Pete Sampras Tennis

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Pete Sampras Tennis

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Game Gear

Publisher: Codemasters, Spectrum HoloByte (US)

Developer: Codemasters

Big Red Software

Peripherals supported:

Gear-to-Gear Cable

Genre: Sports

Number of players: 1-4

Release	Date	RRP	Code
US	1994-04^[3]	$59.9559.95^[4]	T-120066
FR	1994		120004
UK	1994-06-16^[1]	£34.9934.99^[2]
AU	1994
US	1994-11^[4]	$34.9534.95^[4]	T-120078
EU	1994-08-19^[1]		T-120078-50
DE	1994		T-120078-50

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Pete Sampras Tennis is a tennis game for the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Game Gear. During development, before Pete Sampras was signed to become the face of the game, it was known as Tennis All-Stars.^[6]

The Mega Drive version of Pete Sampras Tennis was the first game published by Codemasters to utilise their J-Cart design (and the only J-Cart game to be released in North America), allowing for four-player support without the need for extra adapters. In Europe, non-J-Cart versions were also sold for a lower price.

The game was followed by Sampras Tennis 96.

Magazine articles

Main article: Pete Sampras Tennis/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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

EGM² (US) #5: "November 1994" (1994-1x-xx)^[7]

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

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

Mega (UK) #23: "August 1994" (1994-07-21)^[8]

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)^[9]

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

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

60

^[12]

Consoles + (FR)

89

^[13]

Cool Gamer (RU)

60

^[14]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

84

^[10]

Gamers (DE)

53

^[15]

GamesMaster (UK)

PAL

82

^[16]

Games World: The Magazine (UK)

PAL

94

^[17]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

90

^[18]

Hyper (AU)

88

^[19]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

89

^[20]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

70

^[21]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

82

^[22]

Mega (UK)

PAL

88

^[23]

Mega Force (FR)

88

^[24]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

79

^[25]

MegaTech (UK)

PAL

79

^[26]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

93

^[11]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

25

^[27]

Player One (FR)

90

^[28]

Play Time (DE)

79

^[29]

Sega Magazin (DE)

84

^[30]

Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

92

^[31]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

88

^[32]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

90

^[33]

Sega Zone (UK)

PAL

72

^[34]

Sega Force (SE)

61

^[35]

Sonic the Comic (UK)

PAL

91

^[36]

Todo Sega (ES)

93

^[37]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

87

^[38]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

65

^[39]

VideoGames (US)

70

^[40]

	79
Based on 31 reviews

Pete Sampras Tennis

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, UK
Cover

Mega Drive, UK (J-Cart)
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, FR
Cover

Mega Drive, FR (J-Cart)
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, DE

Mega Drive, DE (J-Cart)
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, ES

Mega Drive, ES (J-Cart)
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, SE (Rental)

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Consoles + (FR)

90

^[42]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

PAL

88

^[5]

Games World: The Magazine (UK)

PAL

87

^[43]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

82

^[44]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

76

^[45]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

91

^[41]

Player One (FR)

90

^[46]

Sega News (CZ)

42

^[47]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

86

^[48]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

91

^[49]

Todo Sega (ES)

87

^[50]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

69

^[51]

	82
Based on 12 reviews

Pete Sampras Tennis

Game Gear, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Game Gear, EU
Cover
Cart

Game Gear, DE
Cover
Cart

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File:Mega UK 22.pdf, page 92
↑ File:CVG UK 153.pdf, page 74
↑ File:GamePro US 056.pdf, page 172
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Press release: 1994-08-30: JUST IN TIME FOR THE U.S. OPEN(R); 'PETE SAMPRAS TENNIS(R)' ON SEGA(TM) GENESIS(TM) AND SEGA GAME GEAR(TM)
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 File:CVG UK 156.pdf, page 53 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 156.pdf_p53" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:CVG UK 150.pdf, page 14
↑ EGM², "November 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 113
↑ Mega, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-21), page 92
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-28), page 47
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 File:CVG UK 151.pdf, page 67 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 151.pdf_p67" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 File:MeanMachinesSega20UK.pdf, page 58 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega20UK.pdf_p58" defined multiple times with different content
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 173
↑ Consoles +, "Juin 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 98
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 179
↑ Gamers, "Juli/August 1994" (DE; 1994-07-01), page 30
↑ GamesMaster, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-26), page 42
↑ Games World: The Magazine, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-05-26), page 15
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Junio 1994" (ES; 1994-xx-xx), page 126
↑ Hyper, "July 1994" (AU; 1994-xx-xx), page 52
↑ Joypad, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 120
↑ MAN!AC, "07/94" (DE; 1994-06-08), page 58
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-0x-xx), page 18
↑ Mega, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-19), page 30
↑ Mega Force, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 86
↑ Mega Fun, "07/94" (DE; 1994-06-22), page 38
↑ MegaTech, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-19), page 10
↑ Next Generation, "July 1995" (US; 1995-06-20), page 80
↑ Player One, "Juin 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 80
↑ Play Time, "8/94" (DE; 1994-07-16), page 142
↑ Sega Magazin, "August 1995" (DE; 1995-07-12), page 24
↑ Sega Magazine, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-15), page 82
↑ Sega Power, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-04-28), page 42
↑ Sega Pro, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-24), page 54
↑ Sega Zone, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-xx), page 60
↑ Sega Force, "6/94" (SE; 1994-09-14), page 24
↑ Sonic the Comic, "August 5th 1994" (UK; 1994-07-23), page 11
↑ Todo Sega, "Junio 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 64
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 133
↑ Video Games, "6/94" (DE; 1994-05-25), page 96
↑ VideoGames, "December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 140
↑ ^41.0 ^41.1 File:MeanMachinesSega25UK.pdf, page 96 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega25UK.pdf_p96" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Consoles +, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 157
↑ Games World: The Magazine, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-09-29), page 22
↑ Mega Force, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 92
↑ Mega Fun, "11/94" (DE; 1994-10-19), page 77
↑ Player One, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 92
↑ Sega News, "Leden 1997" (CZ; 1997-xx-xx), page 36
↑ Sega Power, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 81
↑ Sega Pro, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-06), page 51
↑ Todo Sega, "Noviembre 1994" (ES; 1994-1x-xx), page 88
↑ Video Games, "11/94" (DE; 1994-10-26), page 112

[:File:Mega_UK_22.pdf_p92-1] 1.0 ^1.1 File:Mega UK 22.pdf, page 92

[:File:CVG_UK_153.pdf_p74-2] File:CVG UK 153.pdf, page 74

[:File:GamePro_US_056.pdf_p172-3] File:GamePro US 056.pdf, page 172

[Press_release:_1994-08-30:_JUST_IN_TIME_FOR_THE_U.S._OPEN.28R.29.3B_.27PETE_SAMPRAS_TENNIS.28R.29.27_ON_SEGA.28TM.29_GENESIS.28TM.29_AND_SEGA_GAME_GEAR.28TM.29-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Press release: 1994-08-30: JUST IN TIME FOR THE U.S. OPEN(R); 'PETE SAMPRAS TENNIS(R)' ON SEGA(TM) GENESIS(TM) AND SEGA GAME GEAR(TM)

[:File:CVG_UK_156.pdf_p53-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 File:CVG UK 156.pdf, page 53 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 156.pdf_p53" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:CVG_UK_150.pdf_p14-6] File:CVG UK 150.pdf, page 14

[:File:EGM2_US_05.pdf_p113-7] EGM², "November 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 113

[:File:Mega_UK_23.pdf_p92-8] Mega, "August 1994" (UK; 1994-07-21), page 92

[:File:MeanMachinesSega26UK.pdf_p47-9] Mean Machines Sega, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-28), page 47

[:File:CVG_UK_151.pdf_p67-10] 10.0 ^10.1 File:CVG UK 151.pdf, page 67 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 151.pdf_p67" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:MeanMachinesSega20UK.pdf_p58-11] 11.0 ^11.1 File:MeanMachinesSega20UK.pdf, page 58 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega20UK.pdf_p58" defined multiple times with different content

[12] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 173

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_033.pdf_p98-13] Consoles +, "Juin 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 98

[14] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 179

[:File:Gamers_DE_1994-05.pdf_p30-15] Gamers, "Juli/August 1994" (DE; 1994-07-01), page 30

[16] GamesMaster, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-26), page 42

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_01.pdf_p15-17] Games World: The Magazine, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-05-26), page 15

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_033.pdf_p126-18] Hobby Consolas, "Junio 1994" (ES; 1994-xx-xx), page 126

[:File:Hyper_AU_008.pdf_p52-19] Hyper, "July 1994" (AU; 1994-xx-xx), page 52

[:File:Joypad_FR_031.pdf_p120-20] Joypad, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 120

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1994-07.pdf_p58-21] MAN!AC, "07/94" (DE; 1994-06-08), page 58

[22] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "July 1994" (UK; 1994-0x-xx), page 18

[:File:Mega_UK_21.pdf_p30-23] Mega, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-19), page 30

[24] Mega Force, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 86

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1994-07.pdf_p38-25] Mega Fun, "07/94" (DE; 1994-06-22), page 38

[:File:MegaTech_UK_30.pdf_p10-26] MegaTech, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-19), page 10

[:File:NextGeneration_US_07.pdf_p80-27] Next Generation, "July 1995" (US; 1995-06-20), page 80

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_043.pdf_p80-28] Player One, "Juin 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 80

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1994-08.pdf_p142-29] Play Time, "8/94" (DE; 1994-07-16), page 142

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_21.pdf_p24-30] Sega Magazin, "August 1995" (DE; 1995-07-12), page 24

[:File:SegaMagazine_UK_06.pdf_p82-31] Sega Magazine, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-15), page 82

[:File:SegaPower_UK_55.pdf_p42-32] Sega Power, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-04-28), page 42

[:File:SegaPro_UK_33.pdf_p54-33] Sega Pro, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-24), page 54

[:File:SegaZone_UK_19.pdf_p60-34] Sega Zone, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-xx), page 60

[:File:SegaForce_SE_1994_06.pdf_p24-35] Sega Force, "6/94" (SE; 1994-09-14), page 24

[36] Sonic the Comic, "August 5th 1994" (UK; 1994-07-23), page 11

[:File:TodoSega_ES_15.pdf_p64-37] Todo Sega, "Junio 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 64

[38] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 133

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1994-06.pdf_p96-39] Video Games, "6/94" (DE; 1994-05-25), page 96

[:File:VideoGames_US_71.pdf_p140-40] VideoGames, "December 1994" (US; 1994-1x-xx), page 140

[:File:MeanMachinesSega25UK.pdf_p96-41] 41.0 ^41.1 File:MeanMachinesSega25UK.pdf, page 96 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega25UK.pdf_p96" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_035.pdf_p157-42] Consoles +, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 157

[:File:Games_World_The_Magazine_UK_05.pdf_p22-43] Games World: The Magazine, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-09-29), page 22

[:File:MegaForce_FR_32.pdf_p92-44] Mega Force, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 92

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1994-11.pdf_p77-45] Mega Fun, "11/94" (DE; 1994-10-19), page 77

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_045.pdf_p92-46] Player One, "Septembre 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 92

[:File:Sega_News_4_CZ.pdf_p36-47] Sega News, "Leden 1997" (CZ; 1997-xx-xx), page 36

[:File:SegaPower_UK_61.pdf_p81-48] Sega Power, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 81

[:File:SegaPro_UK_38.pdf_p51-49] Sega Pro, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-06), page 51

[:File:TodoSega_ES_20.pdf_p88-50] Todo Sega, "Noviembre 1994" (ES; 1994-1x-xx), page 88

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1994-11.pdf_p112-51] Video Games, "11/94" (DE; 1994-10-26), page 112

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Pete Sampras Tennis

From Sega Retro

Contents

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Game Gear version

References