Golf...boring in real life but fun to play indoors....now add mario to the mix and let the madness begin.
As with all games of the type the first player played as Mario, and the second player played as Luigi. At certain points during gameplay, the Mario Bros. are offered advice by their caddies, Princess Peach and Princess Daisy. There are two versions of this game one on the NES and the other on the Famicom. However there are many differences between the two games. For starters, Mario's Open Golf featured five playable courses whereas NES Open Tournament Golf only featured three. The background music between both games also differed, with the exception of few tracks that were used in both games.
The Famicom version was also harder than the NES version as alot of the holes where either changed around or cut completely to make for an easyer game for western players.
NES Open Tournament Golf had three differant courses. Those courses were the US Course, Japan Course, and the UK Course.
There is Stroke Play and the player must play and do well in this to be eligible to be promoted to the next rank. If they have played well enough, they will be offered the chance to move to the next level.
Then there is Match Play in this mode the winner is the one who can win the most holes. The first challenger is Luigi, once the player has won a match against Luigi they will face off with four newly created characters:
Steve - Beginner
Mark - Amateur
Tony - Semi-Professional
Billy - Professional
In Tournament mode players have the option of either playing Stroke Play or Match Play. Depending on the players rank and score for the round they will earn prize money. At the end of the round they will be shown a scoreboard. The ranks range from 1st to 37th place. The higher they rank for that round the more money they will win. Prize money can be viewed by selecting the Prize Money option in the Clubhouse. A record of the players total earnings is saved, even after the system is turned off.
Then the finaly part was the Clubhouse in this you could:
Register Name
Choose Clubs
Options
Player Stats
Prize Money
Tournament Roster
Training
Hall of Fame Holes
Clear Saved Data
NES Open Tournament Golf came out for the NES NA September 1, 1991 JP September 20, 1991 EU June 18, 1992 and then came out again for the Virtual Console in EU May 11, 2007 NA June 18, 2007 JP July 24, 2007.
All in all for a retro game of golf you can not realy go wrong with NES Open Tournament Golf. I have had alot of fun with it over the years and i hope that people still do have fun with it.