On-Court Tennis
On-Court Tennis is a computer game developed by Activision's Gamestar division and published in 1984 for the Commodore 64.
On-Court Tennis
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- 1984
- Genre
- tennis video game
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On-Court Tennis is a computer game developed by Activision's Gamestar division and published in 1984 for the Commodore 64.
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• Publisher — Activision • Released — 1984 • Genre — Sports • Modes — Single-player • Platforms — Commodore 64
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On-Court Tennis is a tennis simulation in which the player can challenge either the computer or another player. The game automatically moves the avatar to the ball; the player controls the swing and timing.
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In 1985, Ahoy! stated that the Commodore 64 version of On-Court Tennis "features fluid animation, highly sophisticated computerized opponents in the solitaire mode, and true-to-life strategy". It concluded that the game was "truly a landmark computer entertainment program. It takes a fresh look at a subject, video tennis, which many considered totally washed out. This outstanding disk proves them wrong". In 1988, Dragon gave the game 4 out of 5 stars.
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- 1.Katz, Arnie. On-Court Tennis. Ahoy!. 63. May 1985.
- 2.Lesser, Hartley. The Role of Computers. Dragon. 132. 80–85. April 1988.
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