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|developer=[[Nintendo R&D1]]
 
|developer=[[Nintendo R&D1]]
 
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
 
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|system=[[NES]], [[Arcade]], [[e-Reader]], [[Nintendo Switch|Switch]]<br />NEC PC-8801
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|system=[[NES]]<br />[[Arcade]]<br />[[e-Reader]]<br />NEC PC-8801
|release='''NES'''<br />JP May 1, 1984<br />NA October 18, 1985<br />JP February 21, 1986 ([[Famicom Disk System|FDS]])<br />EU November 15, 1986<br />'''Arcade'''<br />US 1984<br />'''e-Reader'''<br />US April 21, 2003<br />'''Switch'''<br />October 25, 2019
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|release='''NES'''<br />JP May 1, 1984<br />NA October 18, 1985<br />JP February 21, 1986 ([[Famicom Disk System|FDS]])<br />EU November 15, 1986<br />'''Arcade'''<br />US 1984<br />'''e-Reader'''<br />US April 21, 2003
 
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|rating= ESRB: E
 
|rating= ESRB: E
 
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'''Golf''' is a sports game for [[NES]] based on the eponymous sport.
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'''Golf''' is a NES version of the sport.
  
 
=Gameplay=
 
=Gameplay=
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''Golf'' has two modes: Stroke Play for single players and Match Play for two players. The goal of the game is to get the ball to the hole on the green with as few strokes as they can. Obstacles such as sand traps and water hazards make the coarse more challenging.
 
''Golf'' has two modes: Stroke Play for single players and Match Play for two players. The goal of the game is to get the ball to the hole on the green with as few strokes as they can. Obstacles such as sand traps and water hazards make the coarse more challenging.
  
The player determines how hard and what direction they hit the ball. The type of club used also makes a difference, giving those who play golf in real life an edge over those who do not.
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The player determines how hard and what direction they hit the ball. The type of club used also makes a difference, giving those who play golf in real life an edge over those who don't.
  
 
=Legacy=
 
=Legacy=
  
A ''[[Golf (Game Boy)|Golf]]'' game was later made for the [[Game Boy]]. ''Golf'' was the basis for one of [[9-Volt]]'s minigames in ''[[WarioWare: Twisted]]''. Also, nine of the eighteen holes in this game were used for the golf game in ''[[Wii Sports]]''. The golfer from ''Golf'' (who bears a notable resemblance to [[Mario]]) also appears in ''[[Captain Rainbow]]''.
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A ''[[Golf (Gameboy)|Golf]]'' game was later made for the [[Gameboy]]. ''Golf'' was the basis for one of [[9-Volt]]'s minigames in ''[[WarioWare: Twisted]]''. Also, nine of the eighteen holes in this game were used in the golf game in ''[[Wii Sports]]''. The golfer from ''Golf'' also appears in ''[[Captain Rainbow]]''.
 
 
Nintendo continued making different golf games afterwards, starting with ''[[NES Open Tournament Golf]]'' later in the NES's life and continuing with ''[[Mario Golf]]''.
 
 
 
This game is also known for being one of the first projects that the late [[Satoru Iwata]] undertook for Nintendo. He was the game's sole programmer.
 
  
 
==Ports/Remakes==
 
==Ports/Remakes==
*Two Vs. Arcade versions were made- ''Vs. Stroke and Match Golf'' in 1984 and ''Vs. Ladies Golf'' in 1985.
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*Two Vs. Arcade versions were made- ''Vs. Stole and Match Golf'' in 1984 and ''Vs. Ladies Golf'' in 1985.
 
*[[Hudson Soft]] was allowed to publish ''Golf'' for the NEC PC-8801 in 1985.
 
*[[Hudson Soft]] was allowed to publish ''Golf'' for the NEC PC-8801 in 1985.
 
*''Golf'' was released for the [[Famicom Disk System]] in 1986.
 
*''Golf'' was released for the [[Famicom Disk System]] in 1986.
*''Golf'' was included as a bonus in ''[[Animal Crossing|Doubutsu no Mori]]'' and ''[[Animal Crossing]]''.
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*''Golf'' was included as a bonus in ''[[Doubutsu no Mori]]'' and ''[[Animal Crossing]]''.
 
*In 2003, ''Golf'' was released for the [[e-Reader]].
 
*In 2003, ''Golf'' was released for the [[e-Reader]].
*''Golf'' has been discovered to have been hidden in the firmware of the [[Nintendo Switch]] as a tribute to Satoru Iwata, who died while the system was being developed. This version can be accessed by making hand motions with the Joy-Cons (similar to those made by Iwata during Nintendo Directs) on July 11th, which is the anniversary of his death. This version of ''Golf'' featured motion controls.
 
*In 2019, the arcade version was also released for download on the Switch as part of the Arcade Archives series.
 
  
[[Category: Video Games]] [[Category: NES Games]] [[Category: Arcade Games]][[Category: e-Reader Games]]
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[[Category: Video Games]] [[Category: NES Games]]

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