Mario Tennis: Power Tour

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Template:Infobox Mario Power Tennis (also known as Mario Tennis: Power Tour in North America) is the Game Boy Advance counterpart of Mario Power Tennis for the GameCube. It is very similar to Mario Tennis in gameplay and plot, though it has the addition of Power Shots. Though it is the counterpart of Mario Power Tennis, the two games cannot be connected in any way.

Plot

The player, either Max (Clay in North America) or Tina (Ace in North America), is a student in the Royal Tennis Academy. During this time, masked challengers come to the academy and defeat the academy's champions, leaving everyone in disbelief as they have never lost before. Determined to find out who they are, Max and Tina become a part of the Junior class, where they defeat everyone in it. They continue on to the Senior classes, and then to Varsity, where they learn that the top two doubles teams (or players, if it its singles) get to advance to the Island Open, where they would play against top students from the other two tennis schools.

Max and Tina soon ensures their entry to the Island Open. They hear a rumour that the victors of the Open would get a chance to play against Mario. During the time at the Open, the player may wish to travel between the Academy and the area of the Open at any time. After winning the Open, Max and Tina realise that they still have not discovered who the masked plays are. However, the very next day Mario comes to the Academy, and gives Max and Tina the honour of playing with them. Thus begins the Peach Tournament, with Max and Tina as players. Max and Tina travel to the Mushroom Kingdom by the Toad Express, where the games are being held in the Peach Dome, owned by Princess Peach. During their stay, Max and Tina are told that it is Mario and company that were the masked players in the academy, and that it is also them that introduced the concept of power shots to Earth. Piantas, Toads, and Nokis are present at the dome as part of the audience.

Single player mode is relatively similar.

Characters

Playable Characters

Name Tennis Affiliation Skill Type Offensive Power Shot Defensive Power Shot Standard Partner Unlock Condition
Mario profile sprite from Mario Tennis: Power Tour Mario Mario World All-Around Iron Hammer Spin Jump Return Peach Initially Playable
Profile sprite from Mario Tennis: Power Tour Peach Mario World Technique Super Peach Spin Sweet Kiss Return Mario Initially Playable
Profile sprite from Mario Tennis: Power Tour Luigi Mario World All-Around Squeaky Mallet Poltergust Return Donkey Kong Initially Playable
Mario profile sprite from Mario Tennis: Power Tour Waluigi Mario World Defense Whirluigi Swimming Return Bowser Initially Playable
Mario profile sprite from Mario Tennis: Power Tour Donkey Kong Mario World Power Barrel Cannon Blast Boomerang Banana Return Luigi Initially Playable
Mario profile sprite from Mario Tennis: Power Tour Bowser Mario World Power Fire Breath Spinning Shell Dash Waluigi Initially Playable
Mario profile sprite from Mario Tennis: Power Tour Max/Clay Royal Tennis Academy Power Player Determined Player Determined Tina/Ace Initially Playable
Mario profile sprite from Mario Tennis: Power Tour Tina/Ace Royal Tennis Academy Technique Player Determined Player Determined Max/Clay Initially Playable
Mario profile sprite from Mario Tennis: Power Tour Sophia Royal Tennis Academy
Junior Class
All-Around None None Meg Win rank 4 junior class singles match
Mario profile sprite from Mario Tennis: Power Tour Meg Royal Tennis Academy
Junior Class
Technique None None Meg Win rank 4 junior class doubles match
Mario profile sprite from Mario Tennis: Power Tour Mason Royal Tennis Academy
Junior Class
Power None None Chad Win rank 3 junior class singles match
Mario profile sprite from Mario Tennis: Power Tour Chad Royal Tennis Academy
Junior Class
Power None None Chad Win rank 3 junior class doubles match
Mario profile sprite from Mario Tennis: Power Tour Sasha Royal Tennis Academy
Junior Class
Technique None None Sylvia Win rank 2 junior class singles match
Mario profile sprite from Mario Tennis: Power Tour Sylvia Royal Tennis Academy
Junior Class
Speedy None None Sasha Win rank 2 junior class doubles match
Mario profile sprite from Mario Tennis: Power Tour Chris Royal Tennis Academy
Junior Class
Speedy None None Kyle Win rank 1 junior class singles match
Mario profile sprite from Mario Tennis: Power Tour Kyle Royal Tennis Academy
Junior Class
All-Around None None Chris Win rank 1 junior class doubles match
Mario profile sprite from Mario Tennis: Power Tour Shawn Royal Tennis Academy
Senior Class
Defensive None None Linda Win rank 4 senior class singles match
Mario profile sprite from Mario Tennis: Power Tour Linda Royal Tennis Academy
Senior Class
Speedy None None Shawn Win rank 4 senior class doubles match
Mario profile sprite from Mario Tennis: Power Tour Gary Royal Tennis Academy
Senior Class
Power None None Jet Win rank 3 senior class singles match
Mario profile sprite from Mario Tennis: Power Tour Jet Royal Tennis Academy
Senior Class
All-Around None None Gary Win rank 3 senior class doubles match
Mario profile sprite from Mario Tennis: Power Tour Kyoko Royal Tennis Academy
Senior Class
Technique None None Micki Win rank 2 senior class singles match
Mario profile sprite from Mario Tennis: Power Tour Micki Royal Tennis Academy
Senior Class
Technique None None Kyoko Win rank 2 senior class doubles match
Mario profile sprite from Mario Tennis: Power Tour Emi Royal Tennis Academy
Senior Class
Speedy None None Roy Win rank 1 senior class singles match
Mario profile sprite from Mario Tennis: Power Tour Roy Royal Tennis Academy
Senior Class
All-Around None None Emi Win rank 1 senior class doubles match

Non-Playable Characters

Courts

Minigames

Game Footage

Quotes

Main article: List of Quotes in the Mario Tennis Series#Mario Power Tennis (Game Boy Advance)

References to Other Games

Gallery

Trivia

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  • Alex, Harry, Nina, and Kate, from Mario Tennis appear as coaches in the Academy.
  • Willy's Power Shots resemble psynergies from the Golden Sun series. Camelot, the maker of the game, also made the Golden Sun series, so this is most likely a nod to that.
  • There is an NPC in the clean-up crew after the Island Open celebration that resembles Link. He is located near the top of the screen when the player wakes up on the field.
  • Mel's looks are strongly based on the looks of Chun-Li from the Street Fighter series.
  • If an error is caused while playing multiplayer mode, an image of Mario leaving Yoshi to ride Luigi is seen. This is the only appearance Yoshi has in the game.
  • This marks the only time Waluigi has appeared in-game without Wario.
  • None of the unlockable characters are Mario characters, but only Human characters.
    • Star of Mario characters can be unlocked, however.
    • There are no Speedy or Tricky characters available from the start, which means there are no Speedy or Tricky Mario characters in this game.
  • In the North American version of the game, the bus for the Island Open boards from the left-side door and departs while on the left side of the road. This was a localization oversight; in Japan and most other countries, people drive on the left side of the road.


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