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|developer=[[HAL Laboratory]]
|developer=[[HAL Laboratory]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|release={{release|Japan|February 21, 1987}}
|release={{flag list|Japan|February 21, 1987<ref>{{Cite|url=https://www.nintendo.com/jp/famicom/software/fmc-gj/index.html|title=ゴルフ{{ruby|JAPAN|ジャパン}}コース|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo Japan|accessdate=August 13, 2024}}</ref>}}
|genre=Sports (Golf)
|languages={{languages|jp=y}}
|genre=Sports (golf)
|modes=1–2 players
|modes=1–2 players
|ratings=
|ratings=
|platforms=[[Family Computer Disk System]]
|platforms=[[Family Computer Disk System]]
|format={{format|fds=1}}
|format={{format|fds=1}}
|input={{input|nes=1}}
|input={{input|fc=1}}
|serials=FSC-GFJE
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}}
'''''Golf: Japan Course''''' is a Japan-exclusive golf game released for the [[Family Computer Disk System]] on February 21, 1987. It is a golf game starring [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]]. It is similar in gameplay to the earlier ''[[Golf]]'', though with polished mechanics. The holes in the game are fictional. The game received a companion title a few months later as ''[[Golf: U.S. Course]]'', which also had fictional holes and improves even further on the mechanics. As with most FDS games, side A of the disk is reserved for menus and saving scores, while side B is used for the gameplay.
'''''Golf: Japan Course''''' is a Japan-exclusive golf game released for the [[Family Computer Disk System]] on February 21, 1987. It stars [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] and is considered the earliest entry in the ''[[Mario Golf (series)|Mario Golf]]'' series. It is similar in gameplay to the earlier ''[[Golf]]'', though with polished mechanics. The holes in the game are fictional. The game received a companion title a few months later known as ''[[Golf: U.S. Course]]'', which also had fictional holes and improves even further on the mechanics. As with most FDS games, side A of the disk is reserved for menus and saving scores, while side B is used for the gameplay.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
[[File:FCGJPC Gameplay.png|thumb|left|Mario on the first hole]]
[[File:FCGJPC Gameplay.png|thumb|left|Mario on the first hole]]
The gameplay is similar to the original ''Golf'', though new features are added to improve the immersion and quality-of-life. There is now a distinction between fairways and rough grass, and trees now act as solid obstacles rather than simply an indicator of out-of-bounds areas; the out-of-bounds areas now have a clear boundary surrounding densely-packed forest instead. There are four levels for rough grass and three for sand bunkers, with each making the ball more difficult to hit far. The player can now swing in any direction regardless of whether they are on the green or not. The greens themselves can now push the ball in multiple directions rather than only a single direction at a time, and each hole may appear in one of three positions on each green. The player can move away from the ball to do a practice swing by pressing {{button|NES|select}}, or view the current score sheet by pressing {{button|NES|start}}. To change clubs, the player now needs to hold down {{button|NES|B}} and press {{button|NES|pad}} up or down; pressing {{button|NES|pad}} left or right while doing that switches between one of three swing speeds. The middle "2" speed is closest to what the swing speed in ''Golf'' is, while the default "1" is slower and "3" is faster.
The gameplay is similar to that of the original ''Golf'', though new features are added to improve the immersion and quality-of-life. There is now a distinction between fairways and rough grass, and trees now act as solid obstacles rather than simply an indicator of out-of-bounds areas; the out-of-bounds areas now have a clear boundary surrounding densely-packed forest instead. There are four levels for rough grass and three for sand bunkers, with each making the ball more difficult to hit far. The player can now swing in any direction regardless of whether they are on the green or not. The greens themselves can now push the ball in multiple directions rather than only a single direction at a time, and each hole may appear in one of three positions on each green. The player can move away from the ball to do a practice swing by pressing {{button|NES|select}}, or view the current score sheet by pressing {{button|NES|start}}. To change clubs, the player now needs to hold down {{button|NES|B}} and press {{button|NES|pad}} up or down; pressing {{button|NES|pad}} left or right while doing that switches between one of three swing speeds. The middle "2" speed is closest to what the swing speed in ''Golf'' is, while the default "1" is slower and "3" is faster.
 
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Golf JC P1 Mario swing.gif|Speed 1
Golf JC P1 Mario swing.gif|Speed 1
Golf JC P1 Mario swing med.gif|Speed 2
Golf JC P1 Mario swing med.gif|Speed 2
Golf JC P1 Mario swing fast.gif|Speed 3
Golf JC P1 Mario swing fast.gif|Speed 3
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{{multiframe|[[File:Golf JC P2 Luigi.png]][[File:Golf JC P2 COMP1.png]]|bg=gray|Luigi and COMP1}}
{{multiframe|[[File:Golf JC P2 Luigi.png]][[File:Golf JC P2 COMP1.png]]|bg=gray|Luigi and COMP1}}
There are four game modes, which can be chosen between by pressing {{button|NES|pad}} left and right or {{button|NES|select}} at the top option of the main menu:
There are four game modes, which can be chosen between by pressing {{button|NES|pad}} left and right or {{button|NES|select}} at the top option of the main menu:
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*2 Player Match Play: Mario and Luigi play against each other.
*2 Player Match Play: Mario and Luigi play against each other.
There are four slots to save scores (represented by balloons, the strings being cut by a crab when overwriting) with blank slots recorded as 900.
There are four slots to save scores (represented by balloons, the strings being cut by a crab when overwriting) with blank slots recorded as 900.
===Clubs===
===Clubs===
The draws listed are as they are on the tee or fairway with no wind resistance. The four levels of rough grass and three levels of bunker sand all detract varying amounts from it. Swinging at a higher speed usually increases it, but runs a greater risk of losing control on the ball's curve.
The draws listed are as they are on the tee or fairway with no wind resistance. The four levels of rough grass and three levels of bunker sand all detract varying amounts from it. Swinging at a higher speed usually increases it, but runs a greater risk of losing control on the ball's curve.
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!style="background:#88D800"|Club
!style="background:#88D800"|Club
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|style="background:black;color:white"|210y
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{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
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!style="background:#88D800"|Club
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|style="background:black;color:white"|165y
|style="background:black;color:white"|165y
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{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
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!style="background:#88D800"|Club
!style="background:#88D800"|Club
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|style="background:black;color:white"|130y
|style="background:black;color:white"|130y
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{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
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!style="background:#88D800"|Club
!style="background:#88D800"|Club
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|style="background:black;color:white"|90y
|style="background:black;color:white"|90y
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{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
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!style="background:#88D800"|Club
!style="background:#88D800"|Club
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==Contest and alternate editions==
==Contest and alternate editions==
{{lost|The ROM for Champions' course hasn't been dumped.|section=y}}
[[File:FDS Japan Course.png|thumb|100px|The blue disk]]
[[File:FDS Japan Course.png|thumb|100px|The blue disk]]
The game comes on a blue disk, meaning it is compatible with the Disk Fax, a device found in public places across Japan such as department stores. These machines would send the player's saved games and high score information to [[Nintendo]]. Nintendo held a contest centered around this game, and winners received one of two special versions of this game that came on a gold disk.<ref>{{cite|url=pony.velvet.jp/fcdisk/fmcmdskw28.html|title=◆オリジナルコース入りゴールデンカードはコースが2種類！|publisher=Family Computer Disk System Art Database|accessdate=January 22, 2021|language=ja}}</ref> Both versions are harder, replacing the course with new, more challenging holes. Around 80,000 contestants submitted their Mario Stroke Play scores with the national winner beating the rest with his cumulative score of 87.<ref>{{cite|date=August 16, 2022|url=www.zel-life.com/entry/golf_japan|title=【ゴルフJAPANコース】インターネットの無い時代に、通信の持つ可能性をゲームにもたらした意欲作！【ファミコン・ディスクシステム・任天堂・レビュー】]. サブカルチャーのある生活|accessdate=January 23, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=famicon.s348.xrea.com/entries/19870221_golfjapanc|title=ゴルフJAPANコース|publisher=Famicon Masterpieces|accessdate=January 23, 2021}}</ref> Contestants who had the same score were ranked by when their submission was received.
The game comes on a blue disk, meaning it is compatible with the Disk Fax, a device found in public places across Japan such as department stores. These machines would send the player's saved games and high score information to [[Nintendo]]. Nintendo held a contest centered around this game, and winners received one of two special versions of this game that came on a gold disk.<ref>{{cite|url=pony.velvet.jp/fcdisk/fmcmdskw28.html|title=◆オリジナルコース入りゴールデンカードはコースが2種類！|publisher=Family Computer Disk System Art Database|accessdate=January 22, 2021|language=ja}}</ref> Both versions are harder, replacing the course with new, more challenging holes. Around 80,000 contestants submitted their Mario Stroke Play scores with the national winner beating the rest with his cumulative score of 87.<ref>{{cite|date=August 16, 2022|url=www.zel-life.com/entry/golf_japan|title=【ゴルフJAPANコース】インターネットの無い時代に、通信の持つ可能性をゲームにもたらした意欲作！【ファミコン・ディスクシステム・任天堂・レビュー】]. サブカルチャーのある生活|accessdate=January 23, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite|url=famicon.s348.xrea.com/entries/19870221_golfjapanc|title=ゴルフJAPANコース|publisher=Famicon Masterpieces|accessdate=January 23, 2021}}</ref> Contestants who had the same score were ranked by when their submission was received.
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==Maps==
==Maps==
Each hole can appear in three locations, which is picked depending on how many strokes were made in the previous holes; this number does not change the hole in any regular interval, ie, per each swing, but instead uses more complex measures to determine it. In some holes, mainly in the Prize Card variants, all water on the map is randomly replaced with sand, which is determined at the game's beginning.
Each hole can appear in three locations, which is picked depending on how many strokes were made in the previous holes; this number does not change the hole in any regular interval, ie, per each swing, but instead uses more complex measures to determine it. In some holes, mainly in the Prize Card variants, all water on the map is randomly replaced with sand, which is determined at the game's beginning.
===''Japan Course''===
===''Japan Course''===
;Outward nine
;Outward nine
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{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
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!colspan=2 style="background:#88D800"|<big>Hole 1</big>
!colspan=2 style="background:#88D800"|<big>Hole 1</big>
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!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf JC Hole 1 green.png]]
!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf JC Hole 1 green.png]]
|}
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{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
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!colspan=2 style="background:#88D800"|<big>Hole 2</big>
!colspan=2 style="background:#88D800"|<big>Hole 2</big>
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!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf JC Hole 2 green.png]]
!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf JC Hole 2 green.png]]
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{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
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!colspan=2 style="background:#88D800"|<big>Hole 3</big>
!colspan=2 style="background:#88D800"|<big>Hole 3</big>
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!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf JC Hole 3 green.png]]
!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf JC Hole 3 green.png]]
|}
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{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
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!colspan=2 style="background:#88D800"|<big>Hole 4</big>
!colspan=2 style="background:#88D800"|<big>Hole 4</big>
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!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf JC Hole 4 green.png]]
!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf JC Hole 4 green.png]]
|}
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{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
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!colspan=2 style="background:#88D800"|<big>Hole 5</big>
!colspan=2 style="background:#88D800"|<big>Hole 5</big>
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!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf JC Hole 5 green.png]]
!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf JC Hole 5 green.png]]
|}
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{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
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!colspan=2 style="background:#88D800"|<big>Hole 6</big>
!colspan=2 style="background:#88D800"|<big>Hole 6</big>
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!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf JC Hole 6 green.png]]
!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf JC Hole 6 green.png]]
|}
|}
 
{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
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!colspan=2 style="background:#88D800"|<big>Hole 7</big>
!colspan=2 style="background:#88D800"|<big>Hole 7</big>
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!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf JC Hole 7 green.png]]
!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf JC Hole 7 green.png]]
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{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
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!colspan=2 style="background:#88D800"|<big>Hole 8</big>
!colspan=2 style="background:#88D800"|<big>Hole 8</big>
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!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf JC Hole 8 green.png]]
!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf JC Hole 8 green.png]]
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{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
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!colspan=2 style="background:#88D800"|<big>Hole 9</big>
!colspan=2 style="background:#88D800"|<big>Hole 9</big>
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!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf JC Hole 9 green.png]]
!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf JC Hole 9 green.png]]
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|}
;Inward nine
;Inward nine
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
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!colspan=2 style="background:#88D800"|<big>Hole 10</big>
!colspan=2 style="background:#88D800"|<big>Hole 10</big>
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!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf JC Hole 10 green.png]]
!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf JC Hole 10 green.png]]
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{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
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!colspan=2 style="background:#88D800"|<big>Hole 11</big>
!colspan=2 style="background:#88D800"|<big>Hole 11</big>
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!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf JC Hole 11 green.png]]
!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf JC Hole 11 green.png]]
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{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
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!colspan=2 style="background:#88D800"|<big>Hole 12</big>
!colspan=2 style="background:#88D800"|<big>Hole 12</big>
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!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf JC Hole 12 green.png]]
!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf JC Hole 12 green.png]]
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{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
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!colspan=2 style="background:#88D800"|<big>Hole 13</big>
!colspan=2 style="background:#88D800"|<big>Hole 13</big>
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!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf JC Hole 13 green.png]]
!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf JC Hole 13 green.png]]
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{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
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!colspan=2 style="background:#88D800"|<big>Hole 14</big>
!colspan=2 style="background:#88D800"|<big>Hole 14</big>
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!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf JC Hole 14 green.png]]
!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf JC Hole 14 green.png]]
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{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
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!colspan=2 style="background:#88D800"|<big>Hole 15</big>
!colspan=2 style="background:#88D800"|<big>Hole 15</big>
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!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf JC Hole 15 green.png]]
!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf JC Hole 15 green.png]]
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{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
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!colspan=2 style="background:#88D800"|<big>Hole 16</big>
!colspan=2 style="background:#88D800"|<big>Hole 16</big>
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!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf JC Hole 16 green.png]]
!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf JC Hole 16 green.png]]
|}
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{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
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!colspan=2 style="background:#88D800"|<big>Hole 17</big>
!colspan=2 style="background:#88D800"|<big>Hole 17</big>
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!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf JC Hole 17 green.png]]
!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf JC Hole 17 green.png]]
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{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
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!colspan=2 style="background:#88D800"|<big>Hole 18</big>
!colspan=2 style="background:#88D800"|<big>Hole 18</big>
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===''Professional Course''===
===''Professional Course''===
;Outward nine
;Outward nine
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
|-
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:#EA9E22"|<big>Hole 1</big>
!colspan=2 style="background:#EA9E22"|<big>Hole 1</big>
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!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf PrC Hole 1 green.png]]
!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf PrC Hole 1 green.png]]
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{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
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!colspan=2 style="background:#EA9E22"|<big>Hole 2</big>
!colspan=2 style="background:#EA9E22"|<big>Hole 2</big>
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!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf PrC Hole 2 green.png]]
!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf PrC Hole 2 green.png]]
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{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
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!colspan=2 style="background:#EA9E22"|<big>Hole 3</big>
!colspan=2 style="background:#EA9E22"|<big>Hole 3</big>
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!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf PrC Hole 3 green.png]]
!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf PrC Hole 3 green.png]]
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{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
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!colspan=2 style="background:#EA9E22"|<big>Hole 4</big>
!colspan=2 style="background:#EA9E22"|<big>Hole 4</big>
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!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf PrC Hole 4 green.png]]
!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf PrC Hole 4 green.png]]
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{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
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!colspan=2 style="background:#EA9E22"|<big>Hole 5</big>
!colspan=2 style="background:#EA9E22"|<big>Hole 5</big>
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!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf PrC Hole 5 green.png]]
!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf PrC Hole 5 green.png]]
|}
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{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
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!colspan=2 style="background:#EA9E22"|<big>Hole 6</big>
!colspan=2 style="background:#EA9E22"|<big>Hole 6</big>
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!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf PrC Hole 6 green.png]]
!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf PrC Hole 6 green.png]]
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{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
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!colspan=2 style="background:#EA9E22"|<big>Hole 7</big>
!colspan=2 style="background:#EA9E22"|<big>Hole 7</big>
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!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf PrC Hole 7 green.png]]
!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf PrC Hole 7 green.png]]
|}
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{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
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!colspan=2 style="background:#EA9E22"|<big>Hole 8</big>
!colspan=2 style="background:#EA9E22"|<big>Hole 8</big>
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!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf PrC Hole 8 green.png]]
!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf PrC Hole 8 green.png]]
|}
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{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
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!colspan=2 style="background:#EA9E22"|<big>Hole 9</big>
!colspan=2 style="background:#EA9E22"|<big>Hole 9</big>
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!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf PrC Hole 9 green.png]]
!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf PrC Hole 9 green.png]]
|}
|}
;Inward nine
;Inward nine
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
|-
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:#EA9E22"|<big>Hole 10</big>
!colspan=2 style="background:#EA9E22"|<big>Hole 10</big>
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!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf PrC Hole 10 green.png]]
!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf PrC Hole 10 green.png]]
|}
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{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
|-
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:#EA9E22"|<big>Hole 11</big>
!colspan=2 style="background:#EA9E22"|<big>Hole 11</big>
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!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf PrC Hole 11 green.png]]
!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf PrC Hole 11 green.png]]
|}
|}
 
{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
|-
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:#EA9E22"|<big>Hole 12</big>
!colspan=2 style="background:#EA9E22"|<big>Hole 12</big>
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!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf PrC Hole 12 green.png]]
!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf PrC Hole 12 green.png]]
|}
|}
 
{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
|-
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:#EA9E22"|<big>Hole 13</big>
!colspan=2 style="background:#EA9E22"|<big>Hole 13</big>
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!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf PrC Hole 13 green.png]]
!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf PrC Hole 13 green.png]]
|}
|}
 
{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
|-
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:#EA9E22"|<big>Hole 14</big>
!colspan=2 style="background:#EA9E22"|<big>Hole 14</big>
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!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf PrC Hole 14 green.png]]
!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf PrC Hole 14 green.png]]
|}
|}
 
{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
|-
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:#EA9E22"|<big>Hole 15</big>
!colspan=2 style="background:#EA9E22"|<big>Hole 15</big>
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!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf PrC Hole 15 green.png]]
!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf PrC Hole 15 green.png]]
|}
|}
 
{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
|-
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:#EA9E22"|<big>Hole 16</big>
!colspan=2 style="background:#EA9E22"|<big>Hole 16</big>
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!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf PrC Hole 16 green.png]]
!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf PrC Hole 16 green.png]]
|}
|}
 
{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
|-
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:#EA9E22"|<big>Hole 17</big>
!colspan=2 style="background:#EA9E22"|<big>Hole 17</big>
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!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf PrC Hole 17 green.png]]
!height=128px style="background:black"|[[File:Golf PrC Hole 17 green.png]]
|}
|}
 
{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
|-
|-
!colspan=2 style="background:#EA9E22"|<big>Hole 18</big>
!colspan=2 style="background:#EA9E22"|<big>Hole 18</big>
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{{image|more=yes|section=yes|Consistency with other two sections}}
{{image|more=yes|section=yes|Consistency with other two sections}}
;Outward nine
;Outward nine
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
|-
|-
!width=262px style="background:#FF8170"|<big>Hole 1</big>
!width=262px style="background:#FF8170"|<big>Hole 1</big>
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|height=63px style="background:black;color:white"|<big>'''Par 4'''</big>
|height=63px style="background:black;color:white"|<big>'''Par 4'''</big>
|}
|}
 
{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
|-
|-
!width=262px style="background:#FF8170"|<big>Hole 2</big>
!width=262px style="background:#FF8170"|<big>Hole 2</big>
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|height=63px style="background:black;color:white"|<big>'''Par 5'''</big>
|height=63px style="background:black;color:white"|<big>'''Par 5'''</big>
|}
|}
 
{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
|-
|-
!width=262px style="background:#FF8170"|<big>Hole 3</big>
!width=262px style="background:#FF8170"|<big>Hole 3</big>
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|height=63px style="background:black;color:white"|<big>'''Par 3'''</big>
|height=63px style="background:black;color:white"|<big>'''Par 3'''</big>
|}
|}
 
{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
|-
|-
!width=262px style="background:#FF8170"|<big>Hole 4</big>
!width=262px style="background:#FF8170"|<big>Hole 4</big>
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|height=63px style="background:black;color:white"|<big>'''Par 4'''</big>
|height=63px style="background:black;color:white"|<big>'''Par 4'''</big>
|}
|}
 
{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
|-
|-
!width=262px style="background:#FF8170"|<big>Hole 5</big>
!width=262px style="background:#FF8170"|<big>Hole 5</big>
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|height=63px style="background:black;color:white"|<big>'''Par 4'''</big>
|height=63px style="background:black;color:white"|<big>'''Par 4'''</big>
|}
|}
 
{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
|-
|-
!width=262px style="background:#FF8170"|<big>Hole 6</big>
!width=262px style="background:#FF8170"|<big>Hole 6</big>
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|height=63px style="background:black;color:white"|<big>'''Par 3'''</big>
|height=63px style="background:black;color:white"|<big>'''Par 3'''</big>
|}
|}
 
{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
|-
|-
!width=262px style="background:#FF8170"|<big>Hole 7</big>
!width=262px style="background:#FF8170"|<big>Hole 7</big>
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|height=63px style="background:black;color:white"|<big>'''Par 5'''</big>
|height=63px style="background:black;color:white"|<big>'''Par 5'''</big>
|}
|}
 
{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
|-
|-
!width=262px style="background:#FF8170"|<big>Hole 8</big>
!width=262px style="background:#FF8170"|<big>Hole 8</big>
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|height=63px style="background:black;color:white"|<big>'''Par 4'''</big>
|height=63px style="background:black;color:white"|<big>'''Par 4'''</big>
|}
|}
 
{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
|-
|-
!width=262px style="background:#FF8170"|<big>Hole 9</big>
!width=262px style="background:#FF8170"|<big>Hole 9</big>
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|height=63px style="background:black;color:white"|<big>'''Par 4'''</big>
|height=63px style="background:black;color:white"|<big>'''Par 4'''</big>
|}
|}
;Inward nine
;Inward nine
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
|-
|-
!width=262px style="background:#FF8170"|<big>Hole 10</big>
!width=262px style="background:#FF8170"|<big>Hole 10</big>
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|height=63px style="background:black;color:white"|<big>'''Par 4'''</big>
|height=63px style="background:black;color:white"|<big>'''Par 4'''</big>
|}
|}
 
{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
|-
|-
!width=262px style="background:#FF8170"|<big>Hole 11</big>
!width=262px style="background:#FF8170"|<big>Hole 11</big>
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|height=63px style="background:black;color:white"|<big>'''Par 5'''</big>
|height=63px style="background:black;color:white"|<big>'''Par 5'''</big>
|}
|}
 
{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
|-
|-
!width=262px style="background:#FF8170"|<big>Hole 12</big>
!width=262px style="background:#FF8170"|<big>Hole 12</big>
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|height=63px style="background:black;color:white"|<big>'''Par 4'''</big>
|height=63px style="background:black;color:white"|<big>'''Par 4'''</big>
|}
|}
 
{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
|-
|-
!width=262px style="background:#FF8170"|<big>Hole 13</big>
!width=262px style="background:#FF8170"|<big>Hole 13</big>
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|height=63px style="background:black;color:white"|<big>'''Par 4'''</big>
|height=63px style="background:black;color:white"|<big>'''Par 4'''</big>
|}
|}
 
{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
|-
|-
!width=262px style="background:#FF8170"|<big>Hole 14</big>
!width=262px style="background:#FF8170"|<big>Hole 14</big>
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|height=63px style="background:black;color:white"|<big>'''Par 3'''</big>
|height=63px style="background:black;color:white"|<big>'''Par 3'''</big>
|}
|}
 
{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
|-
|-
!width=262px style="background:#FF8170"|<big>Hole 15</big>
!width=262px style="background:#FF8170"|<big>Hole 15</big>
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|height=63px style="background:black;color:white"|<big>'''Par 4'''</big>
|height=63px style="background:black;color:white"|<big>'''Par 4'''</big>
|}
|}
 
{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
|-
|-
!width=262px style="background:#FF8170"|<big>Hole 16</big>
!width=262px style="background:#FF8170"|<big>Hole 16</big>
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|height=63px style="background:black;color:white"|<big>'''Par 4'''</big>
|height=63px style="background:black;color:white"|<big>'''Par 4'''</big>
|}
|}
 
{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
|-
|-
!width=262px style="background:#FF8170"|<big>Hole 17</big>
!width=262px style="background:#FF8170"|<big>Hole 17</big>
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|height=63px style="background:black;color:white"|<big>'''Par 3'''</big>
|height=63px style="background:black;color:white"|<big>'''Par 3'''</big>
|}
|}
 
{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
|-
|-
!width=262px style="background:#FF8170"|<big>Hole 18</big>
!width=262px style="background:#FF8170"|<big>Hole 18</big>
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==Menus==
==Menus==
Most of the game's menus relate to the contest, and vary depending on whether the disk had been registered with a high-ranking score.
Most of the game's menus relate to the contest, and vary depending on whether the disk had been registered with a high-ranking score.
{|border=1 style="text-align:center; display:inline-block"
{|border=1 style="text-align:center;display:inline-block"
|-
|-
!style="background:#88D800"|Menu
!style="background:#88D800"|Menu
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==Staff==
==Staff==
{{main|List of Golf: Japan Course staff}}
{{main|List of Golf: Japan Course staff}}
==References in later games==
*''{{wp|Wii Sports Resort}}'': the golf holes are reused in this game, similar to how ''{{wp|Wii Sports}}'' used holes from the original ''[[Golf]]''.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=ゴルフ{{hover|JAPAN|ジャパン}}コース
|Jpn=ゴルフ{{ruby|JAPAN|ジャパン}}コース
|JapR=Gorufu Japan Kōsu
|JpnR=Gorufu Japan Kōsu
|JapM=Golf: Japan Course
|JpnM=Golf: Japan Course
}}
}}
==References==
<references/>


==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.nintendo.com/jp/famicom/software/fmc-gj/index.html Official site]
*[https://www.nintendo.com/jp/famicom/software/fmc-gj/index.html Official site]
==References==
<references/>


{{Super Mario games}}
{{Super Mario games}}
{{NES}}
{{NES}}
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[[Category:Nintendo Entertainment System games]]
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[[Category:1987 games]]
[[Category:1987 games]]
[[Category:Sports games]]
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[[Category:Mario Golf series]]
[[Category:HAL Laboratory games]]

Latest revision as of 10:53, February 21, 2025

Golf: Japan Course
Golf: Japan Course box artwork
For alternate box art, see the game's gallery.
Developer HAL Laboratory
Publisher Nintendo
Platform(s) Family Computer Disk System
Release date Japan February 21, 1987[1]
Language(s) Japanese
Genre Sports (golf)
Mode(s) 1–2 players
Format
FDS:
Disk Card
Input
Famicom:
Serial code(s) FSC-GFJE

Golf: Japan Course is a Japan-exclusive golf game released for the Family Computer Disk System on February 21, 1987. It stars Mario and Luigi and is considered the earliest entry in the Mario Golf series. It is similar in gameplay to the earlier Golf, though with polished mechanics. The holes in the game are fictional. The game received a companion title a few months later known as Golf: U.S. Course, which also had fictional holes and improves even further on the mechanics. As with most FDS games, side A of the disk is reserved for menus and saving scores, while side B is used for the gameplay.

Gameplay[edit]

Gameplay of Golf: Japan Course
Mario on the first hole

The gameplay is similar to that of the original Golf, though new features are added to improve the immersion and quality-of-life. There is now a distinction between fairways and rough grass, and trees now act as solid obstacles rather than simply an indicator of out-of-bounds areas; the out-of-bounds areas now have a clear boundary surrounding densely-packed forest instead. There are four levels for rough grass and three for sand bunkers, with each making the ball more difficult to hit far. The player can now swing in any direction regardless of whether they are on the green or not. The greens themselves can now push the ball in multiple directions rather than only a single direction at a time, and each hole may appear in one of three positions on each green. The player can move away from the ball to do a practice swing by pressing Select Button, or view the current score sheet by pressing Start Button. To change clubs, the player now needs to hold down B Button and press +Control Pad up or down; pressing +Control Pad left or right while doing that switches between one of three swing speeds. The middle "2" speed is closest to what the swing speed in Golf is, while the default "1" is slower and "3" is faster.

  • Speed 1

    Speed 1

  • Speed 2

    Speed 2

  • Speed 3

    Speed 3

Sprite of Luigi from Golf: Japan CourseSprite of "COMP1" from Golf: Japan Course
Luigi and COMP1

There are four game modes, which can be chosen between by pressing +Control Pad left and right or Select Button at the top option of the main menu:

  • Mario Stroke Play: Mario plays by himself.
  • 2 Player Stroke Play: Mario and Luigi play alongside each other.
  • Mario Match Play (not available in the gold editions): Mario plays against the computer opponent, called "COMP1," which is a palette swap of the brothers. He wears black overalls and hat over a brown shirt and shoes.
  • 2 Player Match Play: Mario and Luigi play against each other.

There are four slots to save scores (represented by balloons, the strings being cut by a crab when overwriting) with blank slots recorded as 900.

Clubs[edit]

The draws listed are as they are on the tee or fairway with no wind resistance. The four levels of rough grass and three levels of bunker sand all detract varying amounts from it. Swinging at a higher speed usually increases it, but runs a greater risk of losing control on the ball's curve.

Club Draw
1W 240y
3W 220y
4W 210y
Club Draw
1I 195y
3I 175y
4I 165y
Club Draw
5I 155y
6I 145y
7I 130y
Club Draw
8I 115y
9I 100y
PW 90y
Club Draw
SW 80y
PT 50y

Contest and alternate editions[edit]

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Our documentation of the subject is inadequate. Only remove this notice if the complete work is recovered and made available publicly.

Family Computer Disk System disk for Golf: Japan Course
The blue disk

The game comes on a blue disk, meaning it is compatible with the Disk Fax, a device found in public places across Japan such as department stores. These machines would send the player's saved games and high score information to Nintendo. Nintendo held a contest centered around this game, and winners received one of two special versions of this game that came on a gold disk.[2] Both versions are harder, replacing the course with new, more challenging holes. Around 80,000 contestants submitted their Mario Stroke Play scores with the national winner beating the rest with his cumulative score of 87.[3][4] Contestants who had the same score were ranked by when their submission was received.

Around 5,000 runners-up and raffle winners received the Professional Course gold disk (white sticker), which came in a Diskun case. The redesigned title screen removes "Family Computer" at the top and adds「入賞」(nyūshō, "prize-winning") at the bottom.[5] It is mildly more difficult.

The top 100 contestants received the Champions' Course gold disk (yellow sticker), which came in a luxury case along with a gold plaque with the winner's name and rank inscribed. On the game's title screen are the contestant's name and rank, making each disk unique.[6] The Champions' Course is much more difficult[7] and one of the rarest games Nintendo ever made.

Maps[edit]

Each hole can appear in three locations, which is picked depending on how many strokes were made in the previous holes; this number does not change the hole in any regular interval, ie, per each swing, but instead uses more complex measures to determine it. In some holes, mainly in the Prize Card variants, all water on the map is randomly replaced with sand, which is determined at the game's beginning.

Japan Course[edit]

Outward nine
Hole 1
In-game map of a hole in Golf: Japan Course 365y
HDCP 10
Par 4
In-game map of a green in Golf: Japan Course
Hole 2
In-game map of a hole in Golf: Japan Course 401y
HDCP 4
Par 4
In-game map of a green in Golf: Japan Course
Hole 3
In-game map of a hole in Golf: Japan Course 590y
HDCP 6
Par 4
In-game map of a green in Golf: Japan Course
Hole 4
In-game map of a hole in Golf: Japan Course 223y
HDCP 16
Par 3
In-game map of a green in Golf: Japan Course
Hole 5
In-game map of a hole in Golf: Japan Course 410y
HDCP 12
Par 4
In-game map of a green in Golf: Japan Course
Hole 6
In-game map of a hole in Golf: Japan Course 181y
HDCP 18
Par 3
In-game map of a green in Golf: Japan Course
Hole 7
In-game map of a hole in Golf: Japan Course 589y
HDCP 14
Par 5
In-game map of a green in Golf: Japan Course
Hole 8
In-game map of a hole in Golf: Japan Course 342y
HDCP 18
Par 4
In-game map of a green in Golf: Japan Course
Hole 9
In-game map of a hole in Golf: Japan Course 441y
HDCP 2
Par 4
In-game map of a green in Golf: Japan Course
Inward nine
Hole 10
In-game map of a hole in Golf: Japan Course 350y
HDCP 9
Par 4
In-game map of a green in Golf: Japan Course
Hole 11
In-game map of a hole in Golf: Japan Course 401y
HDCP 17
Par 4
In-game map of a green in Golf: Japan Course
Hole 12
In-game map of a hole in Golf: Japan Course 564y
HDCP 15
Par 5
In-game map of a green in Golf: Japan Course
Hole 13
In-game map of a hole in Golf: Japan Course 131y
HDCP 13
Par 3
In-game map of a green in Golf: Japan Course
Hole 14
In-game map of a hole in Golf: Japan Course 414y
HDCP 3
Par 4
In-game map of a green in Golf: Japan Course
Hole 15
In-game map of a hole in Golf: Japan Course 412y
HDCP 11
Par 4
In-game map of a green in Golf: Japan Course
Hole 16
In-game map of a hole in Golf: Japan Course 198y
HDCP 7
Par 3
In-game map of a green in Golf: Japan Course
Hole 17
In-game map of a hole in Golf: Japan Course 434y
HDCP 5
Par 4
In-game map of a green in Golf: Japan Course
Hole 18
In-game map of a hole in Golf: Japan Course 661y
HDCP 1
Par 5
In-game map of a green in Golf: Japan Course

Professional Course[edit]

Outward nine
Hole 1
In-game map of a hole in Golf: Professional Course 403y
HDCP 13
Par 4
In-game map of a green in Golf: Professional Course
Hole 2
In-game map of a hole in Golf: Professional Course 388y
HDCP 7
Par 4
In-game map of a green in Golf: Professional Course
Hole 3
In-game map of a hole in Golf: Professional Course 198y
HDCP 9
Par 3
In-game map of a green in Golf: Professional Course
Hole 4
In-game map of a hole in Golf: Professional Course 524y
HDCP 5
Par 5
In-game map of a green in Golf: Professional Course
Hole 5
In-game map of a hole in Golf: Professional Course 355y
HDCP 17
Par 4
In-game map of a green in Golf: Professional Course
Hole 6
In-game map of a hole in Golf: Professional Course 398y
HDCP 11
Par 4
In-game map of a green in Golf: Professional Course
Hole 7
In-game map of a hole in Golf: Professional Course 180y
HDCP 15
Par 3
In-game map of a green in Golf: Professional Course
Hole 8
In-game map of a hole in Golf: Professional Course 609y
HDCP 1
Par 5
In-game map of a green in Golf: Professional Course
Hole 9
In-game map of a hole in Golf: Professional Course 430y
HDCP 3
Par 4
In-game map of a green in Golf: Professional Course
Inward nine
Hole 10
In-game map of a hole in Golf: Professional Course 119y
HDCP 16
Par 3
In-game map of a green in Golf: Professional Course
Hole 11
In-game map of a hole in Golf: Professional Course 518y
HDCP 6
Par 5
In-game map of a green in Golf: Professional Course
Hole 12
In-game map of a hole in Golf: Professional Course 403y
HDCP 8
Par 4
In-game map of a green in Golf: Professional Course
Hole 13
In-game map of a hole in Golf: Professional Course 383y
HDCP 12
Par 4
In-game map of a green in Golf: Professional Course
Hole 14
In-game map of a hole in Golf: Professional Course 348y
HDCP 14
Par 4
In-game map of a green in Golf: Professional Course
Hole 15
In-game map of a hole in Golf: Professional Course 394y
HDCP 4
Par 4
In-game map of a green in Golf: Professional Course
Hole 16
In-game map of a hole in Golf: Professional Course 356y
HDCP 18
Par 4
In-game map of a green in Golf: Professional Course
Hole 17
In-game map of a hole in Golf: Professional Course 185y
HDCP 10
Par 3
In-game map of a green in Golf: Professional Course
Hole 18
In-game map of a hole in Golf: Professional Course 534y
HDCP 2
Par 5
In-game map of a green in Golf: Professional Course

Champions' Course[edit]

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Outward nine
Hole 1
354y
HDCP 6
Par 4
Hole 2
588y
HDCP 14
Par 5
Hole 3
192y
HDCP 10
Par 3
Hole 4
418y
HDCP 8
Par 4
Hole 5
363y
HDCP 12
Par 4
Hole 6
213y
HDCP 18
Par 3
Hole 7
529y
HDCP 16
Par 5
Hole 8
381y
HDCP 4
Par 4
Hole 9
401y
HDCP 2
Par 4
Inward nine
Hole 10
356y
HDCP 13
Par 4
Hole 11
495y
HDCP 7
Par 5
Hole 12
386y
HDCP 3
Par 4
Hole 13
440y
HDCP 5
Par 4
Hole 14
161y
HDCP 17
Par 3
Hole 15
414y
HDCP 15
Par 4
Hole 16
363y
HDCP 11
Par 4
Hole 17
153y
HDCP 9
Par 3
Hole 18
533y
HDCP 1
Par 5

Menus[edit]

Most of the game's menus relate to the contest, and vary depending on whether the disk had been registered with a high-ranking score.

Menu Description
The "service data" screen from Golf: Japan Course
Service data 		The service data screen. It appears in Japan Course as the middle option on the main menu, and is not present in the prize card versions. If the disk was registered with a high enough score, it would be replaced with a special screen showing the top ranks and highlighting the owner's placement.
The "name registration" screen from Golf: Japan Course
Name registration 		The name registration screen. It appears in Japan Course as the bottom option on the main menu, and is not present in the prize card versions. It is used to label the data with the player's name so they can be properly credited for their score.
The high scores screen from Golf: Japan Course
High scores 		The high scores screen. Aside from appearing after a full 18 holes are finished, it can be reached by pressing Select Button from the name registration menu. It appears as the bottom option on the main menu in the prize card versions. Pressing A Button from it takes the player to the score sheet.
The statistics screen from Golf: Japan Course
Personal statistics 		The personal statistics screen. It can be reached by pressing Select Button from the high scores screen, but only if entered from name registration menu - pressing select from here returns to the name registration. It appears as the middle option on the main menu in the prize card versions.

Staff[edit]

Main article: List of Golf: Japan Course staff

References in later games[edit]

Gallery[edit]

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Golf: Japan Course.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ゴルフJAPANジャパンコース[?]
Gorufu Japan Kōsu 		Golf: Japan Course

References[edit]

  1. ^ ゴルフJAPANジャパンコース. Nintendo Japan (Japanese). Retrieved August 13, 2024.
  2. ^ ◆オリジナルコース入りゴールデンカードはコースが2種類！. Family Computer Disk System Art Database (Japanese). Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  3. ^ August 16, 2022. 【ゴルフJAPANコース】インターネットの無い時代に、通信の持つ可能性をゲームにもたらした意欲作！【ファミコン・ディスクシステム・任天堂・レビュー】. サブカルチャーのある生活]. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  4. ^ ゴルフJAPANコース. Famicon Masterpieces. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  5. ^ やまだくん (June 9, 2018). ゴルフJAPANコース オリジナルコース(賞品) プレイ動画 / Golf Tournament Japan Course Prize Cart (FDS) Playthrough. YouTube (Japanese). Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  6. ^ January 17, 2013. 昔のファミコンソフトをやってみた⑮ （ゴルフ・チャンピオンズコース編）. てぷこだんブログ (Japanese). Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  7. ^ TEPCODAN (January 14, 2013). 任天堂ゴルフチャンピオンズコース. YouTube (Japanese). Retrieved January 22, 2021.

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Super Mario games
Platformers Super Mario series Main Super Mario Bros. (1985, NES) • Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (1986, FDS) • Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988, NES) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988, NES) • Super Mario Land (1989, GB) • Super Mario World (1990, SNES) • Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992, GB) • Super Mario 64 (1996, N64) • Super Mario Sunshine (2002, GCN) • New Super Mario Bros. (2006, DS) • Super Mario Galaxy (2007, Wii) • New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009, Wii) • Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010, Wii) • Super Mario 3D Land (2011, 3DS) • New Super Mario Bros. 2 (2012, 3DS) • New Super Mario Bros. U (2012, Wii U) • Super Mario 3D World (2013, Wii U) • Super Mario Maker (2015, Wii U) • Super Mario Run (2016, iOS/iPadOS/Android) • Super Mario Odyssey (2017, Switch) • Super Mario Maker 2 (2019, Switch) • Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023, Switch)
Reissues VS. Super Mario Bros. (1986, VS) • Super Mario Bros. (1986, G&W) • All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros. (1986, FDS) • Super Mario Bros. (1989, NGW) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990, NGW) • Super Mario World (1991, NGW) • Super Mario All-Stars (1993, SNES) • Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World (1994, SNES) • BS Super Mario USA (1996, SNES) • BS Super Mario Collection (1997, SNES) • Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (1999, GBC) • Super Mario Advance (2001, GBA) • Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (2001, GBA) • Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (2003, GBA) • Classic NES Series (2004–2005, GBA) • Super Mario 64 DS (2004, DS) • Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition (2010, Wii) • Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (2016, 3DS) • New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019, Switch) • Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020, Switch) • Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. (2020, G&W) • Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021, Switch)
Related games Super Mario Bros. Special (1986, computer) • Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994, GB) • Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995, SNES) • New Super Luigi U (2013, Wii U) • Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (2014, Wii U) • Super Mario Bros. 35 (2020, Switch) • Bowser's Fury (2021, Switch)
Canceled games Super Mario's Wacky Worlds (CD-i) • Mario Takes America (CD-i) • VB Mario Land (VB) • Super Mario 64 2 (N64DD)
Donkey Kong series Donkey Kong (1981, arcade) • Donkey Kong (1994, GB)
Mario vs. Donkey Kong series Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2004, GBA) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (2006, DS) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! (2009, DSiWare) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! (2010, DS) • Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move (2013, 3DS) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars (2015, 3DS/Wii U) • Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge (2016, 3DS/Wii U)
Mario Bros. series Mario Bros. (1983, arcade) • Mario Bros. Special (1984, computer) • Punch Ball Mario Bros. (1984, computer) • Mario Clash (1995, VB)
Wrecking Crew series VS. Wrecking Crew (1984, VS) • Wrecking Crew (1985, NES) • Wrecking Crew '98 (1998, SFC)
Other Mario Bros. (1983, G&W) • Mario's Cement Factory (1983, G&W) • Mario & Wario (1993, SNES) • Hotel Mario (1994, CD-i) • Super Princess Peach (2005, DS) • Princess Peach: Showtime! (2024, Switch)
Reissues Crazy Kong (1981, arcade) • Donkey Kong (1982, G&W) • Donkey Kong (1982, tabletop) • Mario Bros. Returns (1988, FDS) • Donkey Kong (1994, NGW) • Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (2002, GBA) • Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Junior, Mario Bros. (2004, arcade) • Virtual Console (2006–2016, Wii/3DS/Wii U) • Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (2018, Switch/3DS) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2024, Switch)
Tech demos Super Mario 128 (2000, GCN) • New Super Mario Bros. Mii (2011, Wii U)
Mario Kart series Main Super Mario Kart (1992, SNES) • Mario Kart 64 (1996, N64) • Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001, GBA) • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003, GCN) • Mario Kart DS (2005, DS) • Mario Kart Wii (2008, Wii) • Mario Kart 7 (2011, 3DS) • Mario Kart 8 (2014, Wii U) • Mario Kart Tour (2019, iOS/iPadOS/Android) • Mario Kart World (2025, Switch 2)
Arcade Mario Kart Arcade GP (2005, arcade) • Mario Kart Arcade GP 2 (2007, arcade) • Mario Kart Arcade GP DX (2013, arcade) • Mario Kart Arcade GP VR (2017, arcade)
Other Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit (2020, Switch)
Ports Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017, Switch)
Mario Party series Main Mario Party (1998, N64) • Mario Party 2 (1999, N64) • Mario Party 3 (2000, N64) • Mario Party 4 (2002, GCN) • Mario Party 5 (2003, GCN) • Mario Party 6 (2004, GCN) • Mario Party 7 (2005, GCN) • Mario Party 8 (2007, Wii) • Mario Party 9 (2012, Wii) • Mario Party 10 (2015, Wii U) • Super Mario Party (2018, Switch) • Mario Party Superstars (2021, Switch) • Super Mario Party Jamboree (2024, Switch)
Handheld Mario Party Advance (2005, GBA) • Mario Party DS (2007, DS) • Mario Party: Island Tour (2013, 3DS) • Mario Party: Star Rush (2016, 3DS) • Mario Party: The Top 100 (2017, 3DS)
Arcade Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party (2004, arcade) • Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party 2 (2005, arcade) • Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher (2009, arcade) • Mario Party Kurukuru Carnival (2012, arcade) • Mario Party Fushigi no Korokoro Catcher 2 (2013, arcade) • Mario Party Challenge World (2016, arcade)
Other Mario Party 4 (2002, Adobe Flash) • Mario Party-e (2003, GBA)
Sports games Mario Golf series Golf (1984, NES) • Stroke & Match Golf (1984, VS. System) • Golf: Japan Course (1987, FDS) • Golf: U.S. Course (1987, FDS) • Golf (1989, GB) • NES Open Tournament Golf (1991, NES) • Mario Golf (1999, N64) • Mario Golf (1999, GBC) • Mobile Golf (2001, GBC) • Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (2003, GCN) • Mario Golf: Advance Tour (2004, GBA) • Mario Golf: World Tour (2014, 3DS) • Mario Golf: Super Rush (2021, Switch)
Mario Tennis series Mario's Tennis (1995, VB) • Mario Tennis (2000, N64) • Mario Tennis (2000, GBC) • Mario Power Tennis (2004, GCN) • Mario Tennis: Power Tour (2005, GBA) (Bicep Pump [Unknown, Adobe Flash] • Reflex Rally [Unknown, Adobe Flash]) • Mario Tennis Open (2012, 3DS) • Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash (2015, Wii U) • Mario Tennis Aces (2018, Switch)
Super Mario Stadium series Mario Superstar Baseball (2005, GCN) • Mario Super Sluggers (2008, Wii)
Mario Strikers series Super Mario Strikers (2005, GCN) • Mario Strikers Charged (2007, Wii) • Mario Strikers: Battle League (2022, Switch)
Famicom Grand Prix series Famicom Grand Prix: F1 Race (1987, FDS) • Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally (1988, FDS)
Other Donkey Kong Hockey (1984, G&W) • Baseball (1989, GB) • Super Mario Race (1992, GwB) • Easy Racer (1996, SNES) • Mario Hoops 3-on-3 (2006, DS) • Mario Sports Mix (2010, Wii) • Mario Sports Superstars (2017, 3DS) • LEGO Super Mario Goal (2024, Sky Italia)
Canceled games Super Mario Spikers (Wii)
Role-playing games Paper Mario series Paper Mario (2000, N64) • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004, GCN) • Super Paper Mario (2007, Wii) • Paper Mario: Sticker Star (2012, 3DS) • Paper Mario: Color Splash (2016, Wii U) • Paper Mario: The Origami King (2020, Switch)
Mario & Luigi series Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (2003, GBA) • Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (2005, DS) • Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (2009, DS) • Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (2013, 3DS) • Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (2015, 3DS) • Mario & Luigi: Brothership (2024, Switch)
Other Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996, SNES)
Remakes Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (2017, 3DS) • Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (2018, 3DS) • Super Mario RPG (2023, Switch) • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2024, Switch)
Dr. Mario series Main Dr. Mario (1990, NES/GB) • Dr. Mario 64 (2001, N64) • Dr. Mario Online Rx (2008, WiiWare) • Dr. Mario Express (2008, DSiWare) • Dr. Luigi (2013, Wii U) • Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure (2015, 3DS) • Dr. Mario World (2019, iOS/iPadOS/Android)
Other Dr. Mario (1993, GwB)
Remakes Tetris & Dr. Mario (1994, SNES) • Nintendo Puzzle Collection (2003, GCN) • Dr. Mario & Puzzle League (2005, GBA)
Luigi's Mansion series Main Luigi's Mansion (2001, GCN) • Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (2013, 3DS) • Luigi's Mansion 3 (2019, Switch)
Arcade Luigi's Mansion Arcade (2015, arcade)
Remakes Luigi's Mansion (2018, 3DS) • Luigi's Mansion 2 HD (2024, Switch)
Educational games Mario Discovery Series Mario is Missing! (1992, MS-DOS) • Mario is Missing! (1993, SNES) • Mario is Missing! (1993, NES) • Mario's Time Machine (1993, MS-DOS) • Mario's Time Machine (1993, SNES) • Mario's Time Machine (1994, NES) • Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters (1993, MS-DOS/SNES) • Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers (1994, MS-DOS/SNES) • Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun (1994, MS-DOS/SNES)
Mario Teaches Typing series Mario Teaches Typing (1991, MS-DOS) • Mario Teaches Typing 2 (1996, MS-DOS)
Other Family BASIC (1984, FC) • Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up (1991, MS-DOS)
Ports Mario's Early Years! CD-ROM Collection (1995, MS-DOS)
Art utilities Mario Artist series Mario Artist: Paint Studio (1999, N64DD) • Mario Artist: Talent Studio (2000, N64DD) • Mario Artist: Communication Kit (2000, N64DD) • Mario Artist: Polygon Studio (2000, N64DD)
Other I am a teacher: Super Mario Sweater (1986, FDS) • Super Mario Bros. Print World (1991, MS-DOS) • Mario Paint (1992, SNES) • Super Mario Collection Screen Saver (1997, PC) • Mario no Photopi (1998, N64) • Mario Family (2001, GBC)
Miscellaneous Picross series Mario's Picross (1995, GB) • Mario's Super Picross (1995, SFC) • Picross 2 (1996, GB) • Picross NP Vol. 6 (2000, SFC)
LCD handhelds Mario's Bombs Away (1983, G&W) • Mario's Egg Catch (1990, SMBW) • Luigi's Hammer Toss (1990, SMBW) • Princess Toadstool's Castle Run (1990, SMBW) • Mario the Juggler (1991, G&W)
Pinball Pinball (1984, NES) • Super Mario Bros. (1992, arcade) • Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World (1992, arcade) • Mario Pinball Land (2004, GBA)
Arcade Mario Roulette (1991, arcade) • Piccadilly Circus: Super Mario Bros. 3 (1991, arcade) • Mario World (1991, arcade) • Terebi Denwa: Super Mario World (1992, arcade) • Super Mario World Popcorn (1992, arcade) • Pika Pika Mario (1992, arcade) • Janken Fukubiki: Super Mario World (1992, arcade) • Koopa Taiji (1993, arcade) • Būbū Mario (1993, arcade) • Mario Undōkai (1993, arcade) • Super Mario World (1993, arcade) • Super Mario Kart: Doki Doki Race (1994, arcade) • Mario Bowl (1995, arcade) • Super Mario Attack (1996, arcade) • Super Donkey Kong 2 Swanky no Bonus Slot (1996, arcade) • Donkey Kong (1996, arcade) • Mario Kart 64 (1996, arcade) • Super Mario 64 (1997, arcade) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (Unknown, arcade) • Super Mario World (Unknown, arcade) • Guru Guru Mario (Unknown, arcade) • Dokidoki Mario Chance! (2003, arcade) • Super Mario Fushigi no Janjan Land (2003, arcade) • New Super Mario Bros. Wii Coin World (2011, arcade)
Browser Mario Net Quest (1997, Adobe Shockwave) • Mario's Memory Madness (1998, Adobe Shockwave) • Crazy Counting (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Dinky Rinky (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Goodness Rakes (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Melon Mayhem (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Nomiss (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Wario's Whack Attack (1998, Adobe Shockwave) • The Lab (The Bookshelf • The Drafting Table • PolterCue • Ask Madame Clairvoya) (2001, Adobe Flash) • Mario Trivia (Unknown, Adobe Flash) • Mario Memory (Unknown, Adobe Flash) • Virus Attack! (Unknown, Adobe Flash) • Mini-Mario Factory Game! (2004, Adobe Flash) • Bill Bounce (2004, Adobe Flash) • Mario Party 7 Bon Voyage Quiz (2005, Adobe Flash) • Super Mario Strikers (2005, Adobe Flash) • Dr. Mario Vitamin Toss (2005, Adobe Flash) • Bowser's Lair Hockey (2005, Adobe Flash) • Heads-Up (2005, Adobe Flash) • Parasol Fall (2005, Adobe Flash) • Dribble Skillz (2006, Adobe Flash) • Superstar Shootout (2006, Adobe Flash) • Cannon Kaos (2006, Adobe Flash) • 1-Up Hunt! (2006, Adobe Flash) • Super Paper Mario Memory Match (2007, Adobe Flash) • Are You Smarter Than Mario? (2008, Adobe Flash) • Play Nintendo activities (2014–present)
DSiWare applications Mario Calculator (2009, DSiWare) • Mario Clock (2009, DSiWare) • Nintendo DSi Metronome (2010, DSiWare)
Other games Alleyway (1989, GB) • Yoshi's Safari (1993, SNES) • UNDAKE30 Same Game (1995, SFC) • Mario's Game Gallery (1995, MS-DOS) • Mario's FUNdamentals (1998, Windows) • Yakuman DS (2005, DS)
Tech demos NDDEMO (2001, GCN) • Mario's Face (Unknown, DS)
Crossovers Game & Watch Gallery series Game & Watch Gallery (1997, GB) • Game & Watch Gallery 2 (1997, GB) • Game & Watch Gallery 3 (1999, GBC) • Game & Watch Gallery 4 (2002, GBA)
Super Smash Bros. series Super Smash Bros. (1999, N64) • Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001, GCN) • Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008, Wii) • Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014, 3DS) • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2014, Wii U) • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018, Switch)
Itadaki Street series Itadaki Street DS (2007, DS) • Fortune Street (2011, Wii)
Mario & Sonic series Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2007, Wii) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2008, DS) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009, Wii) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009, DS) • Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2011, Wii) • Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2012, 3DS) • Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (2013, Wii U) • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016, Wii U) • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016, 3DS) • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition (2016, arcade) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (2019, Switch) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Arcade Edition (2020, arcade)
NES Remix series Main NES Remix (2013, Wii U) • NES Remix 2 (2014, Wii U)
Reissues NES Remix Pack (2014, Wii U) • Ultimate NES Remix (2014, 3DS)
Mario + Rabbids series Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (2017, Switch) • Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (2022, Switch)
Other Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle (1997, SNES) • NBA Street V3 (2005, GCN) • Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix (2005, GCN) • SSX on Tour (2005, GCN) • Tetris DS (2006, DS) • Captain Rainbow (2008, Wii) • Art Style: PiCTOBiTS (2009, DSiWare) • Nintendo Land (2012, Wii U) • Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition (2015, 3DS) • Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (2024, Switch)
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Family Computer / Nintendo Entertainment System games
Super Mario franchise Donkey Kong (1983) • Mario Bros. (1983) • Pinball (1984) • Golf (1984) • Family BASIC† (1984) • Family BASIC V3† (1985) • Wrecking Crew (1985) • Super Mario Bros. (1985) • Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) • Dr. Mario (1990) • NES Open Tournament Golf (1991) • Mario is Missing!* (1993) • Mario's Time Machine* (1994)
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong (1983) • Donkey Kong Jr. (1983) • Donkey Kong Jr. + Jr. Sansū Lesson† (1983) • Donkey Kong Jr. Math (1983) • Donkey Kong 3 (1984) • Donkey Kong Classics* (1988)
Yoshi franchise Yoshi (1991) • Yoshi's Cookie (1992)
Wario franchise Wario's Woods (1994)
Other Nintendo World Championships 1990* (1990) • Nintendo Campus Challenge* (1991)
Family Computer
Disk System 		Super Mario franchise Golf (1986) • Super Mario Bros. (1986) • Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels‡ (1986) • I am a teacher: Super Mario Sweater‡ (1986) • All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros.‡ (1986) • Golf: Japan Course‡ (1987) • Golf: U.S. Course‡ (1987) • Famicom Grand Prix: F1 Race‡ (1987) • Donkey Kong^ (1988) • Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally‡ (1988) • Mario Bros. Returns^ (1988) • Wrecking Crew^ (1989) • Pinball^ (1989)
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong^ (1988) • Donkey Kong Jr.^ (1988)
Other Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic‡ (1987)
* NES only
† Famicom only
‡ Disk System only
^ Disk Writer only
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