Finally got around to testing this out and taking pictures. It's a golf game/simulation machine that uses lasers and sensors to caputre your swing. You swing the mini golf club like you would a regular golf club and it registers the shot. You can see a video of the game here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iU_zkfYirE The video starts off with still shots then moves into actual game video that I captured. I narrate the video and walk you through the settings and options. Pretty cool stuff.
Looks good but I can't see the SNES being a powerful enough platform to really take advantage of this kind of technology (in that the device would really benefit from true 3D). Nice video, well narrated. The lesson mode looks useful!
It's cool to see all these obscure peripherals for the Famicom and SFC that were never reported here in the west. Devices from 1991-1998, nobody in the mainstream mags seems to have cared, really. I hope you didn't personally have to pay about $450 for this thing.
:clap: Many thanks for the video, I had the chance to purchase the Get in the hole game 'cart only' last year for silly money. Theres very little information on the net about the game or the controller and sensor pad. great to see the game in action!!! I'm a Nintendo and Golf nut..... I'll keep an eye on the auction!
Yeah when I look at these things I do get a feeling that the Japanese really are good at making technology fun sometimes, especially with a company like Nintendo. It's like something you'd imagine would be cool when you were at that age but didn't know someone actually made it...heh. The price was 46,800 yen in 1995 and I did a search for the historical exchange rate which was just about 100 yen to the dollar. I was just checking out what else was selling new back then, and this system is more expensive than the all of them except for the 3DO TRY, PC-FX, and the Neo Geo CD consoles. That should give you some perspective. The video turned out well but in the end I don't think I really did a good job of showing the thing in action without taking full body shots of me swinging which would have looked pretty ghey. I kept pushing it, thinking that at some point it wouldn't be able to handle the speed or angles but it registered every time. It's pretty cool to see it happen.
Very nice video "Observation." Its great to finally see this item in action. Always wondered about it, only seen a few pictures. ~Great Job! :icon_bigg
I bought mine around 10 years ago, and the game wasn't for sale separately. It's not even listed in "official" Nintendo lists. Generally count around 15000 yens + shipping for getting one by now..?
Might I suggest in investing in making a Pop Filter for when you do narration. I'm a TV/Radio major in school now and the difference between narrating something using a Pop Filter and not is night and day Here's some instructions on how to make one: http://www.deansabatino.com/2005/08/21/67/ <- Believe me they are cheap to make and easy to use, and it will really improve the quality of things like that. Other than the pop's from the microphone, it is a really well done video. Interesting piece of Nintendo history there, maybe next time do a split screen or something of you playing the game physically, as well as the output from the Super Famicom?
Me too ;-) I have a US Snes version of the golf club thing but can`t seem to find anything on it a the moment OH: I`ve got the Batter Up thing! Tee V Golf :thumbsup: Picture of the Mega Drive/Genesis unit from an auction Eric, do you have one of these as well to give a comparison??
because a standart controller does not work with it (except menu options and stuff). why didnt I reply btw? Great find Also the MD Thing is cool. Didn't know this stuff existed!
