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Pete Sampras Tennis

Play singles and doubles exhibition games, knockout tournaments or go on a world tour, it's all here in this tennis sim. You can choose to play as the (then) world seed 1, Pete Sampras himself or choose from…

31 December 1994

Pete Sampras Tennis is a sport developed by Codemasters, released 31 December 1994 on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.

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What Pete Sampras Tennis is

Pete Sampras Tennis is a sport game developed by Codemasters and released in 1994. It is available on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Play singles and doubles exhibition games, knockout tournaments or go on a world tour, it's all here in this tennis sim. You can choose to play as the (then) world seed 1, Pete Sampras himself or choose from 29 other players. The action is viewed from the traditional third-person viewpoint. A tutorial mode is provided to help you get used to the forehand, lob and drop shots on offer. Several venues from all over the world can be played on, on Hard, Grass and Clay courts. This was the first and one of the very few Genesis games to be released with a J-Cart, which meant that four-way gameplay was possible without the need of special adapters – the cartridge had two built-in joypad connectors…
Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are non-fiction. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 4 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Pete Sampras Tennis launched on 31 December 1994, within three weeks of Umihara Kawase, King's Field, WWF Raw and Battle Arena Toshinden.

Released around the same time: Umihara Kawase, King's Field, WWF Raw, Battle Arena Toshinden.

Official trailer

Gameplay Video thumbnail

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

Pete Sampras Tennis — frequently asked questions

When did Pete Sampras Tennis come out?
Pete Sampras Tennis was released on 31 December 1994 for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
Does Pete Sampras Tennis have multiplayer?
Yes. Pete Sampras Tennis supports multiplayer.

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