Mario's Tennis
Mario's Tennis is a tennis game that was released as a launch title for the Virtual Boy. It is the first tennis-related Mario game, and would later be followed by the Mario Tennis series. You get to choose from seven different characters, all with different ability levels, to play against each other in either singles or doubles matches. You can also play in an exhibition or tournament mode.
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DeveloperTose, Nintendo R&D1
PublisherNintendo
ReleasedJuly 21, 1995
StatusReleased
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Mixed Reception60/100
About This Game
Mario's Tennis for the Virtual Boy showcases the system's stereoscopic 3D by rendering tennis courts with genuine perceived depth, helping players judge the distance between the ball and their character more intuitively. Seven familiar faces from the Mushroom Kingdom—Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, Yoshi, Toad, Donkey Kong Jr., and one more—are each tuned for different strengths in speed, power, or racket coverage. Players can choose between a single match or a three-game tournament, in singles or doubles, on easy, normal, or hard difficulty. Despite being announced, two-player support was never implemented because the required link cable was never released.