Coleco
| Coleco | |
|---|---|
| |
| Founded | 1932[1] |
| Defunct | 1988[2] |
| First Super Mario game | Donkey Kong (Atari 2600 port) |
| Final Super Mario game | Donkey Kong (Coleco Adam port) |
Coleco Industries, Inc., also known as simply Coleco, was an American video game and toy company founded in 1932 by Maurice Greenberg as The Connecticut Leather Company. It was legally permitted by Nintendo to port Donkey Kong to home consoles and tabletops in 1982,[3] and it was later offered the rights to Donkey Kong Jr. Even though Coleco had the right to port these two games only on home consoles, the company also ported Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. on its computer Coleco Adam. Coleco justified its existence in that it uses a ColecoVision cartridge as opposed to a cassette or floppy disk. Coleco also created Donkey Kong merchandise figures.
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| Title | Year released | Console | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donkey Kong | 1982 | Atari 2600 | Imaginative Systems Software |
| Donkey Kong | 1982 | ColecoVision | Coleco |
| Donkey Kong | 1982 | Coleco tabletop arcade game | Coleco |
| Donkey Kong | 1982 | Intellivision | Roklan |
| Donkey Kong Jr. | 1983 | ColecoVision | Coleco |
| Donkey Kong Jr. | 1983 | Coleco tabletop arcade game (Game & Watch) | Nintendo Research & Development 1 |
| Donkey Kong Jr. | 1983 | Atari 2600 | Woodside Design Associates |
| Donkey Kong Jr. | 1983 | Intellivision | Roklan |
| Donkey Kong Jr. | 1984 | Coleco Adam | Coleco |
| Donkey Kong | 1984 | Coleco Adam | Coleco |
Gallery[edit]
Donkey Kong tabletop arcade game
Ad for canceled Donkey Kong Junior tabletop arcade game
Donkey Kong Jr. Game & Watch Tabletop distributed by Coleco
Donkey Kong merchandise figures made by Coleco
References[edit]
- ^ Kleinfield, N. R. (July 21, 1985). Coleco moves out of the cabbage patch. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
- ^ Jeffery, Cat (January 13, 2022). Coleco: Gone But Not Forgotten. TechSpot (English). Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ^ July 29, 1985. Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Nintendo Co. Ltd., 615 F. Supp. 838 (S.D.N.Y. 1985). Justia (English). Retrieved November 11, 2024.
External links[edit]
- Coleco's Donkey Kong commercials
- Donkey Kong home consoles ports commercial
- Donkey Kong Jr. home consoles ports commercial
- Donkey Kong tabletop commercial
- Donkey Kong Jr. tabletop commercial
