Mario Tennis series

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Mario Tennis for Nintendo 64
Mario Tennis for Nintendo 64

Mario Tennis is a sports video game series that began in 1995 with Mario's Tennis for the Virtual Boy. In the vein of other Mario sport games, it features Mario and his all-star cast competing in a game of tennis. Since its second generation on the Nintendo 64, each successive generation features a console and a handheld version and all of them developed by Camelot Software Planning.

[edit] Series

  1. Mario's Tennis — (Virtual Boy, August, 1995).
  2. Mario Tennis — (Nintendo 64, August 28, 2000).
  3. Mario Tennis — (Game Boy Color, January 16, 2001).
  4. Mario Power Tennis — (GameCube, November 8, 2004).
  5. Mario Tennis: Power Tour — (Game Boy Advance, December 5, 2005).

[edit] Playable Characters

Character Mario's Tennis Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64) Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color) Mario Power Tennis Mario Tennis: Power Tour
Mario Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Luigi Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Princess Peach Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yoshi Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Toad Yes Yes No No No
Koopa Troopa Yes No No Yes No
Donkey Kong Junior Yes Yes No No No
Princess Daisy No Yes No Yes No
Bowser No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Baby Mario No Yes Yes No No
Wario No Yes Yes Yes No
Waluigi No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Donkey Kong No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Boo No Yes No Yes No
Birdo No Yes No No No
Paratroopa No Yes No Yes No
Shy Guy No Yes No Yes No
Diddy Kong No No No Yes No
Bowser, Jr. No No No Yes No
Fly Guy No No No Yes No
Wiggler No No No Yes No
Petey Piranha No No No Yes No

The GBC version also features original characters, some of which can be uploaded to the N64 version:

  • Alex
  • Harry
  • Nina
  • Kate

In the GBA version, there is no GCN-GBA compatibility, meaning that people would not see the two main characters from the GBA version on the GameCube:

  • Clay
  • Ace
  • Other characters, NPCs

[edit] Character Types

The All Around players have the best balance. The Technique have the greatest control over the ball's direction. The Speed players are the fastest. The Power players are the strongest, but slowest movers. The Tricky players have the worst balance, but can pull opponents off-target when the computer uses them. Starting in Mario Power Tennis, a defensive class was added. Defensive players have long arm reach.

Through the use of a Transfer Pak, players can import their characters from the Game Boy Color version of Mario Tennis to the N64 game. It can also import the players' stats.


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Mario Tennis video games

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