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18 Holes Pro Golf

Title	18 Holes Pro Golf
First release	1981
Developer	Data East Corporation
Publisher	Data East Corporation
Platform	Arcade
Genre	sports video game
Players	1–2 playersADB

Data East Corporation released this title as a standalone PCB re-edition of a DECO Cassette original. Players navigate a golf course to complete holes, managing the physics of club selection and swing timing to control ball trajectory and distance. The gameplay focuses on precision striking to achieve optimal scores across the course.

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Sources

REG-Vault (fbneo/18-holes-pro-golf-set-1) · last updated 2026-09-27 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

Arcade Database (ADB) (progolf) · last updated 2026-10-11 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`progolf`
Title at ADB	18 Holes Pro Golf (set 1)
Manufacturer	Data East Corporation
Year	1981
Genre	Sports / Golf
Players	2
MAME driver status	IMPERFECT

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Data East Corporation); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).

Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (mame-title+year) · fetched 2026-10-11 05:21 UTC · filled here: players

Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Data East Corporation · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots (3): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Data East Corporation · internal use only. REG-Vault page

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Videos

Arcade Game: 18 Holes Pro Golf (1981 Data East)

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