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name	publisher(developer)	year	description
Tennis	Nintendo (Intelligent Systems)	1984	[33]* [4]* [22]* [52]* [49]* [33]Most important factor with tennis games are the controls. And Nintendo's first tennis game has only average controls. Placing your player correctly and then hitting the ball in the meant direction doesn't feel intuitive enough. Graphically the game is good for a title from 1984. There is a two player mode implemented but strangely only as cooperative mode in a doubles match and no player vs. player mode.**Players slam a serve, fire a blazing backhand and smash a forehand volley on their way to winning the victory cup. Players can choose between five different levels of difficulty, ranging from Beginner all the way up to Advanced. If players want to become true champs, they should be ready to show off their most brilliant lobs and most powerful smashes. Play a singles match or grab a partner for doubles, and then choose an opponent. Players control the moves in tennis action so intense, they’ll almost believe they’re at center court.
Family Tennis	Namco	1987	Family Tennis is the second tennis game for the NES/Famicom and a pretty good one, actually much better than the original Tennis from Nintendo. You can already make out similar gameplay mechanics and controls that would later make the PC-Engine [url=http://www.uvlist.net/game-10943-Pro+Tennis+World+Court]World Court Tennis[/url] such a great game.
Racket Attack	Jaleco;Jaleco USA (Tose)	1988	"Racket Attack" is a well playable tennis game with a nice, realistic touch with realistic looking and animated players. The one-player mode consists of a simple 7-match tournament. You can choose between eight different female and male players and three different courts (Hard, Clay and Grass). The game features lots of little speech samples, which is rare on the NES and they sound surprisingly good. All in all its not the best tennsi game I have ever played and just gameplay-wise I prefer the "simpler" [url=http://www.uvlist.net/game-167650-Family+Tennis]Family Tennis[/url], but with a bit of training its fun enough and a good choice for people who like it more realistic - at least for 8-bit tennis standards.***This is no amateur hour. This one's for keeps. The national finals. Will you play tough enough to hear the umpire call "point, set, match!" A million eyes bore into you from the stands. Moments to start... RACKET ATTACK has made you a pro, the toughest, most awesome champ ever to hit center court. You've a power serve and a ferocious backhand. You're fearsome at the net and in the backcourt. On clay or grass you attack. But your opponent knows your game. And he's ready. Screams go up as you step to the base line. It's 100 degrees. Your service. You launch it like a rocket. Ace... Let... Fault! The umpires' call reminds you to hang tough and be consistent. 15 love... 30 love... 40 love... MATCH POINT. Sweating, you grip your racket. The crowd hushes. Can you deliver an ace? Bear down. Psych up. Get tough!
Super Dyna'mix Badminton	Vap (Pax Softnica)	1988
Top Players' Tennis	Asmik;Nintendo (Home Data)	1989	Play the game of your dreams with Top Players' Tennis - the only game where you "become" Ivan Lendl or Chris Evert. But first, you've got four major tournaments to play; the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. Play singles against a friend, or the computer; double up with Lendl or Evert to beat the computer; or play with a friend against the computer. There's excitement, action and sweat as you play game... set... match - and win! Top Players' Tennis gives you total command of the ball. Hit a passing shot cross-court or down-the-line; play deep from the baseline; serve and volley or take the game with an overhead smash. You set the speed of the serve and the spin on the ball, giving it a top spin, slice, drop shot or side spin - just like the pros. When you're ready, hit a "Miracle shot," where the ball can zig-zag or soar right up in the air! While you play, Evert and Lendl are by your side, with adviCe at the touch of a button. So put yourself on the court with a pro. With Top Players' Tennis, the only thing between you and the Grand Slam is...you!* [37]Four Players' Tennis [32] [29]* [27]***1 player, 2 players, 4 players, or 4 players simultaneous. [Zerothis]
4-in-1 Quattro Sports	Camerica (Codemasters)	1991	Baseball Pros Soccer Simulator Pro Tennis BMX Simulator BMX Simulator has up to 3 simultanious players using a Four Score or Satellite multitap adapter. 1 player, 2 players, or 3 players simultaneous competitive. This game comes in both normal NES cartridge and Aladdin adapter format. [Zerothis]
Rad Racket Deluxe Tennis II	American Video Entertainment (Idea-Tek)	1991	1 player or 2 players simultaneous cooperative. This is a tennis game with a bit of arcade action. Hitting the ball with the left had is done by pressing (B), right is (A). There are 6 characters and 3 courts to choose from. The courts are grass, clay, or hard. English is easier to perform on the hard court, so this give the advantage to the computer players. Grass makes it hard to control the ball with spin. Spin is placed one the ball by holding a direction when beginning a swing. For this reason, one can supposedly watch the computer players to see what kind of spin the put on the ball. Each player is supposed to have a specialty. [b]The Players[/b][list][]John Macaroni, net play []Mark Chang, ground strokes []Lisa Starr, volley []Free Hoot, smash []Libra Garcia, backhand []Omar Strato, baseline[/list] There is also an alternate version of the game with [b]different players[/b]:[list][]Jack, shortball []Chang, chop []John, straight ball []David, smash []Michael, Impast []Charly, drive[/list] However, the alternate version of the game does not seem to make a difference in which player you choose. In two player mode, the game is played as doubles with the team two human players against a team of two computer players. There is no player verses player mode. Sometimes a large rat will wander onto and around the course promoting the characters to make comments. If anyone manages to hit the rat, their team will win the round. [Zerothis]
Rackets & Rivals	Palcom Software (Konami)	1993	PAL-A and PAL-B versions were published. There is also a prototype (by Konami)
Jimmy Connors Pro Tennis Tour	Ubi Soft (NMS Software)	1993	1 player or 2 players simultaneous. [Zerothis]

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