the	O
market	O
for	O
golf	B-Application
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
year	O
,	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
named	O
Links	B-Application
386	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
the	O
6th	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
declared	O
Links	B-Application
386	I-Application
the	O
26th-best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
PC	O
PowerPlay	O
listed	O
Links	B-Application
386	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
among	O
the	O
100	O
most	O
influential	O
PC	O
games	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
the	O
perfect	O
way	O
to	O
demonstrate	O
all	O
40MHz	O
worth	O
of	O
computing	O
power	O
in	O
one	O
’s	O
brand	O
new	O
PC.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Age	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
,	O
Links	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
,	O
and	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
great	O
depth	O
and	O
realism	O
makes	O
it	O
the	O
golf	B-Application
game	O
for	O
serious	O
indoor	O
swingers.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
received	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
from	O
MacUser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
Pro	I-Application
sold	O
19,699	O
during	O
1997	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
among	O
that	O
year	O
's	O
best-selling	O
Mac	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
