<s>
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
1997	I-Application
is	O
a	O
golf	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Access	O
Software	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Links	B-Application
video	O
game	O
series	O
,	O
following	O
Links	B-Application
386	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
1998	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
has	O
three	O
unnamed	O
playable	O
golfers	O
,	O
with	O
Arnold	O
Palmer	O
as	O
a	O
fourth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
three	O
courses	O
,	O
including	O
Palmer	O
's	O
Latrobe	O
Country	O
Club	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
previous	O
courses	O
released	O
for	O
Links	B-Application
386	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
(	O
Legends	O
in	O
Sports	O
)	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Access	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Access	O
initially	O
considered	O
naming	O
the	O
project	O
Links	B-Application
Pentium	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Intel	O
objected	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
over	O
trademark	O
concerns	O
regarding	O
its	O
Pentium	B-General_Concept
microprocessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
also	O
spent	O
$	O
50,000	O
on	O
a	O
motion-capture	B-Application
machine	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
golfer	O
animations	O
,	O
providing	O
a	O
higher	O
level	O
of	O
detail	O
than	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macworlds	O
Michael	O
Gowan	O
called	O
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
a	O
"	O
beautifully	O
rendered	O
golf	B-Application
sim	O
 [ that ] 	O
is	O
almost	O
as	O
tough	O
to	O
master	O
as	O
the	O
real	O
thing.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Next	O
Generation	O
critic	O
said	O
it	O
put	O
the	O
Links	B-Application
series	O
"	O
once	O
again	O
at	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
golfing	O
heap	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
its	O
impressive	O
technical	O
specs	O
even	O
by	O
the	O
standards	O
of	O
high-end	O
setups	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
all	O
the	O
Links	B-Application
386	I-Application
add-on	O
disks	O
,	O
and	O
customizable	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
was	O
a	O
finalist	O
for	O
the	O
Computer	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
's	O
1996	O
"	O
Best	O
Sports	O
Game	O
"	O
Spotlight	O
Award	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
the	O
prize	O
to	O
NHL	B-Application
97	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
runner-up	O
for	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
1996	O
"	O
Sports	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
NBA	B-Application
Live	I-Application
97	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
praised	O
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
as	O
"	O
the	O
best-looking	O
golf	B-Application
game	O
we	O
've	O
seen.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
won	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Pluss	O
1996	O
sports	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
was	O
named	O
the	O
tenth	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
by	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
UK	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	B-Application
LS	I-Application
1997	I-Application
won	O
Computer	O
Game	O
Entertainments	O
1996	O
"	O
Best	O
Sports	O
Game	O
"	O
prize	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
nominated	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
their	O
overall	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
lost	O
to	O
Diablo	B-Application
in	O
that	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
