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. 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.

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.

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.

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