What platforms is Mean 18: Ultimate Golf on?

Mean 18: Ultimate Golf was released on Apple IIGS, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST/STE, Mac, DOS, Amiga.

When did Mean 18: Ultimate Golf release?

Mean 18: Ultimate Golf was first released on March 1, 1986.

Mean 18: Ultimate Golf

Mar 1, 1986SimulatorSportApple IIGSAtari 7800Atari 8-bitAtari ST/STEMac

Mean 18: Ultimate Golf — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Mean 18: Ultimate Golf on?: Mean 18: Ultimate Golf was released on Apple IIGS, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST/STE, Mac, DOS, Amiga.
When did Mean 18: Ultimate Golf release?: Mean 18: Ultimate Golf was first released on March 1, 1986.

About Mean 18: Ultimate Golf

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.

Summary via IGDB.

Mean 18: Ultimate Golf on Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).

Game details

Platforms: Apple IIGS, Atari 7800, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST/STE, Mac, DOS, Amiga
Developer: Microsmiths
Publisher: Accolade
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Details via IGDB.

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Fake risk
Atari 7800	1990	$100	$136	$166	Medium (look-alike)

Release timeline

DOSMar 1986
Atari ST/STEJul 1986
AmigaSep 1986
Apple IIGSJan 1988
MacDec 1988
Atari 7800Dec 1989

First release on each platform, from IGDB’s records of this game’s ports and editions. Remakes are separate games with their own pages, so they are not listed here.

We haven’t priced or authenticated the versions without a section on this page yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Atari 7800 · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-19

Loose

$100

Complete

$136

Sealed

$166

How often it sells

Loose: about once a month
Complete: about 2 times a year
Sealed: about 2 times a year

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-19.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $25 in Jul 2010, $58 five years ago, and $100 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2011	$16.00	—
Jan 2012	$45	—
Jan 2013	$51	—
Jan 2014	$45	$79
Jan 2015	$70	$83
Jan 2016	$65	$75
Jan 2017	$62	$60
Jan 2018	$47	$70
Jan 2019	$53	$65
Jan 2020	$59	$68
Jan 2021	$54	$81
Jan 2022	$74	$98
Jan 2023	$62	$110
Jan 2024	$80	$150
Jan 2025	$129	$136
Jan 2026	$130	$136
Oct 2026	$100	$136

Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.

Documented sales

468 US copies invoiced by Atari in 1990

Ranked 35 of the 39 Atari 7800 cartridges in Atari's internal reports. These count cartridges shipped to US stores, less returns, not copies sold to players, and they end on 31 December 1990, so the game's 1991 shipments are not included.

Source: Atari Corporation's internal 7800 software sales reports (1986–1990)

Release record

Territory	Label	Catalog #	MSRP	Rarity
North America Atari	Color	CX7847	$29.99	Very Rare

North America: Price new: Atari's own catalogue (Atari Explorer, Jan–Feb 1991), list price.

Source: Catalog numbers, label types, rarity, controllers and player counts: AtariAge 7800 software database

Region: NA+EU
Released: 1990
Controller: Pro-Line Joystick
Players: 1 or 2
Authenticity: Med

Not in Atari 50 — other compilations and reissues are not tracked hereMedium look-alike risk

Atari 7800 prices, all games & how to spot a fake

A scarce, full golf simulation that Atari's own magazine called an exceptional translation, and one of the library's pricier carts.

BlueSky Software developed the 7800 version of Accolade's computer golf game, which Atari Corporation published. Computer Entertainer listed it among the new 7800 games Atari showed at a trade show, and it reached the library as one of the final wave. In early 1991 Atari Explorer was still introducing it as newly available, calling it an exceptional translation that kept the original's detail and play value.

Atari Explorer described it as less a game than a full golf simulation, recreating a Pebble Beach tournament with the terrain shown in physical detail: fairway, rough, sand and water traps, trees, the green and distant scenery.

How it was made

Developed by BlueSky Software and published by Atari Corporation, from Accolade's computer game.

What the press said at the time

“Mean 18 Ultimate Golf is an exceptional gaming value for 7800 owners — and a real practice tool for the serious player.”
— Atari Explorer, March-April 1991

Atari Explorer was Atari Corp.'s own magazine, so its reviews are of the company's own games.

How the Atari 7800 version differs

The 7800 version has a complete 18-hole course, regular or pro tees, and stroke or match play (two players only) at two difficulty levels, according to Atari Explorer.

Atari Corporation published the 7800 port in 1989.

Also on other platforms

Atari 8-bit · MS-DOS

MS-DOS

Microsmiths (Rex Bradford, George Karalias)

Atari 8-bit. An Atari 8-bit version was in development in 1989 but was cancelled.

Worth knowing

From the 7800 manual. Options: Beginner or Expert skill, Regular or Pro tees, Stroke or Match play.
From the 7800 manual. Match play is only available for two-player games.
From the 7800 manual. Press Pause to see the score card.

Before you buy

Rated very rare on AtariAge's scale, and expensive even loose. Pro-Line joystick; the cartridge has the Atari color label (CX7847). Value alone makes it a risk, but no fakes are documented, and a cart that boots on a stock 7800 doesn't prove it's original, because reproduction carts since 2001 are signed to pass the check. Ask for a clear photo of the label and board, and the manual's Atari Corporation, Sunnyvale copyright line.