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  Mario Tennis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mario Tennis is a video game that was developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64 and Game Boy Color in 2000.
The sequel to the Nintendo 64 version's is Mario Power Tennis released for Nintendo GameCube, and the sequel to the GameBoy Color version's is Mario Tennis: Power Tour released for GameBoy Advance.
Mario Tennis for Nintendo 64 features 16 characters including:
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mario_Tennis   (289 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Mario Tennis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Mario Tennis for Nintendo 64 features 16 characters including: The Nintendo 64, commonly called the N64, is Nintendos third home video game console.
Mario Tennis is easy to pick up hard to put down so it is perfect for those looking for multiplayer action that will be assessable to gamers of all levels (i.e.
Mario Tennis comes with a wealth of other gaming modes for those who will tire of the standard tennis matches.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Mario-Tennis   (2093 words)

  
 Mario Power Tennis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mario Power Tennis, known in Japan as Mario Tennis GC (マリオテニスGC), is a video game that was developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo for the GameCube in 2004.
It is the sequel to the Nintendo 64 version of Mario Tennis; like its predecessor, Mario Power Tennis is a game in which Mario and all his pals get together to play tennis.
Unlike previous Mario Sports Titles from Camelot, this one does not offer connectivity with its Mario Tennis: Power Tour, its GBA counterpart.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mario_Power_Tennis   (1180 words)

  
 Mario Tennis (Mario Power Tennis) Review
Mario Tennis has a number of modes that gamers should be familiar with.
Mario Tennis is also easy to get into and easy to learn, which makes it a great game for hardcore video game players and casual players alike.
Mario Tennis is a fun game to play, but it really is designed for multiplayer action.
www.siliconera.com /gcn/mariotennis/041028.htm   (1326 words)

  
 IGN: Mario Tennis 64 Review
Mario and more than a dozen classic Nintendo mascot buddies take to the tennis courts for this one, which like Mario Golf before it features simplistic graphics, and a refreshingly fast arcade-style mixed with some deep control mechanics that you're bound to overlook if you don't pay attention.
Mario Tennis delivers a solid single-player experience with lots of hidden secrets to keep you coming back for more, but it's the title's unsurpassed multiplayer experience that immortalizes it as one of the best games you can get for your Nintendo 64.
Mario Tennis may be overflowing with fluffy Nintendo mascots, cute color schemes and catch phrases like, "Here-a-we-go-a!" but with that said Camelot Planning has done a great job of staying true to the rules of the real sport.
ign64.ign.com /articles/164/164400p1.html   (2105 words)

  
 Encyclopedia article: Mario Tennis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Mario Tennis is a video game (A game played against a computer) made for Nintendo 64 (additional info and facts about Nintendo 64) and Game Boy Color (additional info and facts about Game Boy Color) that gathers allies and foes of Mario together to play tennis.
Mario Tennis was published by Nintendo (additional info and facts about Nintendo) and released on August 28, 2000.
Mario Tennis — (Nintendo 64 (additional info and facts about Nintendo 64) and Game Boy Color (additional info and facts about Game Boy Color) 2000).
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/mario_tennis.htm   (417 words)

  
 Mario Tennis Game Boy Colour Game Review
Mario is hiding inside the game, along with Luigi, Donkey Kong, Baby Mario, and others from the Mushroom kingdom as extra characters you can play as or take on through exhibition games and additional mini-game challenges.
The mini-games that Mario and his ambidextrous monkey friend offer include such target practice puzzles as keeping the ball bouncing off of a wall of targets or controlling the ball's return to make it hit a highlighted area of the opposite court.
Mario Tennis is a seriously challenging game of tennis wrapped up in a cute package.
www.gamenationtv.com /reviews/mariotennis.shtml   (1110 words)

  
 Mario Tennis - GameCritics.com
Virtua Tennis on the Sega Dreamcast is a more realistic experience for the simulation fans, whereas Mario Tennis is more of an arcade experience sure to appeal to any gamer.
The tennis sports genre has to be one of the most overlooked genres in videogames.
As with other Nintendo "party-games" (Super Smash Brothers and Mario Party), the three-dimensional characters are rendered with a low polygon count to prevent slowdown from showing its ugly face even during frenzied four-player action.
www.gamecritics.com /review/mariotennis/main.php   (1254 words)

  
 3DAvenue.com - Gaming and tech, news and reviews   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
While Mario Power Tennis may not have the stars of the circuit, Nintendo has their own line up of stars to put in the game.
Mario Power Tennis as you may expect doesn't take the sport overly seriously and offers modes not usually seen in other sports games.
Mario Power Tennis may not be the most serious simulation of tennis around but it does combine two fantastic properties together in a great way.
www.3davenue.com /1026.html   (828 words)

  
 Mario Power Tennis Updated Hands-On - GameCube News at GameSpot
Mario Power Tennis Updated Hands-On We volley for serve in Camelot's new tennis game, which is coming soon for the GameCube.
Though these minigames were obviously meant to help new players improve their tennis skills, we had a lot of fun with them, and we imagine gamers will spend a good amount of time just messing around with these side games before going back to the main tennis mode.
Mario Power Tennis seems to be in fine shape at this stage, with all the whimsically detailed characters, environments, and graphical effects you'd expect to see in a GameCube Mario title.
www.gamespot.com /gamecube/sports/mariotennis/preview_6110169.html   (1383 words)

  
 Mario Power Tennis - GameCube (GC) Reviews - The Armchair Empire
Mario Power Tennis (MPT) addresses a point about tennis that is inescapable for non-tennis people: tennis is a boring game to watch.
The only reason I’ll watch tennis is in the hopes someone will get beaned on the head or smacked in the groin with a well-place serve.
Mario Power Tennis is a great game even for those that don’t generally like tennis unless Anna Kournikova is playing.
www.armchairempire.com /Reviews/GameCube/mario-power-tennis.htm   (509 words)

  
 Review - Mario Power Tennis // Gamecube /// Eurogamer
Tennis games are fantabulous little things precisely because the people making them recognise the importance of holding on to that unrealistic, forgiving, overly fast-paced approach and introducing depth and realism on levels that don't mess with the fundamentals.
Mario Power Tennis is the girl with the goofy glasses who was always intelligent to begin with and then gets made over and suddenly becomes a sex object.
Compared to Virtua Tennis, the undisputed king of the tennis franchises around here, Mario Power Tennis is a bit fuzzier and more forgiving in every respect, but, unless you turn them off, the power shots shift the dynamic in quite a different direction.
www.eurogamer.net /article.php?article_id=57803   (1788 words)

  
 Review: Mario Power Tennis - Gamecube | lawrence.com
Mario has become the Midas of the video game world, for the most part.
Mario Tennis exploded onto the Nintendo 64 with much success, offering some gameplay twists on the skill sport.
Mario Power Tennis is a robust tennis title that anyone can enjoy.
www.lawrence.com /news/2004/nov/23/mariopowertennis   (613 words)

  
 Mario Power Tennis (cube: 2004): Reviews
Although it might not be much of a tennis simulator with a realistic attitude, it is still tennis at heart and will test your skills even if you’re a pro in real life.
Mario Power Tennis is all about a great game of tennis, with responsive controls, colorful graphics, and a nice, lighthearted style.
Mario Power Tennis certainly has a lot going for it, but there are several factors that keep it from being truly enjoyable, most notably the lack of a decent doubles mode, the problematic Power shot, and the poor menu navigation.
www.metacritic.com /games/platforms/gamecube/mariotennis   (1865 words)

  
 Mariotendo'06 - The Revolutionized Side of Mario
If you haven't seen the previous Mario Interviews, be sure to check them out, as well as other great fictions made by fans like you in the Fan Fictions page.
Mario, Luigi, Wario, and the others are tired of catching 'shrooms and are going to kick balls instead...
2005 was a great year for Mario, with many new kinds of Mario games and sequels to some of his greater games, but he's been making some New Year Revolutions that may resolutionize the world (Oh, did we mean to switch the two?).
www.mariotendo.com   (541 words)

  
 Mario Tennis - Gameboy Game Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
The first tennis game I played was on the original game boy and had very little content.
Mario Tennis : What an original name for a game...
Mario Tennis Camelot have hit big with Mario Tennis they have taken the same roll as Mario Golf where there is a storyline and you have to train you and your partner.
www.dooyoo.co.uk /gameboy-game/mario-tennis   (334 words)

  
 Mario Power Tennis (GC) Reviews on Darkstation
For those of you who are familiar with the Mario Tennis series, you will be right at home with Mario Power Tennis as it really takes the same gameplay mechanics as the original.
Mario Power Tennis was never intended to be a tennis simulation, and it never pretends to be one.
Mario Power Tennis is one game that really takes advantage of the Gamecube, and does so in a very fashionable manor.
www.darkstation.com /reviews/article458.html   (1156 words)

  
 Mario Tennis - Nintendo 64 Game Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
Mario Tennis another game from from the mario franchise there seems to be so many different games now adays featuring Nintendo’s favourite and most loved characters such as Super smash bros, Mario party, mario kart as well as many others.
This is a tennis game with a difference firstly you get to play with up to 14 of your favourite Nintendo characters from Mario,...
I mean, you can't adventure or anything, but when I borrowed Mario Tennis from a neighbor, he practically wrote me off as a stalker because I kept begging for him to let me keep it.
www.dooyoo.co.uk /nintendo-64-game/mario-tennis   (347 words)

  
 Gaming Media >> Mario Power Tennis Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Mario Power Tennis, the latest Gamecube instalment, is similar to its N64 predecessor but includes a twist in its style and featured gameplay modes.
Though it has a lot of close ties with Mario Tennis 64, Nintendo and Camelot have still managed to create a fun and enjoyable tennis experience nonetheless.
Those looking for a revolutionary experience like Mario Tennis 64 may be disappointed but for players looking to get their Mario Tennis fix, this game is definitely for you.
www.gaming-media.com /sports/mariotennis_review.shtml   (1358 words)

  
 Mario Tennis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Mario and Luigi reach the finals while their girlfriends, Peach and Daisy" cheer from the sidelines.
Mario and friends appear on the secret courts along with classic Mario music.
It's this: Mario Tennis is the best use of the Mario liscence yet.
www.smbhq.com /mtennis.htm   (528 words)

  
 GamerFeed : News : Nintendo : Hands-On: Mario Power Tennis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Mario Power Tennis for the GameCube is the sequel to the popular Nintendo 64 original, and I had a chance to sit down and really sink my claws into the amazing sequel, and thankfully, it didn't disappoint.
Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Yoshi, Boswer, Wario, Boo, and Waluigi are but a handful of the characters you can select from, and there are advantages and disadvantages to using each.
Mario pulls out a giant hammer and crushes the ball, and Shy Guy's racket grows to several feet (and for some unknown reason he dons a Hawaiian outfit) to reach what looked like lost balls.
nintendo.gamerfeed.com /gf/news/7787   (1087 words)

  
 GamerFeed : Previews : Nintendo : Mario Power Tennis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Mario, for instance, has a new cannon-like smash that will affect all in his path.
Mario Tennis looks to definitely be a step up from the original, just like Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour was before it.
Mario Tennis makes a thunderous debut this winter for the GameCube, and it looks to be a smashing success.
nintendo.gamerfeed.com /gf/previews/277   (703 words)

  
 Mario Tennis World Championship
Mario Tennis - the ultimate Tennis game ever created and the ultimate two-on-two contest of any game ever.
The B-Boys have been playing Tennis games forever, most notably Smash Tennis on the SNES, but now Mario Tennis has taken over.
Their dominance continues into the Mario Tennis era, which, at the inception of this page, is barely 9 months old.
www.alphalink.com.au /~warrior/mt.htm   (286 words)

  
 Nintendo.com Games : Mario Power Tennis
Peach, Daisy and Shy Guy are master technicians; Waluigi specializes in defense; Wario, Donkey Kong and Bowser rely on brute force; Koopa Troopa, Diddy Kong and Yoshi are speed demons; and arch-tricksters Boo and Bowser Jr.
Mario and Luigi are well-balanced characters, but it's a sign of the game's depth that they follow quite different strategies when controlled by the CPU.
Mario Power Tennis is most realistic on the Peach Dome's regular, clay and grass courts, then quickly gets very crazy with bizarre courts inspired by Luigi's Mansion, Super Mario Sunshine, Donkey Kong, Bowser's Castle and Wario.
www.nintendo.com /gamemini?gameid=80972620-a0fd-4186-963b-ae8230fc0113   (629 words)

  
 The Jaded Gamer > Reviews > Gamecube > "Mario Power Tennis"
The original Mario Tennis for the N64 was one of my favorite games for that console.
Unfortunately the sequel, Mario Power Tennis, is yet another Gamecube game that, while still good, isn't nearly as much fun as its N64 version.
The change was probably done intentionally to try to curb the ultra-aggressive gameplay of the original (which often looked more like dodgeball than tennis), but this more realistic style ultimately isn't as much fun.
www.thejadedgamer.net /review_gcn_mariopowertennis.shtml   (501 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Mario Tennis: Computer & Video Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
With 16 classic Nintendo characters on hand, ranging from Bowser to Baby Mario, the crux of the game is the standard game of tennis, with its break points, deuces, and double faults, but also with the added bonus of power-ups and special moves.
Mario Tennis certainly ranks up there with Virtua Tennis and Top Spin as the best tennis games of all time.
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.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004U1QY?v=glance   (1707 words)

  
 Mario Power Tennis GameCube Review - CGN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
We demonstrated Mario Power Tennis to a group of non-gamers who were very familiar with the original, and they all agreed that MPT looked ‘way too complicated’ and fired up the old N64 without even giving MPT a trial play.
If your character is far away from the tennis ball he or she will pluck it out of the air with a vacuum (Luigi), dive through a bed of flowers (Daisy), or possibly even turn into a fast-moving egg and chase it down (Yoshi).
A tennis match played on a gimmick court can get out of hand very fast for one side if the player does not hit the right levers, step on the right pads, or smash the ball on the right squares.
www.cgno.com /reviews/589.html   (1054 words)

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