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|developer=[[Nintendo Research & Development 2|Nintendo R&D2]]<br>[[Hudson Soft]] (PC-8801, PC-8001mkIISR, and Sharp X1 ports) | |developer=[[Nintendo Research & Development 2|Nintendo R&D2]]<br>[[Hudson Soft]] (PC-8801, PC-8001mkIISR, and Sharp X1 ports) | ||
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|release='''Famicom/NES:'''<br>{{release|Japan|May 1, 1984|USA|October 18, 1985|Europe|November 15, 1986}}'''PC-8801:'''<br>{{release|Japan|1985}}'''Sharp X1:'''<br>{{release|Japan|1985}}'''PC-8001mkIISR:'''<br>{{release|Japan|1985}}'''Famicom Disk System:'''<br>{{release|Japan|February 21, 1986}}'''Nintendo PlayChoice-10:'''<br>{{release|USA|August 1986}}'''e-Reader:'''<br>{{release|USA|April 21, 2003}}'''Virtual Console (Wii U):'''<br>{{release|USA|October 10, 2013|Europe|October 10, 2013|Australia|October 10, 2013|Japan|November 13, 2013}}'''Nintendo Switch:*'''<br>{{release|Japan|March 3, 2017|USA|March 3, 2017|Europe|March 3, 2017|Australia|March 3, 2017|HK|March 3, 2017}}<small>'''''*''' | |release='''Famicom/NES:'''<br>{{release|Japan|May 1, 1984|USA|October 18, 1985|Europe|November 15, 1986}}'''PC-8801:'''<br>{{release|Japan|1985}}'''Sharp X1:'''<br>{{release|Japan|1985}}'''PC-8001mkIISR:'''<br>{{release|Japan|1985}}'''Famicom Disk System:'''<br>{{release|Japan|February 21, 1986}}'''Nintendo PlayChoice-10:'''<br>{{release|USA|August 1986}}'''e-Reader:'''<br>{{release|USA|April 21, 2003}}'''Virtual Console (Wii U):'''<br>{{release|USA|October 10, 2013|Europe|October 10, 2013|Australia|October 10, 2013|Japan|November 13, 2013}}'''Nintendo Switch:*'''<br>{{release|Japan|March 3, 2017|USA|March 3, 2017|Europe|March 3, 2017|Australia|March 3, 2017|HK|March 3, 2017}}<small>'''''*'''Playable only through July 11.''</small> | ||
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'''''Golf''''' is a game for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] released in 1984. It is based on the {{wp|Golf|sport of the same name}} and serves as the beginning of the [[Golf (series)|''Golf'' series]]. The golfer, a heavyset man with a cap and mustache, has been identified as [[Mario]] in supplemental material, albeit not wearing his traditional shirt and overalls.<ref>''[[Mario Mania]]'', page 9.</ref> However, the game ''[[Captain Rainbow]]'' would instead identify the golfer as a separate character named "Ossan" | '''''Golf''''' is a game for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] released in 1984. It is based on the {{wp|Golf|sport of the same name}} and serves as the beginning of the [[Golf (series)|''Golf'' series]]. The golfer, a heavyset man with a cap and mustache, has been identified as [[Mario]] in supplemental material, albeit not wearing his traditional shirt and overalls.<ref>''[[Mario Mania]]'', page 9.</ref> However, the game ''[[Captain Rainbow]]'' would instead identify the golfer as a separate character named "Ossan," which happens to be a generic internal name Mario had during the development of ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''.<ref>http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/mario25th/1/3</ref> On the North American box art for ''Golf'', the character is shown with red clothing, likely to make the Mario connection more clear, though this is actually the Player 2 color; a similar situation occurred in fellow NES game ''{{wp|Ice Climber}}''. Later games in the ''Golf'' series more clearly depict the golfer as Mario. | ||
[[Nintendo]] planned to release an 18-hole golfing game as a launch title for the [[Family Computer]], but software companies declined the project and believed that it could not be done with such limited memory at the time. Then-[[HAL Laboratory]] employee [[Satoru Iwata]] was eager to prove this technical achievement and program the game himself, which required him to create a custom data compression routine.<ref name=shmup>[http://shmuplations.com/iwata/ Satoru Iwata – 1999 Developer Interview originally featured in Used Games magazine, translated by shmuplations.com]</ref> It is the second-released video game that Iwata programmed for Nintendo, after ''[[Pinball (game)|Pinball]]''.<ref name=shmup/> | [[Nintendo]] planned to release an 18-hole golfing game as a launch title for the [[Family Computer]], but software companies declined the project and believed that it could not be done with such limited memory at the time. Then-[[HAL Laboratory]] employee [[Satoru Iwata]] was eager to prove this technical achievement and program the game himself, which required him to create a custom data compression routine.<ref name=shmup>[http://shmuplations.com/iwata/ Satoru Iwata – 1999 Developer Interview originally featured in Used Games magazine, translated by shmuplations.com]</ref> It is the second-released video game that Iwata programmed for Nintendo, after ''[[Pinball (game)|Pinball]]''.<ref name=shmup/> | ||