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|released='''Nintendo 64:'''<br>{{released|Japan|June 11, 1999|USA|July 26, 1999|Europe|September 14, 1999|Australia|September 14, 1999}} '''Virtual Console (Wii):'''<br>{{released|Japan|September 30, 2008|USA|October 6, 2008|Europe|January 23, 2009|Australia|January 23, 2009}} '''Virtual Console (Wii U):'''<br>{{released|Japan|September 2, 2015|USA|September 3, 2015|Europe|October 8, 2015|Australia|October 9, 2015}} | |released='''Nintendo 64:'''<br>{{released|Japan|June 11, 1999|USA|July 26, 1999|Europe|September 14, 1999|Australia|September 14, 1999}} '''Virtual Console (Wii):'''<br>{{released|Japan|September 30, 2008|USA|October 6, 2008|Europe|January 23, 2009|Australia|January 23, 2009}} '''Virtual Console (Wii U):'''<br>{{released|Japan|September 2, 2015|USA|September 3, 2015|Europe|October 8, 2015|Australia|October 9, 2015}} | ||
|genre=Golf | |genre=[[Mario Golf (series)|Golf]] | ||
|modes=Single player<br>1-4 player multiplayer | |modes=Single-player<br>1-4 player multiplayer | ||
|ratings={{ratings|esrb=E|usk=0|cero=a|acb=g}} | |ratings={{ratings|esrb=E|usk=0|cero=a|acb=g}} | ||
|platforms=[[Nintendo 64]], [[Virtual Console]] ([[Wii]], [[Wii U]]) | |platforms=[[Nintendo 64]], [[Virtual Console]] ([[Wii]], [[Wii U]]) | ||
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'''''Mario Golf''''' (known as '''''Mario Golf 64''''' in Japan) is the first installment for the [[Mario Golf (series)|''Mario Golf'' series]] and was released for the [[Nintendo 64]] in 1999. It was developed by [[Camelot Software Planning]]. Though several sports games featured [[Mario]] characters in the past, ''Mario Golf'' is considered the first game in the modern "Mario Sports" line. It would be followed by several titles encompassing a variety of sports. Its [[Mario Golf (Game Boy Color)|Game Boy Color counterpart]] was released later that same year. | '''''Mario Golf''''' (known as '''''Mario Golf 64''''' in Japan) is the first installment for the [[Mario Golf (series)|''Mario Golf'' series]] and was released for the [[Nintendo 64]] in 1999. It was developed by [[Camelot Software Planning]]. Though several sports games featured [[Mario]] characters in the past, ''Mario Golf'' is considered the first game in the modern "Mario Sports" line. It would be followed by several titles encompassing a variety of sports. Its [[Mario Golf (Game Boy Color)|Game Boy Color counterpart]] was released later that same year. | ||
The game was | The game was re-released for the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console#Wii|Virtual Console]] in 2008 and the [[Wii U]]'s [[Virtual Console#Wii U|Virtual Console]] in 2015. | ||
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==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
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|Aaron Boulding, [https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/07/29/mario-golf-4 IGN] | |Aaron Boulding, [https://www.ign.com/articles/1999/07/29/mario-golf-4 IGN] | ||
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===Sales=== | ===Sales=== | ||
''Mario Golf'' is the 37th best selling game for the | ''Mario Golf'' is the 37th best-selling game for the Nintendo 64, selling approximately 1.5 million copies worldwide - 650,000 copies each in North America and Japan, and 200,000 elsewhere - and it would later be re-released as a Nintendo 64 "Player's Choice" title. | ||
==References to other games== | ==References to other games== | ||
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*''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' - Some of the sound effects from ''Mario Kart 64'' are also used, such as "item drop" and "1st lap complete". | *''[[Mario Kart 64]]'' - Some of the sound effects from ''Mario Kart 64'' are also used, such as "item drop" and "1st lap complete". | ||
== References in later games == | ==References in later games== | ||
*''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' - Mario's pose is reused for his portrait artwork. | *''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' - Mario's pose is reused for his portrait artwork. | ||
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' - Plum appears as a trophy. | *''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' - Plum appears as a trophy. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nmfj/ Official Mario Golf Japanese website] | *[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nmfj/ Official Mario Golf Japanese website] | ||
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{{MarioGames}} | {{MarioGames}} | ||