GREENS - Mini Golf for Gamebuino Meta

1.0

By B0wMaN, 4 hours ago

Controls: D-Pad: [Arrows / WASD] - A: [J] - B: [K] - Menu: [U] - Home: [I]
Enjoy games at full speed with sound and lights on the Gamebuino META!
Emulator by aoneill

The Game

As a tribute to two of my favorite mini-golf games (Mini Golf by Magic Bytes for the C64 (1988) and Greens 16 by ruairidx for Pico-8 (2020)), I’ve been working on a mini-golf game for the Gamebuino Meta over the past few weeks. After my first attempt went completely wrong, I started over from scratch and am now really happy with the result. 16 mini golf holes, from easy warm-ups to a few real brain-teasers (hills, sand, water, jumps and a few surprises along the way).

Play with up to 3 players on one console, take turns, and see who finishes with the best score. It's also suitable for single-player, since there's a PAR target that you can either match or beat.
And, of course, there will be a small awards ceremony at the end :)

How to play

LEFT / RIGHT: aim (hold for faster aiming)
Hold A: charge the shot power, release to hit
Hold B: give up the hole (counts as 8 strokes)

Rules

Get the ball into the hole in as few strokes as possible. Every hole has a PAR.
Too fast? The ball only drops if it’s slow enough, so watch your power near the cup.
Water costs you a penalty stroke and puts the ball back where you last hit it.
After 7 strokes the hole is over and counts as 8 (max. count).
Arrows on the ground show hills and slopes that push the ball.
Sand slows the ball down, and some ramps let you fly over obstacles if you hit them fast enough.
A hole-in-one is possible on almost every hole, but on some it takes real skill.
After each hole the standings show strokes, total and PAR.

Menu options

Players: 1 to 3
Holes: 6, 10 or all 16 (for short, mid or long matches)
Sound: on / off

Tips

Bank shots off the walls are often the key. Think about the angle.
A full-power shot is rarely the best one. Good luck! :)
If you do not own a Gamebuino Meta, the game also plays very nice on
the Gamebuino Emulator homepage (but without sound/light effects).

My last game for this year. See you (hopefully) again in 2027....
Wishing you all a wonderful end of the year!

(C) 2026 B0wMaN