Neo Turf Masters

{{Short description|1996 video game}}

{{Infobox video game

|title = Neo Turf Masters

|image = Neo Turf Masters arcade flyer.jpg

|developer = Nazca Corporation
Saurus (NGPC)

|publisher = SNK

|producer = Takashi Nishiyama
Y. Kohdoh

|programmer = H. Yamada

|composer = Takushi Hiyamuta

|platforms = Arcade, Neo Geo AES, Neo Geo CD, Neo Geo Pocket Color

|released = {{collapsible list|title={{nobold|29 January 1996}}|Arcade{{vgrelease|WW|29 January 1996}} Neo Geo AES{{vgrelease|ww|1 March 1996}} Neo Geo CD{{vgrelease|JP|3 May 1996|NA|1996}} Neo Geo Pocket Color{{vgrelease|JP|29 July 1999|NA|31 July 1999|EU|1 October 1999}}}}

|genre = Sports

|modes = Single-player, multiplayer

|arcade system = Neo Geo MVS

}}

Neo Turf Masters{{efn|Also known as {{nihongo|Big Tournament Golf|ビッグトーナメントゴルフ|Biggu Tōnamento Gorufu||lead=yes}} in Japan.}} is a golf video game by Nazca for the Neo Geo, released in 1996. This is also one of the first two titles by Nazca, the other being the popular Metal Slug before being acquired by SNK.

The game was released as an arcade cartridge (MVS) and as home cartridge (AES), as well as for the Neo Geo CD console. The Neo Geo version was later re-released as part of the SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1 compilation for the PS2, Wii and PSP, as well as for the Wii Virtual Console.{{cite news|title=USA VC Releases: Mega Man and Neo Turf Masters|url=http://www.vc-reviews.com/news/2008/08/usa_vc_releases_mega_man_and_neo_turf_masters|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209004028/http://www.vc-reviews.com/news/2008/08/usa_vc_releases_mega_man_and_neo_turf_masters|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-02-09|accessdate=2008-08-18}} The game has also been ported to the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch by Hamster Corporation as part of their Arcade Archives series (under the title Big Tournament Golf, due to a trademark conflict with Augusta National Golf Club over the "Masters" name).{{cite web |last1=ShawnS |title=Neo Turf Masters |url=https://delistedgames.com/neo-turf-masters/ |website=Delisted Games |access-date=12 May 2025 |date=26 January 2021}} Developer DotEmu released a standalone iOS and Android port in 2016.{{cite web| url=https://www.dotemu.com/neo-turf-masters-coming-to-mobile/| title=NEO TURF MASTERS COMING TO MOBILE!| date=25 May 2016| access-date=19 July 2023| archive-date=19 July 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719182702/https://www.dotemu.com/neo-turf-masters-coming-to-mobile/| url-status=live}}

A version for the Neo Geo Pocket Color was later released in North America in 1999. The NGPC version features cartoonish, less detailed graphics compared to the Neo Geo version which had partially digitized sprites and realistic art.{{Cite web |url=http://www.neogeoforlife.com/viewpage.php?page_id=254 |title=Neo Turf Masters NGPC Review at NeoGeoForLife.com |access-date=2008-03-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714163822/http://www.neogeoforlife.com/viewpage.php?page_id=254 |archive-date=2011-07-14 |url-status=dead }} This version was later re-released as part of Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol. 1 in 2021.

Although improved for the Neo Geo platform, the game is in many ways similar to Major Title 2: Tournament Leader by Irem, because it was programmed by a group of former Irem employees who had already worked on Major Title 2.{{cite web |url=https://www.supagemu.com/reviews/neo-turf-masters |title=Neo Turf Masters review |date=2017-01-22 |access-date=2024-08-05}}