I was gretted to a Golden Tee '99 title screen on powerup. However another thing I noticed was that this wasn't a 2001 model as stated. Either way, a cap kit should take care of that. In fact, the problem was that the top third of the image was missing altogether. Upon pickup of the game I notice that the image isn't really misaligned at all. The usual negotiations over the phone take place and we settle at $120. Without screen shots to research, I had to take educated guesses that the monitor likely needed a cap kit and that I was acually looking at a Golden Tee Classic, which was the final release of the classic GT series. The seller had this game listed for $150 with what he described as a "misaligned" image on the monitor. This is exactly what I've been looking for. A smaller cabinet with a 19" screen, but with the same overall profile and large control panel as a standard GT. A classic Golden Tee in a former Atari Gauntlet cabinet. The Score: Another local find on craigslist. As luck would have it, I didn't have to wait long at all. I would need to be patient and wait until the right conversion came along.
#GOLDEN TEE 2K SCREEN LIGHTS UP BUT NO DISPLAY SERIES#
Yeah, most of the classic series GT games are conversions, but most of those are still larger cabinets. With that said, my preference would likely be less expensive than a Fore! series game, but also harder to find with the smaller cabinet I really wanted.
I'm not trying to bring down my fellow Fore! series collector friend's. I wanted a Golden Tee in a smaller cabinet, with a simple 19" standard arcade monitor and a simple PCB. But in my mind, sometime's simple is better, and it's still a great game that anyone can have fun with. Yeah sure, it lacked a backspin button and the enhanced graphics that the sqeuel's are known for. Back when we played it all the time it was the "Fore!" series, and before that it was the classic Golden Tee Golf. Who will beat who? Will he make that shot? I would constantly try trick shots, shortcuts and just flat out slam that trackball hoping to make it past a water hazard or sand trap. The trackball controls really make this game. It's one of those games that anyone can get the hang of in just a few short holes. I remember playing Golden Tee every weekend with friend's at, well, whatever tavern we happened to visit in the Saint Louis area. Another one of those game's you'd likely find in a bar, just like my Megatouch.
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