Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour

Details: Written by Luke Hackett

Release dates

	Australia	Unconfirmed
	Europe	June 18th, 2004
	Japan	September 5th, 2003
	N.America	July 28th, 2003

General information

Platform: GameCube

Developed by Camelot

Published by Nintendo

Players: Single and Multi-player

GAME INFORMATION

Overview

Mario Golf Toadstool Tour is the Gamecube edition of the Mario Golf series. Mario, Peach, Donkey Kong and a cast of their cohorts have dusted off their clubs and set their sights on a new championship in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour. Two new styles of golf course and a new swing system offer both the seasoned Mario golfer and those new to the game a fresh look at golfing in the Mushroom Kingdom.

Features

Play on conventional or all-new Mushroom Kingdom courses
Chip over warp pipes and avoid hazards on Mario-inspired courses
Expert and novice modes
Transfer characters with Mario Golf Advance Tour for GBA
For 1-4 players

Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour can be played in the following single-player modes:-

Character match - A one v one challenge game against a computer opponent using match rules.
Speed golf - Complete a course as quickly as you can
Tournament - the player competes to earn badges on specific holes and to finish in first place on one of many eighteen hole courses.
The lowest scorer at the end of the tournament is the winner.
Training mode - practice makes perfect, you can set the weather conditions and play the hole of your choice.

Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour can be played in the following multi-player modes:-
Doubles - 2v2 Golf for up to four players
Club slots - Complete your rounds of golf with a limited amount of clubs.
Coin shoot - There are coins on the floor, hit the ball as near as possible to collect them
Side games - Mini games designed to test your level of skill and help you improve it

There are also a whole host of unlockable game modes!

Interesting Facts

Was released and known as Mario Golf: Family Tour in Japan
The Fifth game in the Mario Golf series
There is a Pikmin Cameo in the game, when players knock the ball into the flowers/out of play a load of Pikmins go flying!
16 Available characters each with varying statistics
The scoreboard shows lots of different past and present characters from the Mario universe such as Hammer Bro and Goombario.
The first time Mario and Diddy Kong appear in a title together
Connectivity with Mario Golf: Advance Tour for the GBA possible (although this wasnt out yet when Toadstool Tour first came out)
When the player takes a shot and the game zooms in on the ball very rarely the ball becomes a tiny Boo! (The ghosts from previous mario games)