System: Game Boy Color Genre: Sports/Tennis Developer: Camelot Software Planning Publisher: Nintendo Release date: January 2001 ESRB rating: E Players: 1 - 2 simutaneous? Save: Battery Memory size: ? SRAM size: ?

Overview

Much like the Mario Golf GB/N64 games, Mario Tennis (GB) has four characters ready for you to train, and eventually mold into near-unbeatable tennis players. Alex, Nina, Harry, and Kate's skills can be improved by gaining experience from winning games or completing other tasks in Story Mode. When you think you have a star player, he or she can be used in Mario Tennis (N64) via the GB Transfer Pak.

Here are the abilities that can be improved by gaining levels via experience points:

Spin

• Top-spin
• Slice

Control

• Angle
• Placement

Power

• Serve
• Stroke
• Volley

Speed

• Speed
• Dash
• Agility
• Brake

Cast of characters

• Alex
• Harry
• Nina
• Kate
• Mark, Emily, Kevin
• Costello Brothers
• Spike & Elder
• Yuko & Yoshio
• Baby Mario
• Luigi
• Donkey Kong
• Yoshi
• Wario
• Waluigi
• Bowser

The familiar last seven characters each have their own mini-games:

Mini-games

• Baby Mario's "Target Shot" - Return the ball into the specified area.
• Luigi's "Shooting Star" - Hit the star on the court.
• Donkey Kong's "Banana Target" - Keep hitting the moving banana pictures on the wall without losing the ball.
• Yoshi's "Fruit Target" - Similar to DK's game, except there are three fruits worth different points; Banana = 1, Apple = 3, and Melon = 5.
• Wario's "Treasure Box"
• Waluigi's "Luigi Rival" - Waluigi vs. Luigi, with a twist.
• Bowser's "One-on-Two Match" - Bowser vs. two other players.

Screenshots

• Alex on the N64
• Harry on the N64
• Kate on the N64
• Nina on the N64
• The transfer screen
• Story mode
• Story mode
• Story mode
• Story mode: "Do you want to challenge my #4 ranking?"
• Baby Mario's mini-game
• Luigi's mini-game
• Donkey Kong's mini-game
• Yoshi's mini-game
• Wario's mini-game
• Waluigi's mini-game
• Bowser's mini-game