24 Minutes of Useless Mario Golf Facts & Lore

[@ProjectKillian]

i got a flag shot at mcdonalds as a kid. i told my mom about it and she was like "thats great sweety :)" but she didnt understand the scale of that achievment.

[@GamerFolklore]

Omg, the lost media McDonald's flag shot... That's a truly legendary story!

[@Benobot99]

I got a flag shot 2 days ago. Is it really rare?

[@JimbQ]

04:03 "Wario isn't exactly a character you often select" Oh my friend. Wario is the ONLY character I ever select!

[@SNOWDUDE13]

Back in the day, no one did. Unless you did it agitate people who'd pick Mario.

[@Azumarito]

That electric golf ball shot has to be the most badass thing I have seen as a kid ⛳

[@jazzabighits4473]

@@SNOWDUDE13 I used to always play Wario in Mario Party Games. I liked the heavier feeling characters, but DK ran a bit too slow in mario party 1

[@RetepAdam]

My friend, it literally just keeps happening.

[@jolkyb2039]

Wario mains represent

[@moseszero3281]

My dad didn't play many video games but he loved golf. We rented all kinds of different golf games where the physics would do WHATEVER they wanted to at any random moment. Mario Golf was the first golf game that had GOOD controls and physics. Not only was it consistent enough to play a normal game. It was so consistent that the unique attributes of the different characters could be learned.

[@FigureFarter]

I know you both would hate Birdie Wing if it came out at that time. The 3 click meter is logarithmic, so every 10 units doubles the values, not adding another 10.

[@McWickyyyy]

I love this game. I used to always play it with my grandma, dad, and sister. My grandma surprisingly loved this game and was really good at it. Who would have thought a country grandma in her 80s would be playing n64 back in the day :) rest in peace grandma ❤️ (she lived to be 96!)

[@GamerFolklore]

That's a great story! Thanks for sharing, and blessings to grandma!

[@tomgar9779]

That first rock shot was just beautiful. A full circle before it drops, truly remarkable.

[@rezracer6986]

Anyone else spot Cortanas VA in the credits? Apparently she voiced Peach and Toad and even Toadette from 1999-2006.

[@GamerFolklore]

Woah, I didn't notice that one!

[@toadfan5]

It always makes my day when Shadow of Myles gets shown some love. To say that guy was an inspiration would be not nearly enough. I know a lot of people only remember him for the one spliced 16 star run and that's just not right. Dude is a legend, and his albatross off of the tree is one of my favorite n64 clips of all time.

[@GamerFolklore]

I agree so much. He was so innovative in all of SM64, Mario Kart 64 and Mario Golf. I definitely should do a deep dive on him just to further document all his contributions to the world of N64 classics.

[@toadfan5]

@@GamerFolklore please do! He was one of my earliest subscriptions on KZbin way back in 06 or 07 and I talked with him several times on KZbins old pm system. Wherever he is now I hope he's doing alright. He was the biggest reason why I got into speedrunning.

[@mathprodigy]

​@@toadfan5 off topic but you have to have one of the oldest accounts on KZbin, I'm jealous lol I "elder " many but not you... not you sir... greetings.

[@Bittboy]

​@@mathprodigy Do I get a cookie too? :P

[@chrisbeach423]

@@GamerFolklore I’ve briefly heard his name, id like to see a deep dive on him. Im sure a lot of other people would to.

[@TooPublic]

Princess Peach's ring is a notoriously fascinating hole

[@IAMYAMAMA]

I see what you did there

[@KingGta15]

Literally died when I heard this

[@inmortal009]

truly truly remarcable

[@mathprodigy]

Mmhmm flanked by a tramp stamp of a power star

[@goatbone]

Useful fact.

[@BlackBeltGamers88]

If you were to create an insane character in the gameboy version of mario golf and transfer it to the N64 you can drive any green in the game. I never got the transfer pack as a kid and didn't have a 64 but I made plenty of characters on the gameboy that could hit 400+ yards without a power shot.

[@GamerFolklore]

I read somewhere that even at max power, the transferred characters max out at 400 yards on N64. Even so, I'd love to play around with it. And I wonder how long it would take to make it all happen.

[@BlackBeltGamers88]

@@GamerFolklore If you have access to a Retron 5 you could use game genie to just force make level 99's and write the save data to the cartridge then use the transfer pack to bring them to the n64 game. That was my plan eventually, I have everything needed just been lazy about it.

[@2rare2die26]

Can speak from experience, it was AWESOME. and there was no distance cap - if you wanted "balanced stats" you would max out around a 400 yards drive, but if you didn't care about how high you hit the ball, or the spin, you could easily go up to 480-ish. We (edit: "we" being my father and me in my childhood) put points in a perfectly straight drive and the rest in max power, but let it go as high as it wanted and used to max around 450Yds. Love the vid and the comment

[@GamerFolklore]

@@2rare2die26 Sounds like you could definitely get some Holes-in-One on a Par 5, which would be amazing video footage to get. I'd love to try it someday!

[@2rare2die26]

@@GamerFolklore it was absolutely a possibility, but we never did! A few 3 foot putts for Albatross, but we never did Ace a par 5 :P

[@typho6279]

I love MG64. The perfect mix of cartoony nonsense and realism.

[@GamerFolklore]

This describes it perfectly!

[@nickel7o740]

Somehow I didn't know the secret song was triggered by having Four Yoshis. I've played 4-player Yoshi multiple times with my siblings so I thought it was a rare song that randomly spawns.

[@borock5981]

Goose's videos make me feel like I'm high on a drug that is no longer being made, kinda hard to describe, it's like he's weaponized nostalgia

[@yourehereforthatarentyou]

lowkey if they made some kind of drug that simulated extreme nostalgia i’d try it once just to see

[@TheGunmanChannel]

I literally just finished my lunch and had an Easter egg the exact same time you said Easter egg 😂😂

[@GamerFolklore]

Happy Easter!

[@NONO-hz4vo]

My siblings and I played this game a ton in the late 90's and all got pretty good to the point where games were quite competitive. Most of the time the winning round was -18. One of our youngest siblings had one of those fisher price colored ring sets that you would stack on a white base with a yellow pole. Not sure how it started but anyone who messed up a shot would get handed the "shaft" and have to keep it till someone else messed up. No one wanted to get the shaft. Fun game, fun times.

[@GamerFolklore]

That sounds so random, but awesome.

[@MrRenard7785]

I was randomly recommended this video, knowing nothing about Mario Golf and having never played it before, but I just want to say that I really appreciate the clear, sincere passion you have for this game. It made for a very entertaining watch while I was waiting for my food to be delivered. Keep up the good work.

[@BloodPlusPwn]

"Mario Golf Lore" is the funniest thing. Also I just noticed you've hit 100k subs, not sure exactly when that happened but congratulations man!

[@GamerFolklore]

Thank you!

[@CountMonsparkle]

Nice video. One thing that you could've talked about is the different intro music for the PAL version of the game. In my opinion, that song is much more exciting and fits the intro sequence much better than the NTSC-version, and I'm sure most people from America have never known about the PAL-theme at all.

[@Abyssoft]

Speaking of hidden songs, MK64 has a hidden song that plays after hour of being on the lap results screen.

[@mathprodigy]

My knukka 👊

[@bel3961]

Love the focus you put on spotlighting the amazing players that make speedrunning and challenge gaming the fascinating topic that it is.

[@somenerdidk]

it genuinely makes me so happy seeing such dedicated and awesome communities like this for random games, ive never even played this game myself but this video was so great and fun to sit through, never knew how much i would enjoy learning about mario golf 64 lol

[@mathprodigy]

The "Albatross Putt". I never even thought of this much. I never played Mario Golf 64, looks like a classic that I missed, but I did play PGA Tour 2022 or whatever recently and I got into golf. But man you made a great point, it's so interesting to think who in the world at all ever saw that screen raw. It can't have been but a handful of people because it appears you necessarily need a lot of things particularly in your favor to even make it work. Sometimes that level of thought and detail that is actually added to a game that never gets appreciated, somehow that in and of itself has to make up for all the things we did wish developers added into games... somehow...

[@Championsz]

We’re new MA cr

[@SpaceBaked]

My uncle played this a lot when I was younger. One time he got an albatross and I thought he unlocked Andross. All I could imagine was a floating head and hands.

[@MarMaxGaming]

Mario golf!! Dude, I’ll never forget the freaking time in match play.. we were on a par 3, it’s Bowser’s turn… this guy hit a HOLE IN ONE right in front of me. 😮 So, then it’s my turn from the tee… it says “Sink or Lose” … man, I was in disbelief. Thanks for talking about this game, it’s one of my favorites!

[@TheMack625]

Mario Golf 64 is a game that I played pretty much since it first came out. It has steadily become my favorite Mario sports game. Although I've played this for over 20 years, I can never bring myself to break into the tournament scene. Rather, I play this strictly for fun. I only recall doing the nighttime matches maybe once or twice against the AI; it's cool to see the stylized fireworks after every hole. I never got into Mario Golf GBC, but heard that the characters can potentially be OP. Seeing in-game footage of that, that is crazy how far they can hit the ball! Mario Golf is one of those video games that I can fall back on to relax and have a cozy time. Nice video!

[@heavymetalfishingla]

Can I just say, the fact you dropped this on the week of The Masters is awesome. Now I wanna watch The Masters and play Mario Golf

[@MrDrBoi]

I laughed out loud at the part where Unagi was revealed to be your rival lmao Great video!

[@MahDryBread]

Man, I need to learn how to play Mario Golf like you. I got back into it earlier in the year and it's been brutal

[@MickyVideo]

4:08 "But it's just an amazing attention to detail." I would like to point out, this is very likely just a result of the "W" using the same vertex color as the current Wario's overalls to save on memory. The recoloring is a neat side-effect, but it likely wasn't the programmer's intention. If it was intentional, the "W" would've been much more saturated for most costumes.

[@MeadowEdits]

Thank you for these videos, your voice helps reduce my anxiety a lot for some reason.

[@birby100]

Aww, you didn't talk about the hidden password system meant for special tournaments. One of the cheat code books I owned back in the day even detailed the one to play as Donkey Kong for the long defunct Camp Hyrule site with a funny quip at the end: "And no, he doesn't have to wear those long polyester pants." They removed the special password system for the Switch Online release for obvious reasons.

[@human1821]

I've finally figured out why we like listening to your videos so much... after decades of gaming, you're now able to channel those nostalgic imprints directly into speech patterns. The interface of Nintendo & your voice has inadvertently integrated; the union of digital with biological. You've embodied the spirit of re-playing the N64 as an adult, and all the comfortable goodness that goes with it! That's why we enjoy your videos even if we've never played the game ur discussing! remarkable

[@Budjarn]

They should make a speedrun category where the GBC characters are allowed. I want to see what bizarre crazy things people do with them.

[@alexander_dean]

Your video was almost as relaxing as the game.

[@2XRCP90]

Glad you got around to making this video mate, been looking forward to it since that DLTK speedlore stream! 😁

[@barrymurphy402]

30 years of watching and playing golf and I needed a Goose vid on Mario Golf to learn what a "condor" is !!!

[@GamerFolklore]

Thank you Barry! And best of luck to your golf game this year!

[@nypad5]

That hidden song with 4 Yoshis or 4 DKs is the Palm Clubs music from the Gameboy color version of Mario Golf. I do remember discovering that hidden song on my own as a kid. I clocked a ton of hours into Mario Golf N64 and GBC.

[@Benobot99]

This is awesome. Mario Golf on N64 is by far the most relaxing game for me, and it's always nostalgic.

[@du0lol]

The devs: let's just map this stupid W on his overalls lol whatever Gamers 25 years later: wow such attention to detail

[@slipangle3027]

wow the albatross putt graphic doesn't have the transparency set right. guess they, understandably, never got the chance to test it.

[@KratosAurionPlays]

5:30 It's funny how much easier an albatross putt is in the switch mario golf.

[@Easypeck]

Crazy! I've had a couple albatross's playing mario golf but I never new about the albatross putt! Crazy attention to detail!

[@MarMaxGaming]

Holy crap 6:01 I never thought I’d see something like that… fascinating !!

[@Ball00nB00]

Damn THIS is what I call quality content. Extremely interesting video tbh!

[@NovaAlamak]

I'm sure someone's already mentioned this but you can absolutely and effectively emulate gbc-64 transfer for Mario Golf. I did it on my channel once and it was surprisingly easy. Although I'm sure the nostalgia purists won't approve, I did grow up with the real hardware and can tell you it's the same thing. Great video btw

[@eclipsesonic]

Honestly, this video is bringing back the many memories I had playing this game over two decades ago. I think I'm going to get back into it soon. :) Interesting video as well. 👍

[@GamerFolklore]

Glad to bring out that nostalgia!

[@GamingtheOtter]

Mario Golf 64 is my favorite golf game. Forever and always. ❤

[@codetaku]

> Wario isn't exactly a character you often select, but it's just an amazing attention to detail Sorry to burst your bubble but this is 99.9% not "attention to detail", but rather "Nintendo in that era was typically sticking to color palettes mapped separately per-object to save storage space". You will find that every single object in the game has a total number of colors far far fewer than the number of colors supported by the game overall (on wario I count 9 which can probably be expanded to 16 when including all shaded polygons as a separate color, which means they could store the color palette in a 4-bit structure), which means that the W he generates in his win screen simply automatically points to the same color on wario's color palette as the W on his hat. Attention to detail is not exactly what I would call that.

[@MrSkill_420]

Finally some of the most coveted knowledge of secret unknown mysteries has been revealed through this remarkable "deep dive" by our glorious avatar RUWhiteGoose

[@tylerjennings8242]

I never played the N64 Mario Golf much, but I owned the Game Boy Color one. Played it death when I was younger. It was hard as hell honestly. The 1v1 games against different computer characters got really, really hard at a certain point. If you’d make one mistake, they’d beat you.

[@skully_8500]

congrats on 100k bro. if anyone deserves it its you : )

[@idahodreams]

"Useless, obscure video game knowledge" MUST WATCH

[@Glacier_Nester]

This is a fascinating watch, because I only ever played the game boy color version as a kid! Loved the light rpg mechanics a ton

[@T3hG4m3rz43v3r]

How is it I just got back into mario golf after 20 years and here we are with a video about it? Bring it on bro!!!! Love this game!!!!

[@kreni014]

Kudos, great video! I thought it would be one of those 1000 facts in 20min across all Mario Golf games, but it was a glorious, heart-filled ode to a hidden gem. Keep up the good work!

[@CooperDooper38]

Fun fact, in Smash Bros Melee, Charles' last name is spelled the same way, as well as in a couple other games

[@phattjohnson]

10:12 "Princess Peach's Ring is a notoriously fascinating hole".. 😳

[@adarkerstormishere]

I mean, one look at her ??? and you can see why her hole is so fascinating.

[@Ephraim225]

9:03 for extra god points the fucking roll around the tip of the cup is just AWESOME

[@Mrperson0]

RE: Albatross Putt Seeing that you talked about importing the GBC characters to this game with their ridiculous drives, that should answer your question about why they included an Albatross Putt in the first place! Overall, great video! I might like Toadstool Tour more than this game, it's always great to see content for 64!

[@marcushelbling]

One thing I've always wondered about is the rain in this game. It's as if the rain causes the ball to be harder to hit farther and I can't prove it lol

[@GamerFolklore]

It's true.

[@MarMaxGaming]

Easy to prove! Put the rain on, hit it, then turn it off.. you’ll def go further

[@Minchken]

I love seeing my favorite jrpg getting some recognition. Star Ocean Second Story freaking rocks and it's music is wonderful.

[@devinmccanna645]

Goose made a Mario Golf video? WOOOOOO YEAH BABY! That’s what I’ve been waiting for! This is TRULY remarkable

[@GamerFolklore]

Enjoy it, my friend!

[@devinmccanna645]

@@GamerFolklore Glad to see the hugely underrated GBC version get a mention. I’ve played a ton of golf games and the open world RPG style made it more memorable than most.

[@devinmccanna645]

@Weener Schnitzel that sounds amazing

[@damiencouturee6240]

Just wanna say thanks for all the great videos. You introduced me to Speedrunning a couple years ago, and since then I've gotten really into all sorts of videos in this general genre. Have a great day/night, wishing the best to you and yours!

[@GamerFolklore]

Thank you so much! All the best to you!

[@GreyTide]

Pour a warm beverage? Sir, this is golf. The only acceptable drink is Iced Arnold Palmers.

[@NEOFcarpee]

This was such a good video! So much nostalgia and good memories coming up. My only thought, cut back on saying “alas.” I think this one video gave me my fill for 2023

[@GamerFolklore]

Fair enough, it's one of my favorite transitional words, but I'll try to keep it at bay!

[@DelphanGruss]

"Princess Peach's ring is a fascinating hole." [Spits water]

[@Knuckles8864]

Did you know in the intro, you can see Donkey Kong carry Baby Mario instead of Yoshi? If you've unlocked him, the intro will sometimes replace Yoshi's ball with Donkey Kong's ball.

[@MirrorHall_Clay]

Mario Kart 64's japanese credits misspell EVERY voice actor's name, so I think Mario Golf is off the hook here :P

[@GamerFolklore]

That's hilarious

[@jettisonyurei8809]

C'mon. You're really surprised that Bowser is cheating in golf? He's the original Mario villain after all, of course he's cheating.

[@Yamisage94]

Thank you for giving some shine to my all time favorite game. Been playing this game pretty much since release. Even still I had no idea about the Albatross Putt screen or the secret songs for 4 Yoshi or DK's. Although speedrunning this game has somewhat altered my ability to enjoy playing it casually, the music in this game is still some of the most relaxing video game music I've ever heard.

[@slippingstones]

My family including myself all only used Yoshi. I didn't even know there was secret music WE WERE JUST VIBIN.

[@StillBillyD92]

This video!! I absolutely LOVE Mario Golf and this video is amazing. I have way too many memories with this game and with friends.

[@thejackal007]

I know basically nothing about Mario Golf, so I look forward to seeing more videos about it in the future, Goose!

[@Keekoook]

Really... "Princess Peach's ring is a notoriously fascinating hole."

[@MeatMonsterMan]

24 minutes of comfy nostalgia.

[@sillypenta]

The world is a cruel and unjust place. There is no harmony in the universe. The only constant is suffering *5 minutes later* OMG, 24 minutes of useless Mario Golf facts and lore

[@GamerFolklore]

This is so true.

[@devinmccanna645]

“It’s over” “We’re back”

[@rareosts5752]

Pickles' ring shot is one of my fondest memories of that golden era, so glad it was included.

[@trademanZzbloodzZ]

Love your content man! Great quality

[@09daniscool]

I probably wouldn't have dumped so many thousands of hours into Waialae Country Club Golf had I known about Mario Golf.

[@menikmati9057]

Great video dude, owned an N64 but never played Mario Golf, found the video really interesting though

[@GamerFolklore]

Thank you!

[@zenhaelcero8481]

I've never played Mario Golf, but I'm 100% here for this.

[@MudakTheMultiplier]

They should let us do transfer data between console and Gameboy games through the virtual console. I'm not sure how many N64 games had this functionality, but if they ever add GameCube it feels like it will be a must. So many GameCube games had weird extra link features.

[@GamerFolklore]

They definitely should at least add some kind of compatibility through the Nintendo Switch Online.

[@DannysDome]

Can someone tell me, are the PAL and NTSC different or am I missing something. I see Wind 21 meter, but in my game the max Wind one can get is just 9 meter, I play on PAL, is it different wind limits per version?

[@GamerFolklore]

Yep, that's the PAL/NTSC difference.

[@jeancherve]

Great video ! I certainly want to see more of Mario Golf.

[@UmbreonMessiah]

There's nothing quite like the original Mario Golf. I could play that game forever. I wish it were re-released on more things.

[@reillywalker195]

I think Mario Golf should get the same treatment as Mario Party: a remake with courses, mechanics, characters, and game modes from its N64 and GameCube releases.

[@Metasabaca]

Hi Goose, long time watcher for the past five years here. It's very cool to see you talking about Mario Golf, seeing it's one of the most slept upon Mario games. Most people usually settle for the GC one but the 64 one has some truly pristine vibes. I don't know if it's the music (even though Sakuraba worked on Mario Tennis as well) or the atmosphere as a whole, but it has something that gives it a very distinctive identity. I used to have a blast playing it when I was younger and would often boot up the N64 years later just to play it again. Also very glad to see you keep on delivering quality content after all these years, ty and keep it coming man. I hope I manage to catch you live soon

[@jetthehawk6768]

This was super interesting, I'd love to hear more if you can find anymore lore about this game, it's one of my all time favourites.

[@TheTundraTerror]

Bowser just started his swing in second gear, dude.

[@GamerFolklore]

So true.

[@Hunni_Gummi]

I don't know how I got here or why it was recommended, but it is glorious

[@tonynubares6880]

Another good reason to follow live Speedlore streams is catching live reactions of Goose (aka señor Ganso Blanco for m0n1lu and other Spanish speakers out there). They can randomly happen when: 1) he gets an obscure Aztec WRs before the stream 2) he AI-generates some strange and unusual pictures 3) someone comes in saying "Hey Goose, did you know that if you select 4 Yoshis the music changes?" XD

[@autokrft]

One of the best games of all time. Easily put in over 1000 hours and still play in the netplay tournaments.

[@BowserandLover1]

I actually discovered the secret Yoshi/ Donkey Kong song when I played this game a lot as a kid. While I'm not a pro at this game, I puts tons and tons of hours into it with it also being the game that turned me into a Bowser fan since I loved his insane drive distance and him really contributing to my completion of the game. This game will always have a special place in my heart.❤

[@RandomGamingDouchebag]

It took me a long time to appreciate this game but its slowly become one of my favorite golf games. I'm still a bit aways from unlocking all the characters but I've actually been playing the GBC port on the side to transfer over my character and it's a really cool function of the GBC port being able to level them up in both versions. I think it's fascinating that they originally worked on Everybody's Golf/Hot Shots Gold before primarily developing for Nintendo. Crazy when you consider Hot Shots would become Sony's iconic golf game franchise, Clap Hanz did manage to do well with the series so not all was lost.

[@josiahmanown393]

I love this game. Glad to see you show it some love. I play it still today

[@rareosts5752]

"The game has an indescribable ethereal soul" Me: Bursts into loud laughter, a tear of nostalgia wells in my eye, and I am reminded again why I love the Goose.

[@X2011racer]

The Cartway terrain is a carryover from Hot Shots Golf on the Playstation. The first game was developed by Camelot and felt closer to Mario Golf compared to later Hot Shots Golf installments, which were developed by a different studio. It even had the same Get Character challenge as well.

[@HaxorDoodle]

Just picked Mario Golf up at a local game store and have been playing it! So hard but so fun. Funny to see this pop up

[@xXMalakianXVII]

"LOOOOORE!!!" - Plum

[@edwardmooneyhan1928]

Mario Golf on the GC is still a constant play for my friends and I. Game has non stop replayability.

[@mathprodigy]

Something that is more lost in today's gamer landscape.

[@Sweetguy1821]

I could never beat Bowser as a kid, I once had him tied after 18 holes. The 4th or 5th hole into sudden death Bowser gets a hole in one. My heart sank, then I just turned the console off. I'm glad to know he was a cheater, lol.

[@Gran_Singularity]

I rented Mario golf when Blockbuster was still around. I loved it as kid. It sad that Mario Golf switch is nothing compared to the N64 and GameCube version. It not always about the graphics.