Neo Turf Masters (1996)

Nazca Corporation

Android · Arcade · Linux · Mac · Neo Geo AES · Neo Geo CD · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Wii · iOS

4.13 from 30 ratings

84 members have it in their collection · 2 playing now · 28 backlogged · 9 wish listed

How long? Main story 2h (from 1 logged playthrough)

Neo Turf Masters is a golf video game by Nazca for the Neo Geo, released in 1996. This is also one of the first two titles by Nazca, the other being the popular Metal Slug before & between being acquired by SNK. The game is a fast paced, arcade-style golf game. Players choose from two game modes, stroke play for … Read more
Neo Turf Masters is a golf video game by Nazca for the Neo Geo, released in 1996. This is also one of the first two titles by Nazca, the other being the popular Metal Slug before & between being acquired by SNK. The game is a fast paced, arcade-style golf game. Players choose from two game modes, stroke play for one or two players, and match play for two players only. Competing on one of four fictional golf courses located in the United States, Japan, Australia and Germany, players choose from one of six players with different attributes: "Young Hero" (George Spinner, USA) "Technician" (Thomas Stewart, United Kingdom) "Veteran" (Frank Adams, Australia) "Shot Maker" (Robert Landolt, Germany) "Power Golfer" (Fernando Almeida, Brazil) "Putt Master" (Toyoshige Takeno, Japan) Unlike many golf games of the era which used a two-click swing system to determine the hook or slice of the ball, Neo Turf Masters uses a single click for the power of the shot, and a second for the height of the shot; hook and slice are selected with buttons B and C before making the shot. This makes the game much easier to pick up and play well than its contemporaries, but it compensates for this reduced difficulty with fiendish (if somewhat unrealistic) course layouts and highly variable wind. Read less
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Details

Developers
Nazca Corporation
Publishers
SNK
Genres
Arcade, Sport
Themes
Action

Release dates

  • Jan 05, 1996 (Full Release) (Japan) Neo Geo CD
  • Jan 29, 1996 (Full Release) (Japan) Arcade
  • Jan 29, 1996 (Full Release) (North_America) Arcade
  • Mar 01, 1996 (Full Release) (North_America) Neo Geo AES
  • Mar 01, 1996 (Full Release) (Japan) Neo Geo AES
  • May 01, 1996 (Full Release) (North_America) Neo Geo CD
  • Jul 08, 2008 (Full Release) (Japan) Wii
  • Jul 25, 2008 (Full Release) (Europe) Wii
  • Aug 18, 2008 (Full Release) (North_America) Wii
  • Jan 09, 2016 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Jun 29, 2016 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Android, iOS

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Jusfei

Status Jusfei May 24, 2021

Played all four courses

Final Thoughts:

Wow this is one of the best arcade games I've played, and it's definitely a hidden gem I feel people will overlook! This is like the flashiest golf game I've played from both the clean presentation, catchy music, and sound effects that's on par (ha) with the Mario Golf games. You'll instantly pick up …

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Played all four courses

Final Thoughts:

Wow this is one of the best arcade games I've played, and it's definitely a hidden gem I feel people will overlook! This is like the flashiest golf game I've played from both the clean presentation, catchy music, and sound effects that's on par (ha) with the Mario Golf games. You'll instantly pick up the game's mechanics but actually mastering it? It's actually quite unforgiving and requires you to actually practice and master different stroke settings while you factor in both the wind and the terrain. The payoff is just really satisfying once you start linking Birdie's back to back.

I still see myself playing this game in the future just from its pick-up and play nature.

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