World Cup Golf: Professional Edition

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World Cup Golf: Professional Edition

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: U.S. Gold, Soft Vision (JP), Coconuts Japan (JP)

Developer: Arc Developments

Licensor: Parallel Media

Sound driver: SCSP/CD-DA (2 tracks)

Genre: Sports^[1]^[2] (golf)

Number of players: 1-2

Official in-game languages:

English

Deutsch

Français

日本語

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1996-03-29^[2]	¥5,8005,800	T-7301G
US	1996-01-24^[3]	$59.9959.99^[4]	T-7903H
EU	1996-02		T-7903H-50
DE	1996		T-7903H-18
FR	1996		T-7903H-09
PT	199x
UK	1996-04^[5]	£44.9944.99^[6]	T-7903H-50
PL	1996
AU	199x		FWOR05SSC

Non-Sega versions
3DO CD-i PlayStation

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World Cup Golf: Professional Edition, known as World Cup Golf In Hyatt Dorado Beach (ワールドカップゴルフイン・ハイアットドラドビーチ) in Japan, is a golf game for the Sega Saturn.

A Sega Mega-CD version was set for release in November 1994^[7] (later December^[8]), but never materialised.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	World Cup Golf: Professional Edition	World Cup Golf: Professional Edition
English (US)	World Cup Golf: Professional Edition	World Cup Golf: Professional Edition
Japanese	ワールドカップゴルフイン・ハイアットドラドビーチ	World Cup Golf In Hyatt Dorado Beach

Comparisons

Main article: World Cup Golf: Professional Edition/Comparisons.

Production credits

Original Design: Tony Porter, Byron Nilsson, Gary Tonge
Wavefront GFX: Gary Tonge, Paul Walker
Conventional GFX: Gary Tonge, Neil Pettitt
Additional GFX: Gary Noden
Sound: Andi McGinty
3D Maths: John Smedley
User Interface Design: Leigh Davies
Utilities: Alistair Hale
Project Manager: James Farnhill
Programmer Adrian Smith
Additional Programming Leigh Davies, Kieren Gracie
QC Manager Thomas Marx
QC Testers Frank Hom, Brian Schorr, Danny Lam, Steve Dreo, Ricky Chow, Dan Wong
Producer (U.S. Gold) Thomas Marx
Product Manager Frank Alizaga Jr. (Swanky)
Landscape James Chaloner
Commentators Peter McGovern, Ian Sweet
Golfers Glen Williams, Amy Della Mura
Manual Kelly Lindlar, Lee Wilkinson
Special Thanks To: Mike Schmitt, Anamaria Hernandez

Source:

US manual^[9]

Magazine articles

Main article: World Cup Golf: Professional Edition/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (UK) #3: "January 1996" (1995-12-15)

Print advert in Consoles + (FR) #49: "Décembre 1995" (1995-1x-xx)

Artwork

Mega-CD US prototype box art

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

58

^[10]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

73

^[11]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

48

^[4]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

53

^[12]

Maximum (UK)

25

^[13]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

63

^[14]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

68

^[6]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

69

^[15]

Sega Magazin (DE)

59

^[16]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

68

^[17]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

40

^[18]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

39

^[19]

Sonic the Comic (UK)

PAL

87

^[20]

	58
Based on 13 reviews

World Cup Golf: Professional Edition

Saturn, JP
Cover
Disc

Saturn, US
Cover
Manual

Saturn, EU
Cover

Saturn, FR
Cover
Disc

Saturn, DE
Cover

Saturn, PT

Saturn, AU
Cover

Technical information

Main article: World Cup Golf: Professional Edition/Technical information.

References

↑ File:WCGPE Saturn JP Box Back.jpg
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee2.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-03-20 23:05)
↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/D9bHlBVMGv8/m/aTstwuI5QX8J
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 GamePro, "April 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 95
↑ Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1996-04-29), page 17
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Mean Machines Sega, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-01-28), page 82
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 10 October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 12
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-28), page 40
↑ File:Wcgpe sat us manual.pdf, page 21
↑ Famitsu, "1996-04-05" (JP; 1996-03-22), page 1
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 4 April 1996" (US; 1996-03-19), page 74
↑ MAN!AC, "04/96" (DE; 1996-03-13), page 64
↑ Maximum, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-xx-xx), page 143
↑ Mega Fun, "04/96" (DE; 1996-03-20), page 72
↑ Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 12" (JP; 1996-05-24), page 70
↑ Sega Magazin, "April 1996" (DE; 1996-03-13), page 67
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-01-24), page 86
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-06 (1996-04-12)" (JP; 1996-03-22), page 233
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 17
↑ Sonic the Comic, "19 July 1996" (UK; 1996-07-10), page 10

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[:File:GamePro_US_091.pdf_p95-4] 4.0 ^4.1 GamePro, "April 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 95

[5] Computer Trade Weekly, "" (UK; 1996-04-29), page 17

[:File:MeanMachinesSega41UK.pdf_p82-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Mean Machines Sega, "March 1996" (UK; 1996-01-28), page 82

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0710.pdf_p12-7] Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 10 October 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 12

[:File:MeanMachinesSega26UK.pdf_p40-8] Mean Machines Sega, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-28), page 40

[:File:Wcgpe_sat_us_manual.pdf_p21-9] File:Wcgpe sat us manual.pdf, page 21

[10] Famitsu, "1996-04-05" (JP; 1996-03-22), page 1

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0904.pdf_p74-11] Game Players, "Vol. 9 No. 4 April 1996" (US; 1996-03-19), page 74

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1996-04.pdf_p64-12] MAN!AC, "04/96" (DE; 1996-03-13), page 64

[:File:MAXIMUM_UK_04.pdf_p143-13] Maximum, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-xx-xx), page 143

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1996-04.pdf_p72-14] Mega Fun, "04/96" (DE; 1996-03-20), page 72

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1996-12_19960607.pdf_p70-15] Saturn Fan, "1996 No. 12" (JP; 1996-05-24), page 70

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_29.pdf_p67-16] Sega Magazin, "April 1996" (DE; 1996-03-13), page 67

[:File:SSM_UK_04.pdf_p86-17] Sega Saturn Magazine, "February 1996" (UK; 1996-01-24), page 86

[:File:SSM_JP_19960412_1996-06.pdf_p233-18] Sega Saturn Magazine, "1996-06 (1996-04-12)" (JP; 1996-03-22), page 233

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p17-19] Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 17

[20] Sonic the Comic, "19 July 1996" (UK; 1996-07-10), page 10

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World Cup Golf: Professional Edition

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Contents

Versions

Localised names

Comparisons

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Artwork

Physical scans

Technical information

References