The Simpsons’ iconic Lee Carvello’s Putting Challenge now exists as a playable game
The Simpsons’ iconic Lee Carvello’s Putting Challenge now exists as a playable game
By Jon Porter
It’s not as grainy as the original, but it’s an otherwise authentic re-make. | Screenshot: Lee Carvello’s Putting Challenge
June 15, 2020 at 04:58PM
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By Jon Porter
It’s not as grainy as the original, but it’s an otherwise authentic re-make. | Screenshot: Lee Carvello’s Putting Challenge
In season 7 episode 11 of The Simpsons, everyone’s going mad for Bonestorm, the hot new ultra-violent video game loosely based on the Mortal Kombat franchise. Bart wants Bonestorm, but eventually receives a much less thrilling alternative, the golfing — nay, the putting — simulator, Lee Carvello’s Putting Challenge. Now, finally, almost a quarter of a century (!) after the episode originally aired, the game is available to play online in fan-made form.
Putting Challenge is a game where you’re warned away from fun at every opportunity. Make sure you use a putter, its titular protagonist advises. Hit the ball with “feather touch” rather than “power drive.” You get the idea. Reportedly it was based on Lee Trevino’s Fighting Golf, which...
June 15, 2020 at 04:58PM
via The Verge - All Posts
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