R&R's version of Golf for the Oric consists of either a
nine- or 18-hole course which can be played by one to six
players at a time.
A single display of each hole is presented and fairway
and green are hacked out of dense woodland before your
eyes. The object is to drive your ball from the tee on to
the green and down the hole by entering two numbers which
serve as direction and strength indicators. I think the
strength needed varies depending on rough or green, but the
instructions do not explain.
Although all in Basic, it ran smoothly and at a reasonable
pace. With more than about three players, the 18-hole course
would take probably well over an hour to complete, but you
don't have to drag your clubs around with you.
Unlike similar software, there is no choice of clubs, and
the hazards - bunkers, trees and pond - are rather crude.
Remember to check your entries well before hitting Return,
or you might find, as I did, that you have driven your
ball from two yards away from the hole back on to the tee.
14th February 1984
