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.

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 Characters

 * Mario - Playable from start.
 * Princess Peach - Playable from start.
 * Yoshi - Playable from start.
 * Donkey Kong - Playable from start.
 * Neil - The main male character.
 * Ella - The main female character.
 * Lakitu - Only using camera.

Unlockable Characters

 * Joe - Defeat him in Match play in story mode.
 * Putts - Defeat him and Joe in double Match play in story mode.
 * Sherry - Defeat her in Match play in story mode.
 * Grace - Defeat her and Sherry in double Match play in story mode.
 * Azalea - Defeat her in Match play in story mode.
 * Tiny - Defeat him and Azalea in double Match play in story mode.
 * Kid - Defeat him in Match play in story mode.
 * Gene - Defeat him and Kid in double Match play in story mode.
 * Luigi - Gain some experience in Toadstool Tour, then use the GBA to GC cable to obtain.
 * Waluigi - Collect 27 Birdie Badges in Toadstool Tour, then use the GBA to GC cable to obtain. Also says "Camelot, ha ha ha."
 * Wario - Collect 54 Birdie Badges in Toadstool Tour, then use the GBA to GC cable to obtain. Also says "Nintendo, ha ha ha."
 * 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 Tourney
 * Palms Tourney
 * Dunes Tourney
 * Links Tourney
 * 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.