Super Tennis - The best sports game EVER?

[MonkeyJuggleDX]

I have to agree with Baseley, Final Match > Super Tennis, although it is close. Best way to play FMT is on PCESCD on the Human Sports Festival, as you also get Fine Shot Golf, which is another awesome game.

[Team Andromeda]

Jonah Lomu Rugby on the PS/Saturn is another brilliant 2 player sports game. Me and a couple of mates still play this to this very day (it's so playable).

Also SEGA Rally on the Saturn is still the best 2 player racer ever made (even today)

[charlie5]

I liked Virtua Tennis a lot on the DC...........went in Virgin for hours on end just to play it.

[muse hunter]

Super tennis was a damn good game at the time (not the best sports title on the snes iss put an end to that) but i think people are looking at it now with rose tinted glasses. The game has aged horribly and is almost unplayable today and has been passed by the far superior virtua tennis and mario tennis, i've hardly touched my snes copy since i got it 2 years ago.

TA your spot on, sega rally is still the best two player rally game and probably still is one of the best for single player also, although i'm not sure about best two player racer, i think that award will be left for the mario karts and f-zeros.

[charlie5]

Mario Kart was always fun but too frustrating for me to play much.......the speed of the game was horrible. I always preferred Diddy Kong.

I hate English football but ISS2 on the PS2 was ****ing awesome to me so that says a lot.........

[Team Andromeda]

Super tennis was a damn good game at the time (not the best sports title on the snes iss put an end to that) but i think people are looking at it now with rose tinted glasses. The game has aged horribly and is almost unplayable today and has been passed by the far superior virtua tennis and mario tennis, i've hardly touched my snes copy since i got it 2 years ago.

TA your spot on, sega rally is still the best two player rally game and probably still is one of the best for single player also, although i'm not sure about best two player racer, i think that award will be left for the mario karts and f-zeros.

Spot on mate. Super tennis is unplayable today, it?s so hard to judge a shot i (plus it?s so slow) .
Virtual Tennis II (the best tennis game ever) and Mario Tennis 64 are just so much better.

I take the point about Mario Kart on the Snes. It?s a close call , but Sega Rally is just the best racer ever made. It?s controls will never, ever be bettered

[mezzanine]

Yeah, I agree on Super Tennis not being the game it was. Super Family Tennis on the SFC is my fave 16bit tennis game, although it's not as fast paced as something more modern like Topspin it's still great fun to play.

[Duddyroar]

Hmmm. Gotta say I disagree.

I'll admit that picking up Super Tennis after all these years is hard, but once you get back into the 'swing' (ho ho!) of things, you start to tune into the game again. I recently had a mulitplayer session with the guy I used to play over a decade ago on the game - and within a half an hour we were playing like we used to. It is slow, but it's hardly 'unplayable'. Time does not make games unplayable, no matter how many 'improved' versions appear (I personally see Virtua Tennis as a step back in terms of gameplay).

[Leon Retro]

I had a go yesterday, and the design, graphics and sound are still effective. The actual gameplay is a bit creaky now, but after a few games I was getting in to the flow of things and it is certainly a playable little game.

It's a shame a sequel never came out for the snes; this was a first-gen title and a sequel could of really refined and added to the formula. At the end of the day though, this is still an enjoyable title( especially in 2 player ) and I would love to have it on a handheld!

[Team Andromeda]

Hmmm. Gotta say I disagree.

I'll admit that picking up Super Tennis after all these years is hard, but once you get back into the 'swing' (ho ho!) of things, you start to tune into the game again. I recently had a mulitplayer session with the guy I used to play over a decade ago on the game - and within a half an hour we were playing like we used to. It is slow, but it's hardly 'unplayable'. Time does not make games unplayable, no matter how many 'improved' versions appear (I personally see Virtua Tennis as a step back in terms of gameplay).

It?s be no means ?unplayable? just that it?s really starting to show its age, and it?s incredibly hard to judge the shots (where the ball is going to land ect) Pete Samp 96 on the Mega Drive has also aged in the same way (thought it still plays fast) and that was a great Tennis game back in it?s day.

For me Mario Tennis 64 and especially Virtua Tennis II are just so much better.

[Leon Retro]

I agree Virtua Tennis is better, but SuperTennis is still worth a few goes with mates; especially if you have a retro session!

[Duddyroar]

and it’s incredibly hard to judge the shots

I've never found this to be a problem, but I know what you mean - when you've been playing VT for a while, dropping back to ST does feel strange as the 'hit zone' is completely different and the animation is different too, which makes it hard to judge when to press the button.

In VT you can press the button really early and still pull off a shot. ST requires you to press the button at exactly the right time. The reason for this difference is the shot system - in ST your shot power is determined by which button you press. In VT the shot power is determined by how long you hold down the button. Two very different methods of control, and switching between the two takes some getting used to. Both systems have their merits. In ST you can decide which shot you wish to play the split second before you make it, but in VT you have a little of this freedom taken away as you need to hold down the button to 'charge' up your shot.

[Team Andromeda]

I've never found this to be a problem, but I know what you mean - when you've been playing VT for a while, dropping back to ST does feel strange as the 'hit zone' is completely different and the animation is different too, which makes it hard to judge when to press the button.

In VT you can press the button really early and still pull off a shot. ST requires you to press the button at exactly the right time. The reason for this difference is the shot system - in ST your shot power is determined by which button you press. In VT the shot power is determined by how long you hold down the button. Two very different methods of control, and switching between the two takes some getting used to. Both systems have their merits. In ST you can decide which shot you wish to play the split second before you make it, but in VT you have a little of this freedom taken away as you need to hold down the button to 'charge' up your shot.

Exactly and that?s why I can?t go back to Super Tennis or Pete Sam 96 on the MD.

Nothing against the games, there were amazing in their time but have aged badly imo. Where as the likes of Mario Kart and especially Sensible Soccer (the most perfect control) will never age.

Me and a mate still play Sensible Soccer loads even now. It's go to be the best Football game ever made

[Big Seany]

PGA II md.

Bought this today for ?1.95 - can't wait to have a go!!


Super Tennis rocks - but I think overall I prefer Virtua Tennis - although combine elements of the two and you would have your perfect tennis title. For example, it grates that you can't get an ace in VT without a human controlled player ****ing up. Better choice of shots in Super Tennis, too.

Still - Super Tennis would still be in my sports top 10.

[Duddyroar]

Exactly and that’s why I can’t go back to Super Tennis or Pete Sam 96 on the MD.

Nothing against the games, there were amazing in their time but have aged badly imo. Where as the likes of Mario Kart and especially Sensible Soccer (the most perfect control) will never age.

Er...dunno if I missed your point here but I was explaining that the control systems for ST and VT are different - I actually prefer the controls in ST as they allow a little more freedom with your shots. At no point did I say the game had 'aged badly'. I might have missed your point, though.