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World Cup Golf - Professional Edition
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| Action | Keyboard | Controller |
|---|---|---|
| D-Pad Up | ↑ | D-Pad up |
| D-Pad Down | ↓ | D-Pad down |
| D-Pad Left | ← | D-Pad left |
| D-Pad Right | → | D-Pad right |
| B (bottom) | X | Bottom face |
| A (right) | Z | Right face |
| Y (left) | S | Left face |
| X (top) | A | Top face |
| L | Q | Left shoulder |
| R | E | Right shoulder |
| Start | Enter | Start |
| Select | V | Select |
🎮 Sega Saturn controls
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| Action | Keyboard | Controller |
|---|---|---|
| Up | W | D-Pad up |
| Down | S | D-Pad down |
| Left | A | D-Pad left |
| Right | D | D-Pad right |
| A | J | Left face |
| B | K | Middle face |
| C | L | Right face |
| X | U | Top-left face |
| Y | I | Top-middle face |
| Z | O | Top-right face |
| L | Q | Left shoulder |
| R | E | Right shoulder |
| Start | F | Start |
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The game received a mixed reaction from critics. Conversions were released as World Cup Golf: Professional Edition for PlayStation and Saturn in 1996.
How to Play World Cup Golf - Professional Edition
Here is the default control layout for World Cup Golf - Professional Edition in the RetroPlayers.Club Player. Open Controller Mapping in the app to reassign anything to your own keys or gamepad.
The Story Behind World Cup Golf - Professional Edition
Golfer sprites were digitized while each swing would feature a short, 60-frame full-motion video of the ball's flyby to the hole. World Cup Golf was conceived as the most realistic and technologically advanced golf simulation to date, restricting development only on platforms that utilized the CD format. Between 300 and 500 images were rendered around each hole to create "backdrops for the game itself," Hickman further explained.
Producer Steve Hickman explained, "We have had to store an enormous amount of images and the non-CD based hardware currently available is just not far enough advanced. Versions for Sega CD and Amiga CD32 were also reported but ultimately cancelled. Visuals were rendered and texture mapped using Silicon Graphics workstations running Wavefront animation software.
What You'll Play
It is based on the 1994 event set at Dorado Beach in Puerto Rico. It was initially released on MS-DOS, 3DO, and CD-i in 1994. Conversions were released as World Cup Golf: Professional Edition for PlayStation and Saturn in 1996.
Conceived as the most technologically advanced and realistic golf simulation ever, the game was built using Silicon Graphics workstations exclusively for platforms supporting the CD format. The game received a mixed reaction from critics. World Cup Golf: Hyatt Dorado Beach is a game set in the golf course on the Dorado Beach of Puerto Rico.
Why It Still Hits
It seems almost a shame to create such enjoyable gameplay and then only offer one course on which to enjoy it." Versions for the Sega CD and CD32 were cancelled. It is based on the 1994 event set at Dorado Beach in Puerto Rico.
It was initially released on MS-DOS, 3DO, and CD-i in 1994. World Cup Golf: Hyatt Dorado Beach is a sports video game developed by Arc Developments and published by U.S. Conversions were released as World Cup Golf: Professional Edition for PlayStation and Saturn in 1996.
World Cup Golf - Professional Edition — Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I buy the original World Cup Golf - Professional Edition?
Scroll to "Other Places You Can Get This Game" beneath the write-up — it lists trusted stores selling official copies.
Do I need to download anything to play World Cup Golf - Professional Edition?
Yes — Sega Saturn games run in the RetroPlayers.Club Player desktop app, a quick free download. The video on this page is real World Cup Golf - Professional Edition gameplay so you know exactly what you are getting before you install.
Can I remap the controls in World Cup Golf - Professional Edition?
Absolutely. Inside the app, Controller Mapping lets you change every World Cup Golf - Professional Edition binding to whatever keyboard keys or pad buttons you prefer.
Can I play World Cup Golf - Professional Edition with a friend?
World Cup Golf - Professional Edition supports local versus and drop-in 2-player in the RetroPlayers.Club Player, and Premium members can play online too.
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