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Follow this link for info about the review system. 1 = Terrible, 5 = Awesome!

Pretty fun. First game I remember on the Intellivision that had a shadow under the ball.

TennisGraphics: 3
Sound: 3
Replay Value: 3
Notes: 2-player game
Screen Shots

With a good opponent, Tennis is a good bit of fun. The crowd's head-turning tracking of the on-court action is cute. Graphics are clean and functional, but sound is minimal.




ROM No ROM variants have been identified.
Box So far, ten variations have been found.
Manual Twenty variants have been identified.
Overlays Four different overlay variations are known to exist.
Label To date, four labels have been recorded.
Easter Eggs No Easter Eggs have been found.




A total of ten Tennis box variants have been documented.

Image Vendor Part Number Year Origin Description
Tennis Box (Mattel Electronics 1814-0910) Mattel Electronics 1814-0910 1980 U.S.A. Plastic tray; part number on top; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA on bottom; refers to Keyboard Component on cover
Tennis Box (Mattel Electronics 1814-0710 G1) Mattel Electronics 1814-0710 G1 1980 U.S.A. No tray
Tennis Box (Mattel Electronics 1814-0910) Mattel Electronics 1814-0910 1980 Hong Kong Plastic tray; part number on top; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA on bottom; refers to Keyboard Component on cover
Tennis Box (Mattel Electronics 1814-0910-G1) Mattel Electronics 1814-0910-G1 1980 Hong Kong Plastic tray; no part number on top; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA on bottom
Tennis Box (Mattel Electronics 1814-0510) Mattel Electronics 1814-0510 1980 Hong Kong French-Canadian; plastic tray; no part number on top; © Mattel Canada Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada on back
Tennis Box (Mattel Electronics 1814-0410) Mattel Electronics 1814-0410 1980 Hong Kong International Edition; plastic tray; no part number on top; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA on bottom
Image not available. Mattel Electronics 1814-0410 1980 Hong Kong International Edition; plastic tray; no part number on top; © Mattel, Inc. Hawthorne, CA on bottom; NO SLOTS in back; slots inside for overlays; reported by Intellivotion
Tennis Box (Sears 3867-0910) Sears 3867-0910 1980 Hong Kong Plastic tray; blue game title on top and back
Tennis Box (Digiplay) Digiplay N/A 1980 Brazil Digiplay version; Mattel Electronics logo on box; no part number apparent; © Mattel Inc. 1980 on front; 'Rua Acará address printed on back with 'Av. Açaí' sticker; trayless pocket; manual and overlays in separate slots
Tennis Box (Digiplay) Digiplay N/A 1980 Brazil Digimed version; 'Rua Acará' address printed on back; 'Rua Acará' sticker on back; Mattel Electronics logo on box; no part number apparent; © Mattel Inc. 1980 on front; trayless pocket; manual and overlays in separate slots




A total of twenty Tennis manual variants have been documented.

Image Vendor Part Number Year Origin Description
Tennis Manual (Mattel Electronics 1814-0920) Mattel Electronics 1814-0920 1980 U.S.A.  
Tennis Manual (Mattel Electronics 1814-0920) Mattel Electronics 1814-0920 1980 Hong Kong  
Tennis Manual (Mattel Electronics 1814-0920-G1) Mattel Electronics 1814-0920-G1 1980 Hong Kong  
Tennis Manual (Mattel Electronics 1814-0920-G3) Mattel Electronics 1814-0920-G3 1980 U.S.A. Green artwork; reported by Hankster
Tennis Manual (Mattel Electronics 1814-0920-G3) Mattel Electronics 1814-0920-G3 1980 Hong Kong  
Tennis Manual (Mattel Electronics 1814-0720) Mattel Electronics 1814-0720 1980 Hong Kong French-Canadian; blue artwork
Tennis Manual (Mattel Electronics 1814-0121) Mattel Electronics 1814-0121 1980 Hong Kong German; blue artwork; part number lower right
Tennis Manual (Mattel Electronics 1814-0121) Mattel Electronics 1814-0121 1980 Hong Kong German; green artwork, part number upper right
Tennis Manual (Mattel Electronics 1814-0161-G3) Mattel Electronics 1814-0161-G3 1980 Hong Kong Dutch; noted, and image contributed by cmart; need more appearance details
Image not available. Mattel Electronics 1814-0111 1980 Hong Kong French; monochrome with green artwork
Image not available. Mattel Electronics 1814-0141 1980 Hong Kong Spanish; monochrome with green artwork; NEED CONFIRMATION of part number
Tennis Manual (Mattel Electronics 1814-0131) Mattel Electronics 1814-0131 1980 Hong Kong Italian; monochrome with blue artwork; part number lower right; shrinkwrapped copy
Image not available. Mattel Electronics 1814-0151 None   Swedish version; photocopy spotted, so original must exist; NEED DETAILS
Tennis Manual (Mattel Electronics PC-1814-0920) Mattel Electronics PC-1814-0920 1980 U.S.A. PlayCable version
Tennis Manual (Bandai 1814-) Bandai 1814- None   Japanese release by Bandai; noted by voltron and others; note partial part number
Image not available. Bandai 1814-0201 None   Japanese release by Bandai; note complete part number (need verification - image was difficult to read)
Tennis Manual (Intellivision Inc. 1814-0820-G1) Intellivision Inc. 1814-0820-G1 None U.S.A. Staple along top edge; submitted by Hankster; special thanks to JasonLikesINTV and Intellivotion for the generous donations!
Tennis Manual (Sears 3867-0920) Sears 3867-0920 1980 Hong Kong  
Tennis Manual (Digiplay) Digiplay N/A 1979 Brazil Mattel/Digiplay edition; © M.I. 1979 on back; 'Rua Acará' address printed on back with 'Av. Açaí' sticker; submitted by Psycho Stormtrooper; image courtesy of Hankster
Tennis Manual (Digiplay) Digiplay N/A 1979 Brazil Mattel/Digimed edition; © M.I. 1979 on back; incorrectly lists game as for 1 or 2 players; 'Rua Acará' address printed on back




A total of five Tennis overlay variants have been documented.

Image Vendor Part Number Year Origin Description
Tennis Overlay (Mattel Electronics 1814-4289) Mattel Electronics 1814-4289 1980 U.S.A.  
Tennis Overlay (Mattel Electronics 1814-4289) Mattel Electronics 1814-4289 1980 U.S.A. Light green background, extremely pale skin tone; possibly slight font variation; as overlay variants go, this is weak
Tennis Overlay (Digiplay) Digiplay N/A 1980   Localized in Brazilian Portuguese; plastic variation confirmed
Tennis Overlay (Phil Boland 49 75218) Phil Boland 49 75218 1980 U.S.A. Part of the Sears Super Video Arcade Overlay Set (2013)
Tennis Overlay (Intellivision Productions) Intellivision Productions N/A 2014 U.S.A. Part of the Supplemental Overlay Pack for Intellivision Flashback




A total of four Tennis label variants have been documented.

Image Vendor Part Number Year Origin Description
Tennis Label (Mattel Electronics) Mattel Electronics N/A None   No origin
Tennis Label (Mattel Electronics) Mattel Electronics N/A None Hong Kong Origin upper right
Tennis Label (Digiplay) Digiplay N/A None   No origin, trademark or copyright; large blue label, rounded corners; submitted by Psycho Stormtrooper; image courtesy of Hankster
Tennis Label (Phil Boland) Phil Boland N/A None   Part of the Sears Super Video Arcade Overlay Set (2013)




Title Screen Title screen for Tennis.
Centre Court The crowd is a good touch. Once you learn the basics of serving and judging how to hit the ball, its a good bit of fun—provided your opponent is decent, too.




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