Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour

Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour is the third Mario Golf game, the second home console installment and was released for the Nintendo GameCube.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) This game brings back everything people loved from Mario Golf 64 and made it even better.
 * 2) There are some returning characters like the usual Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Wario and Bowser. In addition, they add some new characters like Daisy, Koopa Troopa, Diddy Kong, Birdo, Waluigi and Boo.
 * 3) Bowser Jr., Shadow Mario and Petey Piranha are playable! In other words, it's their first playable appearances in a Mario sports game and Mario spin-off in general!
 * 4) The courses are very memorable.
 * 5) The graphics are beautiful.
 * 6) There are some new additional game modes like Character Match, Coin Shoot (aka Coin Attack), Star Tournament, Side Games and Hole-In-One Contest, which are really fun and you'll have a fun time playing them.
 * 7) Speaking of Character Match, getting Star Characters is pretty cool.
 * 8) The soundtrack is solid.
 * 9) Funny and cute opening cutscenes.
 * 10) * Speaking of the opening cutscene, in the beginning, Peach calls for Mario while Daisy calls for Luigi, which is sweet since they're not only Mario and Luigi's love interests, but it can also be considered a callback to them being their caddies in NES Open Tournament Golf too.
 * 11) The trophy animations for when you win a tournament are very cute to watch.
 * 12) The post-hole animations are very funny to watch.
 * 13) This game introduces a mechanic where you can automatically swing, which can be useful for those who are new to Mario Golf.
 * 14) A must-have for people who love Mario Golf and it's very fun to play in a party with friends.
 * 15) If you have Mario Golf: Advance Tour for the Game Boy Advance, you can get Neil and Ella via using the GameCube Game Boy Advance Link Cable.
 * 16) Most characters have actual voice lines in-game.
 * 17) *Speaking of characters, this is the first game where Daisy becomes the tomboy princess we love. It's also the first time Deanna Mustard voiced her!

The Only Bad Quality

 * 1) Trying to unlock the Ace difficulty in the US versions can be a pain since you need to place first in every Star Tournament with all the characters, which can be quite a chore to unlock. Thankfully, in the Japanese and Europe versions, you just simply need to beat Bowser's challenge in Character Match in order to unlock the Ace difficulty which is much more forgiving and simple.