CONNECTIVITY FAQ BETWEEN:

CONNECTIVITY FAQ BETWEEN:
MARIO GOLF: TOADSTOOL TOUR (GCN)
MARIO GOLF: ADVANCE TOUR (GBA)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. INTRO
1.2 Version info
2. LINKING
2.1 How to link
2.2 Linking info
2.3 Linking Bonuses
2.4 Using Edited Taunts in Toadstool Tour
2.5 Bonuses list
3. OTHER
3.1 Frequently asked questions
3.2 Copyright/contact info

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1. INTRO
Well, it should be no surprise that my second FAQ is also for connectivity!
When Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour came out, there was no hint in the game that
connectivity would be used, but a year later, a surprising RPG came out for the
GBA: Advance Tour. Now, once connectivity is done, you can use your Advance
Tour characters in Toadstool Tour and unlock a whole slew of stuff for Advance
Tour. Though I do find that linking helps you level up too easily, and that AT
relied too much on connectivity.

As usual, the guide may contain SPOILERS for either game.

Also, another warning: You cannot cross PAL and NTSC versions of the game.

From here on, Toadstool Tour will be refered as TT and Advance Tour will be
refered to as AT.

-1.2 Version info--------------------------------------------------------------
(v1) August 1 2005: Started FAQ
(v1) August 7 2005: Finished version 1
(1.3)Nov. 10 2005: Added "Using Edited Taunts" section, made section cuts
more noticeable hopefully. :)

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2. LINKING
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~2.1 How to link~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Your first link will be a little confusing, so don't worry, you have me to help
you! Anyway here's what you do:

1. Connect your GBA to your GameCube (GCN) BEFORE turning either system on.
2. Turn on your GCN first.
3. Just as the title screen for TT appears, turn on your GBA and keep pressing
Start.
4. When AT reaches the opening video and if TT is still on the title screen,
both games will go to the linking screen.
5. Press A on the GBA to start the link. (Note: During linking, ALWAYS use the
GBA's A button to advance everything.)
6. Once the link is done, AT will notify you of any prizes, then return to the
link ready screen.
7. Press A on the GCN controller to go back to the main menu and press B on the
GBA to return to the main menu.

There. You've done your first link. After this link, a new option will appear
on TT's main menu: Link. After this, choose "Link" to go to the linking screen,
then turn on your GBA to open the link. Better than trying to get both games at
the title screen at the same time, eh?

~2.2 Linking info~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Before you go on, there are some things you should keep in mind while linking:

TT can hold four different linked files. Meaning, you can have 4 different
versions of Neil and Ella on one Memory Card! Most prizes for AT will have to
be obtained using the main character of a file, but some prizes affect all
linked files.

While TT has such liberty with linking, AT seems to not. I would advise against
linking AT to TT files other than the one that was involved in the original
link. I don't know the end result, but don't do it.

After linking, if you've gained prizes for AT, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PLAY AT
UNTIL ALL PRIZES HAVE BEEN GIVEN ACCORDINGLY.

~2.3 Linking bonuses~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TT and AT both gain something from connectivity, but once again, it's the GBA
game that profits more. Here's a quick list of happens:

The first thing the link will do will is give TT its major benefits. Your AT
characters, Neil and Ella, will be availble to play as in TT. On TT's character
select screen, try to move the cursor up beyond the top line or down beyond the
bottom line to access the AT character files. Four GBA picutres appear to
represent each of the four link files TT can hold. Choose the one you want to
play as.

Neil and Ella will also bring over your taunts from AT. Since you can edit your
gender's taunts, they will also be brought over AND WILL BE USED FOR BOTH
CHARACTERS. During matches where taunts and supports can be used, use the
control stick and the A,B,X and Y buttons to use your edited taunts. Use the
control pad and the C-stick to use the default taunts. (See section 2.4 for
more details)

Another thing TT gains are all your custom clubs from AT. The custom clubs can
be used by ANY character in TT. To use the custom clubs, highlight the
character you want to use, then press X to access the club screen. Once you've
highlighted your club sets, press A to select the character and advance to mode
select.

TT will also gain an experience system for Neil and Ella, though a little
different from AT's. In AT, only upon sucessfully completing a task will you
gain exp. In TT, as long as you have done enough to gain even 1 exp., you will
be notified when you save/quit/finish whatever you're doing. After that, the
exp will be stored in the proper link file. On the link screen, you wil see a
little pink box marked "exp" under the appropriate file. Once you've linked,
that exp will be transfered to AT and is used to level up in AT.

Now, you should notice that AT only has four Mario universe characters. Linking
will gain you another four. The four will also come with their star characters.
AT will gain 1UP mushrooms and new holes for the Star Courses in Quick Game.

~2.4 Using Edited Taunts In Toadstool Tour~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In the last version of this guide, I mentioned Luigi using my AT taunts. Well,
in a multi-player match between friends, I found that that was not a glitch at
all.

It seems that the connectivity file with the most recent link update takes
advantage of this. During gameplay with any character, use the Control Stick
and the A,B,X,Y buttons to use your most recent AT taunts and supports. Use the
Control Pad and C-Stick to use the character's default taunts.

For other connectivity files, they keep their own taunts for gameplay.

~2.5 Bonuses list~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Here's a list of what AT gain from linking.

GENERAL: These bonuses can be done with any character in TT.
Completing... in TT | Will gain you... in AT
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Your first link* | Star Marion course Hole 2
Obtain 09 best badges in tourney mode| Star Dunes course Hole 02
Obtain 18 best badges in tourney mode| Star Dunes course Hole 04
Obtain 36 best badges in tourney mode| Star Dunes course Hole 06
Obtain 45 best badges in tourney mode| Star Dunes course Hole 10
Obtain 63 best badges in tourney mode| Star Dunes course Hole 12
Obtain 72 best badges in tourney mode| Star Dunes course Hole 16
Obtain 90 best badges in tourney mode| Star Dunes course Hole 14
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Obtain 27 best badges in tourney mode| Unlock Waluigi for Quick Game
Obtain 54 best badges in tourney mode| Unlock Wario for Quick Game
Obtain 81 best badges in tourney mode| Unlock Bowser for Quick Game
Transfer EXP for the first time | Unlock Luigi for Quick Game

*Your first link also gives AT a chance to view your TT records on your GBA.
After linking, go to Records>Nintendo GameCube to view your TT records
since your last link.

YOU ONLY: These bonuses can only be gained by using your selected character
from AT. For example, if you play as Neil in AT, use Neil in TT to unlock these

Completing... in TT | Will gain you... in AT
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Win Lakitu Cup (tourney) | Star Marion course Hole 18
Win Cheep Cheep Cup (tourney) | Star Palms course Hole 18
Win Sands Classic (tourney) | Star Dunes course Hole 18
Win Blooper Open (tourney) | Star Links course Hole 18
Win Peach's Invitational (tourney) | Star Links course Hole 16
Win Bowser Championship (tourney) | 1UP mushroom
|
Clear Ring Attack, Lakitu Valley | Star Marion course Hole 08
Clear Ring Attack, Cheep Cheep Falls | Star Palms course Hole 08
Clear Ring Attack, Shifting Sands | Star Dunes course Hole 08
Clear Ring Attack, Blooper Bay | Star Links course Hole 08
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Clear Side Game,PuttingPractice:Novice| Star Links course Hole 06
Clear Side Game,PuttingPractice:Inter.| Star Links course Hole 14
Clear Side Game,PuttingPractice:Expert| 1UP mushroom
Clear Side Game,ApprochPractice:Novice| Star Links course Hole 04
Clear Side Game,ApprochPractice:Inter.| Star Links course Hole 12
Clear Side Game,ApprochPractice:Expert| 1UP mushroom
Clear Side Game,Shot Practice:Tee Shot| Star Links course Hole 02
Clear Side Game,Shot Practice:2nd Shot| Star Links course Hole 10
Clear Side Game,Shot Practice: Trouble| 1UP mushroom
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Beat Mario in 1VS1 character match | Star Marion course Hole 16
Beat Luigi in 1VS1 character match | Star Palms course Hole 04
Beat Peach in 1VS1 character match | Star Marion course Hole 04
Beat Daisy in 1VS1 character match | Star Palms course Hole 12
Beat Yoshi in 1VS1 character match | Star Palms course Hole 06
Beat Koopa in 1VS1 character match | Star Palms course Hole 02
Beat Donkey Kong in 1Vs! char. match | Star Palms course Hole 14
Beat Diddy in 1VS1 character match | Star Marion course Hole 06
Beat Wario in 1Vs1 character match | Star Marion course Hole 12
Beat Waluigi in 1VS1 character match | Star Palms course Hole 10
Beat Birdo in 1VS1 character match | Star Marion course Hole 10
Beat Bowser in 1VS1 character match | Star Marion course Hole 14
Beat Boo in 1VS1 character match | 1UP mushroom
Beat Bowser Jr. in 1VS char. match | 1UP mushroom
Beat Petey Piranha in 1VS1 char. match| 1UP mushroom
Beat Shadow Mario in 1VS1 char. match | 1UP mushroom

I think that's about it.
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3. OTHER
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-3.1 Frequently Asked Questions------------------------------------------------
Please look at some of the questions I'm asked before sending me an e-mail.

Q: I don't see the link option!
A: After your tiring first link, TT's main menu will gain a Link option. TT
will never link from the title screen once that option appears.

Q: Can the other new characters from AT be uploaded too?
A: No. The only characters that can be transfered to TT are Neil and Ella.

Q: Can I trade clubs from TT to AT?
A: Nope. Clubs earned from AT's story mode will be transfered to TT, but TT
can't be used to take clubs from one AT game to another.

Q: If I link more than one file to TT, can I mix partners from different files
for a team.
A: Yes. It's fun to see how your characters do against or with other pairs.
It's also fun to see two of the same character do the hole out animation
synchronized.

-3.2 Copyright/contact info----------------------------------------------------
This FAQ is my own work and I it is currently only allowed to be hosted on:

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You may print parts of it for YOUR OWN PERSONAL USE.
If you want to host this FAQ on your site or you have something to say to me,
you can reach me at nintendo2guy(at)gmail.com

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