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{{About||the online game score listing|Game ladder}} {{Infobox | title = Leaderboard | image = Leaderboard Coverart.png | caption = [[Commodore 64]] cover art for ''Leaderboard'' | developer = [[Bruce Carver]], [[Roger Carver]] | publisher = [[Access Software]] | distributor = Access Software | released = 1986 | genre = [[Sports simulation]] <small>([[golf]])</small> | modes = [[Single-player]], [[hotseat]] <small>(4 players)</small> | platforms = [[Amiga]], [[Amstrad CPC]], [[Atari|Atari 800/XL/XE]], [[Atari ST]], [[Commodore 64]], [[ZX Spectrum]] | media = [[Floppy disk]], [[datacassette]], [[game cartridge|cartridge]] | requirements = }} '''Leaderboard''' is a series of [[golf]] simulation [[video game]]s that was developed by [[Bruce Carver|Bruce]] and [[Roger Carver]], and published by [[Access Software]]. ==Summary== [[File:Leaderboard in-game screenshot (Atari ST).png|thumb|left|Teeing off on the first hole (Atari ST).]] '''''Leaderboard''''', the first game in the series, was released in 1986 and included four different water-based [[golf course|courses]]. It was well received, being rated as 97% overall by ''[[Zzap 64]]'' magazine and being prized with their "Gold Award".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zzap64.co.uk/cgi-bin/displaypage.pl?issue=15&page=19 |title=Leaderboard |work=[[Zzap 64]] |date=July 1986 |accessdate=2009-11-12}}</ref> It was also highly rated by other magazines, with [[Your Sinclair]] rating it 9 out of 10,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ysrnry.co.uk/articles/leaderboard.htm |title=Leaderboard |work=[[Your Sinclair]] |date=April 1987 |accessdate=2009-11-12}}</ref> [[Sinclair User]] giving it five stars,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=SinclairUser/Issue061/Pages/SinclairUser06100053.jpg |title=Leaderboard |work=[[Sinclair User]] |date=April 1987 |accessdate=2009-11-12}}</ref> and [[Crash (magazine)|Crash]] rating it 80%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldofspectrum.org/showmag.cgi?mag=Crash/Issue39/Pages/Crash3900016.jpg |title=Leaderboard |work=[[Crash (magazine)|Crash]] |date=April 1987 |accessdate=2009-11-12}}</ref> '''''Leaderboard Tournament''''', released the same year, was a series of expansion disks each containing four new courses.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ysrnry.co.uk/articles/leaderboardtournament.htm |title=Leaderboard Tournament |work=[[Your Sinclair]] |date=August 1987 |accessdate=2009-11-12}}</ref> The second game in the series was '''''Leaderboard Executive''''', which was released in 1987 and contained new landscape and course features, such as trees and [[bunker (golf)|bunkers]]. Despite these additions, the game was less well received than its predecessor, being given an overall rating of 72% by ''Zzap 64'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zzap64.co.uk/cgi-bin/displaypage.pl?issue=24&page=36 |title=Leaderboard (Executive Edition) |work=[[Zzap 64]] |date=April 1987 |accessdate=2009-11-12}}</ref> '''''World Class Leaderboard''''' was the last game in the series and included four courses; [[Champions Golf Club|Cypress Creek]], [[Doral Country Club]], [[Old Course at St Andrews|St Andrews]], and the fictional Gauntlet Country Club. Three course expansion disks were later released. Special features included in this final version included a course overview (overhead view), the [[Glossary of golf#P|punch shot]], a printable score card, and a course editor which allowed changes to be made to the existing courses. It was considered a vast improvement on Executive, being given a 94% overall rating by ''Zzap 64'' magazine,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zzap64.co.uk/cgi-bin/displaypage.pl?issue=27&page=18 |title=World Class Leaderboard |work=[[Zzap 64]] |date=July 1987 |accessdate=2009-11-12}}</ref> and 9 out of 10 by ''Your Sinclair''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ysrnry.co.uk/articles/worldclassleaderboard.htm |title=World Class Leaderboard |work=[[Your Sinclair]] |date=January 1988 |accessdate=2009-11-12}}</ref> == Gameplay == The game may be played with 1-4 players, each competing to get the ball into the hold with the minimum number of strokes. There are three difficulty levels. The Novice gives a direct hit without other factors, Amateur allows the ball to deviate if you don't make a perfect hit, and Professional factors wind to the trajectory. The ball is struck to various distances, according to the table below: {| class="wikitable" !Club||minimum [Yards]||maximum [Yards] |- |width="25%" align="center"|1W |width="25%" align="center"|156 |width="25%" align="center"|271 |- |width="25%" align="center"|3W |width="25%" align="center"|135 |width="25%" align="center"|245 |- |width="25%" align="center"|5W |width="25%" align="center"|128 |width="25%" align="center"|234 |- |width="25%" align="center"|1I |width="25%" align="center"|110 |width="25%" align="center"|220 |- |width="25%" align="center"|2I |width="25%" align="center"|100 |width="25%" align="center"|210 |- |width="25%" align="center"|3I |width="25%" align="center"|88 |width="25%" align="center"|202 |- |width="25%" align="center"|4I |width="25%" align="center"|70 |width="25%" align="center"|189 |- |width="25%" align="center"|5I |width="25%" align="center"|67 |width="25%" align="center"|181 |- |width="25%" align="center"|6I |width="25%" align="center"|55 |width="25%" align="center"|169 |- |width="25%" align="center"|7I |width="25%" align="center"|50 |width="25%" align="center"|153 |- |width="25%" align="center"|8I |width="25%" align="center"|36 |width="25%" align="center"|138 |- |width="25%" align="center"|9I |width="25%" align="center"|26 |width="25%" align="center"|117 |- |width="25%" align="center"|PW - Pitching Wedge |width="25%" align="center"|11 |width="25%" align="center"|83 |- |width="25%" align="center"|Putter |width="25%" align="center"|1 Inch |width="25%" align="center"|64 Feet |} ==References== {{reflist}} == External links == * [http://www.c64-wiki.com/index.php/Leaderboard Leaderboard] at C64 Wiki * [http://www.gamebase64.com/game.php?id=4316 Leaderboard Golf] at GameBase 64 * {{youtube|rNaPjhM_2Rg}} * [http://www.lemon64.com/?mainurl=http%3A//www.lemon64.com/games/details.php%3FID%3D1500 Leaderboard Golf] at Lemon 64 [[fr:World Class Leader Board]] [[Category:1986 video games]] [[Category:Amiga games]] [[Category:Amstrad CPC games]] [[Category:Atari 8-bit family games]] [[Category:Atari ST games]] [[Category:Commodore 64 games]] [[Category:Golf video games]] [[Category:ZX Spectrum games]] [[Category:Apple II games]]
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