converted for play in Links 386 Pro. A subsequent version, titled Links 386 CD, includes the voice of Bobcat Goldthwait as the player's caddie. Through a deal with Access Software, Microsoft published its own Links games for Microsoft Windows under the Microsoft Golf name. Microsoft Golf 2.0 (1994; Windows 3.0) is a version of Links 386 Pro that includes Firestone South Course and Torrey Pines South Course, while Microsoft Golf 3.0 (1996; Windows 95) features the same courses as Links 386 Pro. Microsoft Golf 3.0 was included with many personal computers as a pre-loaded game. Both Microsoft Golf 2.0 and Golf 3.0 have 16-bit Windows components but also make use of Win32s. Courses Links 386 Pro had one included course, Harbour Town, and additional courses could be purchased separately under the "Links Championship Courses" branding. Microsoft Golf 2.0 instead included Torrey Pines and Firestone. Links 386 CD and Microsoft Golf 3.0 also featured Harbour Town but added a second course that varied regionally, with North American copies including Banff Springs while Europe received The Belfry. Additional courses could be purchased individually on floppy disc or CD, with some releases including a flyby video for use only with Links 386 CD, Microsoft Golf 2.0, and Microsoft Golf 3.0. Most of the add-on courses would later be offered in four 5-course bundles that were also compatible with later releases in the series. In addition to buying courses, a tool was included with the game that could convert the eight courses that had been made available for the original Links: The Challenge of Golf: Torrey Pines, Firestone, Bountiful Municipal Golf Course, Bay Hill Club, Pinehurst Country Club, Dorado Beach East Course, Barton Creek-Fazio, and Troon North. The converted courses were at a lower resolution than the courses natively created for Links 386, and newer versions of these courses were later sold with better graphics. Reception Links 386 Pro was a commercial success, with sales of roughly 400,000 units by July 1994. At the time, Bruce Carver of Access Software estimated that its actual ownership number was "at least 1.6 million" thanks to software piracy. The graphics were much praised, described as "almost photo-realistic". Some players complained that achieving a low scoring round was too easy. Computer Gaming World in 1992 stated "the final word in golf—for now, at least—is Links 386 Pro, praising the game's "stunning" Super VGA graphics and "dream come true"