It was Nintendo that perfected the idea of a less serious golf game with its Mario Golf series. The Tiger Woods games are more simulation than arcade game. Some of the earliest video games were sports adaptations and golf was an obvious choice, to the extent that it appeared on the very first commercial video game platform (the Magnavox Odyssey) way back in 1979.Throughout the 1980s, the Atari and Nintendo consoles that ruled the market on both sides of the Atlantic also had their shot at the title of the perfect video golf game, but it wasn’t until the mid-1990s that EA struck a hole in one with their PGA Tour franchise.Headlined by the one and only Tiger Woods, these games set the standard for what a golf game could be and continue to set the standard to this day. It also relies heavily on strategy and technique, which are both factors at play in a video game.Golfing games have been part of the gaming landscape for a long time. Unlike team sports like soccer or basketball, golf is all about the individual player. Golf is a sport that seems custom-made for the video-game treatment.
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