Mario Golf: Advance Tour

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Template:Infobox Mario Golf: Advance Tour, known in Japan as Mario Golf: GBA Tour (マリオゴルフ GBAツアー), is the fourth installment of the Mario Golf series and the Game Boy Advance counterpart of Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour for the Nintendo GameCube. It continues the RPG style of the Mario Golf series. It is advertised as being Role-Playing Golf. The game was re-released on the Wii U's Virtual Console in 2014.

Controls

Menu

  •   - Confirm
  •   - Back
  •   - Select
  •   - Left-Handed Character
  •   - Star Character
  •   - Change Clubs (once unlocked)

Field

  •   - Confirm
  •   - Back
  •   - Move
  •   - Menu
  •   - Change Clubs (in Menu Screen)

Golf

  •   - Start Swing/Choose Power (automatic)
  •   - Choose Power (manual)
  •   +   - Topspin
  •   +   - Backspin
  •   +   - Super Topspin
  •   +   - Super Backspin
  •   - Change Direction/Change Clubs
  •   - Increase Power Bar
  •   - Decrease Power Bar

Characters

The game features eight playable Mario characters in all, four of which have to be unlocked. There are also even more exclusive human characters that Camelot made for the game. The two main characters in Mario Golf: Advance Tour can be transferred to the Nintendo GameCube game Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour if the Player uses the GBA to Gamecube link cable. It is the second Mario Golf game where Luigi is an unlockable character after Mario Golf. It is also the third Mario Golf game where Wario is an unlockable character after the Nintendo 64 version of Mario Golf and the Mario Golf and the second Mario Golf game where Bowser is an unlockable character after Mario Golf and the only Mario Golf game where Waluigi is an unlockable character.

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Unlock Doubles Story Match #1 Unlock Singles Story Match #1 Unlock Doubles Story Match #2 Unlock Singles Story Match #2
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Luigi Waluigi Wario Bowser
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Unlock Transfer* Unlock Transfer* Unlock Transfer* Unlock Transfer*

* - Gain some experience in Toadstool Tour, then use the GBA to GC cable to obtain.
* - Collect 27 Birdie Badges in Toadstool Tour, then use the GBA to GC cable to obtain.
* - Collect 54 Birdie Badges in Toadstool Tour, then use the GBA to GC cable to obtain.
* - Collect 81 Birdie Badges in Toadstool Tour, then use the GBA to GC cable to obtain.

Story Mode Characters

Non-Playable Characters

Courses

Collectibles

Throughout the game, several collectibles appear as items that the player may find in the map. They include 1-Up Mushrooms, Drinks and Custom Tickets.

1-Ups

1-Ups increase the players level by 1. They can be found in various places.

Bottles

Bottles can be found in various places on the map. They increase distance by 3, 4 or 5 yards, depending on the drink. There are Muscle Drinks, Hyper Bottles and Super Bottles.

Custom Tickets

Custom Tickets are used to order clubs from the Club Maker. Different Tickets give different Clubs that the Club Maker can make.

Custom Clubs

Clubs Affect Ticket Needed
POW Distance increases by 10%, Shot worsens by 1 Custom Ticket A
Low-Fly Decrease Height by 3, decease Spin by 1 Custom Ticket A
Straight Shot improves by 2, Control worsens by 1 Custom Ticket A
Sweet Increase Impact by 2, worsen Shot by 1 Custom Ticket A
Control Increase Control by 2, worsen Shot by 1 Custom Ticket A
Backspin Increase Spin by 2, lower Control by 1, adds Special Backspin effect Custom Ticket B
Super Low-Fly Height is lowered by 5, Spin is lowered by 2 Custom Ticket B
Super Straight Automatically makes the Shot Trajectory Straight, lowers Distance by roughly 5% Custom Ticket B
Super Sweet Impact is increased by 4, Shot is worsened by 2 and Control is lowered by 1 Custom Ticket B
Super POW Distance increases by 20%, worsens Shot by 2, decreases Control by 1 and increases Height by 1 Custom Ticket C
Low-Fly Spin Lowers Height by 2, increases Spin by 2 and decreases Control by 2 Custom Ticket C
Straight n' Low Straightens Shot by 2, lowers Height by 2 and decreases Impact and Control by 1 Custom Ticket C
Sweet Control Increase Impact and Control by 2, worsen Shot by 2 and increase Height by 2 Custom Ticket C
Risky Increase Distance by 40%, decreases Control by 2, lowers Height by 2 and lowers Impact to the lowest possible. Custom Ticket D
Super Spin Increases Spin by 5, lowers Control and Impact by 2 and worsens Shot by 1 Custom Ticket D

Staff

Main article: List of Mario Golf: Advance Tour staff

Pre-release and unused content

An earlier build features a different layout for the Marion Clubhouse than in the released game.

Gallery

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External Links

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