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|defunct=1988<ref>{{cite|url=www.techspot.com/article/2301-coleco/#google_vignette|publisher=TechSpot|language=en|title=Coleco: Gone But Not Forgotten|author=Jeffery, Cat|date=January 13, 2022|accessdate=November 11, 2024}}</ref>
|first_release=''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' (Atari 2600 port)
|first_release=''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' (Atari 2600 port)
|latest_release=''Donkey Kong'' (Coleco Adam port)
|latest_release=''Donkey Kong'' (Coleco Adam port)
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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'''.
'''{{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'''. They were legally permitted by [[Nintendo]] to port ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'' to home consoles and tabletops in 1982,<ref>{{cite|date=July 29, 1985|publisher=Justia|language=en|accessdate=November 11, 2024|url=law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp/615/838/1515073|title=Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Nintendo Co. Ltd., 615 F. Supp. 838 (S.D.N.Y. 1985)}}</ref> and were later offered 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.
 
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''-related games==
==List of ''Super Mario''-related games==
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!Year released
!Year released
!Console
!Console
!Developer
|-
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''
|1982
|1982
|{{wp|Atari 2600}}
|{{wp|Atari 2600}}
|[[Imaginative Systems Software]]
|-
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''
|1982
|1982
|{{wp|ColecoVision}}
|{{wp|ColecoVision}}
|Coleco
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong (tabletop arcade game)|Donkey Kong]]''
|1982
|Coleco tabletop arcade game
|Coleco
|-
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''
|1982
|1982
|Coleco mini arcade
|{{wp|Intellivision}}
|[[Roklan]]
|-
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]''
|1983
|1983
|ColecoVision
|ColecoVision
|Coleco
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]''
|1983
|Coleco tabletop arcade game ([[Game & Watch]])
|[[Nintendo Research & Development 1]]
|-
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]''
|1983
|1983
|Atari 2600
|Atari 2600
|[[Woodside Design Associates]]
|-
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]''
|1983
|1983
|Coleco tabletop
|Intellivision
|Roklan
|-
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]''
|1984
|1984
|{{wp|Coleco Adam}}
|{{wp|Coleco Adam}}
|Coleco
|-
|-
|''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''
|''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]''
|1984
|1984
|Coleco Adam
|Coleco Adam
|Coleco
|}
|}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Coleco Donkey Kong tabletop.png| ''Donkey Kong'' Tabletop, part of the Coleco mini arcade series
Coleco Donkey Kong tabletop.png|''[[Donkey Kong (tabletop arcade game)|Donkey Kong]]'' tabletop arcade game
DKJr.Tabletopgame.jpg|''Donkey Kong Jr.'' Tabletop made by Coleco
Coleco Donkey Kong Jr. canceled tabletop.jpg|Ad for canceled ''Donkey Kong Junior'' tabletop arcade game
DKJr.Tabletopgame.jpg|[[Donkey Kong Jr. (Game & Watch)|''Donkey Kong Jr.'' Game & Watch]] Tabletop distributed by Coleco
DKcolecofiguresall4.jpg|''Donkey Kong'' merchandise figures made by Coleco
DKcolecofiguresall4.jpg|''Donkey Kong'' merchandise figures made by Coleco
</gallery>
</gallery>


==External links==
==External links==
;Coleco's ''Donkey Kong'' comercials
;Coleco's ''Donkey Kong'' commercials
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzFCXfjuNjI ''Donkey Kong'' home consoles ports comercial]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzFCXfjuNjI ''Donkey Kong'' home consoles ports commercial]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNTpXX43QxY ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' home consoles ports comercial]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNTpXX43QxY ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' home consoles ports commercial]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brZiqQlO-RA ''Donkey Kong '' tabletop comercial]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brZiqQlO-RA ''Donkey Kong '' tabletop commercial]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbTlbjDTW3w ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' tabletop comercial]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbTlbjDTW3w ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' tabletop commercial]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 02:39, December 23, 2024

Coleco
Coleco's logo
Founded 1932[?]
Defunct 1988[1]
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. They were legally permitted by Nintendo to port Donkey Kong to home consoles and tabletops in 1982,[2] and were 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.

List of Super Mario-related games

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

  • Donkey Kong tabletop arcade game

    Donkey Kong tabletop arcade game

  • Ad for canceled Donkey Kong Junior tabletop arcade game

    Ad for canceled Donkey Kong Junior tabletop arcade game

  • Donkey Kong Jr. Game & Watch Tabletop distributed by Coleco

    Donkey Kong Jr. Game & Watch Tabletop distributed by Coleco

  • Donkey Kong merchandise figures made by Coleco

    Donkey Kong merchandise figures made by Coleco

External links

Coleco's Donkey Kong commercials

References

  1. ^ Jeffery, Cat (January 13, 2022). Coleco: Gone But Not Forgotten. TechSpot (English). Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
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