Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour

Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
Developer(s)	Camelot Software Planning
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Series	Mario Sports
Platform(s)	GameCube
Release date(s)	NA July 29, 2003 JP September 5, 2003 AUS February, 2004 EU June 18, 2004
Genre(s)	Sports, Golf
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer (4)
Input methods	GameCube Controller, Game Boy Advance
Compatibility	5 Perfect
GameIDs	GFTP01, GFTE01, GFTJ01
See also...	Dolphin Forum thread Open Issues Search Google Search Wikipedia

Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour is a golf game featuring characters and elements from the Mario series. There are 16 playable characters in total, each with a set of golfing statistics defining their style of play. The game's main mode involves the player competing in tournaments to obtain new features, although there are alternative modes consisting of training session and variations to the golf format. This includes "Ring Attack", requiring the player to hit the ball through rings of varying sizes while remaining on or under par. Players can transfer characters between Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour and Mario Golf: Advance Tour using the Nintendo GameCube Game Boy Advance Cable.

Problems

Major Graphics glitches

Characters, Menu and In-game graphics glitches, however, still playable. The menu is cut off at the top.

Between 4.0-4606 and 4.0-4905, most graphical glitches have been fixed, however the top part of the main menu is still cut off and A/B button icons on the swing bar are upside down. The tops of the menus do render (can be seen with free camera), but do not show.

All these issues have been fixed as of 5.0-1709.

Incorrect Hazard Window Rendering

The window that appears when triggering a hazard (e.g. a water hazard) will sometimes render incorrectly, extending beyond where it should the right side of the screen. Refer issue 12789. Fixed by 5.0-16348.

Incorrect rendering

Correct rendering

Enhancements

16:9 Aspect Ratio Fix

The Widescreen Hack has minor clipping issues that can be fixed with a Gecko Code.

NA

$16:9 Widescreen [gamemasterplc]
0426C7F8 3FCFDF3B
C203E698 00000004
3C803FAA 6084AAAB
90820000 C2220000
ED110232 ED494024
60000000 00000000
C200FAA8 00000005
C2220000 C0230000
EC310072 D0230000
C023000C EC310072
D023000C 38800001
60000000 00000000
C20255F4 00000005
C2220000 C0230000
EC310072 D0230000
C023000C EC310072
D023000C 38800001
60000000 00000000
204303F4 3FA0804E
C24303F8 00000005
C2220000 C0230000
EC310072 D0230000
C023000C EC310072
D023000C 38800001
60000000 00000000
C243E2BC 00000005
C2220000 C0230000
EC310072 D0230000
C023000C EC310072
D023000C 38800001
60000000 00000000
E2000001 80008000
204017DC FC40E890
C24017F0 00000005
C2220000 C0230000
EC310072 D0230000
C023000C EC310072
D023000C 38800001
60000000 00000000
C2401464 00000005
C2220000 C0230000
EC310072 D0230000
C023000C EC310072
D023000C 38800001
60000000 00000000
E2000001 80008000

EU

$16:9 Widescreen [Ralf]
042EB2D8 3FCFDF3B
201D43F0 00000001
042EB2D8 3F9BE76D
E2000001 80008000

60Hz PAL

In the PAL-Version the 60Hz mode cannot be activated at startup. Use this AR code to force the 60Hz mode.

$60Hz [Ralf]
0416A434 00000014
0216A43C 000001C0
0216A440 00000010
0216A444 000001C0

Currently, this code doesn't work in Dolphin's GC mode. The only way to use it is booting the game from the Disc Channel in Wii System Menu.

HD Texture Pack

Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (GCN) - 4x UI Texture Pack by NickPancakes, NTSC

Configuration

This title does not need non-default settings to run properly.

Version Compatibility

The graph below charts the compatibility with Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred.

r7442

4.0-4606

5.0-1709

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5.0-19435 (current)

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2.0 (r5384)

Compatibility can be assumed to align with the indicated revisions. However, compatibility may extend to prior revisions or compatibility gaps may exist within ranges indicated as compatible due to limited testing. Please update as appropriate.

Testing

This title has been tested on the environments listed below:

Test Entries
Revision	OS	CPU	GPU	Result	Tester
r7473	Windows 7	AMD Phenom II X4 910 @ 3 GHz	AMD Radeon HD 6970	65%~100% Speed, Major graphics glitches and Audio issues	FHaze
r7719	Windows Vista	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.5 GHz	NVIDIA GeForce 250 GTS	During gameplay, slows down to 65%. Popups warning messages saying "Unknown pointer". Emulator eventually crashed.	69.196.162.42
3.0-204	Windows 7	AMD Phenom II X6 1090t @ 3.2 GHz	ATI Radeon HD 5800	Graphic glitches in the main menu, audio issues, works almost perfectly in-game with the highest graphic settings	Waluigifan
3.0-204	Windows 7	Intel Core i5 @ 2.8 GHz	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470	A lot of Graphic and Audio Glitches in the Menu, Game runs Perfect at 50-60FPS, when Audio Throttle is off.	Dario64
3.5-1388	Windows 7	Intel Core i5-2500K @ 4.5 GHz	ATI Radeon HD 6970	Perfectly playable.Full frame rate and only minor graphical glitches using DirectX11. I used HLE, EFB to RAM and Cache Accuracy to Safe.	haddockd
4.0.1	Windows 7	Intel Core i5-3570K @ 4.4 GHz	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460	Game is playable in OpenGL but major graphical glitches are present. There are more graphical glitches in Direct 3D 11 backend. Game speed is not consistent. In game meshes stretch (seems to aim towards the hole). AA works but AF does not.	Kilobytez95
4.0.2	Windows 7	Intel Celeron G1610 @ 2.6 GHz	Intel HD Graphics	Glitches in menu but not in game. Did first drive : too slow, 4FPS	hivaoa
4.0.2	Windows 10	AMD FX-6300 @ 3.5 GHz	AMD R7 250	Game runs mostly at 60 FPS, some slowdown, glitches in menu and in game, biggest issue is that the power bar glitches out but game is more than playable.	RunDevilRun007
4.0-5962	Windows 8.1	Intel Core i5-4670	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570	Runs perfectly at 60FPS, no graphical glitches, minor frame-dropping on scene changes	plainchips

Gameplay Videos

Dolphin Emulator 4.0.2 - Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (1080p HD) - Nintendo GameCube

Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour on NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV - Dolphin Emulator (Nintendo GameCube)