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This article is about the 1984 video game. For the microgame with the same name, see Golf (microgame). For the event in the 3DS version of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, see Golf (event). For an overview of all golf-related titles in the Mario series, see Mario Golf (series).
Golf
Boxart for Golf
NES box art

Golf cover
Game Boy box art

For alternate box art, see the game's gallery.

Developer Nintendo R&D2
Hudson Soft (PC-8801, PC-8001mkIISR, and Sharp X1 ports)
Publisher Nintendo
Platform(s) NES, VS. System, NEC PC-88, Sharp X1, PC-8001mkIISR, Family Computer Disk System, Nintendo PlayChoice-10, Game Boy, e-Reader, Virtual Console (Nintendo 3DS, Wii U), Nintendo Switch
Release date Famicom/NES:
Japan May 1, 1984
USA October 18, 1985
Europe November 15, 1986
VS. System:
Japan August 1984
USA October 1984 (VS. Golf)
USA December 1984 (VS. Ladies Golf)
PC-8801:
Japan 1985
Sharp X1:
Japan 1985
PC-8001mkIISR:
Japan 1985
Famicom Disk System:
Japan February 21, 1986
Nintendo PlayChoice-10:
USA August 1986
Game Boy:
Japan November 28, 1989
USA March 1990
Europe 1990
e-Reader:
USA April 21, 2003
Virtual Console (3DS):
Japan June 29, 2011
USA September 8, 2011
Europe October 13, 2011
Australia October 13, 2011
South Korea July 20, 2016
Virtual Console (Wii U):
USA October 10, 2013
Europe October 10, 2013
Australia October 10, 2013
Japan November 13, 2013
Nintendo Switch:*
Japan March 3, 2017
USA March 3, 2017
Europe March 3, 2017
Australia March 3, 2017
HK March 3, 2017
*Only playable July 11.
Nintendo Switch (Arcade Archives):
Japan October 25, 2019
USA October 25, 2019
Europe October 25, 2019
Australia October 25, 2019
Genre Sports
Rating(s)
ESRB:E - Everyone
PEGI:3 - Three years and older
CERO:A - All ages
ACB:G - General
Mode(s) 1–2 players
Media
NES:
Game Pak
Wii U:
Digital download
Nintendo Switch:
Digital download
Game Boy:
Game Pak
Game Boy Advance:
e-Reader card
Nintendo 3DS:
Digital download
Input
NES:
Wii U:
Wii Remote (horizontal)
Nintendo Switch:
Game Boy:
Game Boy Advance:
Nintendo 3DS:

Golf is a game for the NES released in 1984. It is based on the sport of the same name. The golfer, a heavyset man with a cap and mustache, has been identified as Mario in supplemental material, albeit not wearing his traditional shirt and overalls.[1] However, the game Captain Rainbow would instead identify the golfer as Ossan, which happens to be a generic internal name Mario had during the development of Donkey Kong.[2] The game's sequels (Family Computer Golf: Japan Course, Family Computer Golf: US Course, and NES Open Tournament Golf) all more clearly depict the golfer as Mario. Additionally, the Game Boy variation of this game would feature Mario on the Western cover art but not the Japanese version, though the in-game sprite still appears to depict him.

A copy of the original game was embedded in Nintendo Switch firmware. Activating it required the internal system clock to be set to July 11—Satoru Iwata's death anniversary—and performing his iconic "directly to you" hand gesture with both Joy-Con controllers on the HOME Menu. If successful, a voice clip of Iwata from a Japanese 2012 presentation would confirm the input, and an emulator of Golf with added motion control support would promptly boot up.[3] Golf has significance as one of the first video games Iwata programmed himself for Nintendo while working at HAL Laboratory.[4] This version of Golf was overwritten as of the 4.0.0 update, making it unplayable.[3] Aside from the NES game's inclusion on the Switch, the international version of VS. Golf was later included on Arcade Archives.[5]

Gameplay

 
An in-game screenshot

The gameplay of Golf is relatively simple. The player is given a ball, and a map on the right side of the screen shows the hole that they must hit the ball into. The obstacles on the way are also displayed on the map. The player gets more points depending on how many times they hit the ball to get it into the hole. Many different types of clubs are also available to choose from by pressing Up/Down on the + Control Pad. Left/Right changes the direction the player will hit the ball in; on the fairway, this is limited to 16 directions and represented by an arrow, while on the putting green, the directions are unlimited and represented by a crosshair-like target.

Hitting the ball is done via a meter beneath the viewing field. Pressing the   button once makes the golfer swing the club back, with the arrow on the meter moving left. Pressing it again causes them to swing forward, also moving the arrow back to the right—how far to the left it was determines the stroke's power, and if it reaches the far left, it will start moving right again on its own without a strength being yet determined. Pressing it a third time hits the ball, with the arrow's position relative to the meter's target area determining the impact point and thus how the ball will move; hitting the target on the center makes the ball go straight, hitting to the right of the target causes a left-curving hook ball, and hitting to the left of the target causes a right-curving slice ball. If the second step is skipped, the ball will merely be swiped a few yards ahead, and skipping the third step causes the club to miss entirely. The ball's direction in the air is also influenced by the direction and speed of the wind, which varies between rounds and is determined by an arrow and label found above the viewing area. On the putting green, meanwhile, the direction is influenced by the lay of the green, represented by arrows in different directions and densities.

Unlike in most golf games following it, there is no distinction between fairway and rough; as such, the only terrains are standard grass, putting green, and sand bunkers, with trees representing out-of-bounds areas.

Description from the Nintendo eShop

Bogey, par, birdie, or Eagle.
 The score is up to you.
 Golf is 18 holes of realistic links action. Each hole has tricky hazards, so strategy is a must.
 Read the wind direction, check the distance, select a club, adjust your swing and keep your eye on the ball. Now drive it home.
 From twisting fairways and hungry sand traps to big water hazards and deceptive greens, Golf is packed with challenges.

This version of the game does not have multiplayer functionality.

Clubs

There are 14 different clubs in the game: three woods (1W, 3W, 4W), eight irons (1I, 3I, 4I, 5I, 6I, 7I, 8I, 9I), a pitching wedge (PW), a sand wedge (SW), and a putter (PT). Higher numbers mean lower length on the shaft and the resulting drive. Woods have a drive that causes the ball to roll a short distance after landing, and as such, they are most useful for covering ground. Irons have a drive that causes the ball to stop short almost immediately after landing, making them the most useful for precision with avoiding hazards. The pitching wedge gives a short-length but very tall drive, and as such, it acts as a 10-level iron. The sand wedge gives a short-distance swat and is the most useful for escaping sand bunkers. The putter is unique, only rolling the ball a small amount forward along the ground to move it onto and across the putting green; its meter is shorter than the others and lacks an impact area, and it is the only club available while the ball is on the green.

Holes

Golf features 18 holes separated into nine labeled "OUT" and nine labeled "IN." Each hole features some green and some woods, and every hole except hole 11 features sand traps. Holes 2, 3, and 5 feature inland ponds; holes 7 and 16 feature rivers; and holes 6, 9, 13, 15, and 18 have water covering the majority of the map. The other holes do not have water. Once the player gets the ball close to the target (the actual "hole," marked by a flag) on each map, the section of the screen that previously showed a map of the entire course shows a zoomed-in map of the putting green.[6][7]

Outward nine

Hole 1
  390y
Par 4
 
Hole 2
  395y
Par 4
 
Hole 3
  215y
Par 3
 
Hole 4
  388y
Par 4
 
Hole 5
  491y
Par 5
 
Hole 6
  398y
Par 4
 
Hole 7
  408y
Par 4
 
Hole 8
  494y
Par 5
 
Hole 9
  247y
Par 3
 

Inward nine

Hole 10
  395y
Par 4
 
Hole 11
  220y
Par 3
 
Hole 12
  410y
Par 4
 
Hole 13
  542y
Par 5
 
Hole 14
  174y
Par 3
 
Hole 15
  343y
Par 4
 
Hole 16
  400y
Par 4
 
Hole 17
  466y
Par 4
 
Hole 18
  513y
Par 5
 

VS. System

The game was released for the VS. System, for which the game is also known as Stroke & Match Golf or VS. Golf. Three versions of this game exist. All have a "stroke" version for casual play, and a "match" version for competitive play against another player or a computer opponent. The general gameplay remains the same as the NES original, with the same control scheme, physics, and clubs. However, music and additional sound effects are added. All have more than 18 possible holes, though only 18 show up per round; certain holes are reserved as possible "first" and "second" holes, but the rest are entirely random.

The singular Japanese version features the same Mario lookalike as the NES game but has 26 holes in total. 17 of these holes are edited versions of holes from the original Golf, with aspects such as the putting green, out-of-bounds trees, bunkers, and water hazards given more difficult positions. Due to its nature as an arcade game, a points system is in place, measured in hundreds; a bogey loses 100 points, a double bogey or above loses 200 points, and getting an equal score on a hole while sinking the ball second loses 50 points. Reaching zero points causes a game over, needing extra credits to continue. It has an attract mode showing gameplay.

Two international versions of the game exist, with one having the same male character as the NES version, but the other, also called VS. Ladies Golf, instead featuring a female player. These each have 21 possible holes for each 18-hole playthrough. Most of the Men's version uses holes straight from the NES version with occasional minor changes. In the Ladies' version, a few holes are reused from the Japanese release with a few tweaks, but most are completely unique. The points system in these versions was altered to be more forgiving, with the points being measured in single and double digits depending on how many credits are inserted and losing a smaller amount proportional to the amount of strokes taken, though pars also lose a single point. Unlike the Japanese version, the golfer in these releases performs a fist-pump upon getting a birdie or lower. These releases have attract modes with instructions.

Holes

The below orders for each release's holes are based on how they are stored in the respective game's ROM.[8]

Japanese release

Hole 1
  197m
Par 3
 
Hole 2
  361m
Par 4
 
Hole 3
  357m
Par 4
 
Hole 4
  375m
Par 4
 
Hole 5
  159m
Par 3
 
Hole 6
  361m
Par 4
 
Hole 7
  373m
Par 4
 
Hole 8
  449m
Par 5
 
Hole 9
  517m
Par 5
 
Hole 10
  421m
Par 4
 
Hole 11
  469m
Par 5
 
Hole 12
  431m
Par 5
 
Hole 13
  215m
Par 3
 
Hole 14
  389m
Par 4
 
Hole 15
  505m
Par 5
 
Hole 16
  376m
Par 4
 
Hole 17
File:VS Golf JM Hole 17-16 map.png 371m
Par 4
 
Hole 18
  374m
Par 4
 
Hole 19
  366m
Par 4
 
Hole 20
  459m
Par 5
 
Hole 21
  226m
Par 3
 
Hole 22
  496m
Par 5
 
Hole 23
  200m
Par 3
 
Hole 24
File:VS Golf JM Hole 24-20 map.png 384m
Par 4
 
Hole 25
  342m
Par 4
 
Hole 26
  314m
Par 4
 

International release (Men's)

Hole 1
  215y
Par 3
 
Hole 2
  395y
Par 4
 
Hole 3
  408y
Par 4
 
Hole 4
  512y
Par 5
 
Hole 5
  409y
Par 4
 
Hole 6
  395y
Par 4
 
Hole 7
  400y
Par 4
 
Hole 8
  343y
Par 4
 
Hole 9
  491y
Par 5
 
Hole 10
  390y
Par 4
 
Hole 11
  410y
Par 4
 
Hole 12
  471y
Par 5
 
Hole 13
  218y
Par 3
 
Hole 14
  552y
Par 5
 
Hole 15
  398y
Par 4
 
Hole 16
File:VS Golf JM Hole 17-16 map.png 406y
Par 4
 
Hole 17
  174y
Par 3
 
Hole 18
  542y
Par 5
 
Hole 19
  247y
Par 3
 
Hole 20
File:VS Golf JM Hole 24-20 map.png 420y
Par 4
 
Hole 21
  374y
Par 4
 

International release (Ladies')

Hole 1
  411y
Par 4
 
Hole 1
  398y
Par 4
 
Hole 3
  418y
Par 4
 
Hole 4
  398y
Par 4
 
Hole 5
  393y
Par 4
 
Hole 6
  523y
Par 5
 
Hole 7
  429y
Par 4
 
Hole 8
  570y
Par 5
 
Hole 9
  435y
Par 5
 
Hole 10
  463y
Par 5
 
Hole 11
  227y
Par 3
 
Hole 12
  422y
Par 4
 
Hole 13
  466y
Par 4
 
Hole 14
  407y
Par 4
 
Hole 15
  524y
Par 5
 
Hole 16
  355y
Par 4
 
Hole 17
  198y
Par 3
 
Hole 18
  324y
Par 4
 
Hole 19
  185y
Par 3
 
Hole 20
  336y
Par 4
 
Hole 21
  196y
Par 3
 

Game Boy

The Game Boy game retrofits aspects from later NES golf games, such as trees acting as solid obstacles that must be gone over or around, differentiation between fairway and rough zones, and putting greens having multiple ways to push the ball. All of the original game's clubs return, and the game contains 36 different holes split between two courses: Japan and U.S.A. In the Japan Course, forested areas act as out-of-bounds zones, while in the U.S.A. course, they are treated as standard rough spots. Unlike previous games, it lacks the golfer-based viewing field, with him instead being shown on a more zoomed-in version of the bird's-eye-view map. The view can be switched between the zoomed-in map, the full map, and a view of the green via the   button. Each course has a scoreboard with five records to beat; the player's final placement determines what reward (if any) the golfer receives. Once again, the golfer resembles Mario, with player one having light skin and a dark cap, while player two has dark skin and a light cap. On the Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance, backgrounds and heads-up-display graphics are colored green, while character and object sprites are colored a reddish orange.

Holes

Japan Course

Outward nine
Hole 1
  391y
Par 4
Hole 2
  468y
Par 4
Hole 3
  162y
Par 3
Hole 4
  479y
Par 5
Hole 5
  380y
Par 4
Hole 6
  226y
Par 3
Hole 7
  274y
Par 4
Hole 8
  335y
Par 4
Hole 9
  495y
Par 5
Inward nine
Hole 10
  342y
Par 4
Hole 11
  142y
Par 3
Hole 12
  393y
Par 4
Hole 13
  545y
Par 5
Hole 14
  443y
Par 4
Hole 15
  258y
Par 4
Hole 16
  429y
Par 4
Hole 17
  484y
Par 5
Hole 18
  207y
Par 3

U.S.A. Course

Outward nine
Hole 1
  384y
Par 4
Hole 2
  194y
Par 3
Hole 3
  481y
Par 5
Hole 4
  352y
Par 4
Hole 5
  408y
Par 4
Hole 6
  556y
Par 5
Hole 7
  354y
Par 4
Hole 8
  398y
Par 4
Hole 9
  186y
Par 3
Inward nine
Hole 10
  331y
Par 4
Hole 11
  498y
Par 5
Hole 12
  454y
Par 4
Hole 13
  147y
Par 3
Hole 14
  451y
Par 4
Hole 15
  394y
Par 4
Hole 16
  232y
Par 3
Hole 17
  500y
Par 5
Hole 17
  429y
Par 4

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Golf.

References in later media

Staff

Main article: List of Golf staff

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ゴルフ
Gorufu
 Golf

Trivia

  • Nintendo planned to release an 18-hole golfing game as a launch title for the Family Computer, but software companies declined the project and believed that it could not be done with such limited memory at the time. Then-HAL Laboratory employee Satoru Iwata was eager to prove this technical achievement and program the game himself, which required him to create a custom data compression routine.[10]
  • Golf is the second released video game that Satoru Iwata programmed for Nintendo, after Pinball.[10]
  • Like in Ice Climber, the red-colored character on the North American NES box art is actually the second player.
  • Golf is a playable NES game in Doubutsu no Mori for the Nintendo 64 and its GameCube port, Animal Crossing.

External links

References

Golf coverage on other NIWA wikis:
  1. ^ Mario Mania, page 9.
  2. ^ http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/mario25th/1/3
  3. ^ a b http://switchbrew.org/index.php?title=Flog
  4. ^ Satoru Iwata – 1999 Developer Interview originally featured in Used Games magazine, translated by shmuplations.com
  5. ^ Hamster Corporation. Arcade Archives: Golf
  6. ^ https://vgmaps.com/Atlas/NES/#Golf
  7. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjAqlIu5UvM
  8. ^ Nintendo's 8-bit Obsession with Golf. Written October 28, 2019, by Great Hierophant on Blogspot. Edited September 12, 2023 to include information on the Japanese release of VS. Golf following message by Doc von Schmeltwick (talk)
  9. ^ GameXplain (April 29, 2020). Clubhouse Games - MASSIVE Overview of All 51 Games (Wii Play Tanks, Bowling, Golf, & More!). YouTube. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  10. ^ a b Satoru Iwata – 1999 Developer Interview originally featured in Used Games magazine, translated by shmuplations.com
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Other VS. Dr. Mario (1990, VS) • Dr. Mario (1993, GwB)
Remakes Tetris & Dr. Mario (1994, SNES) • Nintendo Puzzle Collection (2003, GCN) • Dr. Mario & Puzzle League (2005, GBA)
Luigi's Mansion series Main Luigi's Mansion (2001, GCN) • Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (2013, 3DS) • Luigi's Mansion 3 (2019, Switch)
Arcade Luigi's Mansion Arcade (2015, arcade)
Remakes Luigi's Mansion (2018, 3DS) • Luigi's Mansion 2 HD (2024, Switch)
Tech demos Luigi's Mansion (2000, GCN)
Educational games Mario Discovery series Mario is Missing! (1993, MS-DOS/SNES/NES) • Mario's Time Machine (1993, MS-DOS/SNES/NES) • Mario's Early Years! Fun with Letters (1993, MS-DOS/SNES) • Mario's Early Years! Fun with Numbers (1994, MS-DOS/SNES) • Mario's Early Years! Preschool Fun (1994, MS-DOS/SNES)
Mario Teaches Typing series Mario Teaches Typing (1991, MS-DOS) • Mario Teaches Typing 2 (1996, MS-DOS)
Other Family BASIC (1984, FC) • Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up (1991, MS-DOS)
Ports Mario's Early Years! CD-ROM Collection (1995, MS-DOS)
Canceled games Mario's Mission Earth (SNES)
Art utilities Mario Artist series Mario Artist: Paint Studio (1999, N64DD) • Mario Artist: Talent Studio (2000, N64DD) • Mario Artist: Communication Kit (2000, N64DD) • Mario Artist: Polygon Studio (2000, N64DD)
Other I am a teacher: Super Mario Sweater (1986, FDS) • Super Mario Bros. Print World (1991, MS-DOS) • Mario Paint (1992, SNES) • Super Mario Collection Screen Saver (1997, PC) • Mario no Photopi (1998, N64) • Mario Family (2001, GBC)
Pitches / canceled games Mario Factory ("Game Processor RAM Cassette") • Mario Paint 3D (N64) • Mario Artist: Sound Studio (N64DD)
Miscellaneous Picross series Mario's Picross (1995, GB) • Mario's Super Picross (1995, SFC) • Picross 2 (1996, GB) • Picross NP Vol. 6 (2000, SFC)
LCD handhelds Mario's Bombs Away (1983, G&W) • Mario's Egg Catch (1990, SMBW) • Luigi's Hammer Toss (1990, SMBW) • Princess Toadstool's Castle Run (1990, SMBW) • Mario the Juggler (1991, G&W)
Pinball Pinball (1984, NES) • Super Mario Bros. (1992, arcade) • Super Mario Bros. Mushroom World (1992, arcade) • Mario Pinball Land (2004, GBA)
Arcade Mario Roulette (1991, arcade) • Piccadilly Circus: Super Mario Bros. 3 (1991, arcade) • Mario World (1991, arcade) • Terebi Denwa: Super Mario World (1992, arcade) • Super Mario World Popcorn (1992, arcade) • Pika Pika Mario (1992, arcade) • Janken Fukubiki: Super Mario World (1992, arcade) • Koopa Taiji (1993, arcade) • Būbū Mario (1993, arcade) • Mario Undōkai (1993, arcade) • Super Mario World (1993, arcade) • Super Mario Kart: Doki Doki Race (1994, arcade) • Mario Bowl (1995, arcade) • Super Mario Attack (1996, arcade) • Donkey Kong (1996, arcade) • Mario Kart 64 (1996, arcade) • Super Mario 64 (Unknown, arcade) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (Unknown, arcade) • Super Mario World (Unknown, arcade) • Guru Guru Mario (Unknown, arcade) • Swanky no Bonus Slot (Unknown, arcade) • Dokidoki Mario Chance! (2003, arcade) • Super Mario Fushigi no Janjan Land (2003, arcade) • New Super Mario Bros. Wii Coin World (2011, arcade)
Browser Mario Net Quest (1997, Adobe Shockwave) • Mario's Memory Madness (1998, Adobe Shockwave) • Crazy Counting (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Dinky Rinky (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Goodness Rakes (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Melon Mayhem (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Nomiss (1999, Adobe Shockwave) • Wario's Whack Attack (1998, Adobe Shockwave) • The Lab (The Bookshelf • The Drafting Table • PolterCue • Ask Madame Clairvoya) (2001, Adobe Flash) • Mario Trivia (Unknown, Adobe Flash) • Mario Memory (Unknown, Adobe Flash) • Virus Attack! (Unknown, Adobe Flash) • Mini-Mario Factory Game! (2004, Adobe Flash) • Bill Bounce (2004, Adobe Flash) • Mario Party 7 Bon Voyage Quiz (2005, Adobe Flash) • Super Mario Strikers (2005, Adobe Flash) • Dr. Mario Vitamin Toss (2005, Adobe Flash) • Bowser's Lair Hockey (2005, Adobe Flash) • Heads-Up (2005, Adobe Flash) • Parasol Fall (2005, Adobe Flash) • Dribble Skillz (2006, Adobe Flash) • Superstar Shootout (2006, Adobe Flash) • Cannon Kaos (2006, Adobe Flash) • 1-Up Hunt! (2006, Adobe Flash) • Super Paper Mario Memory Match (2007, Adobe Flash) • Are You Smarter Than Mario? (2008, Adobe Flash) • Play Nintendo activities (2014–present)
DSiWare applications Mario Calculator (2009, DSiWare) • Mario Clock (2009, DSiWare)
Other games Alleyway (1989, GB) • Yoshi's Safari (1993, SNES) • Undake30 Same Game (1995, SFC) • Mario's Game Gallery (1995, MS-DOS) • Mario's FUNdamentals (1998, Windows) • Yakuman DS (2005, DS)
Tech demos Mario Demo (1994, VB) • morphdemo (Unknown, N64) • Peach's Castle (2002, GCN) • Mario's Face (Unknown, DS) • DSpeak (2005, DS) • Koopa Troopa Forest (Unknown, Wii) • Mario FPS (Unknown, Wii)
Pitches / canceled games Mario's Castle ("Project Atlantis") • Boss Game Studios' Super Mario game pitch (Unknown) • Retro Studios' Boo project (DS) • Mario Motors (DS)
Crossovers Game & Watch Gallery series Game & Watch Gallery (1997, GB) • Game & Watch Gallery 2 (1997, GB) • Game & Watch Gallery 3 (1999, GBC) • Game & Watch Gallery 4 (2002, GBA)
Super Smash Bros. series Super Smash Bros. (1999, N64) • Super Smash Bros. Melee (2001, GCN) • Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008, Wii) • Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014, 3DS) • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2014, Wii U) • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018, Switch)
Itadaki Street series Itadaki Street DS (2007, DS) • Fortune Street (2011, Wii)
Mario & Sonic series Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2007, Wii) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2008, DS) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009, Wii) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009, DS) • Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2011, Wii) • Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2012, 3DS) • Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games (2013, Wii U) • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016, Wii U) • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016, 3DS) • Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition (2016, arcade) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (2019, Switch) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Arcade Edition (2020, arcade)
NES Remix series Main NES Remix (2013, Wii U) • NES Remix 2 (2014, Wii U)
Reissues NES Remix Pack (2014, Wii U) • Ultimate NES Remix (2014, 3DS)
Mario + Rabbids series Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (2017, Switch) • Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (2022, Switch)
Other Excitebike: Bun Bun Mario Battle (1997, Satellaview) • NBA Street V3 (2005, GCN) • Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix (2005, GCN) • SSX on Tour (2005, GCN) • Tetris DS (2006, DS) • Captain Rainbow (2008, Wii) • Art Style: PiCTOBiTS (2009, DSiWare) • Nintendo Land (2012, Wii U) • Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition (2015, 3DS) • Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (2024, Switch)
Tech demos Chase Mii (Unknown, Wii U)
Pitches / canceled games Super Mario/Rabbids crossover adventure game (Wii) • DDR MARIO 2 (Wii)
Nintendo Entertainment System / Family Computer games
Super Mario franchise Donkey Kong (1983) • Mario Bros. (1983) • Pinball (1984) • Golf (1984) • Family BASIC V3† (1985) • Wrecking Crew (1985) • Super Mario Bros. (1985) • Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988) • Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) • Dr. Mario (1990) • NES Open Tournament Golf (1991) • Mario is Missing!* (1993) • Mario's Time Machine* (1994)
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong (1983) • Donkey Kong Jr. (1983) • Donkey Kong Jr. + Jr. Sansū Lesson† (1983) • Donkey Kong Jr. Math (1983) • Donkey Kong 3 (1984) • Donkey Kong Classics* (1988)
Yoshi franchise Yoshi (1991) • Yoshi's Cookie (1992)
Wario franchise Wario's Woods (1994)
Family Computer Disk System Golf (1986) • Super Mario Bros. (1986) • Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (1986) • I am a teacher: Super Mario Sweater (1986) • All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros. (1986) • Golf: Japan Course (1987) • Golf: U.S. Course (1987) • Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987) • Famicom Grand Prix: F1 Race (1987) • Donkey Kong‡ (1988) • Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally (1988) • Donkey Kong Jr.‡ (1988) • Kaettekita Mario Bros.‡ (1988) • Wrecking Crew‡ (1989) • Pinball‡ (1989)
Miscellaneous Nintendo World Championships 1990* (1990) • Nintendo Campus Challenge* (1990)
* NES only
† Famicom only
‡ Disk Writer only
Game Boy games
Super Mario franchise Alleyway (1989) • Baseball (1989) • Super Mario Land (1989) • Golf (1989) • Dr. Mario (1990) • Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (1992) • Donkey Kong (1994) • Mario's Picross (1995) • Picross 2 (1996)
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong (1994) • Donkey Kong Land (1995) • Donkey Kong Land 2 (1996) • Donkey Kong Land III (1997)
Yoshi franchise Yoshi (1991) • Yoshi's Cookie (1992) • Tetris Attack (1996)
Wario franchise Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994) • Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! (1994) • Wario Land II (1998)
Miscellaneous Tetris (1989) • The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993) • Game & Watch Gallery (1997) • Game & Watch Gallery 2 (1997)
Virtual Boy games
Super Mario franchise Mario's Tennis (1995) • Mario Clash (1995) • VB Mario Land (canceled) • VB Mario Kart (canceled)
Donkey Kong franchise Unnamed Donkey Kong Country proof-of-concept (tech demo)
Wario franchise Virtual Boy Wario Land (1995)
Virtual Console games
Super Mario franchise Alleyway • Baseball • Dr. Mario (GB) • Golf (GB) • Mario Bros. • Mario Golf (N64) • Mario Golf (GBC) • Mario Kart 64 • Mario Party 2 • Mario Tennis (N64) • Mario Tennis (GBC) • Mario's Picross • Mario's Super Picross • NES Open Tournament Golf • Paper Mario • Picross 2 • Super Mario 64 • Super Mario Bros. • Super Mario Bros. 2 • Super Mario Bros. 3 • Super Mario Bros. Deluxe • Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels • Super Mario Kart • Super Mario Land • Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins • Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars • Super Mario World • Wrecking Crew • Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga • Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Yoshi franchise Tetris Attack • Yoshi (NES) • Yoshi's Cookie (NES) • Yoshi's Story
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong • Donkey Kong (GB) • Donkey Kong 3 • Donkey Kong Country • Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest • Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! • Donkey Kong Jr. • Donkey Kong Jr. Math
Wario franchise Wario Land II • Wario Land 3 • Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 • Wario's Woods (NES)
Other Game & Watch Gallery • Game & Watch Gallery 2 • Game & Watch Gallery 3 • Game & Watch Gallery 4 • Super Smash Bros. (N64) • Tetris (GB)
Nintendo Switch games
Super Mario franchise Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017) • Super Mario Odyssey (2017) • Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (2018) • Mario Tennis Aces (2018) • Super Mario Party (2018) • New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (2019) • Super Mario Maker 2 (2019) • Luigi's Mansion 3 (2019) • Paper Mario: The Origami King (2020) • Super Mario 3D All-Stars (2020) • Super Mario Bros. 35 (2020) • Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit (2020) • Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021) • Mario Golf: Super Rush (2021) • Mario Party Superstars (2021) • Mario Strikers: Battle League (2022) • Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023) • Super Mario RPG (2023) • Mario vs. Donkey Kong (2024) • Princess Peach: Showtime! (2024) • Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2024) • Luigi's Mansion 2 HD (2024)
Donkey Kong franchise Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2018)
Yoshi franchise Yoshi's Crafted World (2019)
Wario franchise WarioWare: Get It Together! (2021) • WarioWare: Move It! (2023)
Arcade Archives Mario Bros. (2017) • VS. Super Mario Bros. (2017) • Donkey Kong (2018) • Donkey Kong Jr. (2018) • Donkey Kong 3 (2019) • VS. Pinball (2019) • VS. Golf (2019) • VS. Wrecking Crew (2020)
Crossovers Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (2017) • Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (2017) • Minecraft: Bedrock Edition (2018) • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018) • The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo Switch) (2019) • Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (2019) • Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (2022) • Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition (2024)

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