- Great variety of game modes.
- High replay value.
- Strong multiplayer mode for up to 4 players.
- Game is equally balanced for pros and amateurs alike.
- Season virtual golfers and perfectionists can choose a club, adjust the golfer's stance, gauge the wind direction, and apply a variety of spins to the ball.
Product description
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Brand New. Included in box. Game Cartridge. Mario Golf
Instruction booklet, Player's Guide Offer, Ninetendo 64 Consumer
info booklet. Casual Golfers can let the computer caddy pick the
best club and line up the golfer, and then simply swing away.
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Mario's illustrious career has earned the fella the right to
relax, so it's no surprise that virtual golfers can now join him
on the links... Mario style, of course. In Mario Golf, players
join the star and his usual posse--Luigi, Pyoshi, Wario, Princess
Peach, and Baby Mario, among others--on six themed courses, each
with unique obstacles and landmarks recognizable from Mario's
previous ventures. Despite one's expectations of a cartoonish
"golf light" experience, the gameplay is actually on par with
many serious golf simulations and is undeniably the best golf
game for the Nintendo 64.
The game is equally balanced for pros and amateurs alike.
Seasoned virtual golfers and perfectionists can choose a club,
adjust the golfer's stance, gauge the wind direction, and apply a
variety of spins to the ball. Casual golfers can let the computer
caddy pick the best club and line up the golfer, and then simply
swing away.
A variety of 10 classic and cleverly original game modes are
available. Among the more interesting challenges are ring ,
requiring players to land s through floating rings, and mini
golf, complete with banked walls and ramps. In addition to the
traditional tournament, skins, and match modes, golfers can play
speed golf, requiring players to finish a round of golf as
quickly as possible. --Eric Twelker
Pros:
* Great variety of game modes
* High replay value
* Strong multiplayer mode for up to 4 players
Cons:* No hidden Mario Golf Kart mode (that we know of, at least)
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Tee off with Mario and friends in the most entertaining golf
game ever to hit the Nintendo 64 system! Taunt your nents to
break their concentration. Place bets in multi-player games and
see replays of your best s. View the detailed terrain from
multiple camera angles and earnExperience Points to get to the
next course. With 10 different play modes 6 championship courses
and up to 14 characters. Golf has never been this much fun!
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Thanks to Tiger Woods, golf has become increasingly more popular
with kids. Anyone looking for a light-hearted, colorful golf
video game should consider Mario Golf. The game offers simple
rules and familiar characters, yet remains somewhat faithful to
the sport. (Jason R. Rich, Parents' Choice®). -- From Parents'
Choice® (
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There are two kinds of video-game fans who play golf games: the
kind who play hard-core golf simulations and the kind who play
everything else. Mario Golf is, amazingly, the kind of golf game
that could appeal to both. Camelot - the team responsible for
last year's PlayStation golf hit Hot s Golf - is back with
two golf games this year: the sequel (to be released in Japan
first) to Hot s Golf and Mario Golf for the N64. Camelot
builds on the fantastic engine it developed for Hot s Golf.
In Mario Golf, the company eschews the 2D sprites of the former
title for a fully polygonal golf-powered display of some of
Nintendo's most famous characters: Mario, Wario, Luigi, Yoshi,
Peach, and even Baby Mario. Yet another title featuring a
greatest-hits lineup of some of Nintendo's best-known characters
(the others being Super Smash Brothers and Mario Party), Mario
Golf pits these characters against one another, along with
Camelot-designed players, in one of the most comprehensive golf
games released on a console to date.
Until this point, a golf fan's only option on the N64 was to play
Waialae Country Club: True Golf Classics - an easy-to-play, if
limited, golf-sim. Thankfully, Mario Golf comes with the large
assortment of options that made Hot s Golf so enjoyable
(tournament, stroke, training and mini-golf), along with a host
of exclusive modes, like speed golf, ring and get character.
The get character mode offers you the rtunity to unlock the
more powerful characters, like Mario himself, Luigi, and Bowser.
In ring mode, you must send the ball flying through the
various rings suspended above the course, testing your
understanding of the ball arc and the variables affecting its
path (wind, club selection, etc.). This mode must also be kept
under par for you to pass to the next set of greens. The game's
controls let you view the various courses from practically any
angle, allowing you to plan your club selection and stroke
accordingly. Want to check the wind? Press the Z-button and your
character will toss up a handful of grass to see which direction
the wind is blowing in. Swinging the club is a simple matter of
pressing the A button once to start the swing, pressing it again
at the apex, and once more at the starting point. 1, 2, 3 and
you're off like that! The game also selects the best club for the
situation, simultaneously tutoring and removing the guesswork for
gamers who are not familiar with the subtle nuances of golf.
While there is still a fair learning curve to overcome before you
start swinging three under par, it's not that steep, and with a
little practice you'll start seeing your stroke-per-green tally
drop like a rock. There are a good number of greens to shoot at,
thanks to the variety of courses. Each successive course is
by accumulating the necessary number of points from the
previous course.
Fortunately, Mario Golf takes the expected advantage of the N64's
four controller ports for four-player gaming. You can use one
controller and play in turn, or, if you have a few friends you
want to t-talk with on the greens, you can attempt to throw
off the timing of their stroke by pressing the taunt buttons.
This elicits up to four different raspberries from each of the
players. The resulting chaos that can result has to be heard to
be appreciated. With up to three players whacking on the taunt
button, it can be difficult to time your s. Nerves of steel
are needed in multiplayer.
Since the number of gameplay options is so extensive, the eye
turns next to the graphics, which improves upon the engine found
in Hot s Golf. The courses are rendered smoothly, with a
decent frame rate, which isn't much of an issue anyway, being
that this is a golf game and not a racer. Some smooth
light-sourcing permeates the polygonal characters and their
surroundings, resulting in a very lush-looking golf game. The
sounds are what you'd expect from a cute Mario-related game like
this, with the familiar assortment of whimsical tunes, bleeps,
and bloops handily stored on the cartridge. Character animation
is smooth, and the various poses your golfer strikes when
bogeying or getting a birdie are amusing to say the least.
Although Mario Golf is a little on the cutesy side, anyone who
wants a great golf game need look no further. There really isn't
much of a choice, even if there were, Mario Golf would likely be
your best bet anyway. This is a top-quality golf game, despite
the cartoony premise. Anyone who would turn a blind eye to Mario
Golf because of its exterior qualities will be missing perhaps
the best golf game on a console. With an extensive a of
options in either single-player or multiplayer, Mario Golf is the
game that will keep on giving. It's not like golf games suffer
from the need to update on a yearly basis, like, say, hockey
games. Therefore, to say that this game has lasting power would
be an understatement. While a true golf fanatic would certainly
enjoy this, perhaps the most important thing is that it's user
friendly enough to appeal to the masses. As far as golf games go,
and as a game in general, Mario Golf comes highly recommended.
--James Mielke
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