Falcon
- This article is about the company who developed Crazy Kong. For the main character of the F-Zero series, see Captain Falcon.
| Falcon | |
|---|---|
| First Super Mario game | Crazy Kong (1981) |
| Latest Super Mario game | Crazy Kong Part II (1981) |
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 of Japan, which had broken Nintendo's license rules, they removed Falcon's license to release Crazy Kong arcade machines on January 29, 1982[1].
Lawsuits
Later on in 1982 on June 1, 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 themselves.[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]
| Title | Year released | Console |
|---|---|---|
| Crazy Kong | 1981 | Arcade |
| Crazy Kong Part II | 1981 | Arcade |
- ^ Nintendo of America, Inc. v. Elcon Industries, Inc. (October 4, 1982). Google Scholar archive
- ^ Game Machine #194 August 15, 1982 issue, page 26
- ^ Game Machine #202 December 1, 1982 issue, page 26
- ^ Game Machine #196 September 15, 1982 issue, page 30
- ^ Game Machine #207 March 1, 1983 issue, page 30
- ^ File:Crazy Junior Artwork.jpg
- ^ Game Machine #378 April 15, 1990 issue, page 26
