'''Family Tennis''' is a tennis game developed and published by [[Namco]] for the [[Famicom]] in Japan toward the end of [[1987]]. It is the fourth game released under Namco's ''Family'' sports series. In the game, players choose from among a selection of tennis players who are based upon real-world tennis athletes who were popular around the time of the game's release.
'''Family Tennis''' is a tennis game for the [[Famicom]], published by [[Namco]].
Namco developed a few remakes of the game. In 1993, they released a version for the [[Super Famicom]] entitled [[Super Family Tennis]]. Namco also developed a sequel for the [[Game Boy Advance]] in 2006, called [[Family Tennis Advance]].
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== Gameplay ==
The game offers a roster of sixteen real-life professional tennis players, including twelve male players and four female. All names are rendered in hiragana, and many of these are given as nicknames (including "Boom-Boom", or ぶんぶん, for Boris Becker):
'''Men:''' Ivan Lendl, Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg, Mats Wilander, Miloslav Mecir, Yannick Noah, Henri Leconte, John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors, Pat Cash, Bjorn Borg, Hukui Retsu (Tsuyoshi Fukui)
'''Women:''' Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, Chris Evert, Gabriela Sabatini
The characters in ''Family Tennis'' reflect, at least in some degree, the strengths of the real-life players on whom they are based. For example, Ivan Lendl has a powerful serve and forehand, while John McEnroe has particularly fine volleys. The player selection screen features caricatures of all sixteen players, though in actual gameplay, the player sprites are more standardized and cartoonish in appearance.
The game includes real-life tournaments such as Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, and offers play on grass, clay, and hardcourts, as well as a unique "cosmo" surface that takes place in outer space.
Players can choose from three modes of play. ''Exhibition'' mode consists of a single exhibition match for one or two players, while ''Tournament'' mode allows up to eight players to face off in a singles tourney. Both of these modes also include a "Watch" option, in which all players are controlled by the computer. ''World Tour'' mode, by contrast, takes a player through an entire year on tour playing against computer-controlled opponents, using a password save system.
Family Tennis is a tennis game developed and published by Namco for the Famicom in Japan toward the end of 1987. It is the fourth game released under Namco's Family sports series. In the game, players choose from among a selection of tennis players who are based upon real-world tennis athletes who were popular around the time of the game's release.
