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|developer=[[Camelot]]
 
|developer=[[Camelot]]
 
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
 
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|system=[[Nintendo 64]], [[Virtual Console]] ([[Wii Virtual Console|Wii]], [[Wii U Virtual Console|Wii U]])
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|system=[[Nintendo 64]], [[Virtual Console]]
|release='''Nintendo 64'''<br />JP June 11, 1999<br />US July 27, 1999<br />EU September 14, 1999<br />'''Wii Virtual Console'''<br />JP September 30, 2008<br />US October 6, 2008<br />PAL January 23, 2009<br />'''Wii U Virtual Console'''<br />JP September 2, 2015<br />US September 3, 2015<br />PAL October 8, 2015
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|release='''Nintendo 64'''<br />JP June 11, 1999<br />US July 27, 1999<br />EU September 14, 1999<br />'''Virtual Console'''<br />JP September 30, 2008<br />US October 6, 2008<br />EU January 23, 2009
 
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|rating= ESRB: E
 
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'''Mario Golf''' (known in Japan by the more distinctive title of '''Mario Golf 64''') is a ''[[Portal: Mario|Mario]]''-themed golf game that was released for the [[Nintendo 64]] in 1999. It is the second golf game to star ''Mario'' characters after ''[[NES Open Tournament Golf]]'', but it is the first true game of the ''Mario Golf'' subseries.
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'''Mario Golf''' (known in Japan by the less confusing title of '''Mario Golf 64''') is a ''[[Portal: Mario Brothers|Mario]]''-themed golf game that was released for the [[Nintendo 64]] in 1999.
  
 
=Gameplay=
 
=Gameplay=
  
''Mario Golf'' follows the standard gameplay of other golf video games while adding a cast of ''Mario'' characters as well as featuring settings and items from the game. The characters each have different skills, and players can play practice holes as well as tournaments in a variety of different single-player and multiplayer modes. The multiplayer allowed for up to four players.
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''Mario Golf'' follows the standard gameplay of other golf video games while adding a cast of Mario characters and settings. The characters each have different skills, and players can play practice holes as well as tournaments. Other characters could be unlocked.
  
 
The game had Transfer Pak compatibility with [[Mario Golf (GBC)|the Game Boy Color counterpart]]. Linking the games allowed the player to temporarily use characters from the handheld game in the Nintendo 64 game and earned experience for the Game Boy Color game.
 
The game had Transfer Pak compatibility with [[Mario Golf (GBC)|the Game Boy Color counterpart]]. Linking the games allowed the player to temporarily use characters from the handheld game in the Nintendo 64 game and earned experience for the Game Boy Color game.
 
==Playable Characters==
 
 
Uniquely, the game starts with only four playable characters, and one of them is Baby Mario, while the adult Mario is an unlockable character. Addtionally, the game's cast includes four new human characters who do not appear outside of the game. The game's starting roster consists of:
 
 
*[[Characters in Mario Golf#Plum|Plum]]
 
*[[Characters in Mario Golf#Charlie|Charlie]]
 
*[[Princess Peach]]
 
*[[Mario#Baby_Mario|Baby Mario]]
 
 
The game's unlockable characters, in unlocking order, are:
 
 
*[[Luigi]]
 
*[[Yoshi]]
 
*[[Characters in Mario Golf#Sonny|Sonny]]
 
*[[Wario]]
 
*[[Harry]]
 
*[[Mario]]
 
*[[Characters in Mario Golf#Maple|Maple]]
 
*[[Donkey Kong]]
 
*[[Bowser]]
 
*[[Metal Mario]] (not present in Japanese version)
 
 
As noted above, characters from the Game Boy Color game could become playable in this game through the Transfer Pak. Those specific characters are [[Kid]], [[Joe]], [[Sherry]] and [[Azalea]].
 
  
 
=Legacy=
 
=Legacy=
  
Although it was preceded by the more obscure ''[[Mario's Tennis]]'' for the [[Virtual Boy]], ''Mario Golf'' received a better reception and truly kicked off the subseries umbrella of ''Mario'' sports games. Camelot would go on to develop a second ''Mario'' sports game for the Nintendo 64 in the form of ''[[Mario Tennis (N64)|Mario Tennis]]'', which formed a subseries that has since co-existed with the ''Mario Golf'' games.
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Although it was preceded by the more obscure ''[[Mario's Tennis]]'' for the [[Virtual Boy]], ''Mario Golf'' received a better reception which seemed to kick off the subseries of ''Mario'' sports games. The only other ''Mario'' sport to be covered on the Nintendo 64 was ''[[Mario Tennis (N64)|Mario Tennis]]''.
  
 
==Ports and Remakes==
 
==Ports and Remakes==
  
*''Mario Golf'' was released for download as part of the [[Nintendo Wii|Wii]]'s [[Wii Virtual Cosnole|Virtual Console]] in 2008 and as part of the [[Wii U]]'s [[Wii U Virtual Console|Virtual Console]] in 2015. Due to the limits of the Virtual Console, the Transfer Pak functionality was omitted.
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*''Mario Golf'' was released for download as part of the [[Nintendo Wii|Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console]] in 2008. Due to the limits of the Virtual Console, the Transfer Pak functionality was omitted.
*In April 2022, it was added to the digital library of Nintendo 64 games on the [[Nintendo Switch]] that could be played through a subscription to the [[Nintendo Switch Online]]'s Expansion Pack program. This release did not include the Transfer Pak-related features either, but it added an option for online multiplayer.
 
  
 
==Sequels==
 
==Sequels==
  
A ''[[Mario Golf (GBC)|Mario Golf]]'' game was released for the [[Game Boy Color]] within the same year. It acted as a companion game, which focused on an original set of characters and featured RPG elements. The next console game would be ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' in 2003.
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A ''[[Mario Golf (GBC)|Mario Golf]]'' game was released for the [[Game Boy Color]] within the same year. It was a companion game which focused on an original set of characters and featured RPG elements. The next console game would be ''[[Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour]]'' in 2003.
  
 
{{Mario Sports Series}}
 
{{Mario Sports Series}}
  
 
[[Category: Mario Games]][[Category: Nintendo 64 Games]]
 
[[Category: Mario Games]][[Category: Nintendo 64 Games]]

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