Nintendo 64 · 1996
Eikō no Saint Andrews
A Japan-only N64 golf title that recreates the Old Course at St Andrews and uses the controller's analogue stick for its swing mechanic.
- Publisher
- SETA Corporation
- Format
- Cartridge
- Genre
- golf video game
- Released
- 1996
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Overview
Eikō no Saint Andrews is a simulation-oriented golf game developed and published by SETA Corporation for the Nintendo 64, released in Japan in 1996. The game is centered on a recreation of the Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland, presenting its named holes, bunkers, uneven terrain, and wind conditions. Players choose from several golfers, select a club and shot direction, and use an analogue-stick swing system in which pulling the stick back sets power and flicking it forward makes contact.
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Why it matters
The game is recognized as the first golf game released for the Nintendo 64, marking an early use of the console's new analogue stick in a sports title. Its single-course focus and stick-based swing place it among the experimental early-N64 releases that explored the controller's capabilities before the genre settled into a standard formula.
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The physical edition
A typical complete Japanese cartridge copy includes the Nintendo 64 cartridge, the original retail box, and the printed instruction booklet, with packaging and manual text in Japanese. Specific regional editions may differ in box artwork, manual contents, or included materials, so verify the exact physical edition before purchase.
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Playing it today
The game runs on a standard Nintendo 64 console and is sold as a Japanese-language title, so menus and instructions appear in Japanese without a language option. An analogue stick is required for the swing mechanic, so a controller with a functioning stick is needed to play as intended.