Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour - Part 1 - Introduction + Lessons

Mario knows how to do plenty of sports as we may all know by now. And this new era of gaming that I have been entering lately there are also plenty of Mario sports titles I need to go through 😅. Let's begin by playing some fun rounds of golf shall we? I never owned the one on the N64 and therefore needed to skip out on it then, but here on the GameCube I do own the Mario Golf title, so it seems fitting to begin the Mario sports adventures on this system with this game. Here in the first part we will not be doing any gameplay quite yet I'm afraid. This one is going to be fully dedicated to the lessons that the game offers so we can learn how golf works in the Mario universe. It is not easy so you'd better pay attention to this first long episode I would suggest 😜. Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour is the second Mario Golf game that expands the original formula that the N64 game had introduced. With several new modes and a complete new set of courses to play with, this game takes a vastly different approach than the original game as well. With many aspects and characters that are influenced by the for this game recent mainstream Mario game Super Mario Sunshine, the atmosphere feels a lot more magical too. The colorful courses, the easy pick-up and play controls, the amazing music and the very gimmicky modes make this a party to play even if you're not a general fan of golf. Whenever Mario is involved, anything can become magical and fun. The Toadstool Tour may be the most amazing tour of golf that Mario has ever been able to go on! Chapter select: (0:00) Introduction (6:15) Options (7:19) Lessons - Before You Swing (9:13) Lessons - Auto-swing (10:36) Lessons - Manual Swing (11:47) Lessons - Impact Zone (13:27) Lessons - Camera (17:17) Lessons - Taunts (19:33) Lessons - Power Shots (20:59) Lessons - Approach Shots (22:08) Lessons - Putting (23:49) Lessons - Adjusting For Ball Lie (26:30) Lessons - Wind (27:44) Lessons - Pause Menu (29:02) Lessons - Adjusting Impact Point (31:05) Lessons - Spin Shots (33:08) Lessons - Handicaps (35:23) Lessons - Shot Strategy (39:05) Lessons - Reaching the Green (42:08) Lessons - Strategic Putting