<s>
is	O
a	O
golf-based	B-Application
sports	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
1984	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
VS.	I-Application
System	I-Application
as	O
VS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golf	B-Application
or	O
Stroke	O
and	O
Match	O
Golf	B-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
internationally	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
another	O
arcade	O
version	O
called	O
VS.	O
Ladies	O
Golf	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
1985	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
in	O
1986	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
hidden	O
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
firmware	O
as	O
an	O
Easter	O
egg	O
as	O
a	O
tribute	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
programmer	O
,	O
the	O
late	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
identified	O
the	O
golfer	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
in	O
a	O
gameplay	O
guide	O
book	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
game	O
Captain	B-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
identifies	O
the	O
golfer	O
as	O
Ossan	O
,	O
which	O
happens	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
generic	O
hero	O
names	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
conversion	O
would	O
feature	O
Mario	B-Application
on	O
the	O
Western	O
cover	O
art	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1983	O
,	O
the	O
Famicom	O
had	O
only	O
three	O
launch	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
library	O
would	O
soon	O
total	O
seven	O
,	O
including	O
Golf	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golf	B-Application
has	O
been	O
re-released	O
on	O
many	O
other	O
consoles	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hudson	O
Soft	O
released	O
a	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Japan-only	O
PC-88	B-Device
and	O
Sharp	B-Device
X1	I-Device
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golf	B-Application
was	O
converted	O
to	O
the	O
Japan-only	O
Family	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
on	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
e-Reader	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
in	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
NES	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
on	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
by	O
Hamster	O
Corporation	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
Arcade	B-Application
Archives	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golf	B-Application
can	O
be	O
unlocked	O
in	O
the	O
2001	O
video	O
games	O
Dōbutsu	B-Application
no	I-Application
Mori	I-Application
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
for	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latter	O
supports	O
Advance	O
Play	O
using	O
a	O
GameCube	B-Device
–	I-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
link	I-Device
cable	I-Device
,	O
allowing	O
Golf	B-Application
to	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
hidden	O
Easter	O
egg	O
in	O
the	O
pre-4.0	O
firmware	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
in	O
tribute	O
to	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iwata	O
was	O
the	O
sole	O
programmer	O
of	O
Golf	B-Application
(	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
first	O
projects	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
)	O
and	O
later	O
became	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
CEO	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
on	O
the	O
Switch	O
home	O
menu	O
if	O
the	O
system	O
clock	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
the	O
July	O
11	O
anniversary	O
of	O
Iwata	O
's	O
death	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
the	O
user	O
moves	O
Joy-Con	B-General_Concept
controllers	O
to	O
imitate	O
the	O
"	O
Direct	O
"	O
action	O
that	O
Iwata	O
popularized	O
during	O
his	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
exclusively	O
has	O
the	O
option	O
for	O
motion	B-Device
controls	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
AllGame	O
rated	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
version	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Golf	B-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
golf	B-Application
video	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
power	O
and	O
accuracy	O
bar	O
for	O
swinging	O
the	O
club	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
most	O
golf	B-Application
games	O
since	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three-dimensional	O
versions	O
of	O
Golf'''s	O
courses	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
nine	O
holes	O
of	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
,	O
the	O
"	O
Classic	O
"	O
courses	O
in	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
Resort	I-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
Clubhouse	B-Application
Games	I-Application
:	I-Application
51	I-Application
Worldwide	I-Application
Classics	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player-controlled	O
character	O
Ossan	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
2008	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
game	O
Captain	O
Rainbow''	O
where	O
he	O
's	O
portrayed	O
as	O
a	O
smelly	O
middle-aged	O
man	O
who	O
's	O
terrible	O
at	O
golf	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
must	O
find	O
his	O
lost	O
golf	B-Application
club	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
help	O
him	O
play	O
good	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
