There was a time not too long ago when it felt like almost every big home console release also received a handheld version. Some of them were truly terrible, but those involving Nintendo IPs - particularly Mario - usually ended up being pretty good. Mario Golf: Advance Tour continued this tradition, impressing both critics and players alike with its excellent mini-games, challenging courses, and solid visuals.

With seven courses and a wide variety of game modes, the game really does put some of the series' more recent offerings to shame. Its biggest flaw is perhaps that only eight of the eighteen playable characters are actually from the mainline Mario series and four of those need to be transferred over from Toadstool Tour. Aside from that though, it's a really fun game that still holds up fairly well today.