What platforms is Tennis on?

Tennis was released on Intellivision.

When did Tennis release?

Tennis was first released on December 31, 1980.

Tennis

Dec 31, 1980Intellivision

Tennis — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Tennis on?: Tennis was released on Intellivision.
When did Tennis release?: Tennis was first released on December 31, 1980.

About Tennis

Tennis is a singles tennis game for two players. The game follows standard tennis rules, and allows you to hit both forehand and backhand shots to any location on the court. Whether serving or volleying, you have the choice of hitting the ball hard or soft, and you may hit either a lob or a regular ground stroke. The game allows you to set the difficulty by selecting one of four different speeds.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Intellivision

Details via IGDB.

Collector value & authenticity

Intellivision · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-20

Loose

Complete

Sealed

$14

How often it sells

Loose: about 6 times a year
Complete: about once a month
Sealed: about 6 times a year

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-20.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $0.75 in Apr 2009, $5.75 five years ago, and $4.17 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2010	$2.95	—
Jan 2011	$2.84	—
Jan 2012	$1.49	—
Jan 2013	$1.56	—
Jan 2014	$0.99	$5.99
Jan 2015	$1.99	$12.50
Jan 2016	$2.99	$4.89
Jan 2017	$8.99	$1.00
Jan 2018	$4.82	$5.67
Jan 2019	$2.99	$7.24
Jan 2020	$4.27	$7.00
Jan 2021	$5.73	$7.42
Jan 2022	$5.50	$8.52
Jan 2023	$7.99	$9.65
Jan 2024	$4.39	$9.95
Jan 2025	$4.38	$8.15
Jan 2026	$4.16	$7.26
Oct 2026	$4.17	$8.96

Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.

Release record

Territory	Product #
North America Mattel Electronics	1814

North America: Product number confirmed by the game's own manual and Mattel's own catalogue.

Source: Product numbers: each confirmed by the game's own manual, a publisher-prefix UPC that encodes it, a box scan, or INTV Funhouse's collector list where Mattel's own 1979–83 catalogues or manual order forms print the same number; barcodes from PriceCharting, check digits verified

Region: NA
Released: 1980
Controller: Both hand controllers
Players: 2 (two players required)
Authenticity: Low

Modern re-releases are not tracked for the IntellivisionLow look-alike risk

Intellivision prices, all games & how to spot a fake

A plain two-player tennis cart from Mattel's first wave, worth owning only if you have someone to play.

Tennis is one of Mattel's early sports cartridges, developed by APh Technological Consulting, with Gavin Claypool and Chris Lutz credited as programmers. Two players are required; there is no computer opponent.

It is an unremarkable game: fine for a head-to-head session, but not something a solo collector will return to.

What the press said at the time

“Mattel's Tennis stresses shot selection and other fine points of the sport. A pair of gamers compete in regulation three-set matches, urged to great performances by the roaring cheers of the spectators.”
— Electronic Games, July 1982

Worth knowing

From the Intellivision manual. Matches use real tennis scoring with deuce and advantage plus tie-breakers, and you must win 3 sets out of 5.
From the Intellivision manual. The disc moves your player in any of 16 directions while the player always faces the net, so timing the serve and watching the ball's shadow matter.