Game:

NES Open Tournament Golf (1991)

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Developed by Nintendo
Published by Nintendo
Released September 1991 »


Description
Whether you're an aspiring amateur or a professional-class golfer, NES Open Tournament Golf puts you right in the thick of a world-class golf tournament. Select your club, check the wind and the lay of the turf, and then drive your way toward winnings worth over one million dollars! Pick from three tough courses: one in the US, one in Japan, and one in the UK. Practice your strokes, then compete against a friend. For the ultimate challenge, tee off against 36 computerized golfers and compete for top ranking. It's all here in NES Open Tournament Golf! So warm up on 18 holes and move up to tournament play. The better the golfer, the bigger the prize. Give it your best shot and go for the big money!


Overview

NES Open Tournament Golf is a golf game released on September 1, 1991. While similar in many ways to Golf U.S. Course released on the Famicom Disk System, It features only 3 courses, as opposed to the 5 courses that were featured in the Famicom version. The included Courses are America, Japan and United Kingdom. It is thought that the two cut courses from the Famicom version were removed due to the difficulty. There are also some changes in music between the two versions.
Gameplay

The first player plays as Mario while an optional second player can play as Luigi. There are also appearances by Princess Peach and Princess Daisy as Caddies. In the game there are four modes that a player can choose from.

Stroke Play-Stroke play is a leveling system that can be played to raise between ranks. They start out as a beginner and then move up to amateur, semi-pro and professional.
Match Play- Is a versus mode against AI opponents that increases in difficulty as they progress.
Tournament- Tournament mode allows players to play for position against AI players. After every round they are sent to a higher difficulty player. The player also earns in game money than can be bet against an AI player as you play one hole and compete for the lowest score.
Clubhouse-is an options menu that allows you to view various stats such as money earned, choose clubs and clear saved game data.

Courses

North American Courses

US Course
UK Course
Japan course

Japanese version

Japan course
Australia Course
France Course
Hawaii Course
UK Course
Extra Course

Between some version the holes of courses change and are located on different courses, such as hole 1 in the Australia course is hole 9 on the US course.
Player Roster

Barry
Billy
Bruce
Carrie
Colleen
Dayv
Denise
Don
Earl
Elizabeth
Fred
Gloria
Jeff
Jim
John
Kim
Leslie
Lynn
Mark
Mary
Paula
Pete
Steve
Tina
Tony
Miki
Iwata
Hiro
Nakajima
Onozuka
Mishima
Tsuchiyama
Miyamoto
Shirota
Todori
Uemura

The players on the roster are the people that Mario and Luigi compete against. Player 27-36 are all named after Nintendo employees that worked on the game.

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