Funny to think this was the first Mario Tennis released, I have bad depth perception at the best of times so emulation is not helping my case I did not score once in the one game I played of it. Its intresting I can say that
The very first Mario Tennis game!
As the first game in the series I think it does it's job well and plays a good solid game of tennis. The camera is pulled down to a lower level than your usual tennis game to make the 3D effect stand out more. Because of this, it can be hard to adjust to following the ball and timing your hits at first but once you get used to it, you'll get into the swing (sorry!) of things.
Shots are pretty limited in this with a basic shot on A and a lob shot on B. Smash returns are available if your opponent tries to lob you. Movement is on the d-pad and you have to be fairly accurate in your position and timing of your swing to hit the ball.
Mario's Tennis unfortunately suffers in a way similar to many of it's fellow Virtual Boy title - lacking in content. You've got 7 characters (the Super Mario Kart roster minus Bowser), singles and doubles modes and a tournament mode but without any trophies to win.... and that's it. It's quite telling how little content there is when the tournament brackets are uneven and doubles teams can't be filled out in a tournament without doubling up on a character. It's a shame because the core gameplay is solid, it would just be nice if there was a little more meat on the bones.
Mario's Tennis is a solid first entry in the Mario Tennis series, playing a solid game of tennis that is enjoyable in 3D. A lack of content however means there's little to keep you coming back to this for replaying which is unfortunate
As the first game in the series I think it does it's job well and plays a good solid game of tennis. The camera is pulled down to a lower level than your usual tennis game to make the 3D effect stand out more. Because of this, it can be hard to adjust to following the ball and timing your hits at first but once you get used to it, you'll get into the swing (sorry!) of things.
Shots are pretty limited in this with a basic shot on A and a lob shot on B. Smash returns are available if your opponent tries to lob you. Movement is on the d-pad and you have to be fairly accurate in your position and timing of your swing to hit the ball.
Mario's Tennis unfortunately suffers in a way similar to many of it's fellow Virtual Boy title - lacking in content. You've got 7 characters (the Super Mario Kart roster minus Bowser), singles and doubles modes and a tournament mode but without any trophies to win.... and that's it. It's quite telling how little content there is when the tournament brackets are uneven and doubles teams can't be filled out in a tournament without doubling up on a character. It's a shame because the core gameplay is solid, it would just be nice if there was a little more meat on the bones.
Mario's Tennis is a solid first entry in the Mario Tennis series, playing a solid game of tennis that is enjoyable in 3D. A lack of content however means there's little to keep you coming back to this for replaying which is unfortunate