Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)

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Mario Tennis

Developer(s)	Camelot Software Planning
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Release date(s)	July 21, 2000 August 28, 2000 November 3, 2000
Genre(s)	Sports game
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer
Rating(s)	ESRB: Everyone ELSPA: 6+
Platform(s)	Nintendo 64
Media	64-Megabit cartridge

Mario Tennis (マリオテニス64, Mario Tenisu 64^?, Mario Tennis 64) is a video game that was developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 and Game Boy Color in 2000.

A sports game in the vein of Mario Golf, Mario Tennis gathers allies and foes of Mario together to play tennis.

Through the use of an N64 Transfer Pak, a player could import his or her characters from the Game Boy Color version of Mario Tennis to the N64 game. It could also import the player's stats.

This game is notable for the introduction of Waluigi, an antagonist of Luigi that may be related to Wario, the reintroduction of Princess Daisy, and first-ever appearance of Birdo as a controllable character.

[edit] Characters

Mario Tennis for Nintendo 64 features 16 characters including:

Mario – All Around
Luigi – All Around
Princess Peach – Technique
Princess Daisy — First appearance in over ten years since Super Mario Land and NES Open Tournament Golf. – Technique
Toad – Technique
Yoshi – Speed
Bowser – Power
Baby Mario – Speed
Wario – Power
Waluigi — First appearance in a Mario game. – Technique
Donkey Kong – Power
Donkey Kong Junior — secret character – Power
Boo – Tricky
Birdo – First Mario game playable. – Speed
Koopa Paratroopa – Tricky
Shy Guy — secret character – Technique

Note: In this game Mario is almost always the referee. The only time when Mario is not the referee is when Mario is actually playing in a game himself. In this case, a blue version of Mario is the referee.

Princess Daisy hitting the ball to serve.

[edit] Other Information

This game sold well, introducing many new elements to the Mario series, including: the option to play as Waluigi and Daisy; along with a new style of gameplay. It has also been speculated that Birdo was introduced as a female love interest for Yoshi.