Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64): Difference between revisions

Short Game is a multiplayer mode where the character or team must score up to 5 points (with no two point requirement) to win the match. Tiebreaker is equivalent to Short Game, except it goes up to 7 points and players must win by two points. Short Game and Tiebreaker are only for two players for a Singles Match and four players for a Doubles match, with no AI opponents.

Every court plays a bit differently. Each court can be selected for Exhibition matches once unlocked. Like with the characters, the courts which require the Game Boy Color version of ''Mario Tennis'' cannot be unlocked in the Virtual Console releases.

[[Camelot Software Planning|Camelot]] suggested [[Goomba]], [[Bullet Bill]], and [[Whomp]] to be made playable, along with a potential bad counterpart to [[Princess Peach|Peach]] in the vein of [[Wario]] and [[Waluigi]], but these were all dismissed for varying reasons, such as Goomba and the ''[[Super Mario 64]]'' Bullet Bill's lack of hands, and Whomp's rigid posture. The idea for a Wario-like rival for the princess was dismissed by [[Nintendo]] for not being cute enough. [[Birdo]] and [[Princess Daisy|Daisy]] were suggested by Nintendo in place of these characters.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20001209080900/http://www.camelot.co.jp/gimon/gimon13.html Japanese Camelot Q & A]. Retrieved May 28, 2008.</ref> Coincidentally, a「ワルピーチ」(''Warupīchi'', "Walpeach") previously appeared in the [[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|Kodansha adaptation]] of ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]'', but it was Peach temporarily consumed by her minor mischievousness and not a separate character.<ref>Kazuki, Motoyama. [[Super Mario (Kodansha manga)|KC Deluxe]] vol. 20 - ''Super Mario Land 2: 6-tsu no Kinka 2''. Pages 108-109.</ref> It was later revealed in a 2008 interview with Camelot vice president Shugo Takahashi that the real reason why a "warui" counterpart to [[Princess Peach|Peach]] was rejected by [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] and other Nintendo staff was to avoid similarities to Doronjo and her lackeys, Tonzura and Boyacky (who bearing striking resemblances to [[Wario]] and [[Waluigi]], respectively), from the villainous Doronbo gang in the ''{{wp|Yatterman}}'' anime series.<ref>[https://www.ndw.jp/waluigi-interview-221021 ワルイージ誕生秘話（2008年 9月号より） – Nintendo DREAM WEB]. ''Nintendo DREAM WEB''. Retrieved June 29, 2023.</ref> [[Mario Power Tennis#Walpeach|Designs for "Walpeach"]] were posted on {{wp|Instagram}} by Fumihide Aoki in December 2023, having been proposed and rejected again for ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]''.<ref>yuzumpo (December 1, 2023). ''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C0UBB6tSxgB/ Instagram]''. Retrieved December 1, 2023.</ref>

*If the player does not have any controllers plugged into the console, a scene is displayed featuring Luigi holding a [[Nintendo 64]] controller and Waluigi holding the console itself.