Mario Golf (video game)
A simplified golf game featuring Mario characters and themed courses.
Mario Golf is a 1999 sports video game developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It is the second game in the Mario Golf series and the first to bear the name, succeeding NES Open Tournament Golf. The game simplifies golf gameplay while retaining character statistics and environmental variables, and includes modes such as mini golf and skins match.
Quick Facts
- Developer
- Camelot Software Planning
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Director
- Haruki Kodera
- Producer
- Shinji Hatano
- Shigeru Miyamoto
- Hiroyuki Takahashi
- Shugo Takahashi
- Hidetoshi Endo
- Designer
- Hiroyuki Takahashi; Shugo Takahashi
- Composer
- Motoi Sakuraba
- Platforms
- Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color
- Genre
- Sports, Role-playing
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Did You Know?
- Nintendo originally started development on a golf game for the Nintendo 64 tentatively titled Golf.
- The game was announced in the February 1999 issue of The 64Dream.
Gameplay
Players choose from characters including Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Yoshi, Wario, Donkey Kong, Baby Mario, Metal Mario, and five original characters: Plum, Charlie, Sonny, Harry, and Maple. Courses feature adaptations of the Nintendo world. The game simplifies golf for easy play, but its engine includes variables such as wind strength and direction indicated by a Boo, rain, character attributes, ball spin, and land relief. Modes include speed golf, ring shot, mini golf, and skins match. Characters have voice samples for commenting on opponents' shots. The Transfer Pak connects the Nintendo 64 and Game Boy Color versions to exchange characters and data; a GBC character earns experience points with each round.
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