Mario Tennis (series)

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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's Tennis, Mario Power Tennis 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 the upcoming Mario Tennis Open for the Nintendo 3DS. Half of the series have a very big amount of characters, that were only featured in the Mario Tennis series.

Main Games

Mario's Tennis

Mario's Tennis is a Virtual Boy game, the first in the Mario Tennis series. It was later followed by Mario Tennis for the Nintendo 64. It features Mario and his friends 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.

Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)

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Mario Tennis (N64)

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.

Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)

North American box art for Mario Tennis on Game Boy Color
Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)

Mario Tennis is a tennis game for the Game Boy Color. The game features Mario and other characters.

Mario Power Tennis

The front cover for Mario Power Tennis for the Nintendo GameCube
Mario Power Tennis

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 special Power Shots to make the game more interesting. 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.

Mario Power Tennis (Game Boy Advance)

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Mario Power Tennis (GBA)

Mario Power Tennis 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 American name for that game is Mario Tennis: Power Tour.

Mario Tennis Open

North American boxart for Mario Tennis Open
Mario Tennis Open

Mario Tennis Open is an upcoming title new to the series for the Nintendo 3DS. It seems to be based off of Mario Power Tennis from the Nintendo GameCube. It has been stated that the game will feature gyroscope support.

Ports

New Play Control! Mario Power Tennis

Mario Power Tennis for the New Play Control!

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.

Menu MT(N64) MT(GBC) MPT MPT(GBA) MTO
Connectivity File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:X mark.png File:X mark.png Question.svg
Exhibition File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png
Item Battle File:Check small.png File:X mark.png File:Check small.png File:X mark.png Question.svg
Mario Minigames File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:X mark.png File:Check small.png
Ring Shot File:Check small.png File:X mark.png File:Check small.png File:X mark.png File:Check small.png
RPG style Story Mode File:X mark.png File:Check small.png File:X mark.png File:Check small.png Question.svg
Tournament File:Check small.png File:X mark.png File:Check small.png File:X mark.png Question.svg

Courts

In the five installments of the Mario Tennis series, many Mario courts appear. Below is a list of them in alphabetical order.

Court MT(N64) MT(GBC) MPT MPT(GBA) MTO
Dark World File:Check small.png1 File:X mark.png File:Check small.png File:X mark.png File:Check small.png
Donkey Kong Jungle File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:X mark.png File:Check small.png
Isle Delfino File:X mark.png File:X mark.png File:Check small.png File:X mark.png Question.svg
Luigi's Mansion File:X mark.png File:X mark.png File:Check small.png File:X mark.png Question.svg
Mario Bros. File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:X mark.png Question.svg
Peach's Castle File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:X mark.png File:X mark.png File:Check small.png
Ricco Harbor File:X mark.png File:X mark.png File:Check small.png File:X mark.png Question.svg
Stadium Area File:X mark.png File:X mark.png File:Check small.png File:X mark.png File:Check small.png
Wario's Place File:Check small.png File:Check small.png1 File:Check small.png File:X mark.png File:Check small.png
Yoshi's Island File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:X mark.png File:X mark.png Question.svg

1 - Playable only after used Connectivity

Mario Tennis (Nintendo 64)

Mario Tennis (Game Boy Color)

Mario Power Tennis

Mario Tennis Open Confirmed Courts

Playable Characters

In the six installments of the Mario Tennis series, many Mario characters appear. Below is a list of them in alphabetical order.

Character MT(VB) MT(N64) MT(GBC) MPT MPT(GBA) MTO
Baby Mario File:X mark.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:X mark.png File:X mark.png Question.svg
Birdo File:X mark.png File:Check small.png File:X mark.png File:X mark.png File:X mark.png Question.svg
Boo File:X mark.png File:Check small.png File:X mark.png File:Check small.png File:X mark.png File:Check small.png
Bowser File:X mark.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png
Bowser Jr. File:X mark.png File:X mark.png File:X mark.png File:Check small.png File:X mark.png File:Check small.png
Daisy File:X mark.png File:Check small.png File:X mark.png File:Check small.png File:X mark.png File:Check small.png
Diddy Kong File:X mark.png File:X mark.png File:X mark.png File:Check small.png File:X mark.png File:Check small.png
Donkey Kong File:X mark.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png
Donkey Kong Jr. File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:X mark.png File:X mark.png File:X mark.png Question.svg
Fly Guy File:X mark.png File:X mark.png File:X mark.png File:Check small.png File:X mark.png Question.svg
Koopa Troopa File:Check small.png File:X mark.png File:X mark.png File:Check small.png File:X mark.png Question.svg
Luigi File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png
Mario File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png
Paratroopa File:X mark.png File:Check small.png File:X mark.png File:Check small.png File:X mark.png Question.svg
Peach File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png
Petey Piranha File:X mark.png File:X mark.png File:X mark.png File:Check small.png File:X mark.png Question.svg
Shy Guy File:X mark.png File:Check small.png File:X mark.png File:Check small.png File:X mark.png Question.svg
Toad File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:X mark.png File:X mark.png File:X mark.png Question.svg
Waluigi File:X mark.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png
Wario File:X mark.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:X mark.png File:Check small.png
Wiggler File:X mark.png File:X mark.png File:X mark.png File:Check small.png File:X mark.png Question.svg
Yoshi File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:Check small.png File:X mark.png File:Check small.png

Trivia

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