Stroke & Match Golf: Difference between revisions

'''''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 marquee, while the final is instead labeled '''''VS. Ladies Golf''''', though all three are called ''Stroke & Match Golf'' in-game; reference materials also 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; a bogey loses 100 points, a double bogey or above loses 200 points, and 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. 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.

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|rowspan=3 width=50% style="background:black"|[[File:VS Golf JM Hole 24-20 map.png]]

|rowspan=3 width=50% style="background:black"|[[File:VS Golf JM Hole 17-16 map.png]]

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!colspan=2 style="background:#6DDB00"|<big>Hole 1</big>

VS Golf Ready to start screen.png|Credits inserted/ready-to-start screen (shared across versions)

Vsstrokematchgolf.png|''VS. Ladies Golf'' attract screen

Ladygolf.png|''VS. Ladies Golf'' gameplay

VS. Ladies' Golf screenshot.png|''VS. Ladies Golf'' gameplay