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Mario Golf
	; The current logo of the Mario Golf series
First installment	Golf: Japan Course (1987)
Latest installment	Mario Golf: Super Rush (2021)
Number of installments	9
Franchise	Super Mario

Latest revision as of 19:38, November 24, 2024

The Mario Golf series is a video game series primarily developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo. It stars Mario and other characters of the Super Mario franchise participating in golfing events. The series was preceded by Golf, which starred Mario, who was known as Ossan in this game. A variant of this game called Stroke & Match Golf released for the VS. System had two different versions, one starring Mario and the other starring a lady golfer. The series' namesake Nintendo 64 game, Mario Golf, was released in 1999, and it is often misconceived as the first game of the series, especially in the Western world. Aside from an entirely different handheld counterpart, releases followed one game for both the Nintendo GameCube and the Game Boy Advance, while the sixth installment was released for the Nintendo 3DS in 2014, and a seventh installment was released for the Nintendo Switch in 2021. Some games in the series double as role-playing games, the single-player story modes in particular.

Prior to Mario Golf were three installments of the main series: Golf: Japan Course, Golf: U.S. Course (both released for the Family Computer Disk System in Japan only), and NES Open Tournament Golf, which is titled Mario Open Golf in Japan, more clearly billing it as a Mario Golf title there than to English-speaking audiences.

The N64 and Game Boy Color versions can communicate with each other via Transfer Pak connectivity, and the GameCube and GBA versions can do the same via the Game Link Cable; the connectivity features allow players to upload characters and data from one game into the other.

Gameplay[edit]

Mario hits a golf ball with other characters looking on.

In early Mario Golf games, it is unknown where the golf is taking place. Most games include many clubs to choose from. Stroke & Match Golf and Golf: Japan Course included an extra playable lady golfer.

In NES Open Tournament Golf, the holes are located in Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom, with other locations appearing in the Japanese version. In single-player mode, only Mario is playable, but Luigi is playable in multiplayer, and other pre-existing Super Mario characters make smaller appearances. Luigi and several original characters appear as opponents.

In Camelot's Mario Golf games, players can play as a variety of recurring Super Mario characters, including Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Baby Mario, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Wario, and Bowser among others. The first- and second-generation Mario Golf games also feature original human characters created by Camelot specifically for these games, such as Kid, Plum, Sonny, and Harry; none of these characters have made any reappearances outside the series save for Plum, who has appeared as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee and as a sticker in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and Kid, who has appeared in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a spirit.

Mario Golf games are typical golf games, where the player's objective is to hit the ball into the hole by using as few strokes as possible. The games in the series specifically have simplified "pick-up-and-play" type gameplay, which does away with many of the complicated real-life aspects of golf as found in other games relating to the sport. However, despite the simplicity of the games' appearance and play style, they run on very deep game engines. Before each swing, the player chooses a club, a general direction, and a range for the ball to travel. During the swing, the player determines power by timing a button press for a marker to stop at the desired point on a power meter; at this point, the player can choose to influence the direction of the ball by applying spin. Players can alternate between auto and manual shots, with the latter providing the player with more control, albeit at a higher risk of a poor shot. Many of these gameplay aspects, such as spin, are affected by characters' individual statistics. These relate to features such as control of the ball and the general height of shots, which determines how much the character's play is affected by environmental factors such as wind, rain, and relief of the land. The first- and second-generation Mario Golf home console games also have characters use recorded voice samples to comment on their opponents' shots.

Mario Golf games contain several gameplay modes and variants of golf, including the traditional stroke and match play, speed golf, ring shot, mini golf, and skins match. The main mode is "Tournament Mode," where the player competes against artificial intelligence (AI) opponents on a series of courses to win trophies. With the progression of the series, new modes were introduced, such as "Character Match," where characters battle computer-designated AI opponents to be upgraded into "star characters" and gain statistical enhancements; "Coin Attack," where players can collect coins scattered around courses; and "Ring Attack," where players are required to direct the ball through rings of varying locations, angles, and diameter while keeping on or under par.

The courses in Mario Golf games are based on traditional locations within the Super Mario franchise, such as the grounds of Peach's Castle in the Mushroom Kingdom. As the series progressed, more complex terrain and exotic features were introduced into courses, and courses were designed to resemble real-life golf courses. More advanced courses offer a higher frequency of difficult terrain and elevation, as in bunkers, which limit the accuracy and range of shots. There are also hazards themed after the Super Mario universe: These include lava pits, Thwomps, Chain Chomps, etc., which will incur one-shot penalties if landed on, as will water sections and out-of-bounds areas; and Warp Pipes, which can change the location of the ball.

The handheld Mario Golf games are styled after role-playing games. They feature an overworld map, where the player can walk around and interact with different courses, characters, and objects. There are golfing clubs that hold tournaments. The player controls a golf player (either male or female) and aims to win the aforementioned tournaments. There are also side courses where the player can train or earn special clubs. Each of the courses has two places of interest: the main golf course and the practice area. The main course is accessed by entering tourneys or playing practice rounds, and the practice area allows players to test their skill with minigames.

In the first handheld Mario Golf and Advance Tour, the golfing clubs are named Marion, Palms, Dunes, and Links. The player character achieves the goal of becoming the "ultimate golfer" by winning the tournaments in the aforementioned clubs, defeating their champions in match games, and earning the right to engage in a one-on-one match against Mario, who in the context of these games is the world's ultimate golfing champion. In addition to its main course and practice area, Marion features a third place of interest: the clubhouse, which is where the player characters are based and can talk to other golfers. By progressing through the game and completing its various elements, the player can gain experience to distribute among the two characters to enhance both their drive and their hitting capabilities. As a character levels up in those games, they gain stat points to improve their abilities.

Home console to handheld interactivity[edit]

The second and third generations of Mario Golf consisted of one home console title and one handheld title; each pair of titles had content transferable from one game to the other. Using the Nintendo 64's Transfer Pak, players were able to upload characters and data found in the Game Boy Color version to the Nintendo 64 version, meaning that the players exclusive to the Game Boy game could be seen and played as in full 3D. Data from the Nintendo 64 version was also saved onto the Game Boy Color cartridge. Transfer Pak functionality is not included in the Virtual Console release. The connectivity functions returned when players were able to use the Nintendo GameCube–Game Boy Advance Link Cable to transfer characters between Toadstool Tour and Advance Tour. These functions are absent from later entries of the series, as these games do not have a respective counterpart.

Installments[edit]

Main series[edit]

Title
Cover, original release, and system	Synopsis
Golf: Japan Course
February 21, 1987^[?] FDS	Golf: Japan Course is a simple Japan-only update to the 1984 original Golf game, albeit with new holes, different types of grasses added, and trees acting as solid obstacles. Mario is now in his normal proportions and outfit, while a palette swap Luigi is available for the second player. There is also a palette-swapped computer opponent that wears black and brown. Japan Course was involved in a major contest. After finishing all the holes, players had an option of saving their score. If the score was good, the score could be recorded into a special blue disk that came with the game and sent via Disk Fax to Nintendo in Kyoto. 5,000 runners-up received the Professional Course golden Disk Card, which is much harder than the original. The top 100 scorers received a plaque with their names on it, as well as a Champions' Course golden Disk Card with their name and rank programmed onto the title screen, and an even more difficult set of holes.
Golf: U.S. Course
June 14, 1987^[?] FDS	Golf: U.S. Course was released months later and is also a Japan-exclusive game. It is more open, and a bird's-eye view of the holes is not available during gameplay, making it a bit more challenging. In this game, Mario wears a blue shirt and red-and-white striped overalls. Luigi is not mentioned in the game or the instruction manual, but the second player is a green palette swap, while Player 3 is blue and Player 4 is orange. There is also a hidden female playable character that can be unlocked. The game also had a contest similar to Japan Course in which the main prize was a trophy and a golden Punch-Out!! Famicom cartridge. An unannounced prize was the golden disk Golf: Prize Card, which contained the harder Special Course. It was given out during the same contest but likely as part of a lottery to a thousand players whose submissions included a hole-in-one.
NES Open Tournament Golf
September 20, 1991^[?] FC/NES	NES Open Tournament Golf is a golf game released for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The game features Mario and Luigi as playable characters along with Princess Toadstool and Princess Daisy as their caddies. Additionally, various other humans made their appearance, including Steve (beginner), Mark (amateur), Tony (semi-professional), and Billy (professional). Despite using Super Mario branding, the game gives Mario title billing in the Japanese release only. In the American version, the graphics differ slightly, and the soundtrack has been changed. A version of this game was made for the Nintendo PlayChoice-10 in America, called Mario's Open Golf. It was rereleased for Wii, Nintendo 3DS, and Wii U through Virtual Console, and Nintendo Switch through Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online. It was also included in Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer, released only in Japan.
Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)
June 11, 1999^[?] Nintendo 64	Mario Golf, for Nintendo 64, is a 3D golfing simulator featuring the standard cast of Super Mario characters along with a new cast of human characters exclusive to the game. Players could choose to play through tournaments and special challenges in the single player mode. The ordinary basics of the multiplayer side of the game were the strokes and match play modes, with special modes including a mini-putt mode (called "Putt-Putt") and a practice mode. It was rereleased for Wii initially in 2008 and for Wii U in 2015 through Virtual Console, and for Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online in 2022.
Mario Golf (Game Boy Color)
August 5, 1999^[?] Game Boy Color	Mario Golf, for the Game Boy Color, was released shortly after the home console game. This version has a very different premise apart from its Nintendo 64 counterpart with much of the single player mode played like an RPG, where players can choose one of four characters and conquer the challenges of the golf world. The game also features a multiplayer mode and special free-play modes for players interested solely in the golfing portion of the game and those who had finished or wanted a break from the main quest. The portable game could link up to the Nintendo 64 version via the use of that console's Transfer Pak, and characters trained in the Game Boy Color version could then be played in the Nintendo 64 version like any other character. It was rereleased for Nintendo 3DS through Virtual Console, initially in 2012, and for Game Boy - Nintendo Switch Online in 2024.
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
July 28, 2003^[?] Nintendo GameCube	Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour was the next entry in the series, released for the Nintendo GameCube. The game takes the basic formula of the N64 version with some minor revisions made. The main appeals of this entry were the highly updated graphics and improved swing system. New guides on the interface showed players exactly how much power they needed to land the ball exactly where they wanted it. Players still need to factor in the wind, the ball lie, and deal with their slicing or drawing the ball. New playable characters added in this installment include Daisy, Koopa Troopa, Diddy Kong, Waluigi, Birdo, Bowser Jr., Boo, Shadow Mario, and Petey Piranha.
Mario Golf: Advance Tour
April 22, 2004^[?] Game Boy Advance	Mario Golf: Advance Tour is another title for the series, it was released for the Game Boy Advance, and is the handheld counterpart to Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour. While the gameplay is identical to that its home console counterpart, as well as the game's new visuals impressed with pre-rendered sprites and Mode 7 scaling for the golf courses, the content is very similar to that of its handheld predecessor, continuing the RPG-style. The main story follows two fledgling golfers named Neil and Ella in their quest to become world-class golfers. This game can be linked to its home console counterpart via the Nintendo GameCube - Game Boy Advance cable as can be use to unlock new features such as Neil and Ella, after being trained up, could be transferred onto Toadstool Tour as playable characters, where they also gain their own custom taunts and support messages like the other playable characters. Additionally, star versions of various courses and new characters can be unlock in the game based on the number of Best Badges earned from Toadstool Tour. It was rereleased for Wii U through Virtual Console in 2014.
Mario Golf: World Tour
May 1, 2014^[?] Nintendo 3DS	Mario Golf: World Tour is a title released for the Nintendo 3DS. It introduces a number of new features into the series, including gyroscope support, online multiplayer, Item Shots, and downloadable content. Like Mario Tennis Open, it feature Miis as playable characters (a first for the Mario Golf series) and unlockable outfits for them. The game also includes Castle Club, a story mode where the player's Mii can compete in different tournaments. Beside Miis, new playable characters to the series introduced in this installment include Toad, Kamek, and Koopa Paratroopa as unlockable characters, as well as Gold Mario, Toadette, Nabbit, and Rosalina as characters available through add-on content.
Mario Golf: Super Rush
June 25, 2021 Nintendo Switch	Mario Golf: Super Rush was released for the Nintendo Switch. The game includes many new features and several modes, as well as a reimagined version of Speed Golf, where players must travel across the courses to physically run to their ball in-between shots under time pressure. A Story Mode, called Golf Adventure, is also included, where the player's Mii can go through a variety of unique challenges and level up on their stats. Motion or button controls can be used to play either way. New playable characters added in this installment include Pauline, Chargin' Chuck, and King Bob-omb, as well as Ninji, Wiggler, and Shy Guy post-launch.

Predecessors[edit]

Title
Cover, original release, and system	Synopsis
Golf
May 1, 1984^[?] FC/NES	Nintendo's original golf game, programmed by Satoru Iwata, is a simple game of 18 holes. Along with its original releases as a launch title on the Family Computer and Nintendo Entertainment System, it has been ported numerous times, including the Family Computer Disk System, numerous Japanese personal computers, and the Nintendo PlayChoice-10. The character in it resembles a more realistic portrayal of Mario, wearing white and blue as Player 1 and red and black as Player 2, though he is sometimes identified as Mario and other times as a generic character nicknamed "Ossan." Unlike in most later games in the series, the holes lack any distinction between rough grass and fairway, while trees solely act as out-of-bounds areas.
Stroke & Match Golf
August 1984^[?] VS. System	Stroke & Match Golf or VS. Golf is a variation of the original game on the VS. System series of arcade machines. It was released alongside VS. Pinball. Three versions were released, all with a randomly picked selection of 18 holes from a larger sample, which differs between each release. The sole Japanese version and one of the two overseas versions feature Mario with the same sprites as the original game, but the other overseas version features a female golfer instead. Since the game is an arcade game, a credit system is implemented, but how it works varies by region.
Golf (Game Boy)
November 28, 1989^[?] Game Boy	Despite sharing a title with the original game, the Game Boy Golf has 36 holes spread across a Japan Course and a U.S.A. Course, similar to the previous separate Disk System games, which it is also otherwise more similar to. Unlike in the previous games, there is no "back view" of Mario, instead showing a heavily zoomed-in version of the bird's-eye map. Multiplayer requires two Game Boys and a link cable.

Related[edit]

Title
Cover, original release, and system	Synopsis
Golf*
August 11, 1995^[?] Virtual Boy	This game was initially developed by T&E Soft and released in Japan as the unrelated T&E Virtual Golf, though it was localized as simply Golf* or as Nintendo Golf, giving it a connection to the earlier games. It features a generic human golfer (implicitly named "Duff" by the default name registry) in place of Mario and, due to the Virtual Boy's capabilities, has a course of 18 fully 3D holes with hills and slopes at the Papillion Golf & Country Club. Due to the different development history, it has several gameplay differences from the other games, though some of its mechanics are used in Mario Golf for the Nintendo 64.
Mobile Golf
May 11, 2001^[?] Game Boy Color	This Japan-only game is a spinoff of Mario Golf for the Game Boy Color and is very similar to its predecessor. Its main innovation was multiplayer games within a mobile phone network via a special adapter. Unlike in its predecessor, the holes are based on real locations, like in the earlier Golf games.
Mario Sports Superstars
March 10, 2017^[?] Nintendo 3DS	A Nintendo 3DS game that was released in March 2017. Golf, developed by Camelot like the main series, is included as one of the five sports available. Metal Mario returns after being playable once in the Nintendo 64 version of Mario Golf, and Baby Luigi and Pink Gold Peach, both characters that have yet to be playable in the main Mario Golf series, are playable characters in this game.

Playable characters[edit]

In the nine installments of the Mario Golf series, many Super Mario characters appear. Human characters unique to the Mario Golf series, such as Kid, appear in dark cells.

Golfer	Golf	Japan Course	US Course	NES Open	N64	GBC	Mobile	Toadstool Tour	Advance Tour	World Tour	Superstars	Super Rush
Mario					¹		⁷
Luigi					¹				²
Lady golfer			⁸
Peach							⁷
Bowser					²				²
Baby Mario
Yoshi					¹		⁷
Wario					¹	²			²
Donkey Kong					²
Metal Mario					²						²
Plum
Charlie
Sonny					²
Harry					²
Maple					²
Kid					⁶	⁵	²
Sherry					⁶	⁵
Joe					⁶	⁵
Azalea					⁶	⁵
Putts						²^,⁵
Grace						²^,⁵	²
Tiny						²^,⁵	²
Gene Yuss						²^,⁵	²
Foreman Spike							⁷
Ken
Napple
Thread
Lisa
Bean							²
Rozary							²
Powert							²
Bird							²
Daisy
Koopa Troopa												⁴
Diddy Kong
Waluigi									²
Birdo										²
Bowser Jr.								²
Boo								²
Shadow Mario								²
Petey Piranha								²
Neil								⁶
Ella								⁶
Toad										²
Kamek										²
Paratroopa										²
Gold Mario										³
Toadette										³		⁴
Nabbit										³
Rosalina										³
Mii
Baby Luigi
Pink Gold Peach											²
Pauline
Chargin' Chuck
King Bob-omb
Ninji												⁴
Wiggler												⁴
Shy Guy												⁴
Unique characters introduced	1	1	0	0	16	4	8 + 1 DLC = 9	11	0	4 + 4 DLC = 8	2	3 + 3 DLC = 6
Total playable characters	1	2	2	2	18	11	12 + 4 DLC = 16	18	18	17 + 4 DLC = 21	18	17 + 5 DLC = 22

¹ - The character is unlockable, but available by default in multiplayer.
² - The character is unlockable.
³ - The character is available as paid DLC.
⁴ - The character was added through a free update.
⁵ - The character is only playable in Story Mode.
⁶ - The character is unlocked by transfering from partner version
⁷ - The character is unlockable through Mobile Adapter GB DLC
⁸ - The character is unlockable in the Prize Card version or with a disk registered with the Disk Fax service.

Game modes[edit]

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Speed Golf[edit]

Wario beginning a round of Speed Golf in Mario Golf for the Nintendo 64

“Finish faster than anyone else. The faster play time wins!”

—Introduction, Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)

Speed Golf is a recurring game mode that has appeared in nearly every main installment of the Mario Golf series. The game mode's rules throughout the series are to complete a course (or a three-, six-, or nine-hole section of it) as fast as possible, and the player is timed through each hole on how long the player has spent on each one. It can usually be played against a CPU or alone, and any course can be chosen. In Mario Golf: Super Rush, players must run to the balls in order to hit them until they enter the hole.

Gallery[edit]

Logo used on the English box art for Golf on the Game Boy
Classic logo of the series
Previous logo of the series

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	マリオゴルフ^[?] Mario Gorufu	Mario Golf
Chinese (simplified)	马力欧高尔夫^[1] Mǎlì'ōu Gāo'ěrfū	Mario Golf
Chinese (traditional)	瑪利歐高爾夫^[2] Mǎlì'ōu Gāo'ěrfū	Mario Golf
Korean	마리오 골프^[?] Mario Golpeu	Mario Golf

Trivia[edit]

A golf course appears in the background of the Mushroom Kingdom stage of the Adventure Mode of Super Smash Bros. Melee, as a reference to the Mario Golf series. The Mario Golf series is also mentioned in Luigi's Diary in Paper Mario.
Mario Golf is referenced in the Death Note manga, when Ryuk asks Light Yagami if he wants to play Mario Golf.
In Nintendo Monopoly, there is a Coin Block/Brick Block card that rewards the player with $100 for winning a golf tournament.
This series defies many common trends regarding the stats that Super Mario characters tend to have. For example, Mario, a balanced character in almost every game, has one of the longest drives in every Mario Golf game, while his brother Luigi, who is also often balanced, is a weak driver but has good control over the ball. Wario, typically a power character, is a middle-class driver in this series. Princess Daisy, usually a technique or balanced character, is a power-hitter similar to Mario.
Rabbid Peach's Sandbagger Sentry in Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle references the Mario Golf games, as its description alludes to the golf club on the front of the weapon possibly belonging to Mario.

References[edit]

^ February 18, 2021. Nintendo Switch专用游戏软件最新资讯公开！多款支持中文作品预定发售！. Nintendo of HK (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved February 18, 2021.
^ February 18, 2021. Nintendo Switch專用遊戲軟體最新資訊公開！多款支援中文作品預定發售！. Nintendo of HK (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved February 18, 2021.

[1] February 18, 2021. Nintendo Switch专用游戏软件最新资讯公开！多款支持中文作品预定发售！. Nintendo of HK (Simplified Chinese). Retrieved February 18, 2021.

[2] February 18, 2021. Nintendo Switch專用遊戲軟體最新資訊公開！多款支援中文作品預定發售！. Nintendo of HK (Traditional Chinese). Retrieved February 18, 2021.

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Mario Golf
The current logo of the Mario Golf series
First installment	Golf: Japan Course (1987)
Latest installment	Mario Golf: Super Rush (2021)
Number of installments	9
Franchise	Super Mario

[Edit] Game series
Super Mario franchise	Mario Bros. • Wrecking Crew • Super Mario • Mario Golf • Famicom Grand Prix • Dr. Mario • Mario Teaches Typing • Mario Kart • Mario Discovery Series • Mario's Picross • Game & Watch Gallery • Mario Party • Mario Artist • Mario Tennis • Paper Mario • Super Mario Advance • Luigi's Mansion • Mario & Luigi • Mario vs. Donkey Kong • Super Mario Stadium • Mario Strikers • Mario & Sonic
Donkey Kong franchise	Donkey Kong • Donkey Kong Country • Donkey Kong Land • Donkey Konga • Mario vs. Donkey Kong • DK
Yoshi franchise	Yoshi's Island
Wario franchise	Wario Land • WarioWare
Miscellaneous	Arcade Classics Series • Super Smash Bros. • Picross NP • Classic NES Series • Just Dance • NES Remix

[Edit] 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) • 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)
	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)
Art utilities	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)
	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)
	NES Remix series	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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-{{italic title|''Mario Golf'' (series)}}
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+{{series infobox
-|title=Mario Golf
+|image=[[File:Mario Golf Series Logo.png|280px]]<br>The current logo of the ''Mario Golf'' series
-|image=[[File:Mario Golf Series Logo.png|280px]]The current logo of the ''Mario Golf'' series.
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-|first=''[[Mario Golf]]'' ([[List of games by date#1999|1999]])
+|first=''[[Golf: Japan Course]]'' ([[List of games by date#1987|1987]])
-|latest=''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'' ([[List of games by date#2014|2014]])
+|latest=''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'' ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])
-|number=11 (5 direct, 6 indirect)
+|number=9
-|parent=''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]''
+|franchise=''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]''
 }}
+The '''''Mario Golf''''' series is a video game series primarily developed by [[Camelot Software Planning]] and published by [[Nintendo]]. It stars [[Mario]] and other characters of the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] participating in golfing events. The series was preceded by ''[[Golf]]'', which starred Mario, who was known as Ossan in this game. A variant of this game called ''[[Stroke & Match Golf]]'' released for the [[VS. System]] had two different versions, one starring Mario and the other starring a [[lady golfer]]. The series' namesake [[Nintendo 64]] game, ''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]'', was released in 1999, and it is often misconceived as the first game of the series, especially in the {{iw|wikipedia|Western world}}. Aside from an entirely different [[Mario Golf (Game Boy Color)|handheld counterpart]], releases followed one game for both the [[Nintendo GameCube]] and the [[Game Boy Advance]], while the sixth installment was released for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] in 2014, and a [[Mario Golf: Super Rush|seventh installment]] was released for the [[Nintendo Switch]] in 2021. Some games in the series double as role-playing games, the single-player story modes in particular.
-'''''Mario Golf''''' (マリオゴルフ ''Mario Gorufu'') is a sports video game series developed by [[Camelot Software Planning]] and published by [[Nintendo]]. The series brought the ''[[Mario (franchise)|Mario]]'' universe to golf, even though [[Mario]] himself had appeared in multiple golf games on older systems. ''[[Mario Golf]]'', the first Camelot game to use the ''Mario'' branding and to be developed for a Nintendo system, debuted on the [[Nintendo 64]] in 1999 and was ported to [[Game Boy Color]]. Releases followed of one game for both the [[Nintendo GameCube]] and the [[Game Boy Advance]], while the fifth installment was released for [[Nintendo 3DS]] in 2014. The handheld versions feature role-playing game elements, where the console versions do not.
+Prior to ''Mario Golf'' were three installments of the main series: ''[[Golf: Japan Course]]'', ''[[Golf: U.S. Course]]'' (both released for the [[Family Computer Disk System]] in Japan only), and ''[[NES Open Tournament Golf]]'', which is titled ''Mario Open Golf'' in Japan, more clearly billing it as a ''Mario Golf'' title there than to English-speaking audiences.
 The N64 and Game Boy Color versions can communicate with each other via [[Transfer Pak]] connectivity, and the GameCube and GBA versions can do the same via the Game Link Cable; the connectivity features allow players to upload characters and data from one game into the other.
+==Gameplay==
+[[File:Mario Golf World TourArtwork.jpg|thumb|300px|Mario hits a golf ball with other characters looking on.]]
+In early ''Mario Golf'' games, it is unknown where the golf is taking place. Most games include many clubs to choose from. ''Stroke & Match Golf'' and ''Golf: Japan Course'' included an extra playable lady golfer.
-== Gameplay ==
+In ''NES Open Tournament Golf'', the holes are located in [[Japan]], the [[United States]], and the [[United Kingdom]], with other locations appearing in the Japanese version. In single-player mode, only Mario is playable, but [[Luigi]] is playable in multiplayer, and other pre-existing ''Super Mario'' characters make smaller appearances. Luigi and several original characters appear as opponents.
-[[File:Mario Golf World TourArtwork.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Mario hits a golf ball with other characters looking on.]]
-Players can play as a variety of recurring ''Mario'' characters, including Mario, [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach]], [[Princess Daisy]], [[Yoshi]], [[Donkey Kong]], [[Wario]], and [[Bowser]] among others. The first- and second-generation ''Mario Golf'' games also feature original human characters created by Camelot specifically for these games, such as [[Plum]], [[Sonny]], or [[Harry (Mario Golf)|Harry]]; none of these characters have made any reappearances save for Plum, who has appeared as a trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and as a sticker in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''.
-''Mario Golf'' games are typical golf games, where the player's objective is to hit the ball into the hole using as few strokes as possible. The games in the series specifically have simplified "pick-up-and-play" type gameplay, which does away with many of the complicated real-life aspects of golf as found in other games relating to the sport. However, despite the simplicity of the games' appearance and play style, they run on very deep [[wikipedia:Game engine|game engines]]. Before each swing, the player chooses a club, a general direction, and a range for the ball to travel. During the swing, the player determines power by timing a button press for a marker to stop at the desired point on a power meter; at this point, the player can choose to influence the direction of the ball by applying spin. Players can alternate between auto and manual shots, with the latter providing the player with more control, albeit at a higher risk of a poor shot. Many of these gameplay aspects, such as spin, are affected by characters' individual statistics. These relate to features such as control of the ball and the general height of shots, which determines how much the character's play is affected by environmental factors like wind, rain, and relief of the land. The first- and second-generation ''Mario Golf'' home console games also have characters use recorded voice samples to comment on their opponents' shots.
+In Camelot's ''Mario Golf'' games, players can play as a variety of recurring ''Super Mario'' characters, including Mario, Luigi, [[Princess Peach]], [[Baby Mario]], [[Yoshi]], [[Donkey Kong]], [[Wario]], and [[Bowser]] among others. The first- and second-generation ''Mario Golf'' games also feature original human characters created by Camelot specifically for these games, such as [[Kid]], [[Plum]], [[Sonny (Mario Golf)|Sonny]], and [[Harry (Mario Golf)|Harry]]; none of these characters have made any reappearances outside the series save for Plum, who has appeared as a trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' and as a sticker in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', and Kid, who has appeared in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as a spirit.
-''Mario Golf'' games contain several gameplay modes and variants of golf, including the traditional stroke and match play, speed golf, ring shot, mini golf, and skins match. The main mode is "Tournament Mode," where the player competes against [[wikipedia:Artificial intelligence|artificial intelligence]] (AI) opponents on a series of courses to win trophies. With the progression of the series, new modes were introduced, such as "Character Match," where characters battle computer-designated AI opponents to be upgraded into "star characters" and gain statistical enhancements; "Coin Attack," where players can collect coins scattered around courses; and "Ring Attack," where players are required to direct the ball through rings of varying locations, angles, and diameter while keeping on or under par.
+''Mario Golf'' games are typical golf games, where the player's objective is to hit the ball into the hole by using as few strokes as possible. The games in the series specifically have simplified "pick-up-and-play" type gameplay, which does away with many of the complicated real-life aspects of golf as found in other games relating to the sport. However, despite the simplicity of the games' appearance and play style, they run on very deep {{wp|game engine}}s. Before each swing, the player chooses a club, a general direction, and a range for the ball to travel. During the swing, the player determines power by timing a button press for a marker to stop at the desired point on a power meter; at this point, the player can choose to influence the direction of the ball by applying spin. Players can alternate between auto and manual shots, with the latter providing the player with more control, albeit at a higher risk of a poor shot. Many of these gameplay aspects, such as spin, are affected by characters' individual statistics. These relate to features such as control of the ball and the general height of shots, which determines how much the character's play is affected by environmental factors such as wind, rain, and relief of the land. The first- and second-generation ''Mario Golf'' home console games also have characters use recorded voice samples to comment on their opponents' shots.
-The courses in ''Mario Golf'' games are based on traditional locations within the ''Mario'' franchise, such as the grounds of [[Princess Peach's Castle]] in the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. Most courses have features adapted to the Nintendo world. As the series progressed, more complex terrain and exotic features were introduced into courses, and courses were designed that resemble real-life golf courses. More advanced courses offer a higher frequency of difficult terrain and elevation, as in bunkers, which limit the accuracy and range of shots. There are also hazards themed after the ''Mario'' universe: these include lava pits, [[Thwomp]]s, [[Chain Chomp]]s, etc., which will incur one-shot penalties if landed on, as will water sections and out-of-bounds areas; and [[Warp Pipe]]s, which can change the location of the ball.
+''Mario Golf'' games contain several gameplay modes and variants of golf, including the traditional stroke and match play, speed golf, ring shot, mini golf, and skins match. The main mode is "Tournament Mode," where the player competes against {{wp|artificial intelligence}} (AI) opponents on a series of courses to win trophies. With the progression of the series, new modes were introduced, such as "Character Match," where characters battle computer-designated AI opponents to be upgraded into "star characters" and gain statistical enhancements; "Coin Attack," where players can collect coins scattered around courses; and "Ring Attack," where players are required to direct the ball through rings of varying locations, angles, and diameter while keeping on or under par.
-The handheld ''Mario Golf'' games are styled after [[wikipedia:Role-playing video game|role-playing games]]. They feature an overworld map, where the player can walk around and interact with different courses and objects. There are four golfing clubs, named [[Marion]], [[Palms]], [[Dunes]], and [[Links]], which hold tournaments. The player controls a young golf player (either male or female) who wants to become the "ultimate golfer," and must prove this by winning the tournaments in the aforementioned clubs, defeating their champions in match games, and earning the right to engage in a one-on-one match against Mario, the ultimate golfing champion in the game's world. There are also side courses where the player can train or earn special clubs. Each of the four clubs has two places of interest: the main golf course and the practice area; while Marion has a third, the clubhouse (changed to a lodging area in ''Advance Tour''). The main course is accessed by entering tourneys or playing practice rounds; the practice area allows players to test their skill with minigames; and the Marion clubhouse is where the player's character is based, and can talk to other golfers (in the GBC game) or their partner in the lounging area (in ''Advance Tour''). By progressing through the game and completing its various elements, the player can gain experience to distribute among the two characters to enhance both their drive as well as their hitting capabilities. As a character levels up, they gain stat points to improve their abilities.
+The courses in ''Mario Golf'' games are based on traditional locations within the ''Super Mario'' franchise, such as the grounds of [[Peach's Castle]] in the [[Mushroom Kingdom]]. As the series progressed, more complex terrain and exotic features were introduced into courses, and courses were designed to resemble real-life golf courses. More advanced courses offer a higher frequency of difficult terrain and elevation, as in bunkers, which limit the accuracy and range of shots. There are also hazards themed after the ''Super Mario'' universe: These include [[lava]] pits, [[Thwomp]]s, [[Chain Chomp]]s, etc., which will incur one-shot penalties if landed on, as will water sections and out-of-bounds areas; and [[Warp Pipe]]s, which can change the location of the ball.
-=== Home console-to-handheld interactivity ===
+The handheld ''Mario Golf'' games are styled after {{wp|Role-playing video game|role-playing games}}. They feature an overworld map, where the player can walk around and interact with different courses, characters, and objects. There are golfing clubs that hold tournaments. The player controls a golf player (either male or female) and aims to win the aforementioned tournaments. There are also side courses where the player can train or earn special clubs. Each of the courses has two places of interest: the main golf course and the practice area. The main course is accessed by entering tourneys or playing practice rounds, and the practice area allows players to test their skill with minigames.
-The first and second generations of ''Mario Golf'' consisted of one home console title and one handheld title; each pair of titles had content transferrable from one game to the other. Using the Nintendo 64's [[Transfer Pak]], players were able to upload characters and data found in the Game Boy Color version to the Nintendo 64 version, meaning that the players exclusive to the Game Boy game could be seen and played as in full 3D. Data from the Nintendo 64 version was also saved onto the Game Boy Color cartridge. Transfer Pak functionality is not included in the [[Virtual Console]] release. The connectivity functions returned when players were able to use the Nintendo GameCube - Game Boy Advance Cable to transfer characters between ''Toadstool Tour'' and ''Advance Tour''. However, these functions are absent from the third generation of the series, as ''World Tour'' does not have a console counterpart.
+In the first handheld ''Mario Golf'' and ''Advance Tour'', the golfing clubs are named [[Marion Course|Marion]], [[Palms Course|Palms]], [[Dunes Course|Dunes]], and [[Links Course|Links]]. The player character achieves the goal of becoming the "ultimate golfer" by winning the tournaments in the aforementioned clubs, defeating their champions in match games, and earning the right to engage in a one-on-one match against Mario, who in the context of these games is the world's ultimate golfing champion. In addition to its main course and practice area, Marion features a third place of interest: the clubhouse, which is where the player characters are based and can talk to other golfers. By progressing through the game and completing its various elements, the player can gain experience to distribute among the two characters to enhance both their drive and their hitting capabilities. As a character levels up in those games, they gain stat points to improve their abilities.
+===Home console to handheld interactivity===
+The second and third generations of ''Mario Golf'' consisted of one home console title and one handheld title; each pair of titles had content transferable from one game to the other. Using the Nintendo 64's Transfer Pak, players were able to upload characters and data found in the Game Boy Color version to the Nintendo 64 version, meaning that the players exclusive to the Game Boy game could be seen and played as in full 3D. Data from the Nintendo 64 version was also saved onto the Game Boy Color cartridge. Transfer Pak functionality is not included in the [[Virtual Console]] release. The connectivity functions returned when players were able to use the Nintendo GameCube–Game Boy Advance Link Cable to transfer characters between ''Toadstool Tour'' and ''Advance Tour''. These functions are absent from later entries of the series, as these games do not have a respective counterpart.
 ==Installments==
-=== Main series ===
+===Main series===
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+{|align=center width=100% class="wikitable"
+|-
+!width=15% style="background-color:#d9d9d9;font-size:125%;text-align:left"colspan="2"|Title
+|-
+!width=15% style="background-color:#e0e0e0;"|Cover, original release, and system
+!width=85% style="background-color:#e0e0e0;"|Synopsis
 |-
-!width=15% style="background-color: #d9d9d9;font-size:125%;text-align:left" colspan="2"|Title
+!colspan="2"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Golf: Japan Course]]''
 |-
-!width=15% style="background-color: #e0e0e0;"|Cover, original release and system
+|style="text-align:center"|[[File:Famicom-Golf-Japan-Course-cover.png|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{flag list|Japan|February 21, 1987}}[[Family Computer Disk System|FDS]]</span>
-!width=85% style="background-color: #e0e0e0;"|Synopsis
+|'''''Golf: Japan Course''''' is a simple Japan-only update to the 1984 original ''[[Golf]]'' game, albeit with new holes, different types of grasses added, and trees acting as solid obstacles. Mario is now in his normal proportions and outfit, while a palette swap [[Luigi]] is available for the second player. There is also a palette-swapped computer opponent that wears black and brown.
+''Japan Course'' was involved in a major contest. After finishing all the holes, players had an option of saving their score. If the score was good, the score could be recorded into a special blue disk that came with the game and sent via Disk Fax to Nintendo in Kyoto. 5,000 runners-up received the Professional Course golden Disk Card, which is much harder than the original. The top 100 scorers received a plaque with their names on it, as well as a Champions' Course golden Disk Card with their name and rank programmed onto the title screen, and an even more difficult set of holes.
 |-
-!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|''Mario Golf'']]
+!colspan="2"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Golf: U.S. Course]]''
 |-
-|[[File:MG64.PNG|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{released|Japan|June 11, 1999}} [[Nintendo 64]]
+|style="text-align:center"|[[File:Fds famicomgolfuscourse jp.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{flag list|Japan|June 14, 1987}}[[Family Computer Disk System|FDS]]</span>
-||The original ''Mario Golf'', for Nintendo 64, was a 3D golfing simulator featuring the standard cast of ''Mario'' characters along with a new cast of human characters exclusive to the game. Players could choose to play through tournaments and special challenges in the single player mode. The meat and potatoes of the multiplayer side of the game were the strokes and match play modes, with special modes including a mini-putt mode (called "Putt-Putt") and a practice mode.
+|'''''Golf: U.S. Course''''' was released months later and is also a Japan-exclusive game. It is more open, and a bird's-eye view of the holes is not available during gameplay, making it a bit more challenging. In this game, Mario wears a blue shirt and red-and-white striped overalls. Luigi is not mentioned in the game or the instruction manual, but the second player is a green palette swap, while Player 3 is blue and Player 4 is orange. There is also a [[lady golfer|hidden female playable character]] that can be unlocked.
+The game also had a contest similar to ''Japan Course'' in which the main prize was a trophy and a golden ''Punch-Out!!'' [[Family Computer|Famicom]] cartridge. An unannounced prize was the golden disk ''Golf: Prize Card'', which contained the harder Special Course. It was given out during the same contest but likely as part of a lottery to a thousand players whose submissions included a hole-in-one.
 |-
-!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Mario Golf (Game Boy Color)|''Mario Golf'' (Game Boy Color)]]
+!colspan="2"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[NES Open Tournament Golf]]''
 |-
-|[[File:MGGBC_Cover.png|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{released|Japan|August 5, 1999}} [[Game Boy Color]]
+|style="text-align:center"|[[File:NESOTG cover NA.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{flag list|Japan|September 20, 1991}} [[Family Computer|FC]]/[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]</span>
-|A significantly downgraded port of ''Mario Golf'' for the Game Boy Color was released shortly after the console game, and had a very different premise. What stood this version apart from its Nintendo 64 counterpart was that much of the single player mode was played as an RPG, where players could choose one of four characters and conquer the challenges of the golf world. The game also featured a multiplayer mode and special free-play modes for players interested solely in the golfing portion of the game and those who had finished or wanted a break from the main quest. The portable game could link up to the Nintendo 64 version via the use of that console's [[Transfer Pak]], and characters trained in the GBC version could then be played in the N64 version like any other character.
+|'''''NES Open Tournament Golf''''' is a golf game released for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]. The game features [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] as playable characters along with [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]] and [[Princess Daisy]] as their caddies. Additionally, various other humans made their appearance, including [[Steve]] (beginner), [[Mark (NES Open Tournament Golf)|Mark]] (amateur), [[Tony (NES Open Tournament Golf)|Tony]] (semi-professional), and [[Billy]] (professional). Despite using ''Super Mario'' branding, the game gives Mario title billing in the Japanese release only. In the American version, the graphics differ slightly, and the soundtrack has been changed.
+A version of this game was made for the [[Nintendo PlayChoice-10]] in America, called ''Mario's Open Golf''.
+It was rereleased for [[Wii]], [[Nintendo 3DS]], and [[Wii U]] through [[Virtual Console]], and [[Nintendo Switch]] through [[Nintendo Entertainment System - Nintendo Switch Online]]. It was also included in [[Classics#Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer|Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer]], released only in Japan.
 |-
-!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''
+!colspan="2"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|''Mario Golf'' (Nintendo 64)]]
 |-
-|[[File:ToadstoolTour.PNG|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{released|USA|July 28, 2003}} [[Nintendo Gamecube]]</span>
+|style="text-align:center"|[[File:Mario Golf 64 box.png|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{flag list|Japan|June 11, 1999}} [[Nintendo 64]]
-||One of the first ''Mario'' spin-off titles to hit the [[Nintendo GameCube]], ''Toadstool Tour'' took the basic formula of the N64 version and made only minor revisions. The main appeals of this version were the highly updated graphics and improved swing system. New guides on the interface showed players exactly how much power they needed to land the ball exactly where they wanted it. Players still needed to factor in the wind, the ball lie, and deal with their slicing or drawing the ball.
+|'''''Mario Golf''''', for [[Nintendo 64]], is a 3D golfing simulator featuring the standard cast of ''Super Mario'' characters along with a new cast of human characters exclusive to the game. Players could choose to play through tournaments and special challenges in the single player mode. The ordinary basics of the multiplayer side of the game were the strokes and match play modes, with special modes including a mini-putt mode (called "Putt-Putt") and a practice mode.
+It was rereleased for Wii initially in 2008 and for Wii U in 2015 through Virtual Console, and for [[Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online]] in 2022.
 |-
-!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]''
+!colspan="2"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Mario Golf (Game Boy Color)|''Mario Golf'' (Game Boy Color)]]
 |-
-|[[File:Mariogolfgba.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{released|Japan|April 22, 2004}} [[Game Boy Advance]] </span>
+|style="text-align:center"|[[File:MarioGolfGBCBoxArtCover.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{flag list|Japan|August 5, 1999}} [[Game Boy Color]]
-|''Toadstool Tour'' was successful enough to spawn a Game Boy Advance counterpart, released about a year afterward under the name ''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]''. This game could be linked to its console counterpart via the Nintendo GameCube - Game Boy Advance cable. It followed two fledgling golfers named [[Neil]] and [[Ella]] in their quest to become world-class golfers. Though the game's content was very similar to the previous handheld release, the new visuals impressed with pre-rendered sprites and [[wikipedia:Mode 7|Mode 7]] scaling for the golf courses. Neil and Ella, after being trained up, could also be uploaded onto ''Toadstool Tour'', where when playing with other characters, they gained their own custom taunts and support messages like the ''Mario'' characters who were playable in the GameCube game. Also, based on the number of [[Best Badge]]s earned in ''Toadstool Tour'', new features, such as special versions of every hole in Advance Tour, could be unlocked.
+|'''''Mario Golf''''', for the [[Game Boy Color]], was released shortly after the home console game. This version has a very different premise apart from its Nintendo 64 counterpart with much of the single player mode played like an RPG, where players can choose one of four characters and conquer the challenges of the golf world. The game also features a multiplayer mode and special free-play modes for players interested solely in the golfing portion of the game and those who had finished or wanted a break from the main quest.
+The portable game could link up to the Nintendo 64 version via the use of that console's [[Transfer Pak]], and characters trained in the Game Boy Color version could then be played in the Nintendo 64 version like any other character.
+It was rereleased for Nintendo 3DS through Virtual Console, initially in 2012, and for [[Game Boy - Nintendo Switch Online]] in 2024.
 |-
-!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]''
+!colspan="2"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]''
 |-
-|[[File:Box_NA_-_Mario_Golf_World_Tour.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{released|Japan|May 1, 2014}} [[Nintendo 3DS]]</span>
+|style="text-align:center"|[[File:Mario Golf Toadstool Tour.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{flag list|USA|July 28, 2003}} [[Nintendo GameCube]]</span>
-||''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'' is a recently released title in the series for [[Nintendo 3DS]], produced by [[Camelot]]. It introduces a number of new features into the series, including gyroscope support, online multiplayer, Item Shots, and downloadable content. Like ''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'', it features [[Miis]] as playable characters and [[List of Mario Golf: World Tour Mii gear|unlockable outfits]] for them.
+|'''''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour''''' was the next entry in the series, released for the [[Nintendo GameCube]]. The game takes the basic formula of the N64 version with some minor revisions made. The main appeals of this entry were the highly updated graphics and improved swing system. New guides on the interface showed players exactly how much power they needed to land the ball exactly where they wanted it. Players still need to factor in the wind, the ball lie, and deal with their slicing or drawing the ball.
+New playable characters added in this installment include Daisy, [[Koopa Troopa]], [[Diddy Kong]], [[Waluigi]], [[Birdo]], [[Bowser Jr.]], [[Boo]], [[Shadow Mario]], and [[Petey Piranha]].
+|-
+!colspan="2"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour]]''
+|-
+|style="text-align:center"|[[File:Mariogolfgba.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{flag list|Japan|April 22, 2004}} [[Game Boy Advance]] </span>
+|'''''Mario Golf: Advance Tour''''' is another title for the series, it was released for the [[Game Boy Advance]], and is the handheld counterpart to ''Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour''. While the gameplay is identical to that its home console counterpart, as well as the game's new visuals impressed with pre-rendered sprites and [[wikipedia:Mode 7|Mode 7]] scaling for the golf courses, the content is very similar to that of its handheld predecessor, continuing the RPG-style. The main story follows two fledgling golfers named [[Neil]] and [[Ella]] in their quest to become world-class golfers.
+This game can be linked to its home console counterpart via the Nintendo GameCube - Game Boy Advance cable as can be use to unlock new features such as Neil and Ella, after being trained up, could be transferred onto ''Toadstool Tour'' as playable characters, where they also gain their own custom taunts and support messages like the other playable characters. Additionally, [[List of Mario Golf: Advance Tour star courses|star versions]] of various courses and new characters can be unlock in the game based on the number of [[Best Badge]]s earned from ''Toadstool Tour''.
+It was rereleased for Wii U through Virtual Console in 2014.
+|-
+!colspan="2"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]''
+|-
+|style="text-align:center"|[[File:Box NA - Mario Golf World Tour.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{flag list|Japan|May 1, 2014}} [[Nintendo 3DS]]</span>
+|'''''Mario Golf: World Tour''''' is a title released for the [[Nintendo 3DS]]. It introduces a number of new features into the series, including gyroscope support, online multiplayer, Item Shots, and downloadable content. Like ''[[Mario Tennis Open]]'', it feature [[Mii]]s as playable characters (a first for the ''Mario Golf'' series) and [[List of Mario Golf: World Tour Mii gear|unlockable outfits]] for them. The game also includes Castle Club, a story mode where the player's Mii can compete in different tournaments.
+Beside Miis, new playable characters to the series introduced in this installment include [[Toad]], [[Kamek]], and [[Koopa Paratroopa]] as unlockable characters, as well as [[Gold Mario]], [[Toadette]], [[Nabbit]], and [[Rosalina]] as characters available through add-on content.
+|-
+!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]''
+|-
+|style="text-align:center"|[[File:Mario Golf Super Rush NA cover.png|145x145px]]<br><span style="font-size:8pt">June 25, 2021<br>[[Nintendo Switch]]</span>
+|'''''Mario Golf: Super Rush''''' was released for the Nintendo Switch. The game includes many new features and several modes, as well as a reimagined version of Speed Golf, where players must travel across the courses to physically run to their ball in-between shots under time pressure. A Story Mode, called Golf Adventure, is also included, where the player's Mii can go through a variety of unique challenges and level up on their stats. Motion or button controls can be used to play either way.
+New playable characters added in this installment include [[Pauline]], [[Chargin' Chuck]], and [[King Bob-omb]], as well as [[Ninji]], [[Wiggler]], and [[Shy Guy]] post-launch.
 |}
-=== Predecessors and spin-offs ===
+===Predecessors===
-{| align=center width=100% class="wikitable"
+{|align=center width=100% class="wikitable"
+|-
+!width=15% style="background-color:#d9d9d9;font-size:125%;text-align:left"colspan="2"|Title
+|-
+!width=15% style="background-color:#e0e0e0;"|Cover, original release, and system
+!width=85% style="background-color:#e0e0e0;"|Synopsis
 |-
-!width=15% style="background-color: #d9d9d9;font-size:125%;text-align:left" colspan="2"|Title
+!colspan="2"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Golf]]''
 |-
-!width=15% style="background-color: #e0e0e0;"|Cover, original release and system
+|style="text-align:center"|[[File:Golf Boxart.png|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{flag list|Japan|May 1, 1984}} [[Family Computer|FC]]/[[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]</span>
-!width=85% style="background-color: #e0e0e0;"|Synopsis
+|Nintendo's original golf game, programmed by [[Satoru Iwata]], is a simple game of 18 holes. Along with its original releases as a launch title on the [[Family Computer]] and [[Nintendo Entertainment System]], it has been ported numerous times, including the [[Family Computer Disk System]], numerous Japanese personal computers, and the [[Nintendo PlayChoice-10]]. The character in it resembles a more realistic portrayal of Mario, wearing white and blue as Player 1 and red and black as Player 2, though he is sometimes identified as Mario and other times as a generic character nicknamed "Ossan." Unlike in most later games in the series, the holes lack any distinction between rough grass and fairway, while trees solely act as out-of-bounds areas.
 |-
-!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Golf]]'' ([[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] and [[Nintendo PlayChoice-10]])
+!colspan="2"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Stroke & Match Golf]]''
 |-
-|[[File:Golf_Boxart.PNG|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{released|Japan|May 1, 1984}} [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]<br>{{released|USA|October 18, 1985}} [[Nintendo PlayChoice-10]]</span>
+|style="text-align:center"|[[File:VS. Golf Pinball Japanese flyer front.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{flag list|Japan|August 1984}} [[VS. System]]</span>
-||'''''[[Golf]]''''' was made in 1984. This game is much older and less common than the next golf title for the NES. The Nintendo PlayChoice-10 version was only made in America. Mario was the only playable character in the game, appearing in blue pants and a white shirt.
+|''Stroke & Match Golf'' or ''VS. Golf'' is a variation of the original game on the [[VS. System]] series of arcade machines. It was released alongside ''[[Pinball (game)|VS. Pinball]]''. Three versions were released, all with a randomly picked selection of 18 holes from a larger sample, which differs between each release. The sole Japanese version and one of the two overseas versions feature Mario with the same sprites as the original game, but the other overseas version features a [[lady golfer|female golfer]] instead. Since the game is an arcade game, a credit system is implemented, but how it works varies by region.
 |-
-!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Golf]]'' ([[Family Computer Disk System|Famicom Disk System]])
+!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Golf (Game Boy)|''Golf'' (Game Boy)]]
 |-
-||{{multiframe|[[File:Fds famicomgolfjapancourse 2 jp.jpg|145x145px]][[File:Fds famicomgolfuscourse jp.jpg|145x145px]]}}<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{released|Japan|February 21, 1986}} [[Family Computer Disk System|FDS]]</span>
+|style="text-align:center"|[[File:Golf GB US.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{flag list|Japan|November 28, 1989}} [[Game Boy]]</span>
-|There were five separate titles made for this system. ''Golf'' was just a port of the NES version. ''[[Family Computer Golf: Japan Course]]'' is a simple update to the 1984 original, although Mario is in his normal outfit. ''[[Family Computer Golf: US course]]'', released 6 weeks later, is more open, and a bird's-eye-view of the courses is not available during gameplay, making it a bit more challenging. In this game, Mario wears a blue shirt and red-and-white striped overalls.
+|Despite sharing a title with the original game, the Game Boy ''Golf'' has 36 holes spread across a Japan Course and a U.S.A. Course, similar to the previous separate Disk System games, which it is also otherwise more similar to. Unlike in the previous games, there is no "back view" of Mario, instead showing a heavily zoomed-in version of the bird's-eye map. Multiplayer requires two Game Boys and a link cable.
+|}
-''Family Computer Golf: Japan Course'' was involved in a major contest. After finishing all the holes, players had an option of saving their score. If the score was high, the score could be recorded into a special blue disk that came with the game and sent via Disk Fax to Nintendo in Kyoto. The top 100 scorers received a plaque with their names on it, as well as a golden Disk Card containing a harder golf course. 4900 other contestants also received the disk. This game is known as ''Family Computer Golf: Japan Course (Gold)''.
+===Related===
+{|align=center width=100% class="wikitable"
+|-
+!width=15% style="background-color:#d9d9d9;font-size:125%;text-align:left"colspan="2"|Title
+|-
+!width=15% style="background-color:#e0e0e0;"|Cover, original release, and system
+!width=85% style="background-color:#e0e0e0;"|Synopsis
+|-
+!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''{{wp|Golf (1995 video game)|Golf*}}''
+|-
+|style="text-align:center"|[[File:Golf VB box art US.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{flag list|Japan|August 11, 1995}} [[Virtual Boy]]</span>
+|This game was initially developed by {{wp|T&E Soft}} and released in Japan as the unrelated ''T&E Virtual Golf'', though it was localized as simply ''Golf*'' or as ''Nintendo Golf'', giving it a connection to the earlier games. It features a generic human golfer (implicitly named "Duff" by the default name registry) in place of Mario and, due to the Virtual Boy's capabilities, has a course of 18 fully 3D holes with hills and slopes at the Papillion Golf & Country Club. Due to the different development history, it has several gameplay differences from the other games, though some of its mechanics are used in ''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]'' for the [[Nintendo 64]].
+|-
+!colspan="2"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Mobile Golf]]''
+|-
+|style="text-align:center"|[[File:MobileGolfBoxart.gif|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{flag list|Japan|May 11, 2001}} [[Game Boy Color]]</span>
+|This Japan-only game is a spinoff of ''[[Mario Golf (Game Boy Color)|Mario Golf]]'' for the [[Game Boy Color]] and is very similar to its predecessor. Its main innovation was multiplayer games within a mobile phone network via a special adapter. Unlike in its predecessor, the holes are based on real locations, like in the earlier ''Golf'' games.
+|-
+!colspan="2"style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]''
+|-
+|style="text-align:center"|[[File:MarioSportsSuperstarsBoxArt.png|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{flag list|Europe|March 10, 2017}} [[Nintendo 3DS]]</span>
+||A Nintendo 3DS game that was released in March 2017. Golf, developed by Camelot like the main series, is included as one of the five sports available. [[Metal Mario]] returns after being playable once in the Nintendo 64 version of ''Mario Golf'', and [[Baby Luigi]] and [[Pink Gold Peach]], both characters that have yet to be playable in the main ''Mario Golf'' series, are playable characters in this game.
+|}
-The final golf game for the FDS is ''Family Computer Golf: US Course (Gold)'', a harder version of ''Family Computer Golf: US Course''. While rare, it is unknown how these were originally obtainable. Although ''Family Computer Golf: US Course'' had a contest similar to ''Family Computer Golf: Japan Course'', the main prize was a golden ''Punch-Out!!''.
+==Playable characters==
+In the nine installments of the ''Mario Golf'' series, many ''Super Mario'' characters appear. Human characters unique to the ''Mario Golf'' series, such as [[Kid]], appear in dark cells.
+{|class="wikitable sortable"width=100% cellspacing=0 border=1 cellpadding=3 style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center;font-size:86%;"
+|-
+!width=12%|Golfer
+!width=8%|''[[Golf]]''
+!width=8%|''[[Golf: Japan Course|Japan Course]]''
+!width=8%|''[[Golf: US Course|US Course]]''
+!width=8%|''[[NES Open Tournament Golf|NES Open]]''
+!width=8%|[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|N64]]
+!width=8%|[[Mario Golf (Game Boy Color)|GBC]]
+!width=8%|''[[Mobile Golf|Mobile]]''
+!width=8%|''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour|Toadstool Tour]]''
+!width=8%|''[[Mario Golf: Advance Tour|Advance Tour]]''
+!width=8%|''[[Mario Golf: World Tour|World Tour]]''
+!width=8%|''[[Mario Sports Superstars|Superstars]]''
+!width=8%|''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush|Super Rush]]''
+|-
+![[Mario]]
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|1}}
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|7}}
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|-
+![[Luigi]]
+|
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|1}}
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|2}}
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|-
+!style="background:darkgray"data-sort-value="zz"|[[Lady golfer]]
+|
+|
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|8}}
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|-
+![[Princess Peach|Peach]]
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|7}}
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|-
+![[Bowser]]
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|2}}
+|
+|
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|2}}
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|-
+![[Baby Mario]]
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|
+|-
+![[Yoshi]]
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|1}}
+|
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|7}}
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|-
+![[Wario]]
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|1}}
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|2}}
+|
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|2}}
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|-
+![[Donkey Kong]]
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|2}}
+|
+|
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|-
+![[Metal Mario]]
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|2}}
+|
+|
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+|
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+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|2}}
+|
+|-
+!style="background:darkgray"data-sort-value="zz"|[[Plum]]
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|
+|
+|
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+|
+|
+|
+|-
+|-
+!style="background:darkgray"data-sort-value="zz"|[[Charlie]]
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|
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+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|-
+!style="background:darkgray"data-sort-value="zz"|[[Sonny (Mario Golf)|Sonny]]
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|2}}
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|-
+!style="background:darkgray"data-sort-value="zz"|[[Harry (Mario Golf)|Harry]]
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|2}}
+|
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+|
+|
+|
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+|
+|-
+!style="background:darkgray"data-sort-value="zz"|[[Maple]]
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|2}}
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|-
+!style="background:darkgray"data-sort-value="zz"|[[Kid]]
+|
+|
+|
+|
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|6}}
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|5}}
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|2}}
+|
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|
+|
+|
+|-
+!style="background:darkgray"data-sort-value="zz"|[[Sherry]]
+|
+|
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+!style="background:darkgray"data-sort-value="zz"|[[Joe (Mario Golf series)|Joe]]
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+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|6}}
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|5}}
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+!style="background:darkgray"data-sort-value="zz"|[[Azalea]]
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+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|6}}
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|5}}
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+!style="background:darkgray"data-sort-value="zz"|[[Putts]]
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+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|2}}<sup>,</sup>{{footnote|main|5}}
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+!style="background:darkgray"data-sort-value="zz"|[[Grace]]
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+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|2}}<sup>,</sup>{{footnote|main|5}}
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|2}}
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+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
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+|-
+!style="background:darkgray"data-sort-value="zz"|[[Tiny (Mario Golf series)|Tiny]]
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+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|2}}<sup>,</sup>{{footnote|main|5}}
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|2}}
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+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
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+|-
+!style="background:darkgray"data-sort-value="zz"|[[Gene Yuss]]
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+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|2}}<sup>,</sup>{{footnote|main|5}}
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|2}}
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+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
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+|-
+! [[Foreman Spike]]
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+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|7}}
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+!style="background:darkgray"data-sort-value="zz"|[[Ken (Mobile Golf)|Ken]]
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+!style="background:darkgray"data-sort-value="zz"|[[Napple]]
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+!style="background:darkgray"data-sort-value="zz"|[[Thread]]
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+!style="background:darkgray"data-sort-value="zz"|[[Lisa]]
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+!style="background:darkgray"data-sort-value="zz"|[[Bean (Mobile Golf)|Bean]]
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+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|2}}
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+!style="background:darkgray"data-sort-value="zz"|[[Rozary]]
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+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|2}}
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+!style="background:darkgray"data-sort-value="zz"|[[Powert]]
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+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|2}}
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+!style="background:darkgray"data-sort-value="zz"|[[Bird (character)|Bird]]
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+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|2}}
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+![[Princess Daisy|Daisy]]
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+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
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+|-
+![[Koopa Troopa]]
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+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|4}}
+|-
+![[Diddy Kong]]
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+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
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+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
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+|-
+![[Waluigi]]
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+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|2}}
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|-
+![[Birdo]]
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+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|2}}
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+|-
+![[Bowser Jr.]]
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+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|2}}
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+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|-
+![[Boo]]
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+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|-
+![[Shadow Mario]]
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+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|2}}
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+|-
+![[Petey Piranha]]
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+!style="background:darkgray"data-sort-value="zz"|[[Neil]]
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+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|6}}
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
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+!style="background:darkgray"data-sort-value="zz"|[[Ella]]
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+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
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-!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Golf]]'' ([[Game Boy]])
+! [[Toad]]
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-|[[File:Golf GB US.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{released|Japan|November 28, 1989}}</span>
+![[Kamek]]
-|This Game Boy game was released in 1990. It was basically a port of the NES version. The player had a bird's-eye view of the course. Mario, of course, was at the tee.
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-!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[NES Open Tournament Golf]]''
+![[Koopa Paratroopa|Paratroopa]]
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-|[[File:Cover.jpg|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{released|Japan|September 20, 1991}} [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]</span>
+![[Gold Mario]]
-||This NES game was made in both America and Japan, featuring [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], [[Princess Peach|Princess Toadstool]], and [[Princess Daisy]]. Also, various other humans made their appearance, including [[Steve]] (beginner), [[Mark]] (amateur), [[Tony (NES Open Tournament Golf)|Tony]] (semi-professional), and Billy (professional). In the American version, the graphics differ slightly, and the soundtrack has been changed.
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+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|3}}
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+|-
+![[Toadette]]
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+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|3}}
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+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|4}}
+|-
+![[Nabbit]]
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+|-
+![[Rosalina]]
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+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|3}}
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]
+|-
+![[Mii]]
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+|-
+![[Baby Luigi]]
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+![[Pink Gold Peach]]
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+![[Pauline]]
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+|-
+![[Chargin' Chuck]]
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-!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|[[Mobile Golf|''Mobile Golf'']]
+![[King Bob-omb]]
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-|[[File:MobileGolfBoxart.gif|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{released|Japan|May 11, 2001}} [[Game Boy Color]]</span>
+![[Ninji]]
-||Being released for the Game Boy Color as well, this game was very similar to its predecessor. ''Mobile Golf'' was only released in Japan. Its main innovation were multiplayer games within a mobile phone network via a special adapter.
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-!colspan="2" style="font-size:125%;text-align:left"|''[[Mario Sports Superstars]]''
+![[Wiggler]]
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-|[[File:MarioSportsSuperstarsBoxArt.png|145x145px]]<span style="font-size:8pt"><br>{{released|Europe|March 10, 2017}} [[Nintendo 3DS]]</span>
+![[Shy Guy]]
-||A Nintendo 3DS game that was released in March 2017. Golf, developed by Camelot like the main series, is included as one of the five sports available. In addition, [[Baby Luigi]] and [[Pink Gold Peach]], both characters that have yet to be playable in the main ''Mario Golf'' series, are playable in this game.
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+|[[File:Check mark.svg|17px]]{{footnote|main|4}}
+|-class="sortbottom"
+!Unique characters introduced
+!1
+!1
+!0
+!0
+!16
+!4
+!8 + 1 DLC = 9
+!11
+!0
+!4 + 4 DLC = 8
+!2
+!3 + 3 DLC = 6
+|-class="sortbottom"
+!Total playable characters
+!1
+!2
+!2
+!2
+!18
+!11
+!12 + 4 DLC = 16
+!18
+!18
+!17 + 4 DLC = 21
+!18
+!17 + 5 DLC = 22
 |}
+{{footnote|note|1|The character is unlockable, but available by default in multiplayer.}}
+{{footnote|note|2|The character is unlockable.}}
+{{footnote|note|3|The character is available as paid DLC.}}
+{{footnote|note|4|The character was added through a free update.}}
+{{footnote|note|5|The character is only playable in Story Mode.}}
+{{footnote|note|6|The character is unlocked by transfering from partner version}}
+{{footnote|note|7|The character is unlockable through Mobile Adapter GB DLC}}
+{{footnote|note|8|The character is unlockable in the ''Prize Card'' version or with a disk registered with the Disk Fax service.}}
+==Game modes==
+{{rewrite-expand|section=y|include more game modes}}
+===Speed Golf===
+[[File:MG64 Speed Golf Wario.png|thumb|[[Wario]] beginning a round of Speed Golf in ''[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|Mario Golf]]'' for the [[Nintendo 64]]]]
+{{quote|Finish faster than anyone else. The faster play time wins!|'''Introduction'''|[[Mario Golf (Nintendo 64)|''Mario Golf'' (Nintendo 64)]]}}
+Speed Golf is a recurring game mode that has appeared in nearly every main installment of the ''Mario Golf'' series. The game mode's rules throughout the series are to complete a course (or a three-, six-, or nine-hole section of it) as fast as possible, and the player is timed through each hole on how long the player has spent on each one. It can usually be played against a CPU or alone, and any course can be chosen. In ''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'', players must run to the balls in order to hit them until they enter the hole.
+{{br|clear=all}}
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
-Mario Golf Series Logo 1.png|Classic logo of the series.
+Golf GB logo.png|Logo used on the English box art for ''[[Golf (Game Boy)|Golf]]'' on the [[Game Boy]]
-Mario Golf Series Logo 2.png|Older logo of the series.
+Mario Golf Series Logo 1.png|Classic logo of the series
+Mario Golf Series Logo 2.png|Previous logo of the series
 </gallery>
+==Names in other languages==
+{{foreign names
+|Jap=マリオゴルフ
+|JapR=Mario Gorufu
+|JapM=Mario Golf
+|ChiS=马力欧高尔夫<ref>{{cite|language=zh-hans|url=www.nintendo.com.hk/topics/article/a_210218_01_sc.html|title=Nintendo Switch专用游戏软件最新资讯公开！ 多款支持中文作品预定发售！|publisher=Nintendo of HK|accessdate=February 18, 2021|date=February 18, 2021}}</ref>
+|ChiSR=Mǎlì'ōu Gāo'ěrfū
+|ChiSM=Mario Golf
+|ChiT=瑪利歐高爾夫<ref>{{cite|language=zh-hant|url=www.nintendo.com.hk/topics/article/a_210218_01.html|title=Nintendo Switch專用遊戲軟體最新資訊公開！ 多款支援中文作品預定發售！|publisher=Nintendo of HK|accessdate=February 18, 2021|date=February 18, 2021}}</ref>
+|ChiTR=Mǎlì'ōu Gāo'ěrfū
+|ChiTM=Mario Golf
+|Kor=마리오 골프
+|KorR=Mario Golpeu
+|KorM=Mario Golf
+}}
 ==Trivia==
-* A golf course appears in the background of the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] stage of the Adventure Mode of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', as a reference to the ''Mario Golf'' series. The ''Mario Golf'' series is also mentioned in [[Luigi]]'s Diary in ''[[Paper Mario]]''.
+*A golf course appears in the background of the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] stage of the Adventure Mode of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', as a reference to the ''Mario Golf'' series. The ''Mario Golf'' series is also mentioned in [[Luigi's Diary]] in ''[[Paper Mario]]''.
-* ''Mario Golf'' is referenced in the ''[[wikipedia:Death Note|Death Note]]'' manga, when [[wikipedia:Shinigami (Death Note)#Ryuk|Ryuk]] asks [[wikipedia:Light Yagami|Light Yagami]] if he wants to play ''Mario Golf''.
+*''Mario Golf'' is referenced in the ''[[wikipedia:Death Note|Death Note]]'' manga, when [[wikipedia:Shinigami (Death Note)#Ryuk|Ryuk]] asks [[wikipedia:Light Yagami|Light Yagami]] if he wants to play ''Mario Golf''.
-* In [[Nintendo Monopoly]], there is a [[Coin Block]]/[[Brick Block]] card that rewards the player with $100 for winning a golf tournament.
+*In [[Nintendo Monopoly]], there is a [[Coin Block]]/[[Brick Block]] card that rewards the player with $100 for winning a golf tournament.
-* This series defies many common trends regarding the stats that ''Mario'' characters tend to have. For example, Mario, a balanced character in almost every game, has one of the longest drives in every ''Mario Golf'' game, while his brother Luigi, who is also often balanced, is a weak driver but has good control over the ball. [[Wario]], typically a power character, is a middle-class driver in this series. [[Princess Daisy]], usually a technique or balanced character, is a power-hitter similar to Mario.
+*This series defies many common trends regarding the stats that ''Super Mario'' characters tend to have. For example, Mario, a balanced character in almost every game, has one of the longest drives in every ''Mario Golf'' game, while his brother Luigi, who is also often balanced, is a weak driver but has good control over the ball. [[Wario]], typically a power character, is a middle-class driver in this series. [[Princess Daisy]], usually a technique or balanced character, is a power-hitter similar to Mario.
+*[[Rabbid Peach]]'s Sandbagger Sentry in ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'' references the ''Mario Golf'' games, as its description alludes to the golf club on the front of the weapon possibly belonging to Mario.
-{{MarioGames}}
+==References==
+<references/>
-[[Category:Mario Golf Series|*]]
+{{Game series}}
+{{Super Mario games}}
+[[Category:Mario Golf series|*]]
 [[Category:Game series]]
-[[Category:Sports Games]]
+[[Category:Sports games]]
+[[it:Mario Golf (serie)]]