New (Old) 3D Golf: Porting PC-9801 and Virtual Boy to Mega Drive
5 hours ago
- #reverse-engineering
- #game-development
- #retro-gaming
- Reverse engineered New 3D Golf Simulation series from Mega Drive and other platforms, extracting and manipulating course data.
- Successfully ported three courses (T&E Selection, Eight Lakes G.C., Papillon C.C.) to Mega Drive for the first time, including generating flyby data for Virtual Boy course.
- Discovered interesting game design details: enlarged hole radius for screen resolution, pre-sorted polygons for rendering, realistic spin and wind physics, and water as high-friction area.
- Researched development history through magazines: 3D engine POLYSYS predated golf games, trees were initially polygonal but switched to sprites, and Augusta course was officially licensed with corrections.
- Future plans include refining tree mappings, adding title screens, and exploring SNES and 3DO versions, with hopes for official release through D4 Enterprise.