<s>
Mario	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1999	O
sports	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Camelot	O
Software	O
Planning	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
,	O
his	O
friends	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
enemies	O
play	O
golf	B-Application
on	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
Mario-themed	O
courses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
NES	B-Application
Open	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
Golf	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Camelot	O
also	O
developed	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
version	O
,	O
which	O
adds	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	I-Application
Expansion	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
,	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
2022	O
respectively	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
GBC	B-Device
version	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
choose	O
from	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
characters	O
including	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
,	O
Wario	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
few	O
original	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
"	O
pick	O
up	O
and	O
play	O
"	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
simplifies	O
the	O
game	O
of	O
golf	B-Application
,	O
without	O
its	O
complicated	O
real-life	O
aspects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
variety	O
of	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
include	O
speed	O
golf	B-Application
,	O
ring	O
shot	O
,	O
mini	O
golf	B-Application
,	O
and	O
skins	O
match	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Transfer	B-Device
Pak	I-Device
connects	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
versions	O
,	O
to	O
exchange	O
characters	O
and	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
GBC	B-Device
character	O
earns	O
experience	O
points	O
with	O
each	O
round	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
of	O
the	O
GBC	B-Device
version	O
aggregated	O
slightly	O
stronger	O
than	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
called	O
the	O
GBC	B-Device
version	O
"	O
an	O
absolutely	O
brilliant	O
rendition	O
of	O
golf	B-Application
,	O
and	O
a	O
perfect	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
go	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
