BONUS!!
SuperShot Golf Robot
This is Golf Ou, but in English!! Also, it’s unreleased, and also also the translation is EXTREMELY FUCKED UP
In this version, the world has been overrun by…golf robots…who turn people in to golf slaves?? their words not mine. and your goal is to prove human superiority by…golfing good???
One running theme is that your caddie was forced into her haircut by the robot overlords. It comes up over and over again:
The training regimen is truly horrific
And if you do finally decide to go to training, the robot HATES YOUR GUTS
Lots of threats.
I can’t emphasize how over-the-top this is. It’s incredible.
Anyway I recommend this over Golf Ou unless you want a relaxing experience. It’s really, really good and stupid and weird.
You absolutely have to read the above, I only summarized it because I included too many incredible screenshots.
Honorable Mention
BUGGY_TROLL_MINI_GOLF
Homebrew mini golf game with one course that repeats infinitely and no sound or music. The first hill is almost impossible except from 1 or 2 angles. The end.
Conclusion:
I wanted to answer the question of “What do you get when you remove the best part of golf (which is being outdoors in a nice environment)” and the answer to me was “some fairly unimaginative games and a couple of bangers”.
But what really is the appeal of golf in a video game? Is it the math? Not for me - Tiger Woods had a lot of math and I hated that. Is it the environment? That’s a huge part of it - I obviously went for the GBC games just for the atmosphere alone. Is it the physicality of watching a ball go wheeeee through the air? Honestly…that might be most of it. If you can give me a good WHEEE i’ll probably like your game.
My conclusion after all of this is that golf games are, for the most part, monumentally boring. Which is part of my attraction to them! I love boring shit, and I love people who love boring shit.
That’s it!! Thank you for joining me on this journey. I had a great time streaming most this in @HOBO 's discord.
I might play more golf games but I’ll make a separate thread if I do.
