The Most Competitive Golf Game?

[@electberet1970]

Love how Mario is probably one of the most well rounded fictional characters in terms of sports.

[@the77th]

In terms of everything 😂

[@ihatethatyoutubedisplaysyo8106]

I can't wait for Mario Big Buck Wild HD Deluxe

[@antusFireNova]

@@ihatethatyoutubedisplaysyo8106 Mario Duck Hunt

[@harrylane4]

@@ihatethatyoutubedisplaysyo8106 already exists, it’s called Yoshi’s Safari

[@ihatethatyoutubedisplaysyo8106]

@@harrylane4 oh no

[@mega17]

GameCube really has some of the greatest games. It's wild how many of them have a budding or thriving scene.

[@Bluekandy]

There's a reason that I still play this game nearly 19 years later-speedrunning it for 5 years, creating a TAS for it and more. If there are hundreds of fans hidden in the rough (lol) who are watching this, please hit us up. We want to make a competitive scene for this game. I have experience running the largest Super Rush competitive scene with a ranked ladder system, tournaments and a team of dedicated individuals. The same is just WAITING to happen for MG:TT :D Thanks to the team at Akshon Esports for this video! What an absolute jewel of a game. It will permanently remain in my top 3 games of all time, simply because the time I've put into it personally has led me down paths I would never change. Even my partner, the love of my life, exists in my life in part because of MG:TT, being recommended my stream years ago since speedrunning it was so niche. Just a reason why I'm still playing. :)

[@m0ssflower355]

I think it'd be so hype to see this game in competition

[@empoleonmaster6709]

Aww that's so sweet, meeting your partner over a niche speed running scene is adorable and nerdy! I love it.

[@andrewsingles9098]

It’s crazy that this video just came out, because I JUST bought a GBA to play through MG:AT to transfer my custom character over. The amount of love I have for this game is ridiculous.

[@psymar]

oh shit, I love MG:TT too

[@Nobody-xe9fc]

Setting up a MGTT tourney is actually very easy, especially in a LAN environment. Simply let them play it out like a real golf tourney. With however many Gamecubes you have, have a pair of players tee off. Once they both finish the first hole, the next pair starts, and so on. Lowest score wins as always. See? I have just created MGTT esports.

[@realislit8064]

So nintendo Gamecube era is really just their esport era with how much of their games become esports

[@62bitHero]

Akshon Esports Mario Golf content? Yes please. One of my all time favorite franchises. Worth talking about Mario Golf World Tour as well! The true successor to Toadstool Tour!

[@YuseiTheSynchroHero]

Such a day and night difference compared to Super Rush .. 😅

[@LS-td4yf]

I never played tt but wt is amazing

[@simondomino]

World Tour is extremely overlooked, which is a shame because it was an amazing successor to Toadstool Tour and is filled to the brim with content and it even has a pretty cool online system where you can create online tournaments with your own rulesets. If online functionality is what held back Toadstool Tour from having a competitive scene, I feel like World Tour is worth looking into.

[@justpigzilla]

Love how the narrator is chilled out for the intro!

[@thechknnuggetgod1709]

I wish Nintendo had a circuit for all its legendary sports games and have a big tournament like evo once a year and just watch high level Mario sports I’d never watch on my own

[@MetalYoshiProGamer]

I really wish that was my PFP. That MetalYoshi art is badass! That aside, I'm super happy with how this turned out and all of my cohorts had fantastic insight. We are super welcoming and awaiting competitors both for speedrunning and for serious skins match play! All you need is the ability to run Dolphin with Netplay. Our Discord community, social media, and other resources can be found on the SRC page for Toadstool Tour. This is - all puns intended - a diamond in the rough. Massive thanks to Akshon Esports for the interviews and this presentation of the game and its community, and massive thanks to my cohorts keeping the spirit alive as I age and atrophy. Everyone keep doing what you're doing!

[@clashmanthethird]

You can't just talk about golf e-sports without doing an episode on Neo Turf Masters.

[@jakk2631]

My first golf game even before Wii sports and I love it

[@datalphalion]

Mario Golf World Tour on 3DS is highly underrated. So much content right out of the box plus awesome paid DLC and weekly online tournaments.

[@austinarcher90]

this intro is nice!! that soothing golf voice haha

[@grinbrothers]

Absolutely adore the charming opening you made for this video; great job on that and on the video as a whole. It was interesting to learn why the scene hasn't shifted towards the latest Mario Golf game but is there a reason why the 3DS game is ignored in favour of the GameCube entry?

[@thechknnuggetgod1709]

I love y’all’s content, you guys got me hooked on dinger city, I wanna learn how to get dolphin lol and I only started playing rivals of aether because of y’all, I’m just saying you guys do a great job of making random scenes really compelling, keep doing what y’all do

[@chillmadude]

i think a toadstool tour competitive scene is very viable, i wouldn't know what would be needed to get it started or keep it going, but i think that a competitive scene could easily be created and fostered

[@cordellriemer5177]

I would love to see a competitive Pac-Man world rally video if it has a competitive scene.

[@DylanMatthewTurner]

I prefer the two click system bc it's not JUST a two click system. The accuracy is determined by the power and the terrain, so there's a different kind of strategy in not hitting as far sometimes in order to stay within a safe accuracy, or you can take the risk. If you have a three click system and just have to time it, there's no strategy anymore.

[@markelcraig5042]

The way you open this video was brilliant man

[@potatoplaya98]

I’m loving these videos about these games that have potential to become an esport.

[@Ulazcruz]

Babe, wake up. Akshon E-Sports uploaded a new video today!

[@jakk2631]

Yes dear

[@thevarietypacksnaxx405]

dammmm gamecube truly was the goat. We've got switch golf and people still play the cube version

[@vappycat]

One game that many seem to overlook is World Tour on the 3DS. It did essentially what Super Rush should've done. Mechanically, the game is really damn good and it's sad that it never seems to get much attention.

[@YuseiTheSynchroHero]

Toadstool 🍄 Tour ... (✯ᴗ✯) I actually LOVE how each shot needs to be calculated and you can theroetically get out of almost any sticky situation IF you can time the 3 clicks. I remember having a situation even in Lakitu Valley where my ball was in the Semi-Rough and there were trees in the way. There WAS a way to basically curve the ball a BIT and hit it with a precise club and power to get past those and hit the Green immediately instead of having to hit AROUND them. But ... It was such a specific setup and you HAD to hit it perfectly or you hit the tree... And you're even in a worse spot. So much is happening at one time and the later courses really put your knowledge and skills to the test but they still have that Mario charm that we love it for. There is LITERALLY a course within' _Peach's Castle Grounds_ loosely based on Bob-Omb Battlefield from Super Mario 64, King Bob-Omb and all (before he became playable in Super Rush). How cool was THAT? And there were a few others like that and even a PIKMIN cameo in one of them. AND the player characters from the GBA counterpart could be brought over and that was really cool. Of course, we all remember the pain that was Congo Canopy... (๑•﹏•)

[@pon3d120]

This channel is trying to manifest the esports it wants to see and I'm here for it.

[@Non-disjunction]

God I wish mario golf toadstool tour was more well known. As a kid I was very shit at this game, but as an adult it is so much fun. Would love to see a competitive scene. Amazing video!

[@johnan3398]

AKSHON POSTED LETS GO

[@uss-dh7909]

Been a long time since I played any of my gamecube games and I dunno about you, but toadstool tour, power tennis, strikers, all of them had some flaming hot intro animations.

[@spin2winbaybee894]

I would love to see the esports scene prosper but knowing Nintendo with Smash Melee...

[@eprohoda]

Akshon! Lik it!you created beautiful edition! 😌

[@armorbearer9702]

The Gamecube era was Nintendo's finest era. This was the most rewarding era for those who were dedicated and skilled.

[@jiggles.3397]

This is what I subscribed for babbbbby

[@cmainstreet9896]

This is so good I love this channel

[@omarg2079]

It's weird how nintendo had a run of making several intricate and mechanically deep party games from the late 90s to the late 2000s.

[@maritisa]

omg yessss god this is one of the few mario sports games i played hoping one day you guys cover mario hoops 3-on-3, mario sports mix, and/or mario strikers charged

[@primalinea682]

At first it sounded like an AI was voicing the video

[@tarosgameplay5757]

No mention of Mario Golf World Tour? It's such a weird omission with how it's mechanically basically the same as TT, but it came with online and later with MG64 courses as DLC added on top of the already great base game. Is it because it's stuck on a (now basically dead) handheld?

[@ArcadeStriker]

"The World's Most Competitive Golf Game?" Neo Turf Masters would like yo have a word with you. Jokes aside its cool to see you talk about Mario Golf on Gamecube; its probably the only Mario sports game for GC I haven't tried, but I guess it must be pretty good fun if it also has a scene like this. Now it would be cool too to see a coverage of NTM considering how that one also has a playerbase today and the controls are pretty nifty

[@dreammarethings960]

one day, please talk about the touhou fighting games

[@Nobody-xe9fc]

Sorry not sorry guys, my favorite golf game is and always will be Hot Shots Golf FORE!

[@Partyboywithkeg]

Hands down best golf game of all time. I still play to this day

[@haidynwendlandt2479]

I have seen this title and thumbnail change so much that I had to at least comment this

[@douglasdderpa5203]

Can you review map 4 of the Seoul Dynasty vs. Shanghai Dragons series on Day 4, week 4. I though that the tracer duel was really interesting and could warrant an analysis.

[@DustyDirk]

It's a neat lil ame, but it's just a watered down mingol 3/4.

[@lightninja4795]

Hey Mario golf world tour and n64 are great too. They are also quality mario golf games.

[@console6010]

mario and sports games what a power couple

[@fhjunior6183]

Thanks for the vid

[@andrescube64]

I think any Mario Sport can be an Esport

[@game-sheriff]

Wii sports on the Wii U with the game pad on the floor where you can see the golf ball that was dope.

[@grahamsquires3363]

I’m a top 500 player in the new Mario golf game I’ll have to check this older one out. The new game has like no competitive scene and it’s sad

[@CrossfacePanda]

As much as I love Mario Golf (and I do REALLY love Mario Golf), I kinda feel like Toadstool Tour has one of the worst course designs in the series. Visually it’s nice, of course, but the actual course layouts are kinda messy. And ultimately, I find Hot Shots Golf is just an overall higher quality series, with very similar depth of gameplay, but with better course designs and a lot more content per game. Hot Shots 4 is especially excellent, and probably my favourite golf game of all time. The main thing Mario Golf has over Hot Shots is the Mario characters and presentation, which is of course hard to beat.

[@Otawizo]

Nintendo:NOOOOOOO NOOOOOOO YOU CANT JUST TURN EVERYTHING INTO A ESPORT *haha tournaments for20-year-old go brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr*

[@zwillscoopchannel9689]

Wasn’t mk ds at a actual tournament seen 1 year

[@tordek911]

Did you even play the switch one it's fine you can still manually shoot even in auto just 2 button instead of 3 needed you use your stick to affect the aim

[@JBasilix]

But there is random drift at maximum power. You can line your shot up however perfect you want with wind and rain already factored in but if you have to hit at max power it is pure luck if your shot actually makes it to where you want it to. Another thing that should be mentioned is the courses. The courses of the switch version are pretty boring compared to Toadstool Tour. I am pretty sure that is because of the inclusion of speed golf. Courses need to be simple so players can run to theyr ball. The last thing I think is a shame is that characters all shoot the same now. Before every character had a shooting arc that went left or right and flat or high depending on the character. Now every character is pretty much the same outside of speed golf

[@wert7154]

Yeah it’s good… but Everybody’s Golf is still better

[@captainphoton1693]

wait. everything im hearing from this game is super similar to mario golf world tour. so why toadstool is still the best one of the 2?

[@captainphoton1693]

@Joshua Suh if that's the only difference, then as a game (not as an esports) world tour is better for most people?

[@groovygorgar8408]

How have you not talked about Neo Turf Masters? I've seen serious money exchanged over that game. I am NOT hating on mario golf, but Neo Turf Masters is serious shit. Also Tatsunoko vs Capcom is having a serious resurgence these days and I recommend checking it out.

[@Dzzy123]

I never had Toadstool Tour when I had a Gamecube, but I love how these games have communities that are keeping them alive. One other Gamecube game I'd like to see revived as an eSport is Wave Race: Blue Storm. That game was really fun and had some cool advanced skills for players who took the time to learn the controls. There might be potential there.

[@justpigzilla]

Cover Mario Tennis on the GameCube next!

[@J05Youtube]

So with Kart + 4 sports series done now, I wonder what else there is for Akshon Esports to cover on the Mario side of things? Do the Olympic games have any sort of competitive following?

[@Nopal_ku]

I just love Mario sports games are incredible and better than anything other franchise

[@goteblensnorkin8572]

Mario is dosing with power mushrooms, have you seen how small he is without them?

[@MRBONES-fg6cs]

It's such a shame how bad Super Rush is in comparison to Toadstool Tour and World Tour. Super Rush's special shots have to be one of the worst designed mechanics I've ever seen in a Fantasy Golf game.

[@hephlex4073]

Thanks so much for featuring me in your video, it was a great watch! The underlying complexity of what appears to be a simple Mario sports game on the surface, combined with varying strategies every time you play each hole that you already thought you knew how to tackle, are what keep me going after reaching what I thought were my goals with Toadstool Tour. A few years ago I tried this game out as a quick speedrun and left it to rest, thinking the game was too hard for me and that it it wasn't worth the time investment. I think a lot of people share that feeling when they give this game ago, because I was one of them too. Fast forward about a year or so ago and one day I decided I wanted to try and see how far I could push my own limits playing Mario Golf, and I realized that this game absolutely rewards the player for just grinding and grinding away better than most games out there do. The holes reward you for your course knowledge. All RNG is adaptable. Weather is able to be overcome. Proper shot selection gets better with time. Using putting and chipping scenarios being absolutely critical to finish off any minor mistake you made. It's a beautiful game to pickup, and I definitely recommend giving it a try. And it also helped me learn that its alright to not jump in headfirst sometimes, this game was there for me when I was ready. Other things in life will be there when you them to be too.

[@bazzfromthebackground3696]

Then they made the switch one and forgot what makes Mario, Mario.

[@on1yslightly215]

I love this! I have been a fan of toadstool tour since launch, and NO ONE around me liked the the game at all. It was a joke how much time i sunk into this game, and I still break it out on my Wii to show new people all the time. Nice to see it get some exposure and love!

[@Sejf_]

I guess pangya is a joke

[@thadex454]

Mario makes a boring sport like golf fun

[@trentmurray7680]

Engagement comment

[@730indoorsman]

I still personally feel that Mario Golf 64 is the more challenging and rewarding game.

[@carlosMendoza-ct3wr]

Personally i prefer 64, from all Mario Golf games but Toadstool tour is a Banger of a Game 10/10

[@partially8194]

Bro this is literally just socially distanced golf

[@konsolcugenc4303]

waiting for brig (overwatch) meta archives

[@Force-of-Will]

64 is way better.

[@jigglypuff7039]

"World's most competitive golf game?" Golden Tee literally exists

[@jayexero3488]

I had this game as a kid

[@Jakefromboat]

First