<s>
is	O
a	O
1995	O
sports	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
and	O
later	O
as	O
a	O
pack-in	O
game	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
is	O
a	O
sports	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
one	O
of	O
seven	O
different	O
Mario	B-Application
characters	O
and	O
engages	O
in	O
tennis	B-Device
matches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
's	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
graphics	I-Algorithm
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
perceive	O
depth	O
within	O
the	O
tennis	B-Device
court	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
better	O
perception	O
in	O
the	O
distance	O
between	O
a	O
tennis	B-Device
ball	O
and	O
the	O
respective	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
later	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
series	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
tradition	O
tennis	B-Device
,	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
power	O
up	O
items	O
"	O
,	O
special	O
"	O
power	O
shots	O
"	O
,	O
or	O
external	O
obstacles	O
interfering	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
simply	O
focuses	O
on	O
tennis	B-Device
fundamentals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
supports	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
different	O
game	O
modes	O
and	O
customization	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
may	O
choose	O
one	O
of	O
seven	O
Mario	B-Application
characters	O
,	O
including	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
Princess	O
Toadstool	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
,	O
Toad	O
,	O
and	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
,	O
all	O
with	O
differing	O
attributes	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
"	O
speed	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
power	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
racket	O
area	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
a	O
two-player	O
function	O
was	O
announced	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
implemented	O
since	O
the	O
cable	O
required	O
to	O
link	O
two	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
units	O
was	O
never	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
initially	O
had	O
a	O
working	O
title	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
upon	O
its	O
announcement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
R&D1	O
,	O
with	O
director	O
Gunpei	O
Yokoi	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
that	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
success	O
with	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
line	I-Device
of	O
systems	O
,	O
coupled	O
with	O
the	O
public	O
's	O
general	O
belief	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
too	O
early	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
generation	O
of	O
systems	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
failure	O
of	O
systems	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
and	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
,	O
lead	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
brainstorm	O
on	O
different	O
approaches	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
taken	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
system	O
that	O
used	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
images	I-Algorithm
to	O
display	O
conventional	O
2D	O
graphics	O
,	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
being	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
hardware	O
end	O
,	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Clash	O
the	O
end	O
results	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
end	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
all	O
other	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
games	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
red-and-black	O
color	O
scheme	O
and	O
uses	O
parallax	B-Device
,	O
an	O
optical	O
trick	O
that	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
simulate	O
a	O
3D	O
effect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
common	O
complaint	O
cited	O
by	O
reviewers	O
was	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
tennis/sports	O
game	O
that	O
lacked	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
writer	O
for	O
the	O
magazine	O
commented	O
,	O
"[I]f	O
you	O
're	O
looking	O
for	O
an	O
addictive	O
title	O
to	O
play	O
on	O
your	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
this	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
choices	O
you	O
can	O
make.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
remarked	O
that	O
"	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
commits	O
a	O
fault	O
only	O
with	O
its	O
simplistic	O
music	O
and	O
effects	O
"	O
,	O
applauding	O
the	O
impressive	O
3D	O
visuals	O
,	O
exceptionally	O
large	O
variety	O
of	O
moves	O
for	O
a	O
tennis	B-Device
game	O
,	O
and	O
challenging	O
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
later	O
awarded	O
it	O
Best	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Game	O
of	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Life	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
stars	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
solid	O
,	O
if	O
simple	O
,	O
tennis	B-Device
game	O
"	O
that	O
possessed	O
"	O
Good	O
music	O
and	O
graphics	O
combined	O
with	O
...	O
excellent	O
3D	O
effect	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
too	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
held	O
back	O
by	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
characters	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
tournaments	O
being	O
too	O
short	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Patrick	O
Kolan	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Wii	B-Application
Sports	I-Application
,	O
another	O
one	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
pack-in	O
games	O
for	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
consoles	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
showed	O
off	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
unique	O
strengths	O
,	O
but	O
suffered	O
in	O
regards	O
to	O
non-impressive	O
graphics	O
and	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
long-term	O
game	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
echoed	O
these	O
sentiments	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
Gameplay	O
was	O
rudimentary	O
,	O
and	O
lacked	O
all	O
the	O
flash	O
and	O
silliness	O
that	O
came	O
to	O
define	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Sports	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
a	O
3D	O
showpiece	O
it	O
worked	O
fairly	O
well	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rome	O
News-Tribune	O
referred	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
as	O
"	O
the	O
only	O
(	O
...	O
)	O
decent	O
stab	O
at	O
tennis	B-Device
"	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
2000	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
game	O
Virtua	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tennis	I-Application
started	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Tennis	I-Application
series	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
credited	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
started	O
up	O
the	O
sports-related	O
sub-series	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
video	O
games	O
in	O
general	O
.	O
</s>
