Mario Golf (Game Boy Color)

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Description

Mario Golf on Game Boy Color isn't a straight port of the N64 game - it's a totally different game in its own right. It is a combination of a golf game and an RPG. As in an RPG, you choose your character at the beginning, with various strengths and weaknesses, and throughout the course of the game, your character gains experience points through winning matches or playing mini-games. Experience points can be distributed to various skills, such as putting, which makes it easier for you to do well. There are quite a few skills, and no two characters you can create will play in exactly the same way.

Although the story mode is the main part of the game, there's quite a few other modes to keep you busy, like Tournament, Match Game, Stroke, Training, and the two-player mode via link cable. It comes with a dictionary of all the golf terms you'll need, and an extensive range of statistics on your player.

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Alternate Titles

• "Mario Golf GB" -- Japanese Title
• "マリオゴルフGB" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Mario games
• Mario Golf series
• Mario sports games

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Critic Reviews

IGN	Oct 05, 1999	10 out of 10	100
Total! (Germany)	Nov, 1999	1 out of 6	100
64 Power / big.N / N Games	Nov, 1999		100
Gaming Target	Jun 22, 2000	9.5 out of 10	95
Just Games Retro	Oct 08, 2017		90
Mega Fun	Dec, 1999	87 out of 100	87
Electric Playground	Nov 30, 1999	8.5 out of 10	85
Digital Press - Classic Video Games	Jun 18, 2005	8 out of 10	80
Power Unlimited	Jan, 2000	7.8 out of 10	78
Nintendo Life	Oct 15, 2012		70

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Trivia

1001 Video Games

The Game Boy Color version of Mario Golf appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.

Awards

• Total! (Germany)
  • Issue 01/2000 – Best Game Boy Golf Game in 1999