Virtua Tennis

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Virtua Tennis

System(s): Sega NAOMI, Sega NAOMI GD-ROM, Sega Dreamcast, Windows PC

Publisher: Sega,

Empire Interactive (EU), Activision (US)

Developer: Sega AM3,

Hitmaker

Peripherals supported:

Dreamcast Arcade Stick, Fishing Controller, Jump Pack, Dreamcast Keyboard, Dreamcast Modem, Visual Memory Unit, Dreamcast VGA Box

Genre: Sports

Number of players: 1-4

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1999-12^[1]	¥?	840-0015C
US	1999	$?	840-0015C

JP	2000-11-23	¥5,8005,800	HDR-0113
US	2000-07^[3]	$49.9949.99^[4]	51054
US (Sega All Stars)	200x		51054
EU	2000-09-08		MK-51054-50
AU	2000	$89.9589.95^[5]
JP	2002-07-11	¥6,800 (7,140)6,800 (7,140)	HCJ-0326
US	2002
EU	2002		EI-1439
EU (Xplosiv)	200x

ESRB

Sega

PEGI

ELSPA

USK

OFLC

aDeSe

SELL

ESRA

DJCTQ
Missing Parameter!

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.

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
	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^[6].

50,000 copies of the game were sold in the US within four days^[7].

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

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
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

Source:

In-game credits (JP)

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

Source:

In-game credits

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

Source:

US manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Virtua Tennis/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in GamePro (US) #143: "August 2000" (2000-0x-xx)
also published in:

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #134: "September 2000" (2000-08-08)^[8]

Print advert in Dreamcast Magazine (JP) #2000-36ex: "2000-36 extra (2000-11-17ex)" (2000-11-03)
also published in:

Dreamcast Magazine (JP) #2000-38: "2000-38 (2000-12-01)" (2000-11-17)^[9]

Print advert in MAN!AC (DE) #2000-10: "10/2000" (2000-09-06)

Print advert in Neo Plus (PL) #30: "Marzec 2001" (2001-xx-xx)

Artwork

Physical scans

NAOMI version

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Version	Score

	N/A
Based on 0 reviews

Virtua Tennis

NAOMI, JP

Cart

Dreamcast version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

576 Konzol (HU)

97

^[17]

Ação Games (BR)

80

^[18]

Arcade (UK)

PAL

75

^[19]

Bonus (YU)

NTSC

91

^[20]

Consoles + (FR)

PAL

94

^[21]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

100

^[2]

Dreamcast Monthly (UK)

PAL

90

^[22]

DC-UK (UK)

PAL

90

^[23]

Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel (FR)

PAL

90

^[24]

Dreamcast Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

87

^[13]

Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

PAL

94

^[25]

Dorimaga (JP)

NTSC-J

92

^[14]

Edge (UK)

NTSC-U

80

^[26]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

83

^[27]

Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast (RU)

79

^[28]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

83

^[29]

Fun Generation (DE)

PAL

89

^[30]

GameFan (US)

NTSC-U

94

^[31]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

95

^[32]

Game Station (UK)

90

^[33]

Gamers' Republic (US)

NTSC-U

91

^[34]

Hyper (AU)

PAL

90

^[5]

Joypad (FR)

PAL

90

^[35]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

87

^[36]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

88

^[37]

Neo Plus (PL)

90

^[38]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

100

^[39]

Official Dreamcast Magazine (UK)

PAL

90

^[40]

Playmag (FR)

PAL

90

^[41]

Play (PL)

96

^[42]

PSX Extreme (PL)

87

^[43]

Power Unlimited (NL)

95

^[44]

Sega Magazin (DE)

NTSC-U

88

^[45]

Strana Igr (RU)

90

^[46]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

87

^[47]

	89
Based on 35 reviews

Virtua Tennis

Dreamcast, US
Cover
Disc Inlay

Dreamcast, US (Sega All Stars)
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, EU
Cover
Disc

Dreamcast, JP
Cover

Dreamcast, EU (white label)

Disc

PC version

PC, US
Cover
Disc

PC, JP
Cover

PC, UK
Cover

PC, UK (Xplosiv)
Cover

PC, FR

PC, DE
Cover

PC, DE (Xplosiv)
Cover

PC, ES
Cover

PC, ES (FX)
Cover
Disc

PC, ES (Xplosiv)
Cover

PC, IT (Xplosiv Gold)

PC, SE/NO/FI/DK (PC Best Buy)
Cover

External links

Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): Dreamcast, PC

References

↑ File:DCM_JP_20000526_2000-18.pdf, page 151
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Computer & Video Games, "September 2000" (UK; 2000-08-16), page 98
↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "September/October 2000" (US; 2000-08-01), page 40
↑ Official Dreamcast Magazine, "September/October 2000" (US; 2000-08-01), page 91
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Hyper, "October 2000" (AU; 2000-08-23), page 68
↑ 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)
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-38 (2000-12-01)" (JP; 2000-11-17), page 20
↑ ^14.0 ^14.1 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

Virtua Tennis
	Main page \| Comparisons \| Credits \| Hidden content \| Development \| Magazine articles \| Video coverage \| Reception \| Technical information \| Bootlegs Demos: Power Smash Taikenban (2000) Prototypes: 2000-04-11

Games in the Virtua Tennis* Series*
	Virtua Tennis (1999) \| Virtua Tennis 2 (2001) \| Virtua Tennis 3 (2006) \| Virtua Tennis 4 (2011)
	Virtua Tennis (2000) \| Virtua Tennis 2 (2001)
	Virtua Tennis (2002) \| Virtua Tennis 3 (2007) \| Virtua Tennis 2009 (2009) \| Virtua Tennis 4 (2011)
	Virtua Tennis 2 (2002)
	Virtua Tennis (2002)
	Virtua Tennis (2003)
	Virtua Tennis: World Tour (2005) \| Virtua Tennis 3 (2007)
	Virtua Tennis 3 (2007) \| Virtua Tennis 2009 (2009) \| Virtua Tennis 4 (2011)
	Virtua Tennis 2009 (2009) \| Virtua Tennis 4 (2011)
	Virtua Tennis 4: World Tour Edition (2011)
	Virtua Tennis Challenge (2012) \| Virtua Tennis Challenge Free (2012)
Sampler Discs
Power Smash Taikenban (20xx) \| Power Smash 2 Taikenban (20xx)

[:File:DCM_JP_20000526_2000-18.pdf_p151-1] File:DCM_JP_20000526_2000-18.pdf, page 151

[:File:CVG_UK_226.pdf_p98-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Computer & Video Games, "September 2000" (UK; 2000-08-16), page 98

[:File:ODCM_US_07.pdf_p40-3] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "September/October 2000" (US; 2000-08-01), page 40

[:File:ODCM_US_07.pdf_p91-4] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "September/October 2000" (US; 2000-08-01), page 91

[:File:Hyper_AU_084.pdf_p68-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Hyper, "October 2000" (AU; 2000-08-23), page 68

[:File:EGM_US_136.pdf_p47-6] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "November 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 47

[:File:Edge_UK_088.pdf_p20-7] Edge, "September 2000" (UK; 2000-08-14), page 20

[:File:EGM_US_134.pdf_p134-8] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 2000" (US; 2000-08-08), page 134

[:File:DCM_JP_20001201_2000-38.pdf_p2-9] Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-38 (2000-12-01)" (JP; 2000-11-17), page 2

[:File:Arcade_UK_15.pdf_p103-10] Arcade, "January 2000" (UK; 1999-12-30), page 103

[:File:Arcade_UK_23.pdf_p82_.2882.2F83.29-11] Arcade, "September 2000" (UK; 2000-08-11), page 82/83 (82)

[:File:CVG_UK_226.pdf_p98_.2898-99.29-12] Computer & Video Games, "September 2000" (UK; 2000-08-16), page 98-99 (98)

[:File:DCM_JP_20001201_2000-38.pdf_p20-13] 13.0 ^13.1 Dreamcast Magazine, "2000-38 (2000-12-01)" (JP; 2000-11-17), page 20

[:File:Dorimaga_JP_20021011_2002-18.pdf_p32-14] 14.0 ^14.1 Dorimaga, "2002-18 (2002-10-11)" (JP; 2002-09-27), page 32

[:File:Edge_UK_088.pdf_p94_.2894.2F95.29-15] Edge, "September 2000" (UK; 2000-08-14), page 94/95 (94)

[:File:ODM_UK_12.pdf_p66_.2866-70.29-16] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "October 2000" (UK; 2000-09-07), page 66-70 (66)

[17] 576 Konzol, "December 2000" (HU; 2000-xx-xx), page 42

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_155.pdf_p65-18] Ação Games, "Setembro 2000" (BR; 2000-xx-xx), page 65

[:File:Arcade_UK_23.pdf_p82-19] Arcade, "September 2000" (UK; 2000-08-11), page 82

[:File:Bonus_6_SCG.pdf_p50-20] Bonus, "6/2000" (YU; 2000-08-25), page 50

[:File:ConsolesPlus_FR_104.pdf_p66-21] Consoles +, "Septembre 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 66

[:File:DreamcastMonthly_UK_12.pdf_p66-22] Dreamcast Monthly, "September 2000" (UK; 2000-08-03), page 66

[:File:DCUK_UK_13.pdf.E2.80.8E_p56-23] DC-UK, "September 2000" (UK; 2000-08-02), page 56

[:File:DLMO_FR_06.pdf_p54-24] Dreamcast: Le Magazine Officiel, "Septembre/Octobre 2000" (FR; 2000-0x-xx), page 54

[:File:DreamcastMagazine_UK_12.pdf_p42-25] Dreamcast Magazine, "No. 12" (UK; 2000-08-10), page 42

[:File:Edge_UK_088.pdf_p94-26] Edge, "September 2000" (UK; 2000-08-14), page 94

[:File:EGM_US_134.pdf_p156-27] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 2000" (US; 2000-08-08), page 156

[28] Entsiklopediya igr dlya Dreamcast, "Izdaniye chetvertoye, dopolnennoye" (RU; 2002-xx-xx), page 293

[29] Famitsu, "2000-12-01" (JP; 2000-11-17), page 33

[:File:FunGeneration_DE_56.pdf_p54-30] Fun Generation, "09/2000" (DE; 2000-08-23), page 54

[:File:GameFan_US_0809.pdf_p86-31] GameFan, "Volume 8, Issue 9: September 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 86

[:File:GamePro_US_144.pdf_p114-32] GamePro, "September 2000" (US; 2000-0x-xx), page 114

[gamestationuk2000-09-08-33] Game Station (UK) (+0:00)

[:File:GamersRepublic_US_27.pdf_p83-34] Gamers' Republic, "August 2000" (US; 2000-xx-xx), page 83

[:File:Joypad_FR_100.pdf_p114-35] Joypad, "Septembre 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 114

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_2000-09.pdf_p52-36] MAN!AC, "09/2000" (DE; 2000-08-02), page 52

[:File:MegaFun_DE_2000-09.pdf_p38-37] Mega Fun, "09/2000" (DE; 2000-08-02), page 38

[38] Neo Plus, "Wrzesień 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 32

[:File:NextGeneration_US_69.pdf_p107-39] Next Generation, "September 2000" (US; 2000-08-15), page 107

[:File:ODM_UK_12.pdf_p66-40] Official Dreamcast Magazine, "October 2000" (UK; 2000-09-07), page 66

[:File:Playmag_FR_50.pdf_p102-41] Playmag, "Septembre 2000" (FR; 2000-xx-xx), page 102

[42] Play, "Listopad 2000" (PL; 2000-xx-xx), page 20

[43] PSX Extreme, "03/2001" (PL; 2001-0x-xx), page 39

[:File:PowerUnlimited_NL_081_200009.pdf_p50-44] Power Unlimited, "Jaargang 8, Nummer 9, September 2000" (NL; 2000-0x-xx), page 50

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_82.pdf_p14-45] Sega Magazin, "September 2000" (DE; 2000-07-31), page 14

[46] Strana Igr, "Avgust 2000 2/2" (RU; 2000-xx-xx), page 64

[:File:VideoGames_DE_2000-09.pdf_p68-47] Video Games, "09/2000" (DE; 2000-08-02), page 68

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Games in the Virtua Tennis* Series*
	Virtua Tennis (1999) \| Virtua Tennis 2 (2001) \| Virtua Tennis 3 (2006) \| Virtua Tennis 4 (2011)
	Virtua Tennis (2000) \| Virtua Tennis 2 (2001)
	Virtua Tennis (2002) \| Virtua Tennis 3 (2007) \| Virtua Tennis 2009 (2009) \| Virtua Tennis 4 (2011)
	Virtua Tennis 2 (2002)
	Virtua Tennis (2002)
	Virtua Tennis (2003)
	Virtua Tennis: World Tour (2005) \| Virtua Tennis 3 (2007)
	Virtua Tennis 3 (2007) \| Virtua Tennis 2009 (2009) \| Virtua Tennis 4 (2011)
	Virtua Tennis 2009 (2009) \| Virtua Tennis 4 (2011)
	Virtua Tennis 4: World Tour Edition (2011)
	Virtua Tennis Challenge (2012) \| Virtua Tennis Challenge Free (2012)
Sampler Discs
Power Smash Taikenban (20xx) \| Power Smash 2 Taikenban (20xx)

Virtua Tennis

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Players

History

Release

Versions

Localised names

Production credits

Dreamcast version

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Artwork

Physical scans

NAOMI version

Dreamcast version

PC version

External links

References