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==Production credits==
 
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==Magazine articles==
 
==Magazine articles==

Latest revision as of 10:15, 10 November 2024

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VirtuaTennis GBA title.png

Virtua Tennis
System(s): Game Boy Advance
Publisher: Infogrames Europe (Europe), THQ (US)
Developer:
Peripherals supported: Game Link Cable
Genre: Sports

















Number of players: 1-4
Release Date RRP Code
Game Boy Advance
US 		$29.9929.99[6] AGB-P-AVTE
AGB-AVTE-USA
ESRB: Everyone
Game Boy Advance
DE 		AGB-P-AVTP
AGB-AVTP-EUR
USK: 0
Game Boy Advance
ES 		AGB-P-AVTP
AGB-AVTP-EUR
aDeSe: Todos los Publicos
Game Boy Advance
FR 		AGB-P-AVTP
AGB-AVTP-EUR
SELL: Tous Publics
Game Boy Advance
UK 		£29.9929.99[3] AGB-P-AVTP
AGB-AVTP-EUR
ELSPA: 3+ OK
Game Boy Advance
FI 		AGB-P-AVTP
AGB-AVTP-EUR
VET: S/T

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The Game Boy Advance version of Virtua Tennis is a tennis game originally released in late 2002. Despite its name it is not a port of the original Virtua Tennis, as it has a different character roster and female players, first introduced in Virtua Tennis 2.

Gameplay

Players

Unlike "major" entries in the series, the Game Boy Advance Virtua Tennis only has the license to use the likenesses of Venus and Serena Williams. All other players are fictional.

VirtuaTennis GBA CharacterPortraits.png
 Andrew Carter (USA)
VirtuaTennis GBA CharacterPortraits.png
 Rolf Svensson (Sweden)
VirtuaTennis GBA CharacterPortraits.png
 Roberto Franco (Spain)
VirtuaTennis GBA CharacterPortraits.png
 Eddy Souw (China)
VirtuaTennis GBA CharacterPortraits.png
 Hans Wensman (Germany)
VirtuaTennis GBA CharacterPortraits.png
 Laurent Pierre (France)
VirtuaTennis GBA CharacterPortraits.png
 Venus Williams (USA)
VirtuaTennis GBA CharacterPortraits.png
 Serena Williams (USA)
VirtuaTennis GBA CharacterPortraits.png
 Greta Rothman (Germany)
VirtuaTennis GBA CharacterPortraits.png
 Marie Delon (France)
VirtuaTennis GBA CharacterPortraits.png
 Junko Fuji (Japan)
VirtuaTennis GBA CharacterPortraits.png
 Margarita Perez (Spain)

Production credits

Main article: Virtua Tennis (Game Boy Advance)/Production credits.

Magazine articles

Main article: Virtua Tennis (Game Boy Advance)/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
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Based on
0 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Advance (UK) PAL
85
[7]
big.N (DE) PAL
86
[8]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
65
[6]
G-Force (UK)
92
[3]
Hyper (AU) PAL
86
[9]
NGC Magazine (UK) PAL
85
[10]
Nintendo Official Magazine (UK) PAL
70
[11]
Nintendo Power (US) NTSC-U
72
[12]
N-Zone (DE) PAL
86
[13]
The Official Nintendo Magazine (UK) PAL
88
[14]
Quit (IT)
70
[15]
Total Advance (UK) PAL
91
[16]
Game Boy Advance
 81
Based on
12 reviews

Virtua Tennis (Game Boy Advance)

Game Boy Advance, US
VT GBA US Box Back.jpgNospine-small.pngVT GBA US Box Front.jpg
Cover
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Cart
Game Boy Advance, EU
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Cover
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Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Game Boy Advance
✔
CRC32 e52a3ab8
MD5 820a03dcd47b4d8aec4b09b6d0f95d56
SHA-1 d200653b31c7fc150e9e84b53370ce4f40a10d43
8MB Cartridge (EU)
Game Boy Advance
 ?
CRC32 e0bd3b75
MD5 bfb5a63fde75becb342f5d0e9a8e0da2
SHA-1 2bf5363d24c4ec6de8aafae1bffc84113eaed0a2
8MB Cartridge (US)

External links

  • Nintendo catalogue pages: US (archive)

References

  1. ↑ http://www.chipsworld.co.uk/detProd.asp?ProductCode=7991 (Wayback Machine: 2003-05-25 04:50)
  2. ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk:80/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00007M8KH (Wayback Machine: 2004-10-29 09:40)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 G-Force, "February 2003" (UK; 2003-xx-xx), page 64
  4. ↑ https://www.amazon.fr/S%C3%A9ga-Virtua-Tennis/dp/B00007M8KH/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-06-21 21:39)
  5. ↑ http://nintendo.com/games/gamepage/gamepage_main.jsp?gameId=1146 (Wayback Machine: 2003-10-11 15:25)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 GamePro, "January 2003" (US; 200x-xx-xx), page 68
  7. ↑ Advance, "Summer 2003" (UK; 2003-xx-xx), page 41
  8. ↑ big.N, "Oktober 2002" (DE; 2002-09-18), page 98
  9. ↑ Hyper, "July 2003" (AU; 2003-06-04), page 73
  10. ↑ NGC Magazine, "March 2003" (UK; 2003-02-20), page 69
  11. ↑ Nintendo Official Magazine, "March 2003" (UK; 2003-02-14), page 79
  12. ↑ Nintendo Power, "November 2002" (US; 2002-1x-xx), page 230
  13. ↑ N-Zone, "03/03" (DE; 2003-02-19), page 63
  14. ↑ The Official Nintendo Magazine, "March 2006" (UK; 2006-02-16), page 129
  15. ↑ Quit, "Marzo 2003" (IT; 2003-0x-xx), page 34
  16. ↑ Total Advance, "Issue 36" (UK; 2002-12-19), page 42


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Games in the Virtua Tennis Series
Arcade
 Virtua Tennis (1999) | Virtua Tennis 2 (2001) | Virtua Tennis 3 (2006) | Virtua Tennis 4 (2011)
Sega Dreamcast
 Virtua Tennis (2000) | Virtua Tennis 2 (2001)
Windows PC
 Virtua Tennis (2002) | Virtua Tennis 3 (2007) | Virtua Tennis 2009 (2009) | Virtua Tennis 4 (2011)
Sony PlayStation 2
 Virtua Tennis 2 (2002)
Game Boy Advance
 Virtua Tennis (2002)
N-Gage
 Virtua Tennis (2003)
Sony PlayStation Portable
 Virtua Tennis: World Tour (2005) | Virtua Tennis 3 (2007)
Xbox 360
Sony PlayStation 3
 Virtua Tennis 3 (2007) | Virtua Tennis 2009 (2009) | Virtua Tennis 4 (2011)
Nintendo Wii
 Virtua Tennis 2009 (2009) | Virtua Tennis 4 (2011)
Sony PlayStation Vita
 Virtua Tennis 4: World Tour Edition (2011)
Google Android OS
iOS
 Virtua Tennis Challenge (2012) | Virtua Tennis Challenge Free (2012)
Sampler Discs
Sega Dreamcast
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