Mario Golf is a sports video game that was developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It was released in 1999. In Japan, the Nintendo 64 version is known as Mario Golf 64 (マリオゴルフ64). In the game, Mario, his friends, and his enemies play golf. Players can play as a variety of characters including Mario, Luigi and Princess Peach. Players can then select from a number of courses which have features adapted to the Nintendo world. Mario Golf is also very easy to play (also known as a "pick up and play" game) as it makes golf very simple, because it does away with many of the complicated real-life aspects of the sport that are found in games like Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2006.
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| Developer(s) | Camelot Software Planning |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo 64 |
| Release |  June 11, 1999 July 30, 1999 September 14, 1999 |
| Genre(s) | Sports |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
Gamespot describes the game as easy to play, by having simple features and by "removing the guesswork for gamers who are not familiar with the subtle nuances of golf" that may put off many players.
A sequel to this game, Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, was released for the Nintendo Gamecube in 2003.
Transfer Pak
This game features Transfer Pak compatibility with the GBC version of Mario Golf (Game Boy Color). Players can upload characters and data.
Characters
- Mario
- Luigi
- Princess Peach
- Toad
- Yoshi
- Bowser
- Wario
- Donkey Kong
- Metal Mario
- Baby Mario
- Harry
- Maple
- Sonny
- Charlie
- Plum
There are an additional four characters that can be acquired by importing them via the Game Boy link cable if the owner has both Mario Golf and the Game Boy Color version of Mario Golf.
- Azalea — Imported character
- Joe — Imported character
- Kid — Imported character
- Sherry — Imported character
Courses
- Toad Highlands (home of the "Toad Tournament")
- Koopa Park (home of the "Koopa Cup")
- Shy Guy Desert (home of the "Shy Guy International")
- Yoshi's Island (home of the "Yoshi Championship")
- Boo Valley (home of the "Boo Classic")
- Mario's Star (home of the "Mario Open")
Voices
- Charles Martinet as Mario, Luigi, Wario, Metal Mario, and Baby Mario.
- Tracey Moore as Princess Peach and Toad.
- Dee Bradley Baker as Yoshi.
- Scott Burns as Bowser.
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