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'''''Golf''''' is a game for the [[Family Computer]] and [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] released in 1984. It is based on the {{wp|Golf|sport of the same name}} and is the predecessor to the [[Mario Golf (series)| | '''''Golf''''' is a game for the [[Family Computer]] and [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] released in 1984. It is based on the {{wp|Golf|sport of the same name}} and is the predecessor to the ''[[Mario Golf (series)|Mario Golf]]'' series. The golfer, a heavyset man with a cap and mustache, has been identified as [[Mario]] in supplemental material, albeit not wearing his traditional shirt and overalls.<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|date=August 1991|title=''[[Mario Mania]]''|page=9}}</ref> However, the game ''[[Captain Rainbow]]'' would instead identify the golfer as a separate character named "Ossan," which happens to be a generic internal name Mario had during the development of ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''.<ref>{{cite|url=iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/wii/mario25th/1/3|title=The Grand Culmination of Famicom Cartridges|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|accessdate=June 1, 2024}}</ref> On the North American box art for ''Golf'', the character is shown with red clothing, likely to make the Mario connection more clear, though this is actually the Player 2 color; a similar situation occurred in ''[[nwiki:Ice Climber|Ice Climber]]''. ''Mario Golf'' series installments more clearly depict the main golfer as Mario. | ||
[[Nintendo]] planned to release an 18-hole golfing game as a launch title for the Family Computer, but software companies declined the project and believed that it could not be done with such limited memory at the time. Then-[[HAL Laboratory]] employee [[Satoru Iwata]] was eager to prove this technical achievement and program the game himself, which required him to create a custom data compression routine.<ref name=shmup>{{cite|url=shmuplations.com/iwata|title=Satoru Iwata – 1999 Developer Interview originally featured in Used Games magazine|publisher=shmuplations|accessdate=June 1, 2024}}</ref> It is the second-released video game that Iwata programmed for Nintendo, after ''[[Pinball (game)|Pinball]]''.<ref name=shmup/> | [[Nintendo]] planned to release an 18-hole golfing game as a launch title for the Family Computer, but software companies declined the project and believed that it could not be done with such limited memory at the time. Then-[[HAL Laboratory]] employee [[Satoru Iwata]] was eager to prove this technical achievement and program the game himself, which required him to create a custom data compression routine.<ref name=shmup>{{cite|url=shmuplations.com/iwata|title=Satoru Iwata – 1999 Developer Interview originally featured in Used Games magazine|publisher=shmuplations|accessdate=June 1, 2024}}</ref> It is the second-released video game that Iwata programmed for Nintendo, after ''[[Pinball (game)|Pinball]]''.<ref name=shmup/> | ||
''Golf'' is a playable [[nookipedia:NES games|NES game]] in ''[[nookipedia:Doubutsu no Mori (game)|Doubutsu no Mori]]'' for the [[Nintendo 64]] and its [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] port, ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing (GCN)|Animal Crossing]]''. Additionally, a copy of the original game was embedded in [[Nintendo Switch]] firmware. Activating it required the internal system clock to be set to July 11—Satoru Iwata's {{wp|death anniversary}}—and performing his iconic "{{wp|List of Nintendo Direct presentations|directly to you}}" hand gesture with both Joy-Con controllers on the HOME Menu. If the player was successful in doing so, a voice clip of Iwata from a [https://youtu.be/NWbYvzjAst8?t=16 Japanese 2012 presentation] would confirm the input, and ''Golf'' with added motion control support would promptly boot up. This version of ''Golf'' was overwritten as of the 4.0.0 update, making it unplayable. It was later added to [[Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online]] in July 2024. | ''Golf'' is a playable [[nookipedia:NES games|NES game]] in ''[[nookipedia:Doubutsu no Mori (game)|Doubutsu no Mori]]'' for the [[Nintendo 64]] and its [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] port, ''[[nookipedia:Animal Crossing (GCN)|Animal Crossing]]''. Additionally, a copy of the original game was embedded in [[Nintendo Switch]] firmware. Activating it required the internal system clock to be set to July 11—Satoru Iwata's {{wp|death anniversary}}—and performing his iconic "{{wp|List of Nintendo Direct presentations|directly to you}}" hand gesture with both Joy-Con controllers on the HOME Menu. If the player was successful in doing so, a voice clip of Iwata from a [https://youtu.be/NWbYvzjAst8?t=16 Japanese 2012 presentation] would confirm the input, and ''Golf'' with added motion control support would promptly boot up. This version of ''Golf'' was overwritten as of the 4.0.0 update, making it unplayable. It was later added to [[Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online]] in July 2024. | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
[[File:GolfNES.png|thumb|left|An in-game screenshot]] | [[File:GolfNES.png|thumb|left|An in-game screenshot]] | ||
