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Hot Shots Golf

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More regional differences.

Hot Shots Golf is a golf game made by Camelot, who, instead of developing further games in this series, went on to make several Mario Golf and Mario Tennis titles.

Course Editor#

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Find code in the EU version

Use the following code to enter the course editor screen. Press Start to switch to edit mode.

JP

US

EU

80104AD2 0001
801032D2 0001

(Source: Original TCRF research)

HEIGHT

TREE

ma_sink_down

Edit terrain height.

Add trees.

Changes the terrain texture.

RED

DIS

HEIGHT 2

Unknown.

Unknown.

Edit terrain height.

ALL CLEAR

WALL

HEIGHT

Unknown.

Add walls.

Edit terrain height, but the camera is rotated
90 degrees.

Unused Text#

Present in SCPS_100.42 at 0x082308 (JP). This text appears in the demo version of the game.

Text

Translation

このゲームは開発途中のもので、
仕様変更等される場合があります。
This game is under development,
so some specifications may change.

/Movies/PAD.FIL, as you would expect is mostly filled with garbage data, except for a small line at the very beginning:

Buh-h- di-da-di-a bu-ha-dida Th-th- That's All, Folks!

Regional Differences#

Title Screen#

Japan

US

Europe

Everybody's_Golf.png

The title screen in the North American and European versions feature revised copyright and trademark information and dials down the overall brightness of the image. The European version's title screen repositions the golf course background slightly. The North American version opts for a completely different name: Hot Shots Golf, a name that would remain until 2017's Everybody's Golf on the PS4.

Characters#

Various characters had their names changed when the game was released outside of Japan.

Japanese character name

International character name

Marina

Mary

Katsu

Taku

Sasuke

Sam*

Honey

Susan

Stud

Buzz

Jurio

Raul

  • Sam/Sasuke kept his original Japanese name in the European version.

Other changes#

  • Circle and X have swapped functionality in the North American/European versions compared to the Japanese version both in the menus and during gameplay.
  • The Japanese version uses metres for putting while the North American/European versions use feet/inches.
  • The Japanese version measures wind in Metres per Second while the North American/European versions measure wind in Miles Per Hour.
  • Music is turned on by default in the Japanese/European version but it is turned off by default in the North American version.
  • In the Japanese and North American versions, it is possible to soft reset the game by pressing L1, L2, R1, R2, Start and Select all at the same time during gameplay. This is not possible in the European version.