Thanks, saves me some time!
Alright, I did the Mario Open, the global tourney and two European ones. Think that's all the timed items to get for the moment.
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Mario Golf: World Tour |OT| Bring Cursing to the Fore with Mario and Friends!
- Thread starter PreyingShark
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Thanks, saves me some time!
Alright, I did the Mario Open, the global tourney and two European ones. Think that's all the timed items to get for the moment.
bender
What time is it?
I'm probably misunderstanding but can you enter a tourney more than once?
Robin64
Member
As many times as you want until the tournament ends.
LoveCake
Member
People need to PM the people that they add, i do try & go through the pages but it takes time, people MUST PM the people that they add so they can in-turn add them back, i have added lots of people over the months & even after sending a PM here & on other sites they don't add you back, i always PM people when i add them.
I will be sending PM's to a few people on here in this Golf thread specifically.
I have only had time for a couple of plays of this so far, proper busy day at work today :/ i think i'm going to give the demo a few more goes before i try for my handicap
bender
What time is it?
Thanks! That's an odd decision.
PreyingShark
Member
My reaction to the Extra Putting Challenge:
"THIS IS NOT MADE FOR WHITE PEOPLE"
...I'm going to spend like 2 hours just getting this completed aren't I
"THIS IS NOT MADE FOR WHITE PEOPLE"
...I'm going to spend like 2 hours just getting this completed aren't I
Does someone mind giving me a quick rundown of how to unlock stuff in this game? Is it mostly Castle Club stuff or do I need to play the regular mode, too? Seems like regular mode is just the "classic" courses (18-hole) while Castle Club includes the special 9-hole courses. I realize I get coins for both.
PreyingShark
Member
You got them mixed up. But for like the courses? It's
Castle Club Courses (18 holes)
Forest Course: Unlocked right away
Seaside Course: Beat the Forest Course Championship in Castle Club
Mountain Course: Beat the Seaside Course Championship in Castle Club
Sky Island:Sell your soul Beat the one-on one-putt challenge in Castle Club mode
Mario Golf Courses (9 holes)
Peach Gardens: Unlocked right away
The rest: Get star coins in increments of 7 each
To get the 4 unlockable characters you just need a ton of star coins. 40 for Toad, 45 for Kamek, 50 for Paratroopa, and 55 for Birdo.
Forest Course: Unlocked right away
Seaside Course: Beat the Forest Course Championship in Castle Club
Mountain Course: Beat the Seaside Course Championship in Castle Club
Sky Island:
Mario Golf Courses (9 holes)
Peach Gardens: Unlocked right away
The rest: Get star coins in increments of 7 each
To get the 4 unlockable characters you just need a ton of star coins. 40 for Toad, 45 for Kamek, 50 for Paratroopa, and 55 for Birdo.
Robin64
Member
Nope. All you'll miss out on is the gear from tournaments that might have expired by the time you get it.
Though there may be other tournaments in the future that offer the same gear, we don't know.
My OCD senses are tingling. I might pick it up now. :/
Steve Youngblood
Member
You know what I thought was lame? When I went to download the game this morning (I fell asleep before 11 last night), I had to scroll past like 7 Kirby icons to get to this. Now, I'm not trying to downplay the importance of Kirby (OK, maybe I am), but I would have thought that this would be right in your face when you open up the shop.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Finished my first practice round, ended up with a 9 handicap due to ended up just short on a couple putts.
yeah I was talking about this yesterday, really weird.
balladofwindfishes
Member
Does this game have mini golf? Was always a fun time waster mode to do on the 64 version.
It seems like if everyone just joins the community you can go there and see who is online for real-time MP.
Secret:
everyone gets a 9
Kind of smart since you can't purposefully blow the first round to get a high handicap.
Velcro Fly
Member
Fucking best buy telling me they have the game and then I go to pick it up and they tell me they don't. Get out of here with that shit to get me in the store.
Is there a faster way to add friends than adding codes one at a time, and hoping everyone else adds you in return?
Like, is there a way to quickly add people you participate in private tournaments with?
Also: How do tournaments work if I join them but don't play them right away or complete the course? Can I exit and restart my attempt? Or will it lock me out of the rest of the tournament?
If you exit a private tournament you entered with a code, it looks like it adds that tournament to the beginning of the list shown in the tournament UI - is that really the case?
So, like, can I join a tournament, exit, join another tournament, exit that one, then join a 3rd, so I can then go quickly play them all back-to-back-to-back?
Like, is there a way to quickly add people you participate in private tournaments with?
Also: How do tournaments work if I join them but don't play them right away or complete the course? Can I exit and restart my attempt? Or will it lock me out of the rest of the tournament?
If you exit a private tournament you entered with a code, it looks like it adds that tournament to the beginning of the list shown in the tournament UI - is that really the case?
So, like, can I join a tournament, exit, join another tournament, exit that one, then join a 3rd, so I can then go quickly play them all back-to-back-to-back?
JetBlackPanda
Member
They had a real hard time finding the game at my Best Buy too. He was like the computer says we have 8 copies. Not on the shelf, not up front.. he had to go back and open some boxes and get a manager involved.
stupid Best Buy.
hahah
may I suggest feather touch?
you chose powerdrive
Steve Youngblood
Member
Now with scoring pencil.
this is the best Waluigi rendition yet
his animations are amazing and his whole ballerina shtick is great
wa!
Yup. Missed opportunity for "you wah-n this hole", though.
EA needs to do a Simpsons game that is just filled with playable versions of every fake video games on The Simpsons. Bonestorm, My Dinner with Andre etc. There should also be an achievement for using a 3 wood while on the green in Lee Carvallo's Putting Challenge.
Robin64
Member
Maybe one day he won't just be in sports games. Maybe one day...
im still hoping for Waluigi's Pinball to become an actual game
they make pinball out of everything
Steve Youngblood
Member
I suggest feather tap. You have selected POWER DRIVE.
JetBlackPanda
Member
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
I went to my local Toys R Us to get mine right when they opened, their copies were still in the back in a box alongside the new Kirby.
Anybody?
Robin64
Member
I too am shit at putting. I have to hope my approach is damn good to compensate.
Um...Don't play as much break as you think there is (seemed to be my issue in the round I played last night). Pay attention to the height change and adjust your strength so that you don't hit it too hard/soft
It's always good to go passed the arrow by an amount to account for any slopes. It's also a good idea to read the grid so you know where to angle your shots. It's hard to really tell someone how to do this but it's just something you've got to get a feel for.
Practice makes perfect? ;p
General stuff:
Don't overcompensate for minor slope - you usually only need to have the cursor just to the side of the hole unless you are >15ft away or there is a lot of slope. You can hit x twice to get a better feel for how the slope looks closer to the hole if you are far away.
Unless the hole is significantly below you, make sure to hit it a bit beyond the suggested cursor position. If the hole -is- significantly below you, remember that the slope is going to influence your putt more (especially at the end when the ball slows down) than if it was uphill.
If there is slope both directions on your put, count the number of lines going each way for a general indication of which way to aim. Of course if there is gentle slope one way and strong slope the other you will have to compensate for this.
If you're in the rain, hit the ball about 1.5x-1.75x the amount you normally would. Possibly even more if the putt is significantly uphill.
I try not to overthink the putt, also. Take a second or two to get a feel for the slope, take aim, putt. If it's a very long putt I might look at the reverse angle just to get a better feel. I dunno if this actually helps when you are first starting, though. I spent WAY too much time playing Toadstool Tour years ago. ;p
Thanks and thanks to everyone I may not have quoted. I'm applying the advice and seem to be getting birdies more consistently. Like many have said, nailing that 'feel' seems to be key.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
For the most part, it really comes down to experience. The more you putt from different slopes, angles, and distances the better a feel you get for this sort of thing. How much more power to put in a putt going uphill, how breaks early in a putt won't have as much of an effect as those later as the ball will be moving slower towards the end, etc.
On really difficult putts, you may need to just bite the bullet and go for a 2-putt. Meaning your first putt should be focused on putting you in position for a trivially easy second putt.
You'll just have to practice a bunch on the practice green, eventually you'll get some sense of intuition/feel for it all. I've played video game golf of some kind or another for 20+ years and real golf for over 7 years, the experience in terms of reading breaks and gauging power really does carry over from game series to game series somewhat believe it or not.
If you can also give specifics on what causes you issues we can give you more specific tips.
Fatbody
Member
It's that HAL bias trickling down from Iwata.
Played the GAF tournament, and the two European tournaments. For the online tournaments, it would be good if they showed what the cut off point is. Eg I think they said the top 60% qualify for the major? So they could show what score that would be, then we'd know whether to push or if we've done enough.
The arc of the ball confuses me. It never seems to auto aim it towards the flag, but I don't know why. It's always off by a little bit
Not doing too badly, but the timing on the shots still feels off for me - you seem to need to click early, and the bar 'snaps' into perfect. And putts suddenly run out of steam, still need work on uphill strength
Any guidance on the single player? Should I do the shorter courses first? What unlocks things quickest?
The arc of the ball confuses me. It never seems to auto aim it towards the flag, but I don't know why. It's always off by a little bit
Not doing too badly, but the timing on the shots still feels off for me - you seem to need to click early, and the bar 'snaps' into perfect. And putts suddenly run out of steam, still need work on uphill strength
Any guidance on the single player? Should I do the shorter courses first? What unlocks things quickest?
chickdigger802
Banned
out of curiosity does the game actually teach you golf? Is there an encyclopedia on terms and names etc?