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Future US ( formerly known as Imagine Media and The Future Network USA ) is an American media corporation specializing in targeted magazines and websites in the video games , ___MASK85___ , and technology markets . Future US is headquartered in the South San Francisco with offices in New York ___MASK31___ and Los Angeles . Future US is owned by parent company , Future plc , an international publishing company based in the United Kingdom . A handheld ___MASK49___ console is a small , portable self - contained ___MASK32___ console with a built - in screen , ___MASK49___ controls , and speakers . Handheld ___MASK49___ consoles are smaller than home ___MASK32___ consoles and contain the console , screen , speakers , and controls in one unit , allowing people to carry them and play them at any time or place . A tennis court is the venue where the sport of tennis is played . It is a firm rectangular surface with a low net stretched across the center . The same surface can be used to play both doubles and singles matches . A variety of surfaces can be used to create a tennis court , each with its own characteristics which affect the playing style of the ___MASK49___ . Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a ___MASK74___ opponent ( singles ) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles ). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent ' s court . The object of the game is to play the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return . The player who is unable to return the ball will not gain a point , while the opposite player will . Abandoning previous ventures in favor of toys in the 1960s , Nintendo then developed into a ___MASK32___ company in the 1970s , ultimately becoming one of the most influential in the industry and Japan ' s third most - valuable company with a market value of over $ 85 billion . From 1992 until 2016 , Nintendo was also the majority shareholder of Major League Baseball ' s Seattle Mariners . A world ___MASK82___ is a ___MASK82___ involving many of the countries of the world or many of the most powerful and populous ones . World wars span multiple countries on multiple continents , with battles fought in multiple theaters . While a variety of global conflicts have been subjectively deemed ' world wars ,' the term is applied to the two major international conflicts that occurred during the twentieth century : World ___MASK82___ I ( 1914  1918 ) and World ___MASK82___ II ( 1939  1945 ) respectively . Gameplay . " Mario ' s Tennis " is a sports ___MASK49___ in which the player controls one of seven different " Mario " characters and engages in tennis matches . The action on the court is viewed from directly behind the player ___MASK93___ from a third person perspective . The Virtual Boy stereoscopic 3D graphics allows the player to perceive depth within the tennis court , allowing for better perception in the distance between tennis ball and the respective ___MASK93___ . Unlike later entries in the " Mario Tennis " series , which added gameplay elements not present in tradition tennis , such as " power up items ", special " power shots ", or external obstacles interfering with the ___MASK49___ , " Mario ' s Tennis " simply focuses on tennis fundamentals . Nester ' s Funky Bowling is a bowling ___MASK32___ developed by Saffire Corporation and published by Nintendo for the Virtual Boy handheld game console . It was only released in North America on February 26 , 1996 , and it was the second - last game released for the system before it was discontinued . Players control Nester , a character from the " Nintendo Power " comics , or his twin sister Hester , as they compete to see who is superior . It features standard bowling mechanics and rules , encouraging players to get 300 pins . It has three modes of play - Bowling , Challenge , and Practice , all three supporting one or two players . Parallax is a displacement or difference in the apparent position of an ___MASK30___ viewed along two different lines of sight , and is measured by the angle or semi - angle of inclination between those two lines . The ___MASK97___ is derived from the Greek ___MASK57___  (" parallaxis "), meaning " alteration ". Due to foreshortening , nearby objects have a larger parallax than more distant objects when observed from different positions , so parallax can be used to determine distances . Gameplay and premise . " Galactic Pinball " is set in the Milky Way ___MASK65___ , and tells the story of the discovery of a new , strange world . At the Title Screen , players can choose from four pinball tables : Cosmic , Colony , UFO , and Alien . Players can also choose to look at the top scores . Each table has its own background story . The Cosmic table has players controlling a Space Federation pilot who is exploring the mysteries of the ___MASK65___ ; the Colony table has players protecting a colony from asteroids ; the UFO table has players in control of a ___MASK93___ who is piloting a remote - controlled UFO to fight the Evil Skeleton ; and the Alien table has players taking on aliens . Gameplay and plot . " Red Alarm " is a shoot ' em up that takes place in a three - dimensional ( 3D ) graphical environment . As a Virtual Boy ___MASK49___ , it features a red - and - black ___MASK43___ palette and stereoscopic 3D visuals , the depth of which may be adjusted by the player . The ___MASK49___ is set during the 21st century , in the aftermath of a 70 - year world ___MASK82___ that led to the establishment of a utopian society without weapons . An artificially intelligent defense ___MASK98___ called " KAOS ", which had been used to end the ___MASK82___ , becomes sentient and builds an army to wipe out humanity . Nintendo Power is a discontinued news and strategy ___MASK78___ which was initially published in - house monthly by Nintendo of America , and later independently . In December 2007 , Nintendo contracted publishing to Future US , the American subsidiary of British publisher Future . It was one of the longest running ___MASK32___ magazines in the United States and Canada , and was Nintendo ' s official ___MASK78___ in North America . A tennis ball is a ball designed for the sport of tennis . Tennis balls are fluorescent yellow at major sporting events , but in recreational play can be virtually any ___MASK43___ . Tennis balls are covered in a fibrous felt which modifies their aerodynamic properties , and each has a white curvilinear oval covering it . Gameplay . " Virtual Boy Wario Land " for the Virtual Boy is very similar to other Wario platforming games . Similarly to the original "", Wario can collect different hats to give himself new abilities . The Dragon Hat allows Wario to use a flamethrower against his enemies , but must recharge ( he also cannot barge ). The Bull Helmet makes his barge attack faster and a lot more powerful along with the ability to do a ground pound , which can be used to crush his enemies and break blocks below . The Eagle Hat allows Wario to fly as well as barge while in mid - air . By combining the Eagle Hat with the Dragon Hat , Wario earns the ___MASK50___ Dragon Hat with the powers of all three caps ( except barging ). In each stage , Wario must collect treasure and find a key to unlock the elevator to the next stage . Also , as in other Wario games , the player has an opportunity to find different treasures hidden around the stages to increase his or her overall score . There are also a few mini - games located between stages , in which Wario can gamble with the loot he has collected so far . Japan (" Nippon " or " Nihon " ; formally "" or " Nihon - koku ", means " ___MASK69___ of Japan ") is a sovereign island nation in Eastern Asia . Located in the Pacific Ocean , It is lying off the eastern coast of the Asia Mainland ( east of China , Korea , Russia ) and stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and near Taiwan in the southwest . A sports ___MASK49___ is a ___MASK32___ that simulates the practice of sports . Most sports have been recreated with a ___MASK49___ , including team sports , track and field , extreme sports and combat sports . Some games emphasize actually playing the sport ( such as the " Madden NFL " series ), whilst others emphasize strategy and sport management ( such as " Championship Manager " and " Out of the Park Baseball "). Some , such as " Need for Speed ", " Arch Rivals " and " Punch - Out !!", satirize the sport for comic effect . This genre has been popular throughout the history of video games and is competitive , just like real - world sports . A number of ___MASK49___ series feature the names and characteristics of real teams and players , and are updated annually to reflect real - world changes . The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle , Washington . The Mariners compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the American League ( AL ) West ___MASK27___ . The team joined the AL as an expansion team in 1977 . Since July , the Mariners ' home ballpark has been Safeco Field , located in the SoDo ___MASK24___ of Seattle . SoDo means " South of Downtown ." Bowling refers to a series of sports or leisure activities in which a player rolls or throws a bowling ball towards a target . It is one of the major forms of throwing sports . In pin bowling variations , the target is usually to knock over pins at the end of a lane . When all the pins are knocked down on the first roll , this is a ___MASK17___ . In target variations , the aim is usually to get the ball as close to a mark as possible . The pin version of bowling is often played on a flat wooden or other synthetic surface ( which can be oiled in different patterns for different techniques ), while in target bowling , the surface may be grass , gravel or a synthetic surface . The most common types of pin bowling include ten - pin , nine - pin , candlepin , duckpin and five - pin bowling , while in target bowling , bowls , skittles , kegel , bocce , carpet bowls , pétanque , and boules , both indoor and outdoor varieties are popular . Today the sport of bowling is played by 100 million people in more than 90 countries worldwide ( including 70 million in the United States ), and continues to grow through entertainment media such as video games for home consoles and handheld devices . The " Mario " franchise is the best - selling ___MASK32___ franchise of all time . Over 210 million units of the overall " Mario " series of games have been sold . Outside of the " Super Mario " platform series , other " Mario " genres include the " Mario Kart " racing series , sports games such as the " Mario Tennis " and " Mario Golf " series , role - playing games such as " Super Mario RPG " and " Paper Mario ", and educational games such as " Mario Is Missing !" and " Mario ' s Time Machine ". The franchise has branched into several mediums , including television shows , film , comics , and licensed merchandise . Since 1995 , Mario has been voiced by Charles Martinet . At the end of each Major League Baseball season , the league leaders of various statistical categories are announced . Leading the league in a particular category is referred to as a " ___MASK37___ ". A ___MASK32___ is an ___MASK90___ that involves human or animal interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device such as a TV screen or computer monitor . The word " video " in " ___MASK32___ " traditionally referred to a raster display device , but as of the 2000s , it implies any type of display device that can produce two - or three - dimensional images . Some theorists categorize video games as an art form , but this designation is controversial . Boxing is a combat sport in which two ___MASK67___ wearing protective gloves throw punches at each other for a predetermined set of time in a boxing ring . Gameplay and premise . " Teleroboxer " takes place in the 22nd ___MASK21___ , when a technology called " Telerobotics " is used , allowing ___MASK67___ to control robots to do tasks not normally doable by humans . Teleroboxing was created by Dr . Edward Maki Jr ., involving two robots boxing against each other . A player ___MASK93___ or playable ___MASK93___ ( PC ) is a ___MASK88___ in a role - playing or ___MASK32___ whose actions are directly controlled by a player of the game rather than the rules of the game . The characters that are not controlled by a player are called non - player characters ( NPCs ). The actions of non - player characters are typically handled by the game itself in video games , or according to rules followed by a gamemaster refereeing tabletop role - playing games . The player ___MASK93___ functions as a fictional , alternate body for the player controlling it . , fully titled as Technology and Entertainment Software , was a Japanese - based ___MASK32___ developer founded in 1982 . Although they have made games with a wide variety of genres , they are primarily known in the U . S . for their video golf games . In May 2002 , T & E Soft Corporation changed their name to D Wonderland Inc . 3D Tetris is a puzzle ___MASK32___ developed by Technology and Entertainment Software and published by Nintendo . It was initially released for the Virtual Boy on March 22 , 1996 in North America only . The game allows players to control multiple falling blocks , rotating and positioning them to clear layers in a " Well ". The game is similar to other Tetris games , but uses a three - dimensional playing field as opposed to the traditional two - dimensional view . The game contains multiple modes and gametypes , as well as different difficulty settings and levels , which change different aspects of the gameplay . The Milky Way is the ___MASK65___ that contains our Solar ___MASK98___ . The descriptive " milky " is derived from the appearance from Earth of the ___MASK65___  a band of light seen in the night sky formed from stars that cannot be individually distinguished by the naked eye . The term " Milky Way " is a translation of the Latin ', from the Greek (', " milky circle "). From Earth , the Milky Way appears as a band because its disk - shaped structure is viewed from within . Galileo Galilei first resolved the band of light into individual stars with his telescope in 1610 . Until the early 1920s , most astronomers thought that the Milky Way contained all the stars in the Universe . Following the 1920 Great Debate between the astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis , observations by Edwin Hubble showed that the Milky Way is just one of many galaxies . Since his debut , Wario has become the protagonist and antihero of the " Wario Land " and " WarioWare " series , spanning handheld and console markets . In addition to appearances in spin - offs in the " Mario " series , he appears in cameos for " Kirby Super ___MASK79___ Ultra ", " Densetsu no Stafy 3 " and " Pilotwings 64 ". He has also been featured in other media such as the " Super Mario Adventures " ___MASK18___ . The character has received a largely positive critical reception and has emerged as a well - established mascot for Nintendo . The Virtual Boy was released by Nintendo on July 21 , 1995 in Japan and on August 14 , 1995 in North America with the launch titles Mario ' s Tennis , Red Alarm , Teleroboxer , and Galactic Pinball . The last official ___MASK37___ to be released for the Virtual Boy was 3D Tetris , released on March 12 , 1996 . In total , 22 Virtual Boy games were released ; only 14 made it to North America . Several additional titles were announced to be released for the Virtual Boy as well , but they were canceled after Nintendo discontinued the ___MASK98___ . The top games released for the Virtual Boy , according to Nintendo Power , included Virtual Boy Wario Land , Galactic Pinball , Mario ' s Tennis , Nester ' s Funky Bowling , and Red Alarm . The following list contains all games released on the Virtual Boy , including all games released either in Japan or in North America only . The Virtual Boy was released in North America and in Japan but it was never released in the PAL markets . Both the English and Japanese titles , as well as both the North American and Japanese release dates , are given when applicable . A ___MASK65___ is a gravitationally bound ___MASK98___ of stars , stellar remnants , interstellar gas , dust , and dark matter . The word ___MASK65___ is derived from the Greek "", literally " milky ", a reference to the Milky Way . Galaxies range in size from dwarfs with just a few billion stars to giants with one hundred trillion stars , each orbiting its ___MASK65___ ' s center of ___MASK53___ . Galaxies are categorized according to their visual morphology as elliptical , spiral and irregular . Many galaxies are thought to have black holes at their active centers . The Milky Way ' s central black hole , known as Sagittarius A *, has a ___MASK53___ four million times greater than the Sun . As of March 2016 , GN - z11 is the oldest and most distant observed ___MASK65___ with a comoving distance of 32 billion light - years from Earth , and observed as it existed just 400 million years after the Big Bang . Pinball is a type of arcade ___MASK49___ , in which points are scored by a player manipulating one or more steel balls on a play field inside a glass - covered cabinet called a pinball machine ( or pinball table ). The primary objective of the ___MASK49___ is to score as many points as possible . Many modern pinball machines include a story line where the player must complete certain objectives in a certain fashion to complete the story , usually earning high scores for different methods of completing the ___MASK49___ . Points are earned when the ball strikes different targets on the play field . A drain is situated at the bottom of the play field , partially protected by player - controlled plastic bats called flippers . A ___MASK49___ ends after all the balls fall into the drain a certain number of times . Secondary objectives are to maximize the time spent playing ( by earning " extra balls " and keeping the ball in play as long as possible ) and to earn bonus games ( known as " replays "). Shoot ' em up ( also known as shmup or STG ) is a subgenre of the shooter ___MASK62___ of video games . In a shoot ' em up , the player character engages in a lone assault , often in a spacecraft or aircraft , shooting large numbers of enemies while dodging their attacks . There is no consensus as to which design elements compose a shoot ' em up . Some restrict the definition to games featuring spacecraft and certain types of character movement ; others allow a broader definition including characters on foot and a variety of perspectives . Shoot ' em ups call for fast reactions and for the player to memorize levels and enemy attack patterns . " Bullet hell " games feature overwhelming numbers of enemy projectiles . The Virtual Boy is a 32 - bit table - top ___MASK32___ console developed and manufactured by Nintendo . Released in 1995 , it was marketed as the first console capable of displaying stereoscopic 3D graphics , a form of virtual reality . The player uses the console in a manner similar to a head - mounted display , placing their head against the eyepiece to see a red monochrome display . The games use a parallax effect to create the illusion of depth . Sales failed to meet targets , and by early 1996 , Nintendo ceased distribution and game development after shipping 1 . 26 million units and releasing 22 games .