In 1989, Bruce Carver, president of Access Software, was highly inspired by their successful Leader Board series on platforms such as Amiga, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, etc. The Leader Board series, and specially World Class Leader Board, were great golf games, way ahead their competitors. But they were still golf games, barely attempting to recreate golf in its most basic form and with minimally emulated wind, terrain and deviation effects on the shot.

Carver has cited these series as his direct inspiration for the next step. That step was conceived and produced during 1989 and 1990, and released under the name Links: The Challenge Of Golf. It was not a continuation of the Leader Board series, it was something new and dramatically different.

Access Software, Inc. was an American video game developer based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Founded in November 1982 by Bruce Carver and Chris Jones, the company created many popular and award-winning games. Check out below presentation showing you the remarkable people and unique ways how they created their state-of-the-art graphics.