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'''{{wp|Coleco|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 later renamed '''Coleco''' on January 9, 1962.
'''{{wp|Coleco|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'''.


In 1982, [[Nintendo]] allowed Coleco to port ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' on home consoles and tabletops. 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 {{wp|Coleco Adam}}. Coleco justified its existence in that it uses a {{wp|ColecoVision}} cartridge as opposed to a cassette or floppy disk. Coleco also created ''Donkey Kong'' merchandise figures.
In 1982, [[Nintendo]] allowed Coleco to port ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' to home consoles and tabletops,<ref>https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/615/838/1515073/</ref> later offering the rights to ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|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 {{wp|Coleco Adam}}. Coleco justified its existence in that it uses a {{wp|ColecoVision}} cartridge as opposed to a cassette or floppy disk. Coleco also created ''Donkey Kong'' merchandise figures.


==List of ''Super Mario'' games Coleco created==
==List of ''Super Mario''-related games==
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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<gallery>
Coleco Donkey Kong tabletop.png| ''Donkey Kong'' Tabletop, which refers to Coleco mini arcade series
Coleco Donkey Kong tabletop.png| ''Donkey Kong'' Tabletop, part of the Coleco mini arcade series
DKJr.Tabletopgame.jpg|''Donkey Kong Jr.'' Tabletop made by Coleco
DKJr.Tabletopgame.jpg|''Donkey Kong Jr.'' Tabletop made by Coleco
DKcolecofiguresall4.jpg|''Donkey Kong'' merchandise figures made by Coleco
DKcolecofiguresall4.jpg|''Donkey Kong'' merchandise figures made by Coleco
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brZiqQlO-RA ''Donkey Kong '' tabletop comercial]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brZiqQlO-RA ''Donkey Kong '' tabletop comercial]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbTlbjDTW3w ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' tabletop comercial]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbTlbjDTW3w ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' tabletop comercial]
==References==
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Revision as of 11:35, July 30, 2024

Coleco
Coleco's logo
Founded 1932
Defunct 1988[1]
First Super Mario game Donkey Kong (Atari 2600 port)
Latest 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.

In 1982, Nintendo allowed Coleco to port Donkey Kong to home consoles and tabletops,[2] later offering 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.

List of Super Mario-related games

Title Year released Console
Donkey Kong 1982 Atari 2600
Donkey Kong 1982 ColecoVision
Donkey Kong 1982 Coleco mini arcade
Donkey Kong Jr. 1983 ColecoVision
Donkey Kong Jr. 1983 Atari 2600
Donkey Kong Jr. 1983 Coleco tabletop
Donkey Kong Jr. 1984 Coleco Adam
Donkey Kong 1984 Coleco Adam

Gallery

External links

Coleco's Donkey Kong comercials

References