Justin Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 NES Open Tournament Golf Nintendo Entertainment System Controller: CONTROL PAD / KEYBOARD / PLAYER'S CHOICE Difficulty Level: Stroke Play > US Course Play on: Real Hardware / Dedicated Console / Emulation OK! ✔ Squad Challenge ends 11:59 pm PST March 31, 2021 Objective Play for the best (lowest) possible score using the difficulty settings defined in the challenge. Post a photo or YouTube video of your score in this thread. Scores must be achieved between March 15th through March 31st, 2021. Screen captures are not allowed as they are more easily manipulated for falsified scores. Multiple submissions are permitted. The player with the highest score at the end of the competition is the victor! Eligibility Anyone can join in. All players are welcome! Play Rules Games may be played on real hardware, Flashback / Mini console, or emulation, using any controller or keyboard, following all rules and game settings defined in the challenge. Choosing between real hardware or emulation, and choosing which controller to play on is part of formulating your strategy. Enhancements, rewinds and hacked versions of this game are not allowed. Difficulty Level We are playing STROKE PLAY, then select the US COURSE. This will begin a game with Mario playing a standard round of 18 holes of golf. All other options are Player's Choice, left open for you to play using any golf clubs, etc. you'd like. Is there a reliable strategy you can pin down for NES Open? Fair Play Your integrity is everything. Players should play fairly, be honest, and have fun! Falsified scores will result in your immediate removal from the site. It goes without saying that we will not allow cheats, hacks, cartridge frying, enhancements, rewinds, deceitful photo manipulation, subterfuge, or any other unfair advantage. Everybody hates a cheater. More To review detailed rules on how to play, please visit the High Score Squad page here: Message Welcome to our 100th Squad Challenge!!! 🎉🥳 Can you believe we've made it this far? We're celebrating The Masters golf tournament coming up with one of the most fun 8-Bit golf games of all time, NES Open! Join Mario, Luigi and the gang for 18 holes of golf! We're playing STROKE PLAY on the US COURSE. All other options are open for you to choose. ROM and PDF Instruction Manual are provided below. I hope you all have fun, and good luck to everybody participating! NOTE: We have a supreme lineup of games coming your way for High Score Squad in 2021! Expect a nice mix of classic Atari home console games in the rotation along with games from other classic systems! Here's a look at some upcoming events: April: National Pac-Man Day! June: 2021 Pole Position II Grand Prix, plus get ready for our Summer Pizza Party! July: A Sega Master System game, HSW Day Ultimate Yars' Challenge, plus a game chosen by our Instagram followers! September: An Atari Lynx game November: A Sega Genesis game December: 2021 F-ZERO Championship, plus a game for Atari Jaguar! Plus many more great games! (Schedule subject to change) NES Open Tournament Golf.nes NES Open Tournament Golf.pdf Dinobot711, Gianna and RickR 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted March 15, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 Please remember to INCLUDE YOUR SCORE when posting to High Score Squad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEP! Posted March 16, 2021 Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 I never thought you guys would be asking to see my stroke play. Justin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco1019 Posted March 16, 2021 Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 Good luck to all of the participants! This will be mentioned during my show tomorrow night. I hope you get a few gamers who like to hit the links. nosweargamer and Justin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted March 17, 2021 Report Share Posted March 17, 2021 88! It'll take real skill for someone to score higher 😄 Justin, Rocker67, RickR and 1 other 4 The No Swear Gamer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChtJuo040EOCTVziObIgVcg Host of The Atari 7800 Game by Game Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher and YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted March 17, 2021 Report Share Posted March 17, 2021 105 (+33). That's just about the same as my real golf game. Justin, Rocker67, nosweargamer and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariSphinx Posted March 21, 2021 Report Share Posted March 21, 2021 90 (+18)! That 18th hole is tough! Never played this one before but used to love the Gameboy version of Golf. Played that one against my friend with the Link cable as a kid. This one is good but I find the Gameboy take on it better. Justin, nosweargamer, RickR and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted March 21, 2021 Report Share Posted March 21, 2021 Huge improvement here. 82 (+10) Rocker67, AtariSphinx, Justin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted March 23, 2021 Report Share Posted March 23, 2021 (edited) I've played a ton of golf games over the years, but I've never tried this one. It's fun! Here's my quick review: Good Stuff Easy to learn, but difficult to master. I like the games that don't over complicate things. Using a standard hit meter is always a good sign. But it isn't easy to get that swing just right. That's a good thing -- it makes it more realistic Simple putting. Again...why do so many golf games make it so hard? This one is just right. Quick games. 18 holes takes about 30 minutes for me. I love that. Casual gaming at it's best. And not a lot of button pushes to get from hole to hole. Nice courses. Not too easy, not too tough. I love it. Especially the greens surrounded by water. Bad Stuff Needs more music variety. Needs more character variety Overall RickR grade: A Hopefully, you guys will give this a try. It's easy and fun. Let me know if you need help with the game or emulation or whatever. Edited March 23, 2021 by RickR Justin, nosweargamer and Rocker67 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariSphinx Posted March 24, 2021 Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 86 (+14) Some improvement! Playing with the swing type helped. Justin, Rocker67, RickR and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted March 24, 2021 Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 12 hours ago, AtariSphinx said: Playing with the swing type helped. For me as well. AtariSphinx and nosweargamer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted March 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 Here's my best score so far. I'm impressed by this little NES game. It's a lot of character for 8-bits of golf! My Best Score: -11 nosweargamer, Rocker67, RickR and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted April 4, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2021 Congratulations Golfers! Congratulations golfers on completing an 18-Hole outing! My score came in 11 under par to claim the top spot in our NES Open Golf tournament! @RickR had a masterful showing, taking 2nd Place with 10 over par. @AtariSphinx came through with a stellar score of 14 over par to take 3rd Place on our Final Standings. The legendary@nosweargamer wasn't far behind, scoring 16 over par to take 4th on our Final Standings.I hope everybody had fun playing in our first Golf tournament! NOTE: Our next High Score Squad Challenge celebrated National Pac-Man Day with Jr. Pac-Man on Atari 2600! Be there! RickR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted April 4, 2021 Report Share Posted April 4, 2021 Good game, @Justin. I will spend more time with this one to get myself under par like you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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