3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures
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3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures is an arcade style golf title, developed by Wanako Studios
. The game features 36 holes, a customizable course editor, and multiplayer for up to 4 players. Its sequel 3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures 2, was released on October 27, 2010.
and PlayStation 2
, which also was made by Sierra Online. In 2001, the Dynamix
game division in charge of making the game was shut down by parent company Sierra Online. The game while nearly finished, went unreleased for five years until Wanako Studios
completed development of the game in 2006.
The majority of the original game still exists in Minigolf Adventures, with graphical tweaks to the existing holes, replacement of the original animal characters with human players, and other hole additions. Original in game photos from Minigolf Maniacs, which are the base of Minigolf Adventures can be found here. All original game credits from the Dynamix team have been removed despite the majority of the game being created by them five years ago.
($5 USD) adding an additional eighteen hole course.
Wanako Studios
Wanako Studios is a Chilean video game developer wholly owned by Artificial Mind and Movement. It currently develops downloadable games for Microsoft Windows, the Xbox 360's Xbox Live Arcade, the PlayStation 3's Playstation Network, and the Nintendo Wii...
. The game features 36 holes, a customizable course editor, and multiplayer for up to 4 players. Its sequel 3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures 2, was released on October 27, 2010.
Power-ups
- Ballgrow Makes youguir ball bigger
- Free Shot Get a free shot
- Bomb explodes your ball and any nearby opponents' balls
- Electric Shock destroys any opponents' balls that are close by
- Fire Ball makes a wall of fire
- Glue makes your ball leave a sticky trail of glue
- Oil makes your ball leave a slippery trail
- Shield protects your ball from attacks
- Spring makes your ball jump
- Vacuum Hole sucks the ball toward the hole
- Blow Hole blows the balls away from the hole
Development history
3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures was originally created in 2000, as a sequel to 3D Ultra Minigolf Deluxe, titled Mini Golf Maniacs for PCPersonal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
and PlayStation 2
PlayStation 2
The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...
, which also was made by Sierra Online. In 2001, the Dynamix
Dynamix
Dynamix, Inc. was an American developer of computer games from 1984 to 2001, best known for their flight simulator, Red Baron, the Front Page Sports series, Betrayal at Krondor, and their online multiplayer game, Tribes.-History:...
game division in charge of making the game was shut down by parent company Sierra Online. The game while nearly finished, went unreleased for five years until Wanako Studios
Wanako Studios
Wanako Studios is a Chilean video game developer wholly owned by Artificial Mind and Movement. It currently develops downloadable games for Microsoft Windows, the Xbox 360's Xbox Live Arcade, the PlayStation 3's Playstation Network, and the Nintendo Wii...
completed development of the game in 2006.
The majority of the original game still exists in Minigolf Adventures, with graphical tweaks to the existing holes, replacement of the original animal characters with human players, and other hole additions. Original in game photos from Minigolf Maniacs, which are the base of Minigolf Adventures can be found here. All original game credits from the Dynamix team have been removed despite the majority of the game being created by them five years ago.
Lost Island expansion pack
On July 25, 2007, the Lost Island expansion pack was released for 400 Microsoft PointsMicrosoft Points
Microsoft Points are the currency of the Xbox Live Marketplace, Games for Windows - Live Marketplace, Windows Live Gallery, and Zune online stores. The points allow users to purchase content without a credit card and to reduce the number of small credit card transaction fees, which Microsoft would...
($5 USD) adding an additional eighteen hole course.