Editing Crazy Kong

{{about|the adaptation of the original ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' game|the character referred to as a "Crazy Kong" in the [[DK Rap]]|[[Lanky Kong]]}}

[[File:Crazy Kong title screen.gif|right|thumb|''Crazy Kong'' title screen]]

'''''Crazy Kong''''' is a [[Nintendo]]-licensed adaptation of [[Donkey Kong (game)|''Donkey Kong'']] created in September 1981 by Falcon for the Japanese market as the unexpected popularity of the original game led to a shortage of arcade cabinets. The gameplay remains relatively unchanged; however, the sprites suffered enough changes to be differentiated from the original. Nintendo had only authorized for the game to be distributed inside Japan, but Falcon breached this agreement by exporting the game into the US, which prompted Nintendo to terminate the license agreement on January 29, 1982.<ref name="Nintendo vs Elcon">''Nintendo of America, Inc. v. Elcon Industries, Inc.'' (October 4, 1982). [https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=14413211357527714092&q=564+F.+Supp.+937&hl=en&as_sdt=2,5 Google Scholar archive]</ref> Like ''Donkey Kong'', this game faced competition from unofficial bootlegs from both arcade clones and home ports.<ref>Lindell, Martin. [http://www.vgarc.org/vgarc-originals/the-clones-of-donkey-kong/ The clones of Donkey Kong] at VGArc. Retrieved 2 February 2019.</ref> The title ''Crazy Kong'' is never used in official ''Donkey Kong'' home ports as it has been retired by Nintendo after outliving its usefulness. The game has never been re-released officially in any form.

 

*The color palette is different from ''Donkey Kong''. The [[girder]]s in [[25m]] are green, the ape is orange, and Mario's outfit resembles the one from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''.

*Some animation frames have been removed. For example, in [[25m]], barrels appear to spawn right out of Crazy Kong, instead of him picking up and rolling them like in ''Donkey Kong''.

*Most of the sound effects in the game are different from <i>Donkey Kong</i>'s, due to running on hardware based on that of ''[[wikipedia:Crazy Climber|Crazy Climber]]''.

*Some consider the game to have a higher difficulty than ''Donkey Kong'' as the [[wikipedia:collision detection|collision detection]] in the game isn't as robust as <i>Donkey Kong</i>'s, in addition to parts of the game moving at a faster pace.

*It is possible to complete 25m by jumping off the second girder from the bottom while [[Mario]]'s foot is hanging over the ledge. When he jumps off, he should fall through the floor and complete the level. This is a [[glitch]] that was carried over from the first version of ''Donkey Kong''.

*The [[Fire|Fireballs]] on [[100m]] are identical to the fireballs from 25m, [[50m]], and [[75m]].

*It is safe to touch the gorilla in 100m.

*The heart in between Mario and [[Pauline|Lady]] that appears after completing 100m is now near the round indicator.

[[File:Crazy Kong Part II title screen.png|right|thumb|''Crazy Kong Part II'' title screen]]

Falcon addressed several of the problems by releasing ''Crazy Kong Part II'' in the same year. Here are the differences from above:

*The girders of 25m are now orange and have been shortened so as to not extend past ladders.

*When Crazy Kong is defeated in 100m, the text "GIVE UP!!" appears in the space between him and Mario and Lady.

*During round 2 and on (when L=02), two gaps appear in the girders of 25m. The [[conveyor]]s of 50m move faster.

On June 30, 1982, [[Nintendo]] of America filled a complaint toward Elcon Industries Inc., an arcade hardware manufacturer based in Michigan that sold ''Crazy Kong'' boards. The complaint alleged that the licensing agreement with Falcon explicitly forbade the manufacturing or export of ''Crazy Kong'' outside Japan. The case was taken to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, which quickly ruled in favor of Nintendo.<ref name="Nintendo vs Elcon"></ref>

==Trivia==

*This is the first ''Mario'' game in which a character speaks. Mario yells "hi-yah!" whenever he jumps. Ironically, this is a higher pitch version of a gorilla's grunt from ''[[wikipedia:Crazy Climber|Crazy Climber]]''. Lady has unused speech in ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'', but this was replaced with sound effects before release.<ref>[https://tcrf.net/Donkey_Kong_(Arcade)#Unused_Sounds The Cutting Room Floor]</ref>

==External links==

[http://bootleggames.wikia.com/wiki/Crazy_Kong ''Crazy Kong'' entry at BootlegGames Wiki]

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