Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Tennis

Title	Tennis
First release	1984
Developers	Nintendo, Nintendo Research & Development 1
Publisher	Nintendo
Platforms	Famicom Disk System, Game Boy, NES / Famicom, Arcade ADB
Genre	tennis video game
Also known as	テニス
Players	1–2 players
Co-op	Yes
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	NES / Famicom: 1984-01-14 (NTSC-J), 1985-10-18 (NTSC), 1986-09-01 (PAL) Famicom Disk System: 1986-02-21 Game Boy: 1989-05-29, 1990-01-01 (PAL)
Wikidata ID	Q2700588

Intelligent Systems developed this title to offer singles and doubles matches in both competitive and cooperative modes. Players can select from five different difficulty levels for the computerized opponent to adjust the challenge. Mario appears as the match referee, overseeing gameplay during two-player sessions.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB and Arcade Database (ADB). Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.

Sources

Wikidata (Q2700588) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (famicomdisk/tennis) · last updated 2026-10-27 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (gb/tennis) · last updated 2026-10-29 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (384,103201,108538,108831) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (42890) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (19845,108997) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Arcade Database (ADB) (pc_tenis) · last updated 2026-10-02 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`pc_tenis`
Title at ADB	Tennis (PlayChoice-10)
Manufacturer	Nintendo
Year	1983
Genre	Sports / Tennis
Players	2
MAME driver status	GOOD

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Nintendo); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).

Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) · fetched 2026-10-02 16:24 UTC · filled here: platform

Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Nintendo · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (10): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Nintendo · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC release) · © Nintendo · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (5): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Nintendo · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

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Videos

NES Longplay [565] Tennis

World-of-Longplays · NES / Famicom version · longplay · 23:28auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC

NES Longplay [008] Tennis

By Urien84 Longplays · NES / Famicom version · longplay · 2:57auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC

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