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. Mario Golf: Advance Tour was re-released on the Wii U's Virtual Console in Europe and Australia on August 28, 2014, Japan on September 10, 2014, and in North America on September 25, 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.

Default Mario Characters

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  Mario

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  Princess Peach

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  Yoshi

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  Donkey Kong

Story Mode Characters

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  Neil - The main male character.

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  Ella - The main female character.

Unlockable Characters

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  Joe
  Defeat him in Match play in story mode.

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  Putts
  Defeat him and Joe in double Match play in story mode.

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  Sherry
  Defeat her in Match play in story mode.

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  Grace
  Defeat her and Sherry in double Match play in story mode.

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  Azalea
  Defeat her in Match play in story mode.

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  Tiny
  Defeat him and Azalea in double Match play in story mode.

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  Kid
  Defeat him in Match play in story mode.

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  Gene
  Defeat him and Kid in double Match play in story mode.

Transferable Characters

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  Luigi
  Gain some experience in Toadstool Tour, then use the GBA to GC cable to obtain.

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  Waluigi
  Collect 27 Birdie Badges in Toadstool Tour, then use the GBA to GC cable to obtain.

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  Wario
  Collect 54 Birdie Badges in Toadstool Tour, then use the GBA to GC cable to obtain.

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  Bowser
  Collect 81 Birdie Badges in Toadstool Tour, then use the GBA to GC cable to obtain.

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)

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

Beta Elements

Main article: List of Mario Golf: Advance Tour beta elements

In the original game, the Marion Clubhouse had a different design.

Gallery

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  The game's logo.

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  The main characters.

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  Course artwork.

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  Mario's Sprite.

External Links

• The intro footage.