- This article is about the company who developed Crazy Kong. For the main character of the F-Zero series, see Captain Falcon.
Falcon is a company that developed the officially licensed Donkey Kong clone Crazy Kong for the Japanese market. However, since Falcon had been releasing this game outside Japan, which had broken Nintendo's license rules, Nintendo removed Falcon's license to release Crazy Kong arcade machines on January 29, 1982.[1]
Lawsuits[edit]
On June 1, 1982, Nintendo of Japan filed for an injunction against Falcon in Kyoto District Court, which was granted on June 5. A countersuit by Falcon was won by Nintendo.[2] On October 13, Nintendo launched a lawsuit seeking damages against Falcon.[3] This experience led Nintendo to decide to produce all Donkey Kong Jr. machines by itself.[4] Falcon's president was later arrested for unauthorized copying of Donkey Kong Jr. printed circuit boards[5] under the name Crazy Junior.[6] The ensuing seven-year trial ended with a guilty verdict and prison terms for Falcon employees that were involved.[7]
List of Super Mario-related games[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ United States District Court (October 4, 1982). Nintendo of America, Inc. v. Elcon Industries, Inc.. Google Scholar. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ August 15, 1982. Game Machine #194. Osaka: Amusement Press, Inc. Page 26 (via archive.org). Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ December 1, 1982. Game Machine #202. Osaka: Amusement Press, Inc. Page 26 (via archive.org). Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ September 15, 1982. Game Machine #196. Osaka: Amusement Press, Inc. Page 30 (via archive.org). Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ March 1, 1983. Game Machine #207. Osaka: Amusement Press, Inc. Page 30 (via archive.org). Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ Artwork of the game with the name "Crazy Junior"Media:Crazy Junior Artwork.jpg
- ^ April 15, 1990. Game Machine #378. Osaka: Amusement Press, Inc. Page 26 (via archive.org). Retrieved June 19, 2024.
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