Editing Mario Tennis (GBC)

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|name=Mario Tennis
|image=[[Image:MarioTennisGBBox.jpg|200px]]
|bgcolor=silver
|fgcolor=black
|developer=[[Camelot]]
|publisher=[[Nintendo]]
|system=[[Game Boy Color]], [[3DS Virtual Console]]
|release='''Game Boy Color'''<br />JP November 1, 2000<br />US January 16, 2001<br />EU February 1, 2001<br />'''3DS Virtual Console'''<br />JP June 26, 2013<br />US December 26, 2013<br />EU January 2, 2014
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|rating= ESRB: E
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'''Mario Tennis''' (known in Japan by the more distinctive title of '''Mario Tennis GB''') is a ''[[Portal: Mario Brothers|Mario]]''-based sports game that acts as a counterpart to [[Nintendo 64]]'s ''[[Mario Tennis]]''.

=Story=

The story mode follows a rookie tennis player at the the Royal Tennis Academy who trains under coaches and competes against ranked players in order to become skilled enough to battle the tennis champion, [[Mario]].

=Gameplay=

Like ''[[Mario Golf (GBC)|Mario Golf]]'', this game takes standard tennis gameplay and implements RPG elements. This takes form in the Mario Tour mode, where the player controls one of two characters to play as. The player character gains experience from matches, which can be used to boost statistics, and can freely explore the school between matches. There is also Exhibition Mode for casual single matches and linked games where two players can play against each other. The game also contains a set of minigames which feature the ''Mario'' characters.

It is compatible with the Transfer Pak, which can connect the game to its Nintendo 64 counterpart. This can temporarily transfer characters from the Game Boy Color game to the N64 game, and it will also unlock more characters and minigames for the handheld game.

==Playable Characters==

In the Mario Tour mode, the player chooses to play as [[Alex (Mario Tennis)|Alex]] or [[Nina]]. Two other characters, [[Harry]] and [[Kate]], appear as potential doubles partners. Various other [[Characters in Mario Tennis (GBC)|original characters]] could also be unlocked.

The following characters are also available for Exhibition Mode:

*[[Mario]] (unlockable)
*[[Princess Peach]] (unlockable)
*[[Luigi]]
*[[Donkey Kong]]
*[[Mario#Baby Mario|Baby Mario]]

There are also four characters ([[Yoshi]], [[Wario]], [[Waluigi]] and [[Bowser]]) who can only be unlocked with the Transfer Pak and the Nintendo 64 ''Mario Tennis''.

=Legacy=

==Ports/Remakes==

*In 2013/2014, it was released for download on the [[Nintendo 3DS]] as part of the [[3DS Virtual Console]].

==Sequels==

The next ''Mario Tennis'' game was ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' for the [[Gamecube]]. This particular game later received a direct sequel in the form of ''[[Mario Tennis: Power Tour]]'' in 2005.

{{Mario Sports Series}}

[[Category: Mario Games]][[Category: Game Boy Color Games]]