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Tennis (Europe)

NES / Famicom
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1985
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✪ Reviewed on April 7, 2025
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Nintendo's Tennis from the NES dawn. Minimalist mechanics yet surprisingly readable, two-player matches still pleasant. Mario referees. A pioneering classic more than a great game.

Your verdict
Category
Sports 2 players 3+
Description
Early Nintendo tennis sim featuring Mario as the umpire. Published by Nintendo, released in 1985 in Europe. Singles and doubles, snappy and readable controls. PAL edition.

Tennis review

2/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Decent"
2/5
Music
★★★★★
"Decent"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Decent"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Light"
Difficulty
"Easy"
Lifespan
"Short"
Technical info
💾0,02 MB 📅18/10/1985
Published by Nintendo

Tennis (NES) price, value & rarity

Sought-after
Q1 loose
 $7 Q6 complete
 $28 Q10 new
 $217 !
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Other versions
Tennis
Japan / USA
14/01/1984
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Collector interest

Tennis sits among the founding Nintendo first-party titles built for the Famicom and early NES, famous for its umpire cameo by Mario. The European PAL pressing circulated in smaller numbers than its NTSC counterpart, so boxed complete copies in the original cardboard packaging surface less often. Its appeal rests on this role as a cornerstone of Nintendo's in-house sports catalogue rather than on deep gameplay.

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