The Tiger Woods 99 PGA TOUR Golf Demo Readme contains information regarding installation, hardware, and basic game information.
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Quick Start
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1. After unzipping the Tiger Woods demo, double-click the "tigerwoods99_demo.exe" icon
2. Choose the screen resolution you want to play in.
3. Select "Launch" to start the game
4. For more information please read the full instructions below.
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Game Information
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He has changed the way the game is played on the course, and now Tiger Woods is changing the way computer golf is being played. Monster drives off the tee. Firing at the pin. Snaking putts the length of the yellow-brick road. Chipping with a 3-wood. Ripping one-handed fairway woods out of the rough. Fist pumping, crowd jumping, pure adrenaline! This is golf, Tiger style!
The only game to deliver Pebble Beach«, the TPCs, the PGA TOUR or Tiger Woods. Say good-bye to slide-show golf. This game delivers real-time 3-D acceleration: 18 holes in under 30 minutes. Tiger Woods and the PGA TOUR. No other game matters!
Golf Tiger Style: the Fastest and only 3D gameplay with attitude.
EYE-POPPING 3D GOLF - Full-screen, full-motion 3D ball cam and rich 3D graphics at amazingly high resolutions!
CUSTOMIZE YOUR GAME - Create a custom player profile that reflects your real abilities and play a round on a world-class course.
EXCLUSIVE ON-LINE TOUR - Compete for prize money on the EA SPORTS Internet Tour. With fast, free internet play you're only three mouse clicks from playing with golfers from all over the world.
PRO SWING - An analog swing based on rhythm and timing - just like a real swing.
TIGER TIPS - If you want to be the best, you've got to learn from the best. Tiger gives you exclusive tips to improve your in-game experience.
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SOFTWARE / HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS:
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This section outlines the requirements for the full game, not the demo.
Minimum Configuration:
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133 MHz Pentium« - 32 MB RAM
High Color 1 MB PCI video card with DirectDraw(tm) 5.0 compatible driver (800x600 16 bit)
Quad-speed CD-ROM drive (600K/second transfer rate)
Windows« 95 or Windows« 98
100 MB free hard disk space (additional space required for DirectX(tm) 5.0 installation)
Keyboard and Mouse
Sound Blaster(tm) or 100% compatible sound card with DirectX compatible driver
Recommended Configuration:
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200 MHz Pentium« or higher processor - 64 MB RAM
Supported Graphic Acceleration boards:
3Dfx Voodoo Graphics, 3Dfx Voodoo2, 3Dfx Voodoo2 w/SLI, and 3Dfx Voodoo Rush (via Glide), Intel740 (via D3D), nVIDIA Riva 128 (via D3D), and ATI 3D Rage Pro (via D3D)
4MB video card (1600x1200 maximum)
Quad-speed or higher CD-ROM drive with a 32 bit native Win95 CD-ROM driver
100 MB free hard disk space (additional space required for DirectX 5.0 installation)
Sound Blaster 16/32/AWE32« sound card
Recommend for Laptops:
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32 MB RAM
800x600 16 bit display supported by Microsoft« DirectDraw
100 MB free hard disk space available
Quad-speed CD-ROM drive
Required for Multiplayer Games: (Note: Multiplayer not supported in this demo)
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1 CD per player
Internet (1-4 players)
An Internet service provider
Note: If you do not have an Internet service provider, the Tiger Woods 99 disc includes AT&T WorldNet« Service software including Netscape Navigator.
Note: AT&T WorldNet Service is only available in the US.
By default, the game installs to C:\Windows\desktop\Tiger99_Demo\
You will have the option to modify the installation path.
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Game Instructions
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This demo of Tiger Woods 99 PGA TOUR« Golf is a one hole par 3 on the TPC at Sawgrass(tm) course.
A. Starting the game:
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1. After unzipping the Tiger Woods demo, double-click the "tigerwoods99_demo.exe" icon
2. Choose the screen resolution you want to play in.
3. Select "Use 3D Hardware Acceleration" if your video card supports 3DFX or D3D.
(please see recommended configuration above)
4. Select "Launch" to start the game
B. Playing the demo:
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Regular swing:
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The Swing Meter divides the swing into three parts: backswing, downswing, and contact.
To swing:
1. Click "Full" (on the large golf ball) or press Spacebar to begin the backswing.
2. Click "Full" or press Spacebar again to determine your shot power (distance of the shot) and begin your downswing. 100% power is at the top of the Swing Meter (the horizontal line located at 12 o'clock)
3. Click "Full" or press Spacebar a third time to strike the ball and determine the accuracy of the shot. Accuracy is determined by how close you are to the contact line at the bottom of the Swing Meter (the horizontal line located at 6 o'clock).
A line on the Swing meter marks the distance required to reach your target. The farther up the Swing meter the Power arc moves, the greater distance you get on your shot. Stop the backswing to set your shot power and begin your downswing. The Power arc leaves a yellow mark to indicate where it stopped and begins traveling back down the meter.
Beyond the Power Guide is a red area that indicates the "Overswing" area. On shots where you're too far away to reach the green, you might want to venture into the overswing area to increase your distance, but on shots aimed at the pin you should always choose a club that can get you there without overswing.
Pro swing:
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Pro swing allows you to imitate the motions of a real swing by using your mouse.
To practice, hold the right mouse button while executing an analog swing.
To Swing:
1. Click "Full" (on the large golf ball), you will see a silhouette of a golfer appear.
2. Move your mouse in any direction to begin your backswing. The powermeter fills as you move your mouse.
3. Move your mouse in the opposite direction of your backswing to begin your downswing.
Note: You can't start your foreswing until you pass the midway point on the powermeter with your backswing.
The power of your swing is a direct reading of the speed of your mouse during the downswing.
To calibrate your mouse, select the "calibrate" option in the settings menu.
Uninstall:
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To uninstall the Tiger Woods 99 PGA TOUR Golf demo, delete the "Tiger99_demo" folder on your hard drive.
During the course of the game, there may be some changes in desktop resolution that can cause some minor distortions on the screen during transitions. These are temporary and will not affect gameplay or your permanent desktop settings. The desktop may also appear momentarily while switching resolution. It is not recommended that you attempt to access any other programs or begin other tasks while this resolution shift is occurring.
Hardware Sleep mode If Windows initializes sleep mode while the game is running it may make the game look "frozen." To prevent this, turn off sleep mode while playing the game.
Direct 3D and STB 128 (Riva chipset) owners - It has been determined that video cards with the Riva chipset work best with the latest drivers. These are available at Riva's website:
http://www.riva128.com or http://www.rivazone.com
Direct 3D and the S3 Virge, S3 Virge VX, and Rendition V1000 Chipsets: these chipsets are not supported for running in D3D. The user will not be given the option to run the game under the D3D setting, if an unsupported chipset is detected.
ATI Rage Pro users: If you have this chipset, Tiger Woods 99 PGA Tour Golf may exhibit various graphical anomalies unless you have the latest drivers (5.20 or higher). These are available from ATI's website: http:www.atitech.com.
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Legal Notice
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The name, likeness and other attributes of Tiger Woods, the "Tiger Woods" logo, and the name, logos, and other indicia of NIKE, Inc. reproduced on this product are the trademarks and copyrighted designs, and/or other forms of intellectual property, that are the exclusive property of Tiger Woods, ETW Corp., and/or NIKE, Inc. and may not be used, in whole or in part, without their respective written consents. Images and course designs of Pebble Beach, The Lone Cypress Tree designs, the Stylized Wave, and golf course and golf hole designs of Pebble Beach Golf Links are trademarks and service marks of Pebble Beach Company and are used under license by Electronic Arts. PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR and Swinging Golfer design, SENIOR PGA TOUR, SENIOR PGA TOUR and Swinging Golfer design, TPC, TOURNAMENT PLAYERS CLUB, TPC and Swinging Golfer design, THE SKINS GAME, TPC at Sawgrass and TPC at Summerlin are trademarks owned by PGA TOUR, INC. and used by permission. Footage provided by PGA TOUR, INC. All rights reserved. (c) 1998.
EA SPORTS and the EA SPORTS logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts in the U.S. and/or other countries (c) 1998 Electronic Arts. All rights reserved.
Software (c) 1998 Electronic Arts.
Documentation (c) 1998 Electronic Arts.
This manual and the software described in this manual are copyrighted. All rights are reserved. No part of this manual or the described software may be copied, reproduced, translated, or reduced to any electronic medium or machine-readable form without the prior written consent of Electronic Arts, P.O. Box 9025, Redwood City, California
94065-9025, Attn: Customer Support.
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