Mario Tennis / Mario Tennis 64

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Platform: Nintendo 64
Developer: Camelot
Publisher: Nintendo
Release Date (NTSC-USA):  August 28, 2000
Release Date (NTSC-JPN):  July 21, 2000
(Mario Tennis 64)
Release Date (PAL-EUR):  November 3, 2000
Nintendo Gateway System 1993
(1-player only)
Genre: Sports/Tennis
Players:  1 – 4
Force Feedback:  No

Game Description:

All of your favourite characters hit the court in a wild and wacky multiplayer tennis game from the makers of Mario Golf. Mario, Luigi, Bowser, Peach, Toad, and Donkey Kong lead off the all-star, 14-player line-up. The fast-paced action will have you unleashing vicious volleys, life-saving lobs, ballistic backhands and electrifying super-charged smashes!

This game was also available from The Nintendo Gateway System specialised for airlines and hotels. As part of a partnership between Nintendo and LodgeNet from late 1993 up until the late 2000s, about 40,000 airline seats and 955,000 hotel rooms featured a modified version of the game. LodgeNet partnered with Nintendo to bring video games directly into guest hotel rooms through streaming over the LodgeNet server, with the special LodgeNet controller plugging directly into the television or LodgeNet set-top box, transmitting the game over phone lines connected to a central game server. Pricing was usually $6.95 plus tax for 1 hour of video games. After 1 hour, the game would immediately stop and prompt the user to purchase more play time. Many games were modified for single-player play only.

Game Guide / Walkthrough

Video Playthrough by World of Longplays