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. Star versions of the Mario characters can be unlocked by beating them in a Character Match, which increases distance but decreases impact. Character stats can also be altered by using Custom Clubs that have obtained in the Story mode.

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

Story
The player plays as either Neil or Ella, with whichever character not chosen becoming the player's doubles partner, and enters golfing tournaments to surpass the greatest golfer, Mario.

Stroke Play
A standard round of golf. Settings include changing course, tees, number of holes and green.

Character Match
Compete against a selected character in Match Play rules.

Doubles
The player selects another character to be their doubles partner and can select to play Stroke Play, Character Match, 4 Slots, 3 Slots and Skins Match

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

Club Slots
Using point tourney rules, the player plays on a course that they select but are limited to the clubs that they obtain by spinning a slot machine. Clubs are reset and the slot machine is spun each hole.

Go-Go Gates
On a select few courses, the player must hit the ball through rings and complete the hole in a par or better.

Near Pin
Only Elf's Short Course is selectable. Players are scored based on how close they are to the pin.

Training
The player can select on hole from any course to practice on. Wind speed and pin position can be changed.

Star Tournament
A tournament played on the star versions of the story mode courses.

Doubles Star Tournament
The same as Star Tournament, but played in doubles.

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.