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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', called '''''PowerSmash''''' (パワースマッシュ) in Japan, is an arcade game developed by [[Sega AM3]] for the [[Sega NAOMI]] arcade board, as either a ROM board or a [[GD-ROM]]. It is a tennis game where the user can play as a number of real-life professional tennis players of the era competing in a number of real tournaments. Initially released in 1999, it was ported to the [[Sega Dreamcast]] in 2000, and Microsoft Windows in 2002. | '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', called '''''PowerSmash''''' (パワースマッシュ) in Japan, is an arcade game developed by [[Sega AM3]] for the [[Sega NAOMI]] arcade board, as either a ROM board or a [[GD-ROM]]. It is a tennis game where the user can play as a number of real-life professional tennis players of the era competing in a number of real tournaments. Initially released in 1999, it was ported to the [[Sega Dreamcast]] in 2000, and Microsoft Windows in 2002. | ||
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Virtua Tennis, called PowerSmash (パワースマッシュ) in Japan, is an arcade game developed by Sega AM3 for the Sega NAOMI arcade board, as either a ROM board or a GD-ROM. It is a tennis game where the user can play as a number of real-life professional tennis players of the era competing in a number of real tournaments. Initially released in 1999, it was ported to the Sega Dreamcast in 2000, and Microsoft Windows in 2002.
At the time of release it was widely regarded as the most realistic tennis simulator ever produced, and received very positive reviews from critics. It has since been followed by a number of sequels, starting with Virtua Tennis 2 in 2001 and ending with the recently released Virtua Tennis 2009.
The Dreamcast version is compatible with the Fishing Controller. The Game Boy Advance and N-Gage versions of Virtua Tennis are different games.
Contents
Gameplay
Players
Virtua Tennis only includes male players, specifically those active in the game during the late 1990s. Female players were not introdced until Virtua Tennis 2.
Jim Courier | |
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Courier retired from the game in 2000, although is still retained in the 2002 PC version. | |
Tommy Haas | |
Tim Henman | |
Thomas Johansson | |
Yevgeny Kafelnikov | |
Carlos Moyá | |
Mark Philippoussis | |
Mark Philippoussis is absent from the PC version of the game due to licensing issues. | |
Cédric Pioline | |
King | |
Hidden character. | |
Master | |
Hidden character. |
History
Release
In North America, Foote, Cone & Belding's "naked man in a locker room" print advertisement garnered several complaints, forcing Charles Bellfield to defend it publically[10].
50,000 copies of the game were sold in the US within four days[11].
In the US the title sold 368,035 units through January 2003 according to NPD Group. In the UK it officially debuted with 9,598 units in the week ending September 9th, 2000, making it the top selling game across all formats for that week according to Chart-Track, bringing the total to 10,246 units after a small number of additional copies were sold early by some retailers the previous week. In Japan it debuted at number two in the Famitsu charts with 31,483 units in the week ending November 26th, 2000, and finishing the year with a total of 50,824 sales.
Versions
Localised names
Language | Localised Name | English Translation |
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English | Virtua Tennis | Virtua Tennis |
English (US) | Virtua Tennis | Virtua Tennis |
Japanese | パワースマッシュ | PowerSmash |
Production credits
Dreamcast version
- Producer: Mie Kumagai
- Director: Katsumoto Tatsukawa
- Chief Programmer: Mitsuharu Saikawa
- Programmers: Kazuyuki Kawanuma, Masayuki Inoue, Takeshi Numazawa
- Chief Designer: Kazuko Noguchi
- Designers: Takahiro Kajimoto, Harumi Azuma, Kenji Shimizu, Yasuhito Tanaka, Akira Fujiki, Yuko Nishimura
- Sound Producer: Chiho Kobayashi
- Publicity: Shintaro Takaya
- Assistant Director: Masaru Futaki
- Package/Manual Production: Kaoru Ichigozaki, Yoshihiru Sakuta, Osamu Nakazato
- Technical Advisor: Hans van Veenendaal
- Executive Producer: Hisao Oguchi
- Promotion: Takayoshi Ohuchi
- Isao Staff: Keiichiro Suzuki, Takeshi Hotta, Rikiya Katagai, Tomomi Saito, Taku Hirose
- Special Thanks: Fujifilm, Head, Opel, Philips, Bridgestone, Dunlop, Yonex, Babolat, Citizen, IBM, Evian, Volvo, Weiter, Tennis Magazine, Tennis Goods Nobu
- Produced & Created By: Sega
- Created In Cooperation With: Hitmaker
- Original Game ©Sega Corporation, 1999, 2000
- ©Sega/Hitmaker, 2000
- Producer: Mie Kumagai
- Director: Katsumoto Tatsukawa
- Chief Programmer: Mitsuharu Saikawa
- Programmers: Kazuyuki Kawanuma, Masayuki Inoue, Takeshi Numazawa
- Chief Designer: Kazuko Noguchi
- Designers: Takahiro Kajimoto, Harumi Azuma, Kenji Shimizu, Yasuhito Tanaka, Akira Fujiki, Yuko Nishimura
- Sound Producer: Chiho Kobayashi
- Publicity: Shintaro Takaya
- Assistant Director: Masaru Futaki
- Localization Team (SOJ): Shinobu Shindo, Kaoru Ichigozaki, Luke Valentine
- Technical Advisor: Hans van Veenendaal
- Executive Producer: Hisao Oguchi
- SOE Product Development: Naohiko Hoshino, Matt O'Driscoll, Akiko Koutstaal, Roberto Parraga-Sanchez, Angelika Michitsch, Dave Thompson
- SOE Thanks: Jim Pride, Mat Quaeck
- Special Thanks: Fujifilm, Opel, Bridgestone, Yonex, Citizen, evian, weider, Tennis Monthly Magazine, Tennis Goods Nobu, Head, Philips, Dunlop, Babolat, IBM, Volvo
- Presented by: Sega
- Translated by: Hitmaker
- ©Sega Enterprises, Ltd., 1999, 2000
- Product Development:
- Localization Producer: June Honma
- Localization Manager: Osamu Shibamiya
- Lead Testers: Mike Rhinehard, Ed Brady
- Assistand Leads: Pedro Ponce, Joey Edwards
- Product Marketing:
- Product Manager: Stacey Kerr
- Director: John Golden
- Specialist: Dennis Lee
- Manual Staff:
- Writer/DTP: Luke Valentine
- Supervisor: Kaoru Ichigozaki
- Special Thanks: Jin Shimazaki, Shinobu Shindo, Arnold Feener, Sean Doidge, Angela Santos, Bob Schonfisch, Martha Hill
Magazine articles
- Main article: Virtua Tennis/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
also published in:
- Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #134: "September 2000" (2000-08-08)[12]
also published in:
- Dreamcast Magazine (JP) #2000-38: "2000-38 (2000-12-01)" (2000-11-17)[13]
Artwork
Physical scans
NAOMI version
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Dreamcast version
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Based on 35 reviews |
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PC version
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Technical information
ROM dump status
System | Hash | Size | Build Date | Source | Comments |
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External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sega Arcade History, Enterbrain, page 170
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 http://sega.jp/dc/001111/ (Wayback Machine: 2014-08-03 00:12)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://sega.jp/pc/powsma/ (Wayback Machine: 2002-12-01 08:34)
- ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-18 (2000-05-26)" (JP; 2000-05-12), page 151
- ↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "September/October 2000" (US; 2000-08-01), page 40
- ↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "September/October 2000" (US; 2000-08-01), page 91
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Computer & Video Games, "September 2000" (UK; 2000-08-16), page 98
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Hyper, "October 2000" (AU; 2000-08-23), page 68
- ↑ http://sega.jp/search/result.php?page=6&pf=11 (Wayback Machine: 2017-03-03 23:30)
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 47
- ↑ Edge, "September 2000" (UK; 2000-08-14), page 20
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 2000" (US; 2000-08-08), page 134
- ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-38 (2000-12-01)" (JP; 2000-11-17), page 2
- ↑ Arcade, "January 2000" (UK; 1999-12-30), page 103
- ↑ Arcade, "September 2000" (UK; 2000-08-11), page 82/83 (82)
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "September 2000" (UK; 2000-08-16), page 98-99 (98)
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-38 (2000-12-01)" (JP; 2000-11-17), page 20
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 32
- ↑ Edge, "September 2000" (UK; 2000-08-14), page 94/95 (94)
- ↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "October 2000" (UK; 2000-09-07), page 66-70 (66)
- ↑ 576 Konzol, "December 2000" (HU; 2000-xx-xx), page 42
- ↑ Ação Games, "Setembro 2000" (BR; 2000-xx-xx), page 65
- ↑ Arcade, "September 2000" (UK; 2000-08-11), page 82
- ↑ Bonus, "6/2000" (YU; 2000-08-25), page 50
- ↑ Consoles +, "Septembre 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 66
- ↑ Dreamcast Monthly, "September 2000" (UK; 2000-08-03), page 66
- ↑ DC-UK, "September 2000" (UK; 2000-08-02), page 56
- ↑ Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Septembre/Octobre 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 54
- ↑ Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 12" (UK; 2000-08-10), page 42
- ↑ Edge, "September 2000" (UK; 2000-08-14), page 94
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 2000" (US; 2000-08-08), page 156
- ↑ Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 293
- ↑ Famitsu, "2000-12-01" (JP; 2000-11-17), page 33
- ↑ Fun Generation, "09/2000" (DE; 2000-08-23), page 54
- ↑ GameFan, "Volume 8, Issue 9: September 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 86
- ↑ GamePro, "September 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 114
- ↑ Game Station (UK) (+0:00)
- ↑ Gamers' Republic, "August 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 83
- ↑ Joypad, "Septembre 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 114
- ↑ MAN!AC, "09/2000" (DE; 2000-08-02), page 52
- ↑ Mega Fun, "09/2000" (DE; 2000-08-02), page 38
- ↑ Neo Plus, "Wrzesień 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 32
- ↑ Next Generation, "September 2000" (US; 2000-08-15), page 107
- ↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "October 2000" (UK; 2000-09-07), page 66
- ↑ Playmag, "Septembre 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 102
- ↑ Play, "Listopad 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 20
- ↑ PSX Extreme, "03/2001" (PL; 2001-0x-xx), page 39
- ↑ Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 8, Nummer 9, September 2000" (NL; 2000-0x-xx), page 50
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "September 2000" (DE; 2000-07-31), page 14
- ↑ Strana Igr, "Avgust 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 64
- ↑ Video Games, "09/2000" (DE; 2000-08-02), page 68
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Demos: Power Smash Taikenban (2000)
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Virtua Tennis (1999) | Virtua Tennis 2 (2001) | Virtua Tennis 3 (2006) | Virtua Tennis 4 (2011) | |
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Virtua Tennis (2002) | Virtua Tennis 3 (2007) | Virtua Tennis 2009 (2009) | Virtua Tennis 4 (2011) | |
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