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NES Open Tournament Golf (1991)

NES Open Tournament Golf cover
Developer
Nintendo R&D2, HAL Laboratory
Publisher
Nintendo
Platforms
Arcade, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Genres
Sport, Arcade
Rating
3.0 of 5, 19 player ratings
Where to get it
Nintendo eShop

How it feels

A classic Mario golf game with stroke and match play across three international courses, playable solo or with a friend.

casualsportsmario-themedclassicretrofamily-friendly

About

NES Open Tournament Golf is an NES game featuring Mario characters. As the name of the game implies, it is a golf game and was one of the first golfing games in the Mario series. You can play a round of golf on one of three different courses. One or two players can play in the U.S., Japan, or the U.K. and choose a stroke or match play game. Gameplay is from two point of views, starting with an overhead view allowing you to set up the shot and choose a club, then switching to a 3-D point of view. Hitting the ball uses the common power meter where tapping the button starts the meter, tap the button a second time to select the amount of power in the shot, then tap the button a third time to select the amount of slice or hook.

Screenshots

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