Pete Sampras Tennis

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Mega Drive Game Gear
Pete Sampras Tennis
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Spectrum HoloByte (US) Codemasters (EU) Codemasters
Developer: Zeppelin Games Big Red Software
Distributor: SF Interactive Media (SE rental) Arcadia Software (ES) Sega Germany (DE) Ecofilmes (PT) Acudis (FR) Gametime (IT)
Licensor: Codemasters
Sound driver: Sound Images v1.2
Peripherals supported: Gear-to-Gear Cable
Genre: Sports (tennis)
Number of players: 1-4
Release Date RRP Code US 1994-04 $59.9559.95 T-120066 EU 1994 120024 EU (J-Cart) 1994 120024 DE (J-Cart) 1994 120023 ES (J-Cart) 1994 120026 FR 1994 120004 FR (J-Cart) 1994 120004 PT 1994 MDJ0014 PT (J-Cart) 1994 MDJ0014 UK (J-Cart) 1994-06-16 £34.9934.99 120022 SE (Rental) 199x IT (J-Cart) 1994 120025 CZ 1994 1.989 Kč1.989 AU (J-Cart) 1994 120027 AU (sega classic) 1994 FSAM00SMC US 1994-11 $34.9534.95 T-120078 EU 1994 T-120078-50 DE 1994 T-120078-50 FR 1994 T-120078-50 PT 1994 GG17017 UK 1994-08-19 £29.9929.99 T-120078-50

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Pete Sampras Tennis is a Sega Mega Drive tennis game developed by Zeppelin Games. Endorsed by celebrity tennis player Pete Sampras, the game was first published in the United States by Spectrum Holobyte in April 1994, and was published in Europe by Codemasters the following June. Pete Sampras Tennis is the first game to utilize Codemasters' proprietary J-Cart, allowing for four-player support without the need for an additional accessory. In Europe, versions lacking the J-cart were also produced, and sold at a reduced price.

Pete Sampras Tennis was ported to the Sega Game Gear courtesy of developer Big Red Software. First published in the United Kingdom by Codemasters in August 1994, it was brought to the United States the following November. Curiously, it appears Spectrum HoloByte was once set to publish the United States release, as logos for the company are visible on the rear of the game's box and manual. However, the logos have been purposefully concealed with stickers touting magazine review blurbs, indicating the change in publisher was made relatively late in production.

The game was followed by a 1995 sequel, Sampras Tennis 96.

History

Before Codemasters had signed celebrity tennis player Pete Sampras to endorse the title, the game was known by the name Tennis All-Stars.

A Sega Master System version was planned for July 1994, but was ultimately cancelled for unknown reasons.

Magazine articles

Main article: Pete Sampras Tennis/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Mega Drive print advert in Mega (UK) #22: "July 1994" (1994-06-16)
also published in:

• Mega (UK) #23: "August 1994" (1994-07-21)

Mega Drive print advert in Player One (FR) #43: "Juin 1994" (1994-0x-xx)

Print advert in Mean Machines Sega (UK) #24: "October 1994" (1994-08-xx)

Game Gear print advert in Sega Magazine (UK) #11: "November 1994" (1994-10-15)
also published in:

• Mean Machines Sega (UK) #26: "December 1994" (1994-10-28)

Print advert in GamePro (US) #64: "November 1994" (1994-xx-xx)
also published in:

• EGM² (US) #5: "November 1994" (1994-1x-xx)

Print advert in Excalibur (CZ) #37 (1994-12-05)

Print advert in Sega Visions (US) #22: "December/January 1994/1995" (1994-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source

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Sega Retro Average

Publication Version Score 1700 igr dlya Sega (RU) 60 Consoles + (FR) 89 Cool Gamer (RU) 60 Computer & Video Games (UK) 84 Gamers (DE) 53 GamesMaster (UK) PAL 82 Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL 94 Hobby Consolas (ES) 90 Hyper (AU) 88 Joypad (FR) PAL 89 MAN!AC (DE) PAL 70 Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) 82 Mega (UK) PAL 88 Mega Force (FR) 88 Mega Fun (DE) PAL 79 MegaTech (UK) PAL 79 Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL 93 Next Generation (US) NTSC-U 25 Player One (FR) 90 Play Time (DE) 79 Sega Magazin (DE) 84 Sega Magazine (UK) PAL 92 Sega Power (UK) PAL 88 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 90 Sega Zone (UK) PAL 72 Sega Force (SE) 61 Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL 91 Todo Sega (ES) 93 Tricks 16 bit (RU) 87 Video Games (DE) PAL 65 VideoGames (US) 70

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Based on 31 reviews

Pete Sampras Tennis

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU (J-Cart)
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, UK (J-Cart)
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, UK (J-Cart ALT 1)
Cover
Cart Manual Quick Reference Card

Mega Drive, UK (J-Cart ALT 2)
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, FR
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, FR (J-Cart)
Cover
Cart Manual Quick Reference Card

Mega Drive, FR (J-Cart; blister pack)
Cover

Mega Drive, DE (J-Cart)
Cover
Cart Manual Quick Reference Card

Mega Drive, ES (J-Cart)
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, IT (J-Cart)
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, PT
Cover
Cart Manual EU Manual

Mega Drive, PT (J-Cart)
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, SE rental (SF)
Cover

Mega Drive, SE rental (HENT orange)
Cover

Mega Drive, AU (J-Cart)
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, AU (J-Cart - Sega Classics)
Cover
Cart

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average
Publication Score Source

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Based on 0 review

Sega Retro Average
Publication Version Score Consoles + (FR) 90 Computer & Video Games (UK) PAL 88 Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL 87 Mega Force (FR) PAL 82 Mega Fun (DE) PAL 76 Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL 91 Player One (FR) 90 Sega News (CZ) 42 Sega Power (UK) PAL 86 Sega Pro (UK) PAL 91 Todo Sega (ES) 87 Video Games (DE) PAL 69

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Based on 12 reviews

Pete Sampras Tennis

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, UK
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, FR
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, FR (Blister pack)
Cover

Game Gear, DE
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, PT
Cart Manual EU Manual

Technical information

Main article: Pete Sampras Tennis/Technical information.

ROM dump status

System	Hash	Size	Build Date	Source	Comments
✔	CRC32 94e505b2 MD5 87167082399c3f8fe676ee85bfc40aaf SHA-1 4c830ace4590294bb374b4cab71ebebf44d9a07a	1MB	1991-03	Cartridge (US/EU)	MDST6636, J-Cart
✔	CRC32 9ef5bbd1 MD5 734535160fb214c69405c90eb58a93be SHA-1 222a66cdb8865a7f89e5a72418413888bb400176	1MB	1991-03	Cartridge (US/EU)	Rev 1, MDST17FF, J-Cart
?	CRC32 aa8b19bc MD5 2b8db39a10f0097bfece760bef619f24 SHA-1 3f73dcabcdf0d781834fcc673533301b82f0e91b	1MB	1994-08	Cartridge (EU)	Rev 2, MDSTEE13
✔	CRC32 c1756bee MD5 8a033a243a35fef96e6ea99584fe1755 SHA-1 ab9b4c833207824efb14b712b4ec82721c8436bc	256kB	1994-08-05	Cartridge (EU)