Awesome Golf

Awesome Golf is a golf game similar to Top Player's Golf and other golf titles from the era, where players compete in matches on various golf courses set across three countries of the world. There are three game modes and multiple golfers to choose from at the main menu: Medal is the main single-player mode where one player participates in 18 holes. Practice, as the name implies, is essentially a training mode where players can refine their skills. Lastly, there is Driving mode.

Before starting each mode, players can configurate a set of options on the menu screen such as the number of holes to play through. Players also have the option of consulting with a gopher caddie called Chipper for advices and tips in how to complete a course before hitting the ball during gameplay. Multiplayer is a heavy focus of the game, as up to four players can compete with each other by connecting four Atari Lynx units via the system's ComLynx port.

Atari Corporation were already planning to release a four-player golf game for the Lynx as early as May 1990 under the title Masters Golf, however it did not have a concrete release date. Its original internal working title was Lynx Links, however Atari Corp. failed in registering said title, as the name "Lynx" was already in use at the time. Hand Made Software was a British studio founded in August 1990 by former Mr.

Micro employees to focus on creating titles for handheld game consoles and recruited people with experience working in the video game industry, however the company had no project assigned to them but settled on working with the Atari Lynx. Two members of the company travelled to Chicago in order to meet with Atari to work on a Lynx project. Impressed with the team's abilities, Atari ultimately decided on trusting Hand Made Software with the development of a golf game that would later become Awesome Golf.

Awesome Golf was met with positive reception. Robert A. Jung reviewed the game which was later published on IGN in June 1999. In his final verdict he went on to say "This game captures the intricacies of the sport, while offering enough extras to enhance its appeal, though playing with friends can be a hassle.

If golf is your game, Awesome Golf should not be missed." Giving a final rating of 9 out of 10.

After the release of Awesome Golf, Hand Made Software worked on five more projects for the Lynx: Dracula the Undead (an adventure game loosely based on Bram Stoker's Dracula novel), Power Factor (a conversion of an unreleased Atari ST project by Red Rat Software titled Red Ace), Malibu Bikini Volleyball, Jimmy Connors' Tennis (a port of NMS Software's tennis game featuring Jimmy Connors), and Battlezone 2000.