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Apparently I’m pretty bad at Tennis. I tried to set the computer’s artificial intelligence at 1, which means that my opponent was akin to Keith Richards climbing a tree while sober. What followed was 10 minutes of humiliation while the computer shut me out and the referee hurled abuse at me. Worst of all, whenever I faulted, which was every time I interacted with the ball, the computer made a run at the net while waving their racket around.

 

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And that’s about all I have to say about that, so luckily some enterprising hackers have put their “topspin” (ha-ha-tennis-pun!) on the game. First up is ‘Arctic Tennis’, wherein I travel to Juneau, AK to get clubbed like a baby seal and have a penguin insult me in his native tongue.

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‘Punk Tennis’ is my personal favorite. Mohawks all around, and in the middle of your serve you flip the bird to no one in particular. Also, the referee calls you a ‘nad’.

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Finally, we have ‘Lesbian Tennis’ and ‘Nigger Tennis’. I truly hope that the people responsible for these abominations have found their way into a group therapy session, perhaps led by the dude who hacks Wilford Brimley into every game.

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Tennis

  • Developer: Nintendo
  • Publisher: Nintendo
  • Release Date: 1985