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Template:Series-infobox The Mario Tennis series is a series of six tennis games that feature Mario and his friends playing tennis. These games include Mario's Tennis for the Virtual Boy, Mario Tennis for the Game Boy Color, Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64, Mario Tennis: Power Tour for the Game Boy Advance, Mario Power Tennis for the Nintendo GameCube, and New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis for the Wii, as well as Mario Tennis Open for the Nintendo 3DS. Half of the series have a very large amount of characters, that were only featured in the Mario Tennis series. It is the sister series of the Mario Golf series.
Main Games
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| Mario's Tennis
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Mario's Tennis is a Virtual Boy game, the first game of the Mario Tennis series. It was later followed by Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64. It features Mario and the other playable characters from Super Mario Kart (except Bowser) playing a classic game of tennis. The game was one of the first Virtual Boy games to be released and is one out of the only three Mario games to be released on the Virtual Boy. |
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| Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)
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Mario Tennis is a Nintendo 64 video game, later released for the Game Boy Color. It features Mario and his friends playing a classic game of tennis, with a few Mario twists. It was originally going to be called Mario's Dream Tennis, but was changed for unknown reasons. This game marked the debut of Waluigi, and also Princess Daisy and Birdo's re-entries into the Mario series. |
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| Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)
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Mario Tennis is a tennis game for the Game Boy Color. The game features Mario and other characters. It also introduced a RPG-like story mode, where the player controlled Alex or Nina on a tennis adventure to beat the best of all players, Mario. |
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| Mario Power Tennis
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Mario Power Tennis is a game for the Nintendo GameCube. It is the sequel of Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64. In this game, Mario and his various friends (and enemies) meet up to play a few rounds of tennis. Like previous Mario sports titles, all the playable characters have Power Shots. Additionally, there are courts in the game that have special effects and events during the game. Also, there are special games for each court to play with. |
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| Mario Tennis: Power Tour
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Mario Tennis: Power Tour is very similar to its GameCube counterpart, except it is for the Game Boy Advance. It brings back the RPG elements of its predecessor. The game is not compatible with Mario Power Tennis like its golf counterpart. The PAL region's name for this game is Mario Power Tennis (same as the GameCube game). |
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| Mario Tennis Open
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Mario Tennis Open is released for the Nintendo 3DS. It features some elements from Mario Power Tennis from the Nintendo GameCube. This game features gyroscope support and online multiplayer (via Nintendo Network). The new playable characters are Baby Peach, Dry Bowser, Luma, and Metal Mario. |
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| Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash
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Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash is an upcoming game for the Wii U. It returns Chance Shots and features Mega Mushrooms that give players advantages. |
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Ports
New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis
This game is a port of Mario Power Tennis for the Nintendo GameCube. For the Wii version of Mario Power Tennis (via the New Play Control! lineup), the controls are not like the Nintendo Gamecube version, since the game makes use of the Wii's motion controls. This version includes a tutorial movie to demonstrate how to use the Wii Remote in this game. Players can choose to play with the Wii Remote only, or with the Wii Remote/Nunchuk combination for advanced control of playable character participants.
Gameplay Menu
In the five installments of the Mario Tennis series, many gameplay menus appear. Below is a list of them in alphabetical order.
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Courts
In the five installments of the Mario Tennis series, many tennis courts appear. Below is a list of them in alphabetical order.
1 - Usable only after having used N64 to GBC Connectivity
Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)
- Dark World - Bowser Court
- Donkey Kong Jungle - Donkey Kong Court
- Mario Bros. - Mario Bros. Court, Super Mario Court
- Peach's Castle - Mario & Luigi Court, Peach Court
- Wario's Place - Wario & Waluigi Court, Wario Court, Waluigi Court
- Yoshi's Island - Baby Mario & Yoshi Court, Birdo & Yoshi Court, Yoshi Court
Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)
- Donkey Kong Jungle - Jungle Court
- Mario Bros. - Star Court
- Peach's Castle - Castle Court
- Wario's Place - Warehouse Court
- Yoshi's Island - Tropics Court
Mario Power Tennis
- Dark World - Bowser's Castle Court
- Donkey Kong Jungle - DK Jungle Court
- Isle Delfino - Delfino Plaza Court
- Luigi's Mansion - Luigi's Mansion
- Mario Bros. - Mario Classic Court
- Ricco Harbor - Gooper Blooper Court
- Stadium Area - Peach Dome Court
- Wario's Place - Wario Factory Court
Mario Tennis Open
- Comet Observatory - Galaxy Arena
- Dark World - Bowser's Castle
- Donkey Kong Jungle - DK Jungle
- Mushroom Gorge - Mushroom Valley
- Peach's Castle - Peach's Palace
- Sherbet Land - Penguin Iceberg
- Stadium Area - Mario Stadium
- Wario's Place - Wario Dunes
Playable characters
In the six installments of the Mario Tennis series, many Mario characters appear. Below is a list of them in alphabetical order.
1 - Playable in only Multiplayer/Special Games
2 - Color changed by using Rolling Egg Return
3 - The character is unlockable
4 - The character becomes available after scanning a specific QR Code
5 - Planned but cut
Trivia
- In Nintendo Monopoly, there is a Brick Block/Coin Block card that rewards $100 for winning a tennis tournament.
- Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach are the only characters that are playable in every Mario Tennis game to date.
- Bowser, Donkey Kong and Waluigi have also appeared in all of the main Mario Tennis games, not counting the Virtual Boy title.
- Luigi is the only playable character to appear as a default character in every game.