Neo Turf Masters

The Neo Geo version was later re-released as part of the SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1 compilation for the PS2, Wii and PSP, as well as for the Wii Virtual Console. Developer DotEmu released a standalone iOS and Android port in 2016. Hamster Corporation re-released the game as part of their ACA Neo Geo series for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Windows, Android and iOS (under the title Big Tournament Golf, due to a trademark conflict with Augusta National Golf Club over the "Masters" name). A version for the Neo Geo Pocket Color was later released in North America in 1999. The NGPC version features cartoonish, less detailed graphics compared to the Neo Geo version which had partially digitized sprites and realistic art. This version was later re-released as part of Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol. 1 in 2021. Although improved for the Neo Geo platform, the game is in many ways similar to Major Title 2: Tournament Leader by Irem. This was because the game was programmed by a group of former Irem employees who had already worked on Major Title 2.

• Title — Neo Turf Masters • Developer — Nazca Corporation Saurus (NGPC) • Publisher — SNK • Producer — Takashi Nishiyama Y. Kohdoh • Programmer — H. Yamada • Composer — Takushi Hiyamuta • Platforms — Arcade, Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo CD, Neo Geo Pocket Color • Released — ArcadeJanuary 29, 1996 Neo Geo AESMarch 1, 1996 Neo Geo CD Neo Geo Pocket Color • Genre — Sports • Modes — Single-player, multiplayer • Arcade System — Neo Geo MVS

• Illustration — Arcade version screenshot 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: 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 than its more technically demanding contemporaries, but it compensates for this reduced difficulty with fiendish (if somewhat unrealistic) course layouts and highly variable wind.