Editing Stroke & Match Golf

'''''Stroke & Match Golf''''' is a [[VS. System]] variation on ''[[Golf]]'' for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]. Three versions of this game exist; two of them are labeled as '''''VS. Golf''''' on the instruction card, while the final is instead labeled '''''VS. Ladies Golf''''', though all three are called ''Stroke & Match Golf'' in-game; the cabinet marquee and reference materials simply call them '''''Golf''''', like the NES game. All have a "stroke" version for casual play, and a "match" version for competitive play against another player or a computer opponent. The general gameplay remains the same as the NES original, with the same control scheme, physics, and clubs. However, music and additional sound effects are added. All have more than 18 possible holes, though only 18 show up per round; certain holes are reserved as possible "first" and "second" holes (with these also having a possibility of appearing on the title screen), but the rest are entirely random. The international version of ''VS. Golf'' was later included on ''[[Arcade Archives]]''.<ref>Hamster Corporation. [http://www.hamster.co.jp/american_hamster/arcadearchives/switch/golf.htm ''Arcade Archives: Golf'']</ref>

The singular Japanese version features the same [[Mario]] lookalike as the NES game but has 26 holes in total. 17 of these holes are edited versions of holes from the original ''Golf'', with aspects such as the putting green, out-of-bounds trees, bunkers, and water hazards given more difficult positions. Due to its nature as an arcade game, a points system is in place, measured in hundreds; in Stroke Play, a bogey loses 100 points and a double bogey or above loses 200 points; in Match Play, losing a round loses 100 points, while getting an equal score on a hole while sinking the ball second loses 50 points. Reaching zero points causes a game over, needing extra credits to continue. It has an attract mode showing gameplay.

Two international versions of the game exist, with one having the same male character as the NES version, but the other instead featuring a female player. These each have 21 possible holes for each 18-hole playthrough. Most of the Men's version uses holes straight from the NES version with occasional minor changes. In the Ladies' version, a few holes are reused from the Japanese release with a few tweaks, but most are completely unique. The points system in these versions was altered to be more forgiving, with the points being measured in single and double digits depending on how many credits are inserted and losing a smaller amount proportional to the amount of strokes taken, though pars also lose a single point on Stroke Play. On Match Play, each player loses one point for every stroke, getting them back by sinking their ball quicker by way of a "1up" that grants more points, or simply the standard point bonus for sinking it in a small enough amount of strokes. Unlike the Japanese version, the golfer in these releases performs a fist-pump upon getting a birdie or lower. These releases have attract modes with instructions.

|rowspan=3 width=50% style="background:black"|[[File:VS Golf J Hole 17 map.png]]

|rowspan=3 width=50% style="background:black"|[[File:VS Golf J Hole 24 map.png]]

|rowspan=3 width=50% style="background:black"|[[File:VS Golf M Hole 16 map.png]]

|rowspan=3 width=50% style="background:black"|[[File:VS Golf M Hole 20 map.png]]

!colspan=2 style="background:#6DDB00"|<big>Hole 2</big>

VS Golf F Attract Mode 4.png|Attract Mode

VS Golf JF Ready to start screen.png|Mode select screen

Ladygolf.png|1P Stroke Play

VS. Ladies' Golf screenshot.png|1P Stroke Play

VS Golf F 1P Match Play.png|1P Match Play

VS Golf F Hole Out.png|Hole Out screen (1P Stroke Play)

VS Golf F Continue 2P Match 1.png|Continue screen (2P Match Play)

VS Golf F Continue 2P Match 2.png|Continue screen (2P Match Play)

VS Golf F Game Over 2P Match.png|Game Over screen (2P Match Play)

VS Golf F Bonus Play 2P Match.png|Bonus Play screen (2P Match Play)