Editing NES Open Tournament Golf

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{{about|the 1991 Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System video game|the microgame with the same name|[[NES Open Tournament Golf (microgame)]]}}

{{game infobox

|image=[[File:NESOTG cover NA.jpg|200px]]<br>North American box cover

|release='''Family Computer:'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|September 20, 1991}} '''Nintendo Entertainment System:'''<br>{{flag list|USA|September 29, 1991|Europe|June 18, 1992}}'''Nintendo PlayChoice-10:'''<br>{{flag list|USA|March 1992<ref>[https://archive.org/details/ArcadeGameList1971-2005/page/n129/mode/2up アーケードTVゲームリスト国内•海外編(1971-2005)], page 128.</ref>{{better source}}}}'''Virtual Console (Wii):'''<br>{{flag list|Europe|May 11, 2007|USA|June 18, 2007|Japan|July 24, 2007|South Korea|August 26, 2008}}'''Virtual Console (3DS Ambassador Program release):'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|August 31, 2011|USA|September 1, 2011|Europe|September 1, 2011}}'''Virtual Console (3DS full release):'''<br>{{flag list|USA|July 5, 2012|Japan|August, 8 2012|Europe|August 23, 2012|Australia|August 23, 2012}}'''Virtual Console (Wii U):'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|January 15, 2014|Europe|February 6, 2014|Australia|February 6, 2014|USA|March 6, 2014}}'''Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer:'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|November 10, 2016}} '''Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online:'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|October 10, 2018<ref>Nintendo. (October 2, 2018). [https://youtu.be/i3abblkueDw ファミリーコンピュータ Nintendo Switch Online 追加タイトル <nowiki>[2018年10月]</nowiki>]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved October 2, 2018.</ref>|USA|October 10, 2018<ref>[https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1047290182204940288 Nintendo of America Twitter]</ref>|Europe|October 10, 2018<ref>[https://twitter.com/NintendoEurope/status/1047395883170586626 Nintendo of Europe Twitter]</ref>|Australia|October 10, 2018<ref>[https://twitter.com/NintendoAUNZ/status/1047712971856723968 Nintendo AU NZ Twitter]</ref>|HK|April 23, 2019|South Korea|April 23, 2019}}

|languages={{languages|en_us=y|jp=y}}

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|platforms=[[Family Computer]]<br>[[Nintendo Entertainment System]]<br>[[Nintendo PlayChoice-10]]<br>[[Virtual Console]] ([[Wii]], [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]], [[Wii U]])<br>[[Classics#Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer|Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer]]<br>[[Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online]]

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|serials='''Famicom:'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|HVC-UG}} '''NES:'''<br>{{flag list|USA|NES-UG-USA|Canada|NES-UG-CAN|Germany|NES-UG-NOE|Denmark|NES-UG-SCN|Norway|NES-UG-SCN|Sweden|NES-UG-SCN}}

'''''NES Open Tournament Golf''''' is a [[Family Computer]] and [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] golf game featuring ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' characters. It is the third entry in the ''[[Mario Golf (series)|Mario Golf]]'' series. The game takes place on [[Earth]], with its courses being set in [[Japan]], [[Australia]], France, the [[United Kingdom]], and the [[United States of America]] (with the state of [[Hawaii]] receiving its own course in the Japanese version, separate from the US one). The Japanese version of the game features different playable courses and fewer characters. In Western versions of the game, the graphics and soundtrack are also slightly changed. Although the Japan and UK courses are also playable courses in Western versions, they do not contain the same holes. For example, hole 5 in the Australia Course is hole 15 in the US Course.

A version of this game was developed for the [[Nintendo PlayChoice-10]] arcade machine in the Americas, called '''''Mario's Open Golf'''''.

*[[Mario]] - Player 1's character

*[[Luigi]] - Player 2's character. In 1 player match mode, he is the easiest computer opponent.

*[[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] is Mario's caddie.

*[[Princess Daisy]] is Luigi's caddie.

*[[Donkey Kong]] tells the player how much money they have, and he keeps it. He will also make comments based on certain milestones achieved, such as when $1,000,000 has been obtained. He is absent from the Japanese and PlayChoice-10 versions due to their lack of a tournament mode.

*[[Steve]] is a more difficult computer opponent than Luigi in 1 player match mode. He is absent from the Japanese version.

*[[Billy]] is the most difficult opponent.

*[[Monty Mole]] (on cover art)

===International versions===

===Differences in the PlayChoice-10 version===

*There is no ability to save progress.

*The only available modes are Stroke Play and Match Play.

*Donkey Kong is absent from the arcade version.

===Differences in the Japanese version===  

*Due to the lack of the tournament mode, the plot is different. Instead of trying to win $1,000,000, [[Mario]] must instead finish all five courses in Stroke Play mode.

*A scoring limit is introduced for stroke play; if the player goes over the scoring limit, they must restart the course from the beginning.

*The title music is different, and both the Options menu and cutscene themes play at different pitches within the same octave.

*"Hall of Fame Holes" are called "Memorial Holes".

*Not only are there more courses, but shared holes are often more difficult in the Japanese version due to more obstacles and traps, although some are made less so due to the removal of certain hazards on them. For example, hole 5 of the Japan course in the Japanese version has an extra strip of fairway attached to the upper-left corner of the green, while in the international versions, said strip is replaced with a water hazard.

*The ranks (Semi Pro, Beginner, etc.) are unlocked after completing certain courses past the second one. The default rank is none at all.

*Not all courses are available at the beginning; instead, the courses after the first one (Japan) must be unlocked by beating the previous one. The extra course is a compilation of all holes the player has unlocked, and there is no reward for completing it. In the ''Full Open Version'', all courses are unlocked from the start.

*[[Billy]]

*[[Mark (NES Open Tournament Golf)|Mark]]

*[[Kenji Miki|Miki]]

 

|description1=Excerpt of the title screen music that plays in the Western version

|description2=Excerpt of the title screen music that plays in the Japanese version

==References to other games==

*''[[Golf: U.S. Course]]'': Mario's outfit originated from this game.

*''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' / ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U|Wii U]]'': One of Mario's alternate colors resembles the clothes he wears this game.

*''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'': Mario can wear an outfit identical to the one he is depicted as wearing in this game.

*''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'': Mario and Luigi's golf outfits from ''NES Open Tournament Golf'' return in this game as rewards for achieving an A- rank in Ranked Match during January and February 2022, respectively.

*''[[Mario Kart Tour]]'': Mario and Luigi's outfits in this game return starting from the [[Los Angeles Tour (2022)|2022 Los Angeles Tour]].

 

 

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