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(This was originally the companion game to Pro Yakyū World Stadium; however, it only got a single sequel, as opposed to ten)
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|developer=[[Namco]]
|developer=[[Namco]]
|publisher=[[Namco]]
|publisher=[[Namco]]
|japanese=ワールドコート
|japanese=プロテニスワールドコート
|genre={{c|Tennis}}
|genre={{c|Tennis}}
|systems=[[Arcade]]
|systems=[[Arcade]]
|released={{jp|1988}}
|released={{jp|1988}}
|players=1-2
|players=1-2
|modes=[[Single player]], [[Multiplayer]]
|followed by=[[Super World Court]]
|followed by=[[Super World Court]]
|series=World Court
}}
}}


'''World Court''' is a {{c|tennis}} [[arcade]] game that was released by [[Namco]] in [[1988]] only in Japan. It runs on Namco System 1 hardware, and was inspired by the [[1987]] [[Famicom]] game [[Family Tennis]]. A sequel named [[Super World Court]] was released in [[1992]] - which ran on Namco NA-1 hardware, allowed up to four players to play simultaneously, and saw Namco's signature character [[Pac-Man]] making his first cameo appearance since [[Ordyne]] earlier in this game's year.
'''World Court''' (its complete Japanese title: '''Pro Tennis World Court''' '''''プロテニスワールドコート''''', lit. ''Puro Tenisu Wārudo Kōto''), is a {{c|tennis}} arcade game, that was released by [[Namco]] in [[1988]], only in Japan; it runs on Namco's System 1 hardware, and was inspired by the [[1987]] [[Famicom]] game [[Family Tennis]]. A sequel named [[Super World Court]] was released in [[1992]] - it ran on Namco NA-1 hardware, allowed up to four players to play simultaneously, and saw Namco's signature character [[Pac-Man]] making his first cameo appearance since [[Kyūkai Dōchūki]] in [[1990]]. It was also the second Japan-exclusive game from the company to feature that Federal Bureau of Investigation's "Winners Don't Use Drugs" screen in its attract mode; the first was [[Exvania]], which was released earlier in 1992 and is also on NA-1 hardware.


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There are two different play modes in this game - a single player can square off against the CPU or two players can compete against each other. There are also three different courts to choose from - '''New York''' (hard), '''London''' (lawn), and '''Paris''' (clay). Matches can either be one or three sets long, depending on the option that the player has selected.


==Introduction==
At the start of the game, players must select either "singles" (Player 1 v Player 2) or "doubles" (Player Team v CPU Team); they must then select one of twenty different players (ten male, eight female and two robot) before selecting one of three different courts (New York hard, London lawn and Paris clay). Ironically, Tokyo was not featured - and the players must then select whether they want their match to be one or three sets long. A female commentator will then speak the three-script text of ''Ima kara '''(1P)''' tai '''(2P)''' shingurusu/daburusu, '''1''' / '''3''' setto macchi no hajimaridesu.'' (今から '''(1P)''' 対 '''(2P)''' シングルス/ダブルス、 '''1'''/'''3'''セットマッチの始まりです.), before the players come out and take their positions on the court.


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Image:World Court title screen.png|The game's title screen.
File:World Court title screen.png|Title screen.
Image:World Court player selection.png|The player selection screen.
File:World Court player selection.png|Player selection screen.
Image:World Court gameplay.png|A full view of the lawn court.
File:World Court gameplay.png|A full view of one court.
</gallery>
</gallery>


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[[Category:Namco]]
[[Category:Namco]]
[[Category:Arcade]]
[[Category:Arcade]]
[[Category:Tennis]]
[[Category:Tennis]]
[[Category:Single player]]
[[Category:Multiplayer]]
[[Category:MAME]]
[[Category:MAME]]
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