Mario's Tennis
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is a sports game
for Nintendo
's Virtual Boy
video game console. Also known by its working title Mario's Dream Tennis, it was the console's pack-in game
in North America. The game features eight famous characters from the Mario
series. Although a two-player function was announced, it was not implemented since the cable required to link two Virtual Boy units was never released. Due to the Virtual Boy
's poor sales in North America, Mario's Tennis did not become as popular as the other games in the Mario Tennis series.
Mario's Tennis supports singles (Player V.S. CPU) or doubles (Player & CPU v.s. CPU & CPU. Regular (1 Match) and Tournament (3 Matches) play are available, with easy, normal, or hard difficulties. Clips of the game being played can be seen in the Pawn Stars
episode Darth Pawn, in which the seller sells the shop his Virtual Boy along with this game.
Sports game
A sports game is a computer or video game that simulates the practice of traditional sports. Most sports have been recreated with a game, including team sports, athletics and extreme sports. Some games emphasize actually playing the sport , whilst others emphasize strategy and organization...
for Nintendo
Nintendo
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....
's Virtual Boy
Virtual Boy
The was a video game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was the first video game console that was supposed to be capable of displaying "true 3D graphics" out of the box. Whereas most video games use monocular cues to achieve the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional...
video game console. Also known by its working title Mario's Dream Tennis, it was the console's pack-in game
Pack-in game
- Characteristics :Pack-in games are intended to be system-selling games that make good use of the positive features of a given system. Sometimes a pack-in game will be changed to a more popular game, or another game will be added, along with the original pack-in, if it is perceived that a newer...
in North America. The game features eight famous characters from the Mario
Mario (series)
The video game series, alternatively called the series or simply the series, is a series of highly popular and critically acclaimed video games by Nintendo, featuring Nintendo's mascot Mario and, in many games, his brother Luigi. Gameplay in the series often centers around jumping on and...
series. Although a two-player function was announced, it was not implemented since the cable required to link two Virtual Boy units was never released. Due to the Virtual Boy
Virtual Boy
The was a video game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was the first video game console that was supposed to be capable of displaying "true 3D graphics" out of the box. Whereas most video games use monocular cues to achieve the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional...
's poor sales in North America, Mario's Tennis did not become as popular as the other games in the Mario Tennis series.
Pawn Stars
Pawn Stars is an American reality television series on the History Channel, produced in Manhattan by Leftfield Pictures. The series is filmed in Las Vegas, Nevada, where it chronicles the daily activities at the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop, a 24-hour family business operated by patriarch Richard...
episode Darth Pawn, in which the seller sells the shop his Virtual Boy along with this game.