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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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Robin64
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No, afraid not. That's how I thought it would be to begin with, actually.
Just had a look and the only way I can see of doing that is setting a short time limit for it.
That or asking people not to play more than once and trusting they don't. =P
Kinda sucks there isn't one. But I guess if others can play for a better score, you can too.
Just putt it out!
My solution to everything~
(May not actually work in 99% of cases)
I kind of like the mountain course actually - since most things are uphill you can go crazy with the backspin a lot.
Robin64
Member
Show-off!
Wow that's impressive!! I'm only on 50 star coins and their getting tougher now!
Robin64
Member
Just realised the UK copy has drives listed in meters rather than yards by default.
Was worried that my Miis drive was only "219" compared to "250" that some people here have, but after I realised I switched and it turns out I was at 240 yards. Much better.
(Yeah, we're technically metric here in the UK, but there's loads of stuff we stuck with imperial for because it's just easier to visualise and compare, and golf driving has always been yards in my mind)
Was worried that my Miis drive was only "219" compared to "250" that some people here have, but after I realised I switched and it turns out I was at 240 yards. Much better.
(Yeah, we're technically metric here in the UK, but there's loads of stuff we stuck with imperial for because it's just easier to visualise and compare, and golf driving has always been yards in my mind)
Robin64
Member
Just play more stuff and it will reappear.
For unlocking stuff, start with a) character challenges and b) star types you find easy. More stars means more courses.
Can I just replay any course until I unlock everything or do I need to play every different play mode / course length etc?
PreyingShark
Member
Just play more stuff. Do whatever you want. A new costume challenge will pop up eventually and eventually it'll be the Goomba costume.
To unlock stuff, do the star coin challenges in Mario Golf mode, under single player below the 4 icons. There are other things that unlock in other ways but most stuff is via the star coins.
grounded_dreams
Member
Characters keep telling me to goto the Training Room within the Castle Club to learn more about the game and practice. But when I visit the Training Room, there is nothing to interact with other than characters which just tell me they are training.
Am I missing something?
Am I missing something?
Wrong area? To the right of the main courses, there are 3 entrances to training (drive, approach, putt).
I beat the mountain course a couple hours ago. It was tough and a close game, but fun. The credits were just weird though. If I hadn't known about the modes in the Mario Golf menu option I would have started to freak out (I think it's a big mistake that they label that "quick play" on the main menu).
In fact, the whole castle club mode is weird. I feel like, using the exact same amount of content as is currently in the game you could make a genuinely compelling and lengthy single player "main" campaign. Separate tournaments with some challenges and 1 on 1 matches with characters. It's also strange that the spotlight isn't really put on the "Mario" themed levels until you find the star coin menu, or beat the game. They should have been used to separate the 3 main courses, I think.
So, my issue isn't with the lack of content in the game. There's enough to keep me busy for weeks, if not months, looking at the challenges. It's just odd the way everything was separated up. I figured the whole point of the castle club was to be a hub to get to all the bits of the game. But it turns out you can't reach a whole lot of the content in it...very strange!
Also, online multiplayer is really really great. Looking forward to more GAF games. The asynchronous multiplayer is perfect for games with general strangers and I'm glad it's an option. However, I feel like I would miss waiting for a friend to take their turn..so it's good it can be toggled.
In fact, the whole castle club mode is weird. I feel like, using the exact same amount of content as is currently in the game you could make a genuinely compelling and lengthy single player "main" campaign. Separate tournaments with some challenges and 1 on 1 matches with characters. It's also strange that the spotlight isn't really put on the "Mario" themed levels until you find the star coin menu, or beat the game. They should have been used to separate the 3 main courses, I think.
So, my issue isn't with the lack of content in the game. There's enough to keep me busy for weeks, if not months, looking at the challenges. It's just odd the way everything was separated up. I figured the whole point of the castle club was to be a hub to get to all the bits of the game. But it turns out you can't reach a whole lot of the content in it...very strange!
Also, online multiplayer is really really great. Looking forward to more GAF games. The asynchronous multiplayer is perfect for games with general strangers and I'm glad it's an option. However, I feel like I would miss waiting for a friend to take their turn..so it's good it can be toggled.
Galactic Fork
A little fluff between the ears never did any harm...
I was thinking about this too just now. Mainly, there are 10 courses, but in the Castle club, only 3 have championship tournaments. You've got this big trophy room. Why not have all 10 courses have tournaments. Maybe different skill level tournaments, too. Then the Mario Golf section has 4 different types of rounds to play. The Match play doesn't really work for tournaments, but they could have had different tournaments in the castle club for stroke, time, and point play. Plus add in a closest to the pin, and you have tons of rewards to win.
Soo, it's not the content that's the problem, but the structure of the content. After you beat the 3 tournaments and the 1 on 1 in challenges, there's not much to do in the Castle Club but the costume challenges and buy gear.
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Deleted member 1235
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well, this is a fun game.
played one first round and got a plus 1 jumped straight into the nintendo made mario tour or whatever tournament, scored a minus 5. hooray! winners are getting -15 or something, but min 5 isn't bad for second go.
Love it. great game.
played one first round and got a plus 1 jumped straight into the nintendo made mario tour or whatever tournament, scored a minus 5. hooray! winners are getting -15 or something, but min 5 isn't bad for second go.
Love it. great game.
Galactic Fork
A little fluff between the ears never did any harm...
OK, dumb question, what are all the empty places in the trophy room? I won the 3 main tournaments but I count at least 15 places for more trophy items...
PreyingShark
Member
They're for online tournaments. There's a costume for getting 10 of them
top 10%: Gold
next 20%: Silver
next 30%: Bronze
I don't know why they didn't just put all the single player content in the Castle Club.
I got the 100 Star Coins and now working on costume challenges and dlc star coins. There is so much to do in this game. I'm sure some people will just put the game down after the credits roll.
I got the 100 Star Coins and now working on costume challenges and dlc star coins. There is so much to do in this game. I'm sure some people will just put the game down after the credits roll.
Robin64
Member
What the hell am I missing about how the bomb item works?
Seaside Course, first coin challenge, HOW?
I get the bomb item on the right, then aim for the star which is under the coin with the bomb. Balls hits island, there's some fireworks, fuck all happens. Thought it was meant to fly high up or something?
It makes NO SENSE.
Edit: It magically worked that time. Despite doing the same thing I had done a hundred times before.
Double Edit: Missed the putt and now I can't get it again. This is a pain in the fucking arse.
Seaside Course, first coin challenge, HOW?
I get the bomb item on the right, then aim for the star which is under the coin with the bomb. Balls hits island, there's some fireworks, fuck all happens. Thought it was meant to fly high up or something?
It makes NO SENSE.
Edit: It magically worked that time. Despite doing the same thing I had done a hundred times before.
Double Edit: Missed the putt and now I can't get it again. This is a pain in the fucking arse.
Poltergust
Member
Quick tip: Star Coins (and coins in general) will spin faster if you current shot line will collect them.
Robin64
Member
Doesn't seem to help on this one. The line doesn't reach that high, so it wants me to use the bomb? Seriously pissing me off, it's so awkward moving the camera around and picking clubs and ugh. First bit of the game I HATE.
Edit: Just threw my 3DS.
Robin64
Member
I actually did it using the bomb in my initial run (and on the first try, too, I think), but when I was trying to reproduce that just now, I kept failing (seriously, how DID I do that?), so I came up with Daisy. Anyway, if you're having trouble on some of those challenges, try ignoring the item, you don't need always need it.
kamikazekoala
Member
8th on the Retro Tournament man, nostalgia on that course, the moment I heard the music, I felt like a youngster again. No regrets about that DLC (even I was a bit disappointed that it wasn't included in the main game, but yeah, the DLC is worth it.)
man, nostalgia on that course, the moment I heard the music, I felt like a youngster again. No regrets about that DLC (even I was a bit disappointed that it wasn't included in the main game, but yeah, the DLC is worth it.)
Velcro Fly
Member
Starting the one on one putt challenge now. Doesn't seem tough to do any given hole but 9 in a row might take a while.
Picked this up on Sunday at Best Buy for $24 after GCU, finally got a chance to play yesterday afternoon/evening. Liking it so far! Castle Club is no RPG mode from the GBC, but it's at least something, and it looks like there's a lot of challenges in Mario Golf mode. (Honestly haven't read through as much of the thread as I should have..)
Once I get my bearings, I may end up trying out Vs. with you folks. I don't expect to win right away...just want to see what the competition looks like!
Once I get my bearings, I may end up trying out Vs. with you folks. I don't expect to win right away...just want to see what the competition looks like!
gingerbeardman
Member
I am currently wrestling with Nintendo Customer Support by email. Their current stance is "no chance" but my comeback is that the checkout process for an eShop code bought at retail repeatedly says you will get the free game. And then doesn't give it to you. There should be separate checkout processes for retail and non-retail codes if that's what they intend to do.
Will keep you informed.
PreyingShark
Member
I would just like to throw out there that I had no problems getting the bomb high enough with a sand wedge. The hard part was just making sure the ball actually landed on the damn island so I could actually get the ball on the damn green.
There are a lot of other bomb challenges so if you had to cheese that one you should start worrying about the ones you can't cheese.
JStein0222
Member
Are there multiple save files for this game?
Asking if there's a way for my brother and I to play this on our separate consoles and complete things on our own
Asking if there's a way for my brother and I to play this on our separate consoles and complete things on our own
Unfortunately there's just one save file.
Sure. Just pop into the lobby when you're ready.
gingerbeardman
Member
Just got my first hole-in-one on the one put 9-holes. Then crashed and burned on hole 5.
Such a cruel mistress.
Such a cruel mistress.
Just wait until the 18-hole challenge after that one. Yeah, no, I'm out.
Getting three hole-in-ones over the course of the game will unlock the Fire Mario outfit. Kind of a nice surprise losing to that challenge for hours but still getting a few decent swings.
Velcro Fly
Member
Yeah sometimes the wind just doesn't function at all.
Hey it's blowing straight at me 13 mph. And then I hit and it's like it doesn't even exist and I roll onto the fringe. Then other times it's right to left at 4 mph. Then my ball goes flailing into the bunker without even touching the green.
There seem to be spots on every green where you can just get an easy straight putt though. I'm awesome at the first five holes but the sixth green I've missed so many times.
Got to hole 8 once and it rolled off the green by about a fingernail.
If I could practice without having to actually do the challenge that would be great.
Hey it's blowing straight at me 13 mph. And then I hit and it's like it doesn't even exist and I roll onto the fringe. Then other times it's right to left at 4 mph. Then my ball goes flailing into the bunker without even touching the green.
There seem to be spots on every green where you can just get an easy straight putt though. I'm awesome at the first five holes but the sixth green I've missed so many times.
Got to hole 8 once and it rolled off the green by about a fingernail.
If I could practice without having to actually do the challenge that would be great.
Galactic Fork
A little fluff between the ears never did any harm...
Do you need to have a course unlocked to enter a tourney? Maybe someone can set up a tournament for you to enter.
There's putting practice before the nine hole challenge. The the Toad right before you enter that area. Helped a lot with putting.