Mario's Tennis

Mario's Tennis is a 1995 sports video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Virtual Boy. It was one of five launch titles in Japan and the pack-in game in North America for the Virtual Boy. The first entry in the Mario Tennis series, the player participates in singles or doubles tennis matches, controlling one of seven Mario characters. Its gameplay takes place from a third-person perspective. Mario's Tennis was co-developed by Nintendo R&D1, the same team responsible for the development of the Virtual Boy, and Tose. It was co-directed by Hitoshi Yamagami and Masao Yamamoto and produced by Gunpei Yokoi.