Mario's Tennis (Virtual Boy)

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Description

Up for a game of tennis with Mario and his cohorts?

You get to choose from seven different characters, (Mario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool, Yoshi, Toad, Koopa Troopa, and Donkey Kong Jr.) 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.

In regular mode, you play against an opponent that you choose yourself for either one or three rounds.

In tournament mode, you get to play against three others in a tournament to see who is the greatest at tennis in a given game.

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Alternate Titles

• "Mario's Dream Tennis" -- Working title
• "マリオズテニス" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Mario games
• Mario sports games
• Mario Tennis series

User Reviews

A decent tennis game for the Virtual Boy.	LittleUrn of Arabia (9)
Nintendo's New Coke	MasterMegid (902)
Incredible game that was ultimately under-appreciated.	Matthew Broussard (7)	unrated

Critic Reviews

GamePro (US)	Oct, 1995	5 out of 5	100
GameFan Magazine	Nov, 1995	84 out of 100	84
The Video Game Critic	Jul 17, 2003	B+	83
All Game Guide	1998		80
Digital Press - Classic Video Games	Dec 10, 2003	7.5 out of 10	75
Game Players	Sep, 1995	70 out of 100	70
Electric Playground	Aug 30, 1995	7 out of 10	70
Retro Game Reviews	Jun 01, 2015		70
Retroage	Nov 28, 2013	6.3 out of 10	63
Game Zero	1996	13.5 out of 25	54

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Trivia

Release

Mario's Tennis was a pack-in for the US Virtual Boy.

Awards

• Game Players
  • 1995 Holiday Edition (Vol. 8, No. 13) – Best Virtual Boy Game of the Year

Information also contributed by Big John WV.

Related Web Sites

• Video review of the system (WARNING: Language) (The Angry Video Game Nerd, James Rolfe, reviews the Virtual Boy and most games, including Mario's Tennis.)