Links: The Challenge of Golf
Links: The Challenge of Golf — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Links: The Challenge of Golf on?
- Links: The Challenge of Golf was released on DOS, Amiga, Sega CD, Tandy Video Information System.
- When did Links: The Challenge of Golf release?
- Links: The Challenge of Golf was first released on December 31, 1990.
About Links: The Challenge of Golf
Links redefined what golf on the PC should look and play like; it migrated golf from a sports game to a simulation. Good use of VGA's 256 colors made for a realistic course with trees, water, sandtraps, and the fairway. The addition of ball physics, mulligans, changing the lie of the ball, real digitized environmental sounds (even through the PC speaker), and the ability to view a replay (even from multiple angles) gave PC golf games a new echelon of quality to match.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- DOS, Amiga, Sega CD, Tandy Video Information System
- Developer
- Access Software
- Publisher
- Virgin Interactive Entertainment
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Details via IGDB.
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sega CD | 1994 | $6 | $18 | $25 | Low |
Also released on: DOS · Amiga · Tandy Video Information System. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega CD · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-11-02
How often it sells
- Loose: about 6 times a year
- Complete: about 2 times a month
- Sealed: about 2 times a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-11-02.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $2.60 in Oct 2008, $11.12 five years ago, and $6.03 as of Nov 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2009 | $2.20 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $1.55 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $1.45 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $1.44 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $1.75 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $3.47 | $3.95 |
| Jan 2015 | $3.99 | $8.99 |
| Jan 2016 | $5.12 | $2.25 |
| Jan 2017 | $13.99 | $2.50 |
| Jan 2018 | $6.90 | $8.64 |
| Jan 2019 | $6.20 | $9.99 |
| Jan 2020 | $6.91 | $12.29 |
| Jan 2021 | $10.65 | $13.00 |
| Jan 2022 | $13.37 | $17.28 |
| Jan 2023 | $19.17 | $19.89 |
| Jan 2024 | $16.06 | $19.12 |
| Jan 2025 | $14.38 | $16.97 |
| Jan 2026 | $7.55 | $14.82 |
| Nov 2026 | $6.03 | $17.96 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Nov 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Product number | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | September 1994 | T-70095 | 052145860070 |
- Region
- NA
- Released
- 1994
- Authenticity
- Low
A polished Sega CD golf sim with video flyovers, praised by GamePro in its day and among the cheapest loose US discs now.
This is the Sega CD version, developed by Papyrus Design Group and published by Virgin Interactive Entertainment in North America in September 1994. It puts you on the Torrey Pines South Course for up to six players, male or female, with a digitized video flyover of each hole and expert tips, three challenge levels, and a Mulligan option for retaking a shot. It works with a control pad, a Mega Mouse (the recommended choice) or the Tee V Golf Club.
GamePro's review was glowing, going as far as calling it the closest thing to perfection among golf games.
Also on other platforms
MS-DOS · Amiga · Tandy Video Information System
Before you buy
It came out only in North America. Loose copies are among the cheapest North American Sega CD discs. Check that the printed label and case title match.
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