118 · LEE TREVINO'S FIGHTING GOLF
Never before in a home format have so many options been available to a player of video golf. - U.S National Video Game Team
SHOW NOTES
U.S National Video Game Team
Lee Trevino Documentary
Nassau Game Rules
Lee Carvallo’s Putting Challenge
Trevino LCD game Tiger Electronics
Top Players Golf - 1990
Neo Turf Masters - 1996
Show notes
- Never before in a home format have so many options been available to a player of video golf.
- http://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Lee-Trevinos-Fighting-Golf-Game-Manual.pdf
- Introductions
- U.S National Video Game Team?
- Setup by Walter Day in 1983 (that ref from King of Kong)
- Toured the US beating people at video game arcades and apparently foreign embassies.
- Billy Mitchell and Todd Rogers were members
- Apparently still active...
- https://www.usnationalvideogameteam.com/members
- Overview
- Remember Golf? We loved Golf
- Lee Trevino’s Fighting Golf is NES Golf with more options and MUSIC
- Gameplay
- Characters - Each controls differently
- Pretty Amy
- What’s up with the Panty shot?
- Big Jumbo
- Super Mex (Lee Trevino)
- Trevino opted to be the second most powerful golfer with the second worst control?
- Miracle Chosuke
- Pretty Amy
- 2 Courses
- Japan (Water and boundaries) and USA (Bunkers and Super Roughs)
- Notable differences
- Autopicks your club and direction for you (not always the best)
- You can now use D-Pad for hitting High and Low as well as backspin
- Too many movements?
- Practice mode!
- Stroke Play or Nassau?
- Stroke Play is solo where Nassau gives points to winner of each hole
- Nassau Computer Difficulty
- Press Rule on Nassau
- Stroke Play is solo where Nassau gives points to winner of each hole
- Did they make Golf too complicated for casuals?
- What’s the point of all of these mechanics if there is a little bit of randomness in your player character?
- Characters - Each controls differently
- Sequels and Spinoffs
- Lee Carvallo’s Putting Challenge
- Simpsons reference in Season 7 “Marge Be Not Proud”
- Trevino LCD game Tiger Electronics
- OTHER SNK golf games
- Top Players Golf - 1990
- Neo Turf Masters - 1996 (AES board will cost only US$15,000)
- But wow, the sprite work, vibe and everything about it makes me want to play
- LOL nvm you can play it on Switch for nothing
- Lee Carvallo’s Putting Challenge
- EGL
- --== Section 8 - Club Yardage Chart ==--
- Amy Jumbo Chosuke Trevino
- D (1w) 245 275 255 265
- 3w 215 245 225 255
- 4w 200 230 210 220
- 1I 200 230 210 220
- 3I 180 210 190 200
- 4I 170 200 180 190
- 5I 160 190 170 180
- 6I 140 170 150 160
- 7I 130 160 140 150
- 8I 120 150 130 140
- 9I 105 135 115 125
- PW 95 125 105 115
- SW 85 115 95 105