{"id":14573,"date":"2025-07-19T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-19T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/mini-review-golden-tee-arcade-classics-ps5-nostalgic-novelty-misses-the-sweet-spot\/"},"modified":"2025-07-19T13:30:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T13:30:00","slug":"mini-review-golden-tee-arcade-classics-ps5-nostalgic-novelty-misses-the-sweet-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/mini-review-golden-tee-arcade-classics-ps5-nostalgic-novelty-misses-the-sweet-spot\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mini Review: Golden Tee Arcade Classics (PS5) &#8211; Nostalgic Novelty Misses the Sweet Spot"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/mini-review-golden-tee-arcade-classics-ps5-nostalgic-novelty-misses-the-sweet-spot\/#Mini_Review_Golden_Tee_Arcade_Classics_PS5_%E2%80%93_Nostalgic_Novelty_Misses_the_Sweet_Spot\" >Mini Review: Golden Tee Arcade Classics (PS5) &#8211; 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That\u2019s not a slight, by the way \u2013 it\u2019s just remarkable that these trackball titles, often nestled between claw machines in American sports bars and restaurants, now exist in fully playable form on a home console like the PS5.<\/p>\n<p>For those of you outside of the US who may not be familiar with these arcade golf games, they\u2019re a bit like the real-life realisation of Lee Carvallo&#8217;s Putting Challenge from The Simpsons.<\/p>\n<p>While the presentation is rudimentary, they were remarkable upon release in 1995, using large colourful player sprites and vibrant course designs.<\/p>\n<p>You actually get six Golden Tee games here, all of which are largely the same aside from different courses, voice samples, and minor details.<\/p>\n<p>This package also bundles in two other trackball titles: World Class Bowling and Shuffle Shot. The former is exactly what it sounds like, while the latter is a bit like curling or boules, albeit with a kind of puck.<\/p>\n<div class=\"for-mobile insert insert-label\">\n<div id=\"inject-primis-player\" data-src-primis=\"https:\/\/live.primis.tech\/live\/liveView.php?s=117168&amp;vp_content=plembed39b4tigwxqjz&amp;cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&amp;playerApiId=primis_player_float&amp;schain=1.0,1!ziffdavis.com,22392450815,1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The big problem here of course is that PS5 doesn\u2019t have a trackball controller, so gameplay concessions need to be made.<\/p>\n<p>The main control scheme sees you operating a cursor with the analogue stick and \u201cdragging\u201d a digital hand across a virtual trackball to replicate the experience. It\u2019s about as inadequate as it sounds.<\/p>\n<p>Another option utilises the DualSense\u2019s touchpad, but it\u2019s not big or precise enough to reflect the tactile nature of the input it\u2019s trying to replicate.<\/p>\n<p>This leaves you with the aim assist option, which comes closes to replicating the click-click-click gameplay format of a series like Everybody\u2019s Golf, but largely strips the release of its unique selling point.<\/p>\n<p>The controls are the big downside here, then, because it\u2019s practically impossible to recreate the \u201cfeel\u201d of the arcade original on a pad.<\/p>\n<p>But we still like having these games readily available on contemporary hardware. The CRT filters included are outstanding, and this being a Digital Extremes joint, you get tons of bonus materials, like the original arcade flyers to flick through in their entirety.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<aside class=\"positive-negative\">\n<ul class=\"positives\">\n<li class=\" first\">Nostalgic 90s golf<\/li>\n<li>Huge amount of content<\/li>\n<li>Great CRT filter<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\">Original flyers and materials<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"negatives\">\n<li class=\" first\">Pad can&#8217;t replicate trackball<\/li>\n<li class=\" last\">Very little depth beyond novelty<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"scoring rating\">\n<p class=\"stars\"><span class=\"icon icon-star accent\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star accent\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star accent\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star accent\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star accent\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star accent\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"><\/span><span class=\"icon icon-star\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"score\"><span class=\"accent\">Not Bad<\/span> <span class=\"value accent\">6<\/span>\/<span class=\"best\">10<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"policy\">Review copy provided by Atari<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"ethics#product-reviews\">How we review products<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"scoring#score-6\">Scoring Policy<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/game\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Game<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/reviews\/ps5\/golden-tee-arcade-classics\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mini Review: Golden Tee Arcade Classics (PS5) &#8211; Nostalgic Novelty Misses the Sweet Spot It\u2019s perhaps a symbol of the current retro game boom that Golden Tee Arcade Classics exists at all. That\u2019s not a slight, by the way \u2013 it\u2019s just remarkable that these trackball titles, often nestled between claw machines in American sports&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14574,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/91842fb61fb27\/large.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[1530,1531,1402,1400,1398],"class_list":["post-14573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game","tag-atari","tag-golden-tee-arcade-classics","tag-mini-reviews","tag-ps5","tag-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14573"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14573\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}