Play Moero!! Pro Tennis (Japan) Online

Moero!! Pro Tennis came out for the NES in 1991, published by Atlus. It was one of the later tennis games on the system, arriving at a time when developers were pushing the 8-bit hardware to its limits with more detailed sprites and faster gameplay. It didn't have the name recognition of some other sports titles, but it carved out its own little space with a distinct, almost cartoonish energy.

You control a tennis player from an overhead perspective, running them back and forth along the baseline to return shots. The main objective is to win tournaments by outscoring a series of increasingly tricky opponents. The game has a few notable mechanics, like being able to charge up your shots for more power and using different shot types, such as lobs and slices, to catch the AI off guard. The pacing is fast, almost frantic, and the difficulty can spike pretty hard once you get past the initial matches. It feels like a chaotic, slightly unhinged match of pong where every shot could suddenly veer off in a wild direction.