Will Harvey's Zany Golf (Game)

Will Harvey's Zany Golf

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A crazy minigolf simulation by Will Harvey.

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Overview

Copy protection (PC EGA)

Zany Golf is a crazy minigolf simulator designed by Will Harvey (Person) and published by Electronic Arts (Company). This game was available in 1988 on all the popular types and brands of 16-bit computers and was also converted onto the Genesis (Platform) in 1990. It is based on an Apple IIGS program, so all the art, music and code were originally done for the Apple IIGS.

The PC version only supports 16 colored EGA graphics, so owner of a more basic machine with a CGA graphic card couldn't play this game at that time. This version also includes an in-game copyright protection and the player has to enter a code before the "Hamburger" hole from an code wheel to continue the game.

The "Magic Carpet" hole is missing in the Genesis (Platform) version of the game because the Genesis controller isn't suited to controlling the ball on the magic carpets. Instead the "Magic Carpet" hole has been replaced by the "Mystery" bonus hole from the computer game versions and has been renamed to "Knockout Nightmere". The beautiful intro screens found in the computer game versions to distract from disc-access and loading time have been removed too due to the instant cartridge loading.

Zany Golf was also part of the "AMIGA 500 DELUXE" software pack bundled with Amiga 500 machines that were sold worldwide in 1990.

Gameplay

Aiming and shooting (Amiga)

Up to four players can tackle consecutively the mad nine-hole course, and eventually the mysterius tenth. Each player begins with five shots and each of the nine holes must be completed within par to play the mysterius tenth hole. Par is the maximum number of strokes it should take for one participant to get the ball into the hole. Unused shots are carried over from previous holes and extra strokes are awarded for putting within a time limit or by hitting a fairy. The game is over if a player runs out of strokes before getting the ball into the hole.

A shot is played by clicking on the ball and then dragging the cursor away to draw a white dotted line between the ball and the cursor. The direction of the line indicates the path of the ball, its length the strength of the shot. By releasing the mouse button, the ball will shoot off following the line of the cursor. The ball bounces off walls and obstacles, and follows natural forces like gravity.

Holes

1: Windmill (Par 2) [Genesis title: "Wacky Windmill"] \|\| \|\| To get a bonus stroke the ball should be shot directly into the windmill.
2: Hamburger (Par 3) [Genesis title: "Hamburger Hill"] \|\| \|\| Clicking fast the mouse button makes the hamburger bounce, then the catsup should be used to rebound off the ball.
3: Walls (Par 2) [Genesis title: "Will's Walls"] \|\| \|\| Walls move continuously up and down. The third wall should be hit to get to the area with the hole.
4: Pinball (Par 3) [Genesis title: "Pinball Palace"] \|\| \|\| Using the flippers on the pinball table the two drop targets must be hit with the ball. To get a bonus stroke the left corner hole must be entered.
5: Fans (Par 3) [Genesis title: "Frantic Fans"] \|\| \|\| After putt the fans can be activated by wiggling the mouse. The fans can be used to blow the ball in the direction of the arrows.
6: Magic Carpet (Par 2) \|\| \|\| This hole is not available in the Genesis version. When the ball is over the magic carpet(checkered pattern) it can be steered with mouse.
7: Castle (Par 3) [Genesis title: "Chaotic Castle"] \|\| \|\| The portcullis opens and closes periodically, to get a bonus stroke the castle gate must be entered.
8: Ant Hill (Par 3) [Genesis title: "Ambling Ant Hill"] \|\| \|\| A dircetly putt into the hole on top of the hill is not possible because its moving(by ants?). The edge bumpers should be used instead to hole the ball.
9: Energy (Par 5) [Genesis title: "Energy Enigma"] \|\| \|\| First the two buttons on the big computer must be hit with the golf ball. Then a shoot into the suction tube should get the ball to the top level. Alternatively the ball can be sent into the mouse hole when the eyes in the hole glow red for an instant.
10: Mystery (Par 4) [Genesis title: "Knock-Out Knightmare"] \|\| \|\| Replacement for the "Magic Carpet" hole in the Genesis version. On the home computer versions this hole is only accessible by completing the rest of the course under par or putting the ball into the mouse hole on the "Energy" level while the eyes in the hole glow red. After putt the game turns into a version of Arkanoid (Game) or Breakout (Game). A paddle is controlled by the player with the mouse and all drop targets on the incline must be hit with the ball to activate the corner escape holes which lead to a checkerboard-like putting green. On checker green, squares that flash should be avoided.

Reviews

Magazine	Issue	Page	System	Rating	%	Reviewer	Language
Amiga Computing	05/1989	76,77	Amiga	95 out of 100	95 \|\|Mike Rawlins\|\|English
C+VG (Computer and Video Games)	12/1990	96,97	Amiga	88 out of 100	88 \|\|-\|\|English
Zero	01/1991	106	Atari ST	88 out of 100	88 \|\|-\|\|English
The Games Machine	05/1989	35	Amiga	84 out of 100	84 \|\|-\|\|English
The Games Machine	04/1989	27	Atari ST	83 out of 100	83 \|\|-\|\|English
The Games Machine	04/1989	27	PC	82 out of 100	82 \|\|-\|\|English
C+VG (Computer and Video Games)	03/1989	48	Atari ST	81 out of 100	81 \|\|Paul Glancey\|\|English
ZZap	04/1989	24	Amiga	81 out of 100	81 \|\|Maff Evans, Kati Hamza\|\|English
Amiga Action	01/1991	26	Amiga	81 out of 100	81 \|\|Doug Johns\|\|English
Atari ST User	05/1989	26,27	Atari ST	8 out of 10	80 \|\|David McLachlan\|\|English
CU (Commodore User)	04/1989	37	Amiga	80 out of 100	80 \|\|Mark Mainwood\|\|English
Raze	01/1991	80	Amiga, Atari ST	75 out of 100	75 \|\|-\|\|English
Mean Machines	11/1990	68,69	Genesis	74 out of 100	74 \|\|Julian\|\|English
Joystick	01/1991	100	Genesis	72 out of 100	72 \|\|J'm Destroy\|\|French
Power Play	04/1989	55	Atari ST	72 out of 100	72 \|\|Heinrich Lenhardt\|\|German
Power Play Sonderheft 1	1989	121	Amiga, Atari ST	72 out of 100	72 \|\|Henrik Fisch\|\|German
The One	03/1989	69,70	Atari ST, PC	70 out of 100	70 \|\|Gary Penn\|\|English
Svenska Hemdatornytt	03/1989	37	Atari ST	70 out of 100	70 \|\|Clas Kristiansson\|\|Swedish
Svenska Hemdatornytt	11/1989	20,21	PC	70 out of 100	70 \|\|Ahrvid Engholm\|\|Swedish
880 Gamer	05/2014	24,25	Amiga	69 out of 100	69	Mark Stanner	English
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	04/1989	64	Atari ST	688 out of 1000	69 \|\|Bob Wade\|\|English
Power Play	03/1989	50	PC	69 out of 100	69 \|\|Heinrich Lenhardt\|\|German
Power Play Sonderheft 1	1989	121	PC	69 out of 100	69	Henrik Fisch	German
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	05/1989	78	Amiga	688 out of 1000	69 \|\|-\|\|English
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	05/1989	80	PC	688 out of 1000	69 \|\|-\|\|English
Generation 4	02/1991	93	Genesis	64 out of 100	64 \|\|-\|\|French
AUI (Amiga User International)	04/1989	40	Amiga	6 out of 10	60 \|\|Tony Horgan\|\|English
Power Play	03/1991	150	Genesis	57 out of 100	57 \|\|Martin Gaksch\|\|German
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	03/1991	114	Genesis	6.4 out of 12	53 \|\|Hans-Joachim Amann\|\|German
ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)	04/1991	64,65	Genesis	520 out of 1000	52 \|\|Richard Evans\|\|English
Antic's Amiga Plus	03/1990	92	Amiga	2 out of 5	40 \|\|Guy Wright\|\|English
Datormagazin	04/1989	16	Amiga	3 out of 10	30 \|\|Magnus Friskytt\|\|Swedish
ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)	04/1989	50	Atari ST	2.2 out of 12	18 \|\|Martina Strack\|\|German
ACAR (The Australian Commodore and Amiga Review)	06/1989	28,29	Amiga	-	-	John Hatchman	English
Amazig Computing	07/1989	50	Amiga	-	-	Joe DiCara	English

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