Platform: Atari 2600
Region: PAL
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Publishers(s): Atari, Inc.
ReleaseDate: 1983-04-01
Players: 2
Co-op: No
Realsports TENNIS
RealSports Tennis is a tennis simulation video game developed and published by Atari, Inc. Before the game starts, players have to name their character, a first for an Atari 2600 game and choose between one and two player mode and the two pre-set difficulty levels ("slow" and "fast"). In the game, one player with a blue shirt plays tennis against an AI enemie portrayed by a non-player character (NPC) with a red shirt. In the two-player mode, one player competes against another player local. Players can move vertically and horizontally on the map. With the one button on the Atari 2600 controller, players make the serve. Every further shot is automatic if the ball has physical contact with the player. For every ball that falls on the opposing playing field, players get 15 points which they can see at the top part of the screen. After they reached 30 points, they only get 10 points for each other ball. After 40 points, they won one round. The number of rounds won goes up to 6. After winning 6 rounds, a new pile is opened at the top part of the screen which again goes up to 6. The first player who won two piles of 6 rounds wins the game. The ball is larger in the NTSC version than the PAL version.
ESRB Rating: Not Rated
Genre(s): Sports
