Mario Tennis (series)

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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, 1995)
2. Mario Tennis — (Nintendo 64, 2000)
3. Mario Tennis — (Game Boy Color, 2000)
4. Mario Power Tennis — (GameCube, 2004)
5. Mario Tennis: Power Tour — (Game Boy Advance, 2005)

[edit] Playable characters

The following list playable characters by alphabetical order.

Character	Mario's Tennis	Nintendo 64	Game Boy Color	Mario Power Tennis	Power Tour
Baby Mario	N	Y	Y	N	N
Birdo	N	Y	N	N	N
Boo	N	Y	N	Y	N
Bowser	N	Y	Y	Y	Y
Bowser Jr.	N	N	N	Y	N
Daisy	N	Y	N	Y	N
Diddy Kong	N	N	N	Y	N
Donkey Kong	N	Y	Y	Y	Y
Donkey Kong Junior	Y	Y	N	N	N
Fly Guy	N	N	N	Y	N
Koopa Troopa	Y	N	N	Y	N
Luigi	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Mario	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Paratroopa	N	Y	N	Y	N
Peach	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Petey Piranha	N	N	N	Y	N
Shy Guy	N	Y	N	Y	N
Toad	Y	Y	N	N	N
Waluigi	N	Y	Y	Y	Y
Wario	N	Y	Y	Y	N
Wiggler	N	N	N	Y	N
Yoshi	Y	Y	Y	Y	N

The GBC version also features original characters, some of which can be uploaded to the N64 version (using a Transfer Pak). The players' stats can also be uploaded to the N64 game from the GBC game. The uploadable characters are:

• Alex
• Harry
• Nina
• Kate

Other characters, NPCs from Mario Tennis (GBC) and Mario Tennis: Power Tour's story modes can be unlocked for play in exhibition matches.

[edit] See also

• Tennis, another Tennis video game with Mario as the referee

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