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Mean 18: Ultimate Golf

First release
Mar 1986
Developer
Microsmiths

Mean 18 is a golf video game designed by Rex Bradford with graphics by George Karalias, both of Microsmiths, and released by Accolade for MS-DOS compatible operating systems in 1986. It was ported to the Amiga, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, and Macintosh. It includes an editor allowing players to create their own courses. In 1989, Atari Corporation published a port for the Atari 7800 console. A version for Atari 8-bit computers was in development in 1989 but was cancelled.

Also known as Mean 18, Mean 18: Accolade

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Storyline
This is it! A hush falls over the California countryside as you stand on the eighteenth hole of Pebble Beach. You’re five long feet from the hole and you have a one-stroke lead in the biggest tournament of your life. Your caddy hands you your lucky putter. You line up your shot, and swing. The ball rolls slowly toward the hole. There’s a tense moment as it almost rings the cup. finally, the ball falls in. You retain your title!Read more

This is it! A hush falls over the California countryside as you stand on the eighteenth hole of Pebble Beach. You’re five long feet from the hole and you have a one-stroke lead in the biggest tournament of your life. Your caddy hands you your lucky putter. You line up your shot, and swing. The ball rolls slowly toward the hole. There’s a tense moment as it almost rings the cup. finally, the ball falls in. You retain your title!

Release dates
DOS
Mar 1986
Atari ST/STE
Jul 1986
Amiga
Sep 1986
All 8 release dates
Apple IIGS
Jan 1988
Mac
Dec 1988
Atari 7800
Dec 1989
Amiga
1993
Atari 8-bit
Date to be confirmed
Game modes
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Third person, Bird view / Isometric
Keywords
golf