Mario Golf: Advance Tour

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.

The game is compatible with the Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter.

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 Game Boy Color version of 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.

Non-Playable Characters

 * Buzz
 * Helen
 * Piranha Plant
 * Boo
 * Pokey
 * Toad
 * Toadsworth
 * Koopa Troopa
 * Klepto
 * Blooper
 * Monty Mole
 * Grampie
 * Grammie
 * Daisy (Mentioned)
 * Birdo (Mentioned)
 * Diddy Kong (Mentioned)
 * Bowser Jr. (Mentioned)
 * Shadow Mario (Mentioned)
 * Petey Piranha (Mentioned)
 * Il Piantissimo (Mentioned)

Courses

 * Marion
 * Palms
 * Dunes
 * Links
 * Mushroom Tourney (Unlockable)
 * Elf's Short Course (Unlockable for 18 Holes)
 * Coo-Coo Course

Speed Golf
The player must play a set of holes as fast as possible.

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.

Pre-release and unused content
An earlier build features a different layout for the Marion Clubhouse than in the released game.