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Microsoft Golf 3.0

It's a whole new ball game. The top-selling golf game for Windows is better than ever, with a lightning-fast Windows 95 game engine, superior graphics, and a realistic feel from the texture of the fairways to…

7 November 1996

Microsoft Golf 3.0 is a sport developed by Access Software, released 7 November 1996 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Microsoft Golf 3.0 is

Microsoft Golf 3.0 is a sport game developed by Access Software and released in 1996. It was published by Microsoft. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

It's a whole new ball game. The top-selling golf game for Windows is better than ever, with a lightning-fast Windows 95 game engine, superior graphics, and a realistic feel from the texture of the fairways to the birds singing in the trees.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Microsoft Golf 3.0 launched on 7 November 1996, within three weeks of Tomb Raider, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain and Twisted Metal 2.

Released around the same time: Tomb Raider, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!, Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Twisted Metal 2.

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Microsoft Golf 3.0 come out?
Microsoft Golf 3.0 was released on 7 November 1996 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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