Mario Tennis (マリオテニス64, Mario Tenisu Rokujūyon?, Mario Tennis 64) is a sports video game published Nintendo and developed by Camelot Software Planning for the Nintendo 64 video game console. The game was released in North America and Japan in the summer of 2000, and released in Europe later in November. It is the first tennis-oriented game starring Mario since Mario’s Tennis, and the first game developed by Camelot on a Nintendo system.
The success of Mario Tennis led to a sequel, Mario Power Tennis in 2004.
The game uses a control system that differs from most other video tennis games on the market. Shots are performed by pressing one, or both, of the two main buttons (A or B), which make the ball spin in different ways. Pressing a button twice strikes the tennis shot with more power and spin. Additionally, pressing the two buttons in a different order can result in a different type of shot altogether, such as a lob or drop shot. Both buttons can be pressed at the same time to hit a very powerful smash shot. The longer a button is pressed before contact is made with the ball, the stronger the shot will be. The control system allows players of all levels to become familiar with the mechanics of the game within a very short time, whilst also encouraging advanced players to take advantage of the variety of shots on offer to come up with different strategies for winning points. A total of seven types of shot are possible using only the two main buttons of the controller.
These gameplay mechanics were later brought to the other games of the Mario Tennis series in Mario Tennis GBC, Mario Tennis: Power Tour and Mario Power Tennis.
| Developer(s) | Camelot Software Planning |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Designer(s) | Toshiharu Izuno |
| Composer(s) | Motoi Sakuraba |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo 64 |
| Release date(s) | Nintendo 64 Version JP July 21, 2000 NA August 28, 2000 PAL November 3, 2000 Game Boy Color Version JP November 1, 2000 NA January 16, 2001 PAL February 2, 2001 |
| Genre(s) | Sports game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Rating(s) | ELSPA: 3+ ESRB: E OFLC: G |
| Media | 128-Megabit cartridge |
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