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  Tennis September 1, 2008
This is a wonderful play. Its great for the nintendo 64 old school gamer. Plenty of players to choose from and can be played with up to 4 people. Simple controls as well. Great game Well Done!!
 Smashing good fun February 27, 2007
Ten minutes into this title, and it's easy to see why the older Mario games still fetch a high price on ebay half a decade later. Mario Tennis is a perfected version of classic video game tennis featuring a Mario all-star cast. Play as everyone from Mario to Bowser to Donkey Kong Jr., and also Waluigi and Daisy, who were introduced/re-introduced with this game. You get the rules of real-life tennis, smattered with some power-up moves, and lots of tournaments and modes to compete in. It's the gameplay that's the real kicker; by yourself you'll have a reasonably good time unlocking stuff, but with four players in a doubles tournament it becomes absolute madness. Controls are tight, and the gameplay allows both experienced gamers and newcomers onto the court.
Nintendo may have eventually over-milked the 'Mario sports' sub-genre, but the Nintendo 64 version of Mario Tennis is a solid investment. Still worth picking up if you want a fun sports game.
Mario Delivers October 19, 2006
Mario delivers in..
Adventure Games
RPG Games
Games in Generall
and Sports.
This game is excellent, Mario delivers once again. Actually the only time he hasn't deleverd was with Super Mario Sunshine, but Paper Mario (both 1 and 2) and the original Super Mario 64 are EXCELLENT. Paper Mario series is the best video game series ever created.
Now Tennis, this game is really fun and if you play other tennis games you know they are really hard, so hard that it isn't fun. Well this is challenging, but it is great fun and easy to play for all ages. Tournaments, Mini games, Multiplayer action, Doubles, singles, this game has it all. Plus that Mario feel to it, it takes you out of the real word and takes you into the world of Mario. You can decide how long you want to play, how many sets you are going to play to, etc. This game is AWESOME.
And with all these disgraceful new generation systems that are coming out, buy this and have a reason to play some classic N64!
LONG LIVE THE CLASSICS, LONG LIVE MARIO!
Schweet July 11, 2005
It takes a normal tennis game and adds mini games and mario characters. What a ' bang up job ' they ( nintendo ) did on this game.
Best Tennis Game Ever December 17, 2004
Mario Tennis certainly ranks up there with Virtua Tennis and Top Spin as the best tennis games of all time. With that said, let us take a look at what exactly makes this game so great. Well, with any sports games, the factor we have to take into account when analyzing its quality is its gameplay. Specifically, we want to know how well it emulates the sport. At first glance, Mario Tennis would not seem like a good tennis simulator. The controls are simplistic, and the characters are, well, Mario. Yet Camelot, who made Mario Golf, manages to put one over us. Despite the fact that you can perfect the controls in minutes, the game is deep. Ball physics are exceptional, and the type of court actually has an impact on the physics. Each player has his, her, or its own distinct feel. Movement in Mario Tennis feels more fluid than the more "realistic" tennis games, and this opens up the possibility for the development of strategy in your style. One complaint in the actual gameplay aspect of the game is the camera, but this is a flaw that plagues all tennis games. The court is split in halves, and one player/pair gets the bottom half and the camera behind them. This is infinitely better than being on the top half and having the camera facing them. It is possible to keep the camera behind you in single-player mode, but it can be a bother in multiplayer modes.
Like Mario Golf, Mario Tennis is chock full of various modes of play relating to tennis. I feel that the best one is the exhibition play, since that is the one best suited for multiplayer. It's just tennis, plain and simple. You can play a short game (1 set, 1 game) or a standard game (5 sets, first to 6 games). The latter length can get pretty tedious, especially if opponents are well matched. The Bowser match, however, feels underdeveloped. The items were supposed to be the key aspect of the Bowser match, but the rocking of the court seems to have a greater effect. The ring mode is better than ring mode in Mario Golf, since it is easier to aim, but there aren't that much incentives to play this mode. As far as single player mode, Piranha Challenge is super-cheap. Tournament mode, on the other hand, rocks. The game's standard 3 modes are okay. They range from extremely easy to challenging. However, definitely try to beat all three cups with everybody to open up the Star Tournament. Although the matches can get quite epic in length, these are definitely worth playing.
Okay. If you thought that you could get past this review without seeing a comparison with Mario Power Tennis...sorry to disappoint you. Many sport games can be separated into two forms: a more realistic sim-style game, or a less realistic arcade-style game. With improved battle modes and the flashy Power Shots, Mario Power Tennis is definitely more of an arcade-style game. So it all boils down to which type you prefer. MPT is just too insane for me. However, the graphics are definitely nicer than the somewhat blocky graphics in Mario Tennis for the N64.
Although limited, the voice samples are pretty good. The sound effects are well done, as each type of hit produces a different noise. The music is nice, generally falling under the easy-listening category. As far as replay value goes, even though multiplayer is fun, there gets to be a point (for some people) where it just gets old. Even so, Mario Tennis is still one of the best tennis games out there.
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