System: Nintendo 64
Trivia: Linking the Game Boy Color version of the game to the N64 unlocked additional courts to play on.
Year: 2000
The last time Mario attempted to volley on a home console was on the Virtual Boy, and we all know how that ended. (Hint: Ker-plunk.) Luckily, his second effort was much better, aided by the popularity of the N64 and other Mario sports games. Tennis was a natural fit in his repertoire and, with the addition of new characters and abilities, this spawned additional sequels (see #38).