Mario Power Tennis (GC)

Mario Power Tennis
Developer(s)	Camelot Software Planning
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Series	Mario Tennis
Platform(s)	GameCube
Release date(s)	JP October 28, 2004 NA November 8, 2004 EU February 25, 2005
Genre(s)	[[:Category:Sports (Tennis) (Genre)|Sports (Tennis)]][[Category:Sports (Tennis) (Genre)]]
Mode(s)	Single-Player, Multiplayer
Input methods	Gamecube Controller
Compatibility	5 Perfect
GameIDs	GOME01, GOMJ01, GOMP01
See also...	Wii Version Search Dolphin Forums Open Issues Search Google Search Wikipedia

Mario Power Tennis, known in Japan as Mario Tennis GC, is a sports game developed by Camelot Software Planning and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo GameCube in 2004. The game is the sequel to the Nintendo 64 title Mario Tennis, and is the fourth game in the Mario Tennis series. It was re-released for the Wii in 2009 as part of the New Play Control! collection of titles, featuring GameCube games with added Wii controls.

Power Tennis incorporates multiple characters, themes, and locations from the Mario series. The game includes standard tennis matches, but contains variants that feature different scoring formats and objectives. Other variants include "Gimmick" courts, thematic areas with components and properties that directly affect game play. The game consists of 18 playable characters, each categorized by their style of play and each with a pair of unique moves known as "Power Shots". Power Tennis was developed simultaneously with Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour, and the pair shared similar technology and concepts with each other during production. Such similarities include an emphasis on the Mario theme in characters and settings as well as alternative game modes such as "Ring Shot".

The game was positively received in general, attaining an aggregate score of 81 percent from Game Rankings and 80 percent from Metacritic. Critics praised the game's depth and variety, but criticized the Power Shot animations, which could not be skipped.

Problems

Audio Issues

Music drops notes and constantly stutters with DSP set to HLE. Using LLE lets the audio play normally.

Character Models

Some of the polygons on characters are not rendered properly.

File:MPT Polygon Glitch.png

Some vertexes appear to extrude abnormally.

Flickering Courts

Courts appear to flicker whenever the characters move.

File:MPT Court Glitch.png

The Delfino court with flickering.

Configuration

Only configuration options for the best compatibility where they deviate from defaults are listed.

Graphics

Config	Setting	Notes
Video Backend	OpenGL	Graphics issues occur with DirectX plug-ins

Audio

Config	Setting	Notes
DSP Emulator Engine	LLE	Resolves stuttering audio issues

Version Compatibility

The graph below charts the compatibility with Mario Power Tennis since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred.

r2972

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5.0-21455 (current)

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2.0 (r5384)

Compatibility can be assumed to align with the indicated revisions. However, compatibility may extend to prior revisions or compatibility gaps may exist within ranges indicated as compatible due to limited testing. Please update as appropriate.

Testing

This title has been tested on the environments listed below:

Test Entries
Revision	OS	CPU	GPU	Result	Tester
r7310	Windows 7 x86	Intel Pentium E5300 @ 2.6GHz	ATI Radeon HD 5450	Playable 35-45 FPS (PAL)--> 70-95% speed, only with OpenGL plug-in, DX9 and DX11 are faster but the graphic error make the game unplayable	Markon89
r7483	Windows 7 x64	Intel Celeron E3300 @ 3.3GHz	nVidia GeForce GT 240	Playable 60 FPS with OpenGL setting (less graphical glitches).	EliasYFGM
3.0-373	Mac OS X 10.7.2	Intel Core i7-2675QM @ 2.2GHz	AMD Radeon HD 6750M	60fps. Graphical gitches with shadows on the court.	jedivulcan
3.0-416	Linux Slackware 13.37 x86_64	Intel Core i5 2500K @ 3.3GHz	nVidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti	55~60 FPS with LLE audio, Accurate VBeam emulation, OpenGL, 2x IR, 4x AA, and audio throttling. The game runs fine with the exception of the known graphical glitches.	Shonumi
3.0-421	Windows 7 x64	AMD Phenom II X4 @ 3.83GHz	nVidia GeForce 560 Ti	Same as the others. Game runs fine, but the graphical glitches on the court make it unplayable. Hope it's fixed one day.	AgainstYourThought

Gameplay Videos

• Dolphin | Mario Power Tennis Gameplay
• Mario Power Tennis Gameplay on Dolphin r5003M