Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour

Template:Infobox Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour is the second game in the Mario Golf series and the first for the GameCube. The game has earned the Player's Choice rating.

The noticeable features are special elements such as Fast Fairways ( where the ball rolls much farther than on a normal fairway), Warp Pipes, (when a ball is shot into a Warp Pipe, it will come out of the corresponding same-colored pipe) and Chain Chomps (when a ball is hit and it lands near them, the Chain Chomp will chase after the ball, causing an O.B. shot).

Opening Movie

Mario and Luigi look at a shiny trophy while they comment on how nice it looks. Princess Peach and Princess Daisy yell their names and tell them to come play. Mario and Luigi shout "Okay!" and rush over to the princesses and start playing. Wario and Waluigi, from a bush, look at them play and are jealous that they're such great players. Wario and Waluigi hear a noise and turn around and see Yoshi and Koopa humming. Wario and Waluigi hold on tight to their Golf Clubs while laughing and prepare to have a game with them. They challenge them to a game. They all take turns hitting the ball- then Yoshi hits the ball near a Chain Chomp. When he tries to get it back, the Chain Chomp wakes up and barks at Yoshi, scaring him and making him fall over.

Waluigi laughs at Yoshi and Koopa and turns around and sees Wario attempting to hit the ball out of the bunker. However, all he manages to do is hit the sand with the club and make it fly into Waluigi's face. Waluigi then starts trying to putt the ball into the hole, but fails continuously. He takes so much time that Yoshi and Koopa fall asleep. Waluigi gives up trying to hit the ball into the hole and Wario then points out that Yoshi and Koopa have fallen asleep, so they can't play with them. Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong walk past the sleeping Yoshi and Koopa and Wario and Waluigi find their new opponents. They challenge them to a round of golf. Wario hits the ball a long way, despite his terrible swing, until it goes out of sight into the forest. Wario and Waluigi start laughing, and then they hear a loud roar. Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong turn around and walk away.

The ball suddenly flies back, landing in front of Wario. Wario and Waluigi look up and see Bowser in his Koopa Clown Car- and he has a black eye. It is then obvious that he wants revenge for being hit. Bowser starts firing Bullet Bills at the two as they run around Lakitu Valley and past Birdo and Boo who were playing a game of golf. Fortunately for the two, they find a yellow Warp Pipe that is too small for the Koopa Clown Car or Bowser to fit through. Wario and Waluigi come out the other side of the pipe and stop to catch their breath. However, Bowser and the Koopa Clown Car appear right above the two. Bowser takes out a Bob-omb as Wario and Waluigi scream loudly. Meanwhile, Mario is preparing to take a shot. Wario and Waluigi try to escape from Bowser by going through an enormous metal door. Mario hits his ball with the golf club, just as Waluigi is able to open the door.

Wario and Waluigi keep running, but at that moment the ball Mario just hit bounces off Wario and Waluigi and Bowser's hand, knocking the Bob-omb. The Bob-omb explodes on Wario, Waluigi and Bowser. Mario is confused as to what caused the explosion where his ball landed, while Luigi, Peach and Daisy watch in silence.

Playable Characters

Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour features many characters as well as unlockable ones. Here is a list of all the characters appearing in the game.

Original Characters

• Mario
• Luigi
• Peach
• Daisy
• Yoshi
• Birdo
• Donkey Kong
• Diddy Kong
• Koopa Troopa
• Wario
• Waluigi
• Bowser

Unlockable Characters

• Bowser Jr.
• Shadow Mario
• Boo
• Petey Piranha

Transferable Characters

Neil and Ella can be transfered into the game by connecting Mario Golf: Advance Tour for the Game Boy Advance with the Nintendo GameCube.

Animations and Scoring

Whenever a character finishes a hole, their score determines their reaction. Mario can be used as an example:

If Mario scores a Par, he looks satisfied but not too excited, as a Par is a standard score. Anouther example of a Par reaction is with Wario. First he laughs and then turns around and starts spanking his own butt. If, for example, Mario gets a Birdie (1 under Par), he jumps around and makes several joyful exclamations. If Mario gets an Eagle, Hole in One or Albatross (extremely rare), he gets extremely excited and jumps very high, landing on his bottom and spinning around.

Bad scores also have an effect on the character:

If Mario scores a Bogey (1 over Par) , he looks down and sighs to himself. If he gets a Double Bogey or anything worse, his most negative reaction plays, in which Mario covers his face and stumbles off the edge of the green, falling over himself.

These sets of animations apply to all the characters. This means that the sets of animations are as follows:

• Eagle, Hole in One or Albatross - Best reaction
• Birdie - Good reaction
• Par - Satisfactory reaction
• Bogey - Unhappy reaction
• Double Bogey or worse - Very bad reaction

Game Modes

There are a wide variety of game modes offered in Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, from challenging tournaments to training sessions to collecting coins to shooting the ball through rings. All of the game modes are explained briefly below. Note that multi-player game modes not marked with an asterisk (*) can also be played with 1 player and AI opponents.

Single-Player Game Modes

• Tournament - The player competes against others for first place in an 18-hole round of golf and to earn best badges on specific holes. The lowest score at the end of the tournament is the winner.
• Character Match - Compete in a one-on-one challenge against a computer character on a course of your choice using match play rules.
• Ring Shot - Compete by hitting your shots through various rings on a course while still finishing at or under par.
  • Challenge - Complete Ring Shot holes to earn stars which unlock even more holes! Complete them all to unlock a special surprise.
• Speed Golf - Complete a round of golf in the fastest time possible.
• Training - Practice golfing on a hole of your choice. You can also customize the weather conditions.

Multi-Player Game Modes

• Doubles - A 2-on-2 game of golf. For 1-4 players.
• Club Slots - Play using a limited amount of clubs. When playing with four slots, there is an added gimmick for the fourth slot (i.e. no wind, double points, extra mulligan, etc.).
• Ring Shot
  • Face-Off - Play six holes against opponents to see who can complete the most holes successfully.*
• Coin Shoot - Hit the ball near coins to collect them. Earn the highest coin total to win.
  • Quick Cash - Collect as many coins as possible in 2 shots under par (for example, on a par 5 hole, you would have 3 shots to collect coins). The player does not have to finish the hole.
  • Cash Cup - Collect as many coins as possible and finish the hole with par or better. Failure to do so will result in 0 coins for the hole.
• Stroke Play - Get the fewest total strokes on a course to win. Beat courses in tournament mode to unlock them here.
• Side Games - Fun challenges that test and improve your golfing skills.
  • Birdie Challenge - Compete on Congo Canopy to see how many consecutive birdies you can earn.
  • Practice Games - Hone your approaching and putting skills by playing these unique challenges. There are novice, intermediate and expert difficulties.
• Match Play - Standard golfing with a different scoring system. Winning a hole earns you a medal; earn the highest amount of medals or mathematically eliminate the opponent to win. For 2 players only.
• Skins Match - Similar to Match Play, but for 2-4 players. The player who finishes with the lowest score on a hole earns a point. Whoever has the most amount of points at the end wins.
• Near-Pin - Compete in Congo Canopy to get the shortest total distance from the pin in one stroke. If your ball is not on the green in one stroke, it will count as being 100 feet away.

Unlockable Game Modes

• Star Tournament - Unlocked once you beat the tournament mode on Bowser Badlands and obtain a star version of a character. Same as tournament mode, except you will compete against tougher star characters while using the back tees and tournament greens. Beat these to be able to use the tournament greens in other game modes. For 1 player.
• Side Games
  • Birdie Challenge
    • One-On One-Putt - Similar to birdie challenge, except the first shot must land on the green and the second must go in the hole (resulting in a birdie). If the first shot is not on the green, the player will lose. Beat this with 1 player to unlock the tournament greens for Congo Canopy. For 1-4 players.
• Special Games - Unlocked by holding Z on the title screen and pressing the A button.
  • Hole-in-One Contest - Attempt to get a hole-in-one on a hole of your choice. For 1 player.
  • Password Tournament - Compete in special tournaments by entering special passwords. For 1 player.

Golf Courses

Lakitu Valley - A basic course surrounded by trees. It is the most conventional and easiest course to play on.
Cheep Cheep Falls - This course has a conventional nature like Lakitu Valley, but also contains ponds and rivers as water hazards.
Shifting Sands - This course is based on Dry Dry Desert and contains many sand traps, known as bunkers.
Blooper Bay - This course features some unconventional elements, such as Fast Fairways, and is set in a tropical resort area. Many of the bunkers are shaped like recognizable objects, such as seagulls or bananas.
Peach's Castle Grounds - This course features many elements unique to the Marioverse , such as warp pipes, Chain Chomps, and giant mushrooms.
Bowser Badlands - This dark, difficult course, designed by Bowser, contains Bob-ombs, Piranha Plants, and Whomps, as well as elements such as lava.
Congo Canopy - Set in the Congo Jungle, this is a special Par 3 course used in pin-shot and birdie challenges.

"Target Bullseye Tour" Version

On July 28, 2003, Nintendo of America released Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (Target Bullseye Tour Included -- Exclusive Version) through Target stores. This version allowed players to play the Bullseye Tour in the Special Tournament mode. Codes issued from this version of the game could be submitted through the official website. Nintendo prizes were mailed out to the winners. The promotion ended on August 31, 2003.

Trivia

• In Coin Attack mode, the coins make up various patterns. One makes up the Triforce from the Legend of Zelda series, while another looks like the Nintendo GameCube. One pattern spells out "1-2-3 GO!"
• Every time the player makes a shot, the screen will close up on the ball. Very, very rarely and randomly, the close up will feature a Boo the size of a golf ball, making the sound that Boos do.
• This game's scoreboard features many characters from other Mario games, including Goombario and Hammer Bro. Quite shockingly (and very possibly coincidentally), one of these referenced characters has actually never been seen since the Super Mario Adventures comic, where he was a minor hero.
• Pikmin made a cameo appearance in this game. If the player hits the ball into a flower patch, several Pikmin get knocked out of the flowers.

Artwork

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  Mario
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  Mario
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  Mario
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  Luigi
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  Peach
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  Peach
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  Daisy
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  Yoshi
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  Birdo
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  Wario
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  Waluigi
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  Donkey Kong
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  Koopa

Team Artwork

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  Mario and Luigi
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  Peach and Daisy
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  Wario and Waluigi