5 things to know before playing Mario Golf on Nintendo Switch Online

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Mario Golf is truly one of the classic sports games on Nintendo 64 and will come to the Nintendo Switch Online system on April 15, 2022. It features 14 characters, 10 modes of play, and 18 holes to challenge. But what should players be aware of going into the game? Not everyone has played it, after all. Here’s what is coming fans' way on April 15.

Reviewed highly back in its day, Mario Golf was released in June 1999, bringing Mario and his friends together to do battle on the golf courses of the Mushroom Kingdom. It was easy to learn and hard to master but could require a bit of grinding. Players had to get experience points to get to the next course, after all.

A smash hit for the N64, it’s natural to see it come to the Nintendo Switch Online service, as it will show just how far Mario sports games have come since then. Experience in previous golf games doesn’t matter, anyone can pick this up and have fun with their friends across a wide variety of modes.

Mario Golf has so many different ways to play, which is one of the best things about the game. Despite having a tournament mode that hosts 29 computer players and the player, there are only fourteen characters. There’s a mode to unlock characters, speedrun, or simply play regular, traditional golf.

So there are so many ways to play, no matter what the player is after in their golf game.

Each of the characters in Mario Golf has its own special power and swing style, making each character unlock exciting. All of the characters are viable and will surely fit all styles of players, but there are only a few ways to get more characters, and it might frustrate players.

This is because more powerful characters have higher drive distances, making them overall better characters. For