History Videogame / MarioTennis

** ''64'' and ''Power Tennis''' victory animations aren't exactly kind to Luigi. A Paratroopa steals his trophy in the former and he gets EatenAlive by Yoshi in the latter.

* ActionHoggingOpening: ''Mario Power Tennis'' has one of these.

* AnimatedOuttakes: As a reward for beating ''Mario Power Tennis''.

* ''Mario Tennis'' (2000) - UsefulNotes/{{Nintendo 64}}, UsefulNotes/GameBoyColor, and UsefulNotes/VirtualConsole
* ''Mario Power Tennis'' (2004) - UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube (Re-released on the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} as a "New Play Control" game)
* ''Mario Tennis: Power Tour'' (2005) - UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance
* ''Mario Tennis Open'' (2012) - UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS
* ''Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash'' (2015) - UsefulNotes/WiiU
* ''Mario Tennis Aces'' (2018) - UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch

Camelot also developed the tennis portion of ''VideoGame/MarioSportsSuperstars'', a sports-themed mini game collection released for the 3DS in 2017. Another tennis-related ''Mario'' game was ''Mario's Tennis'' (developed by Nintendo R&D1), released for the UsefulNotes/VirtualBoy. Mario was the referee in the original 1984 [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES and Famicom]] ''Tennis'' game and its Game Boy port.

* ClimaxBoss: A. Coz (in Singles), and The Costello Brothers (in Doubles) in the GBC version. Willy [[spoiler:Costello]], joined by Sheri in Doubles, in the GBA version. Winning nets you the trophy [[spoiler:and an invitation to the Mushroom Kingdom for a chance to face off against Mario.]]

* CharacterCustomization: A new feature in ''Open'' allows players to dress their Mii up with various gear, changing their stats to the player's taste.

* LimitedWardrobe: While Mario, Luigi, Wario and Waluigi usually play tennis (or any other sport, for that matter) in their overalls, ''Aces'' gives them proper tennis outfits.

* ManaMeter: ''Aces'' features an Energy Gauge that is used for Zone Shots, Zone Speed, and Special Shots. The Energy Gauge is charged by hitting the ball, but can be charged more quickly with charged shots and trick shots.

** The depiction of tennis court sizes, tennis ball speed radars, and the very gravity of the tennis ball are surprisingly accurate or damn near accurate in ''Mario Tennis Aces''. [=MatPat=] elaborates [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UFHTtXfPq1Q here]].
** The ''GBC'' game has a [[EncyclopediaExposita dictionary]] and tutorials using accurate tennis terminology, which is fitting since it's set [[JustifiedTutorial at a tennis academy]] for most of the story mode. If you wanted to know the difference between a cross-court serve and a down-the-line serve (and more importantly, how to pull them off in-game), you can learn it here.

** Daisy is a lighter case; while her softer voice in this game remained for a few games (notably ''Mario Party 3'', ''4'', and ''5''), this game actually gives her a slight British accent that never appeared anywhere else.

** In ''Aces'', to unlock new Characters and Special Costumes you have to play Online tournaments and obtain 1000 participation points.

A series of {{Sports Game}}s by Creator/{{Nintendo}} and Creator/CamelotSoftwarePlanning (the two companies also partnered with each other on ''VideoGame/MarioGolf'') starring [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario, Luigi and the rest of the Mushroom Kingdom]] gang in a half-party game, half-RPG take on tennis. The game gives you a large selection of characters all from the ''Mario'' universe. The first installment is also famous as the FirstAppearance of Waluigi.

** To unlock the Super Star versions of characters you have to beat ''all'' normal tournaments with ''all'' characters. This somewhat alleviated in ''Open'', where you just have to beat the Final Cup to unlock them and in ''Ultra Smash'', where you can unlock them via Knockout Challenge (the game's equivalent to Tournaments) or just using coins instead. ''Aces'' ditches Super Star characters altogether.

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

** In the same vein is the High-Power Shot. The ball becomes a fireball. It’s fast and, aimed properly, can score the point. This shot is a very early one, but it can easily get you through to the end id the game.

* CantCatchUp: Any opponent you unlock in the GBC and GBA versions that 1. Aren't opponents in the Island Open, 2. Aren't in the higher ranks of the Varsity Class, and 3. aren't a [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mushroom Kingdom character]] will generally be bad to mediocre and end up as {{Joke Character}}s.

--> '''Red Toad:''' Point acquired!
--> '''Blue Toad:''' That's a point!

* MusicalNod: The trophy celebrations for some of the characters in the N64 game and ''Power Tennis'' reuse familiar jingles associated with the character. Mario (as well as Baby Mario) has the Ground Theme from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros'', Wario getting Out of the Woods from ''VideoGame/WarioLand3'', and Donkey Kong uses both the title jingle and the "Pauline kidnapped" theme from ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong'' to name some examples.

* MusicalNod: The trophy celebrations for some of the characters in the N64 game and ''Power Tennis'' reuse familiar jingles associated with the character. Mario (as well as Baby Mario) has the Ground Theme from VideoGame/SuperMarioBros, Wario getting Out of the Woods from VideoGame/WarioLand3, and Donkey Kong uses both the title jingle and the "Pauline kidnapped" theme from VideoGame/DonkeyKong to name some examples.

A series of {{Sports Game}}s by Creator/{{Nintendo}} and Creator/CamelotSoftwarePlanning (the two companies also partnered with each other on ''VideoGame/MarioGolf'') starring [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario, Luigi and the rest of the Mushroom Kingdom]] gang. The game gives you a large selection of characters all from the ''Mario'' universe. The first installment is also famous as the FirstAppearance of Waluigi.

Camelot also developed the tennis portion of ''VideoGame/MarioSportsSuperstars''. Another tennis-related ''Mario'' game was ''Mario's Tennis'' (developed by Nintendo R&D1), released for the UsefulNotes/VirtualBoy. Mario was the referee in the original 1984 [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES and Famicom]] ''Tennis'' game and its Game Boy port.

* TheAce: Dweezil and Elroy from the GBA instalment are the champion and runner up of the previous Island Open tournament, and are viewed as the players to watch out for, with Elroy even being considered the Academy Team’s captain, and both of them also get byes in the Island Open that you participate in.

%%* TheAce: Dweezil and Elroy.

* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Or rather non-standard racket designs. Bowser, Spike, Dry Bowser, and Bowser Jr. (pre-''Ultra Smash'') have spikes decorating their rackets. Meanwhile, Donkey Kong and Diddy have more tree-like rackets with a small branch and a single leaf sticking out to the side.

* MusicalNod: The trophy celebrations for some of the characters in the N64 and GameCube games reuse familiar jingles associated with the character. Mario (as well as Baby Mario) has the Ground Theme from VideoGame/SuperMarioBros, Wario getting Out of the Woods from VideoGame/WarioLand3, and Donkey Kong uses both the title jingle and the "Pauline kidnapped" theme from VideoGame/DonkeyKong to name some examples.

** When the Academy in ''Power Tour'' begins training it's students to learn Power Shots, the training exercises are typically like the kind of mini-games that Mario characters usually face and have no problem with, but as these are regular human characters, they justifiably have great difficulty trying to get a hang of these hard exercises.