Tennis (GB)

A tennis game with none other than Mario as umpire! Ninty-love! Features are far from exhaustive - can only choose to play a three set match against either the computer or someone else. A simple game to pick up and play - B for lob and A for stroke, or smash when the ball is overhead. The game eases you into play on the lowest of four computer levels, and makes you fight for, and then clinch your fist on winning, each point on the highest level. You really do get a feel for hitting these shots. The computer does make the odd error occasionally, and it's not easy to get an ace. Some stats at the end of each match would have been nice. On ...  Read the complete review

Back in the days when computer games were innocent and safe, the Gameboy ruled the roost with its portable nature and trademark yellowy screen. I was a big Gameboy fan and had loads and loads of games for the system, but only a few of them stood out from the crowd. The first was 'Tetris' - the ridiculously addictive game of falling blocks - has there ever been a better game soundtrack!? The second was the imaginatively titled 'Tennis', which was first released in 1989. Tennis featured basic but bold graphics, and the characters were large and chunky enough to allow the player to clearly see the onscreen action - which could at times be fairly speedy! ...  Read the complete review