Editing Golf

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{{about|the 1984 video game|other uses of the term "golf"|[[Golf (disambiguation)]]}}
{{game infobox
|image=[[File:Golf Boxart.png|200px]]<br>NES box art
|developer=[[Nintendo Research & Development 2|Nintendo R&D2]]<br>[[Hudson Soft]] (PC-8801, PC-8001mkIISR, and Sharp X1 ports)
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|release='''Famicom/NES:'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|May 1, 1984<ref>{{Cite|url=https://www.nintendo.com/jp/famicom/software/hvc-gf/index.html|title=ゴルフ|publisher=Nintendo Japan|language=ja|accessdate=August 13, 2024}}</ref>|USA|October 18, 1985|Europe|November 15, 1986}}'''PC-8801:'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|1985}}'''Sharp X1:'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|1985}}'''PC-8001mkIISR:'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|1985}}'''Famicom Disk System:'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|February 21, 1986}}'''Nintendo PlayChoice-10:'''<br>{{flag list|USA|August 1986}}'''e-Reader:'''<br>{{flag list|USA|April 21, 2003}}'''Virtual Console (Wii U):'''<br>{{flag list|USA|October 10, 2013|Europe|October 10, 2013|Australia|October 10, 2013|Japan|November 13, 2013}}'''Nintendo Switch:*'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|March 3, 2017|USA|March 3, 2017|Europe|March 3, 2017|Australia|March 3, 2017|HK|March 3, 2017}}<small>'''''*'''Playable only through July 11''</small><br> '''Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online:'''<br>{{flag list|USA|July 3, 2024<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo of America|language=en-us|date=July 3, 2024|url= youtube.com/watch?si=iXehdv_N4VuyCg9S&v=mam6BPIvLi4&feature=youtu.be|title=NES & Super NES - July 2024 Game Updates - Nintendo Switch Online|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=July 3, 2024}}</ref>|Japan|July 4, 2024<ref>{{cite|author=Nintendo 公式チャンネル|date=July 4, 2024|url=https://youtu.be/judoPb6qREg|title=ファミリーコンピュータ & スーパーファミコン & ゲームボーイ Nintendo Switch Online 追加タイトル <nowiki>[2024年7月4日]</nowiki>|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=July 4, 2024}}</ref>|Europe|July 4, 2024<ref>{{cite|author=@NintendoEurope|date=July 4, 2024|url=https://x.com/NintendoEurope/status/1808772744617545905|title="''Seven more classic #NES titles are now available for #NintendoSwitchOnline members! ☑️ Urban Champion ☑️ Golf ☑️ Donkey Kong Jr. Math ☑️ Mach Rider ☑️ The Mystery of Atlantis ☑️ Solar® Jetman ☑️ Cobra Triangle''"|publisher=X|accessdate=July 4, 2024}}</ref>|Australia|July 4, 2024<ref>{{cite|author=@NintendoAUNZ|date=July 4, 2024|url=https://x.com/NintendoAUNZ/status/1808697240703160469|title="''7 classic games are now available to play for #NintendoSwitchOnline members! #NES: ☑️ Urban Champion ☑️ Golf ☑️ Donkey Kong Jr. Math ☑️ Mach Rider ☑️ The Mystery of Atlantis ☑️ SOLAR JETMAN ☑️ COBRA TRIANGLE''"|publisher=X|accessdate=July 4, 2024}}</ref>}}
|languages={{languages|en_us=y}}
|genre=[[Genre#Sports games|Sports]]
|modes=1–2 players
|ratings={{ratings|esrb=E|pegi=3|cero=A|acb=G|usk=0}}
|platforms=[[Family Computer]]/[[Nintendo Entertainment System]], {{wp|PC-8800 series|NEC PC-88}}, Sharp X1, PC-8001mkIISR, [[Family Computer Disk System]], [[Nintendo PlayChoice-10|PlayChoice-10]], [[e-Reader]], [[Virtual Console]] ([[Wii U]]), [[Nintendo Switch]], [[Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online]]
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|serials='''Famicom:'''<br>HVC-GF
|}}
'''''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]]''. Installments of the ''Mario Golf'' series 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/>

''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==
[[File:GolfNES.png|thumb|left|An in-game screenshot]]
The gameplay of ''Golf'' is relatively simple. The player is given a ball, and a map on the right side of the screen shows the hole that they must hit the ball into. The obstacles on the way are also displayed on the map. The player gets more points depending on how many times they hit the ball to get it into the hole. Many different types of clubs are also available to choose from by pressing Up/Down on the + Control Pad. Left/Right changes the direction the player will hit the ball in; on the fairway, this is limited to 16 directions and represented by an arrow, while on the putting green, the directions are unlimited and represented by a crosshair-like target.

Hitting the ball is done via a meter beneath the viewing field. Pressing the {{button|NES|A}} button once makes the golfer swing the club back, with the arrow on the meter moving left. Pressing it again causes them to swing forward, also moving the arrow back to the right—how far to the left it was determines the stroke's power, and if it reaches the far left, it will start moving right again on its own without a strength being yet determined. Pressing it a third time hits the ball, with the arrow's position relative to the meter's target area determining the impact point and thus how the ball will move; hitting the target on the center makes the ball go straight, hitting to the right of the target causes a left-curving hook ball, and hitting to the left of the target causes a right-curving slice ball. If the second step is skipped, the ball will merely be swiped a few yards ahead, and skipping the third step causes the club to miss entirely. The ball's direction in the air is also influenced by the direction and speed of the wind, which varies between rounds and is determined by an arrow and label found above the viewing area. On the putting green, meanwhile, the direction is influenced by the lay of the green, represented by arrows in different directions and densities.

Unlike in most golf games following it, there is no distinction between fairway and rough; as such, the only terrains are standard grass, putting green, and sand bunkers (which halve the drive), with trees representing out-of-bounds areas.
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==Clubs==
There are 14 different clubs in the game: three {{wp|Wood (golf)|wood}}s (1W, 3W, 4W), eight {{wp|Iron (golf)|iron}}s (1I, 3I, 4I, 5I, 6I, 7I, 8I, 9I), a {{wp|pitching wedge}} (PW), a {{wp|sand wedge}} (SW), and a {{wp|putter}} (PT). Higher numbers mean lower length on the shaft and the resulting drive. Woods have a drive that causes the ball to roll a short distance after landing, and as such, they are most useful for covering ground. Irons have a drive that causes the ball to stop short almost immediately after landing, making them the most useful for precision with avoiding hazards. The pitching wedge gives a short-length but very tall drive, and as such, it acts as a 10-level iron. The sand wedge gives a short-distance swat and is the most useful for escaping sand bunkers. The putter is unique, only rolling the ball a small amount forward along the ground to move it onto and across the putting green; its meter is shorter than the others and lacks an impact area, and it is the only club available while the ball is on the green.
{|border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center;background:black;color:white;display:inline-block"
|-style="background:#88D800;color:black"
!colspan=2 style="font-size:larger"|Clubs and meters
!Fairway shot
!Bunker shot
|-
|'''1W'''
|[[File:Golf Meter 2.gif]]
|240m*
|120m
|-
|'''3W'''
|[[File:Golf Meter 3.png]]
|220m
|110m
|-
|'''4W'''
|[[File:Golf Meter 3.png]]
|210m
|105m
|-
|'''1I'''
|[[File:Golf Meter 3.png]]
|195m
|97.5m
|-
|'''3I'''
|[[File:Golf Meter 3.png]]
|175m
|87.5m
|-
|'''4I'''
|[[File:Golf Meter 4.png]]
|165m
|82.5m
|-
|'''5I'''
|[[File:Golf Meter 4.png]]
|155m
|77.5m
|-
|'''6I'''
|[[File:Golf Meter 4.png]]
|145m
|72.5m
|-
|'''7I'''
|[[File:Golf Meter 4.png]]
|130m
|65m
|-
|'''8I'''
|[[File:Golf Meter 4.png]]
|115m
|57.5m
|-
|'''9I'''
|[[File:Golf Meter 4.png]]
|100m
|50m
|-
|'''PW'''
|[[File:Golf Meter 6.png]]
|80m
|40m
|-
|'''SW'''
|[[File:Golf Meter 6.png]]
|60m
|30m
|-
|'''PT'''
|[[File:Golf Meter PT.png]]
|30m
|15m
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> - Boosted to 280m if a "super shot" is achieved through perfect timing

==Holes==
''Golf'' features 18 holes separated into nine labeled "OUT" and nine labeled "IN." Each hole features some green and some woods, and every hole except hole 11 features sand traps. Holes 2, 3, and 5 feature inland ponds; holes 7 and 16 feature rivers; and holes 6, 9, 13, 15, and 18 have water covering the majority of the map. The other holes do not have water. Once the player gets the ball close to the target (the actual "hole," marked by a flag) on each map, the section of the screen that previously showed a map of the entire course shows a zoomed-in map of the putting green.<ref>{{cite|url=vgmaps.com/Atlas/NES/#Golf|title=NES Maps|publisher=The Video Game Atlas|accessdate=June 1, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjAqlIu5UvM|title= NES Game: Golf (1984 Nintendo)|author=Old Classic Retro Gaming|date=July 18, 2016|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 1, 2024}}</ref>
===Outward nine===
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|-style="background:#88D800;color:black"
!colspan=2|Hole 1
|-
|rowspan=3 width=50%|[[File:Golf NES Hole 1 map.png]]
|'''390y'''
|-
|'''Par 4'''
|-
!height=128px|[[File:Golf NES Hole 1 green.png]]
|}
{|border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center;background:black;color:white;font-size:larger;display:inline-block"
|-style="background:#88D800;color:black"
!colspan=2|Hole 2
|-
|rowspan=3 width=50%|[[File:Golf NES Hole 2 map.png]]
|'''395y'''
|-
|'''Par 4'''
|-
!height=128px|[[File:Golf NES Hole 2 green.png]]
|}
{|border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center;background:black;color:white;font-size:larger;display:inline-block"
|-style="background:#88D800;color:black"
!colspan=2|Hole 3
|-
|rowspan=3 width=50%|[[File:Golf NES Hole 3 map.png]]
|'''215y'''
|-
|'''Par 3'''
|-
!height=128px|[[File:Golf NES Hole 3 green.png]]
|}
{|border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center;background:black;color:white;font-size:larger;display:inline-block"
|-style="background:#88D800;color:black"
!colspan=2|Hole 4
|-
|rowspan=3 width=50%|[[File:Golf NES Hole 4 map.png]]
|'''388y'''
|-
|'''Par 4'''
|-
!height=128px|[[File:Golf NES Hole 4 green.png]]
|}
{|border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center;background:black;color:white;font-size:larger;display:inline-block"
|-style="background:#88D800;color:black"
!colspan=2|Hole 5
|-
|rowspan=3 width=50%|[[File:Golf NES Hole 5 map.png]]
|'''491y'''
|-
|'''Par 5'''
|-
!height=128px|[[File:Golf NES Hole 5 green.png]]
|}
{|border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center;background:black;color:white;font-size:larger;display:inline-block"
|-style="background:#88D800;color:black"
!colspan=2|Hole 6
|-
|rowspan=3 width=50%|[[File:Golf NES Hole 6 map.png]]
|'''398y'''
|-
|'''Par 4'''
|-
!height=128px|[[File:Golf NES Hole 6 green.png]]
|}
{|border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center;background:black;color:white;font-size:larger;display:inline-block"
|-style="background:#88D800;color:black"
!colspan=2|Hole 7
|-
|rowspan=3 width=50%|[[File:Golf NES Hole 7 map.png]]
|'''408y'''
|-
|'''Par 4'''
|-
!height=128px|[[File:Golf NES Hole 7 green.png]]
|}
{|border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center;background:black;color:white;font-size:larger;display:inline-block"
|-style="background:#88D800;color:black"
!colspan=2|Hole 8
|-
|rowspan=3 width=50%|[[File:Golf NES Hole 8 map.png]]
|'''494y'''
|-
|'''Par 5'''
|-
!height=128px|[[File:Golf NES Hole 8 green.png]]
|}
{|border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center;background:black;color:white;font-size:larger;display:inline-block"
|-style="background:#88D800;color:black"
!colspan=2|Hole 9
|-
|rowspan=3 width=50%|[[File:Golf NES Hole 9 map.png]]
|'''247y'''
|-
|'''Par 3'''
|-
!height=128px|[[File:Golf NES Hole 9 green.png]]
|}

===Inward nine===
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|-style="background:#88D800;color:black"
!colspan=2|Hole 10
|-
|rowspan=3 width=50%|[[File:Golf NES Hole 10 map.png]]
|'''395y'''
|-
|'''Par 4'''
|-
!height=128px|[[File:Golf NES Hole 10 green.png]]
|}
{|border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center;background:black;color:white;font-size:larger;display:inline-block"
|-style="background:#88D800;color:black"
!colspan=2|Hole 11
|-
|rowspan=3 width=50%|[[File:Golf NES Hole 11 map.png]]
|'''220y'''
|-
|'''Par 3'''
|-
!height=128px|[[File:Golf NES Hole 11 green.png]]
|}
{|border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center;background:black;color:white;font-size:larger;display:inline-block"
|-style="background:#88D800;color:black"
!colspan=2|Hole 12
|-
|rowspan=3 width=50%|[[File:Golf NES Hole 12 map.png]]
|'''410y'''
|-
|'''Par 4'''
|-
!height=128px|[[File:Golf NES Hole 12 green.png]]
|}
{|border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center;background:black;color:white;font-size:larger;display:inline-block"
|-style="background:#88D800;color:black"
!colspan=2|Hole 13
|-
|rowspan=3 width=50%|[[File:Golf NES Hole 13 map.png]]
|'''542y'''
|-
|'''Par 5'''
|-
!height=128px|[[File:Golf NES Hole 13 green.png]]
|}
{|border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center;background:black;color:white;font-size:larger;display:inline-block"
|-style="background:#88D800;color:black"
!colspan=2|Hole 14
|-
|rowspan=3 width=50%|[[File:Golf NES Hole 14 map.png]]
|'''174y'''
|-
|'''Par 3'''
|-
!height=128px|[[File:Golf NES Hole 14 green.png]]
|}
{|border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center;background:black;color:white;font-size:larger;display:inline-block"
|-style="background:#88D800;color:black"
!colspan=2|Hole 15
|-
|rowspan=3 width=50%|[[File:Golf NES Hole 15 map.png]]
|'''343y'''
|-
|'''Par 4'''
|-
!height=128px|[[File:Golf NES Hole 15 green.png]]
|}
{|border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center;background:black;color:white;font-size:larger;display:inline-block"
|-style="background:#88D800;color:black"
!colspan=2|Hole 16
|-
|rowspan=3 width=50%|[[File:Golf NES Hole 16 map.png]]
|'''400y'''
|-
|'''Par 4'''
|-
!height=128px|[[File:Golf NES Hole 16 green.png]]
|}
{|border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center;background:black;color:white;font-size:larger;display:inline-block"
|-style="background:#88D800;color:black"
!colspan=2|Hole 17
|-
|rowspan=3 width=50%|[[File:Golf NES Hole 17 map.png]]
|'''466y'''
|-
|'''Par 4'''
|-
!height=128px|[[File:Golf NES Hole 17 green.png]]
|}
{|border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center;background:black;color:white;font-size:larger;display:inline-block"
|-style="background:#88D800;color:black"
!colspan=2|Hole 18
|-
|rowspan=3 width=50%|[[File:Golf NES Hole 18 map.png]]
|'''513y'''
|-
|'''Par 5'''
|-
!height=128px|[[File:Golf NES Hole 18 green.png]]
|}

==Gallery==
{{main-gallery}}
<gallery>
Golf NES logo.png|[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] logo
Golf Famicom cover art.jpg|[[Family Computer|Famicom]] cover artwork
GolfNESMarioSprite2.png|[[Mario]] (player 2)
GolfNES.png|NES version gameplay
</gallery>

==References in later media==
*''[[Super Mario-kun]]'' – In the [[Super Mario-kun Volume 2|second volume]] of the manga, Mario reminisces of his time in ''Golf''.
*''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'' - A [[Golf (microgame)|microgame]] is based on this game.
*''[[miiwiki:Wii Sports|Wii Sports]]'' – Nine of the holes in ''Golf'' reappear as the 9-hole course in this game.
*''[[miiwiki:Wii Sports Resort|Wii Sports Resort]]'' – The same nine holes that appear in ''Wii Sports'' reappear as the back nine of this game's course in the same order.
*''[[NES Remix]]'' – Several challenges are based on this game.
*''{{wp|Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics}}'' – The first hole from ''Golf'' reappears in the Golf game in this game.<ref>{{cite|author=GameXplain|date=April 29, 2020|url=youtu.be/wLpBy7uZFOA?t=2074|timestamp=34:34|title=Clubhouse Games - MASSIVE Overview of All 51 Games (Wii Play Tanks, Bowling, Golf, & More!)|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=June 1, 2024}}</ref>

==Staff==
;Producer
*Masayuki Uemura
;Director / Course Designer
*[[Kenji Miki]]
;Programmer / Game Designer / Course Designer
*[[Satoru Iwata]]
;Original Music
*[[Koji Kondo]]

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=ゴルフ<ref>[[:File:Golf FC Logo.svg|Japanese logo]]</ref>
|JpnR=Gorufu
|JpnM=Golf
}}

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
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*[https://www.nintendo.com/jp/famicom/software/hvc-gf/index.html Official Japanese site]
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