Developer: Tom Reuterdahl

Tom Reuterdahl programmed Miniature Golf, one of Atari’s early cartridges, released in 1979. It has nine holes of top-down mini golf, with walls to bank shots off and moving obstacles. You set the angle and power of each shot by placing the club away from the ball. Club, ball and cup are all plain squares, which later critics mocked. Sears sold it as Arcade Golf.
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Miniature Golf

Miniature Golf is one of Atari’s early cartridges for the Video Computer System, programmed by Tom Reuterdahl and released in 1979. It offers nine holes of top-down mini golf with walls to bank shots off and obstacles that move across the course. Sears sold the same game under the name Arcade Golf. The graphics are very basic, but working out angles and distances is a quiet puzzle that still holds up for a few rounds. You can play it here in your browser.