Jack Nickolas / Cyber Golf

[82-T/A]

Hey guys, I see that B&C is selling Jack Nickolas's Cyber Golf. Any idea if this is completed? Has anyone played / purchased it? I'm interested in it.. (would LOVE a golf game for the Jaguar), just curious how complete / playable it is. It says that it's only a Demo.

 

 

Thanks!

[+save2600]

Unless I'm mistaken, NO vendor besides Songbird has "completed" any Jag game and published it so. Unless advertised as otherwise, I'd assume anything by B&C is going to be a demo, beta, prototype, etc.

[82-T/A]

Unless I'm mistaken, NO vendor besides Songbird has "completed" any Jag game and published it so. Unless advertised as otherwise, I'd assume anything by B&C is going to be a demo, beta, prototype, etc.

 

 

Well, yeah, it is... (a DEMO I mean), that's how B&C advertises it. But often times, people will list it as a demo just so that you're not expecting a completed game. I was just curious how playable it actually is, if at all.

[Rick Dangerous]

Its programmed by the people who did awesome golf for the Lynx, so it can't be that bad. I hope it has a decent amount of content because I'm thinking of picking it up soon as well. Was just playing some Fred Couples on 32x with my GF tonight and also have PGA 96 on heavy rotation on my 3DO. Masters 12 on my Wii is my "modern" golf go-to.

[Willard]

Unless I'm mistaken, NO vendor besides Songbird has "completed" any Jag game and published it so. Unless advertised as otherwise, I'd assume anything by B&C is going to be a demo, beta, prototype, etc.

 

What about the Battlesphere team?

 

Also what games has songbird completed? I'm glad that Carl has ensured that these games aren't being indefinitely traded in private circles 'til the end of time (such as the realm of fighters) but most of them are buggy, unpolished, or incomplete.

 

He did mess around with the protector engine a few times. Other than that, as far as I'm aware the games were floating around the community (sans the songbird logos) mostly as-is until he got the licenses.

Edited December 8, 2014 by Willard

[+save2600]

Re: Battlesphere, 4Play were never vendors. They were a software team and musician that eventually finished the game they had been working on.

 

My memory is probably hazy when it comes to specifics, but I thought when Carl secured the Protector game, it was only something like 60-70% complete. Again, the percentage range might be off, but he had to add a lot of the sound effects, music and graphics IIRC.

 

I'm sure he'll expound on this soon...

[Rick Dangerous]

Please don't unless its about Jack Nicklaus Cyber Golf....lol

 

To OP: the game is adverted as a proto so its not complete. Hoping someone who owns it can expound upon our queries.

[Tempest]

If it's the same as this then it's a very early demo:

 

[+Stephen Moss]

Not sure if it is 100% the same as the video as it has been a while since I played with it but as I recall you could get as far as hitting a shot and I thought there was a there was a side or overhead view of the ball in flight but that was about it, I don't think it was possible to finish a hole but as I said it has been a while but I don't recall there was much of it to play with.

[rayik]

Four different roms of Jack Nichols golf are available on jagware. You can load them on a skunkboard to check them out.

See this topic: http://www.jagware.org/index.php?showtopic=1022. If you go to the ftp link they are found under the "hand made software" folder.

The ones listed are very rough. You can hit the ball. No animations. No ball flying in air.

[ggn]

Four different roms of Jack Nichols golf are available on jagware.

 

It's not hosted on jagware

[rayik]

 

It's not hosted on jagware

My apologies for the inaccuracy.

[Rick Dangerous]

Wow....doesn't look like a super playable or necessary addition to a Jaguar Collection

[82-T/A]

Oh man... that blows. That would have been a really cool game!

 

Thanks guys!

[+CyranoJ]

An unfinished game? Quick! Slap it on a cart for $80!!!!

[ChrisWR]

It is only Alpha, more Little ugly Tech Demo. You can Play 2-3 Minutes.

[+save2600]

Yeah, but how many strokes?

[Atari Dogs]

My kids doctor is right by muirfield. Does that count for anything?

[JAGUAR]

It's "Nicklaus". The Jag does need a good golf and baseball game. Also, tennis.

[+CyranoJ]

It's "Nicklaus". The Jag does need a good golf and baseball game. Also, tennis.

 

Off you go then

[JAGUAR]

 

Off you go then

 

I'm far too lazy, and not quite smart enough to make a Jaguar game. You, on the other hand, excel at making Jaguar games.

[+CyranoJ]

 

I'm far too lazy, and not quite smart enough to make a Jaguar game. You, on the other hand, excel at making Jaguar games.

 

*blush*

 

Now that the RAPTOR libraries and Basic are out I'll try to get back to finishing a game (or three)

[Rick Dangerous]

 

*blush*

 

Now that the RAPTOR libraries and Basic are out I'll try to get back to finishing a game (or three)

 

Gauntlet please! and thank you.

[Bill Loguidice]

That actually looked reasonably impressive even at that early state. It's definitely not worth a purchase as-is, but it would have been interesting to see it completed and polished, not that the latter was ever any guarantee with the Jaguar.