Falcon: Difference between revisions

'''Falcon''' is a company that developed the officially licensed ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|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.<ref name="Nintendo vs Elcon">{{cite|author=United States District Court|date=October 4, 1982|url=scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=14413211357527714092&q=564+F.+Supp.+937&hl=en&as_sdt=2,5|title=''Nintendo of America, Inc. v. Elcon Industries, Inc.''|publisher=Google Scholar|accessdate=June 19, 2024}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite|date=August 15, 1982|title=''Game Machine'' #194|location=Osaka|publisher=Amusement Press, Inc|page=[https://archive.org/details/game-machine-magazine-19820815p/page/n13/mode/1up 26] (via archive.org)|accessdate=June 19, 2024}}</ref> On October 13, Nintendo launched a lawsuit seeking damages against Falcon.<ref>{{cite|date=December 1, 1982|title=''Game Machine'' #202|location=Osaka|publisher=Amusement Press, Inc|page=[https://archive.org/details/game-machine-magazine-19821201p/page/n13/mode/1up 26] (via archive.org)|accessdate=June 19, 2024}}</ref> This experience led Nintendo to decide to produce all ''[[Donkey Kong Jr. (game)|Donkey Kong Jr.]]'' machines by itself.<ref>{{cite|date=September 15, 1982|title=''Game Machine'' #196|location=Osaka|publisher=Amusement Press, Inc|page=[https://archive.org/details/game-machine-magazine-19820915p/page/n15/mode/1up 30] (via archive.org)|accessdate=June 19, 2024}}</ref> Falcon's president was later arrested for unauthorized copying of ''Donkey Kong Jr.'' printed circuit boards<ref>{{cite|date=March 1, 1983|title=''Game Machine'' #207|location=Osaka|publisher=Amusement Press, Inc|page=[https://archive.org/details/game-machine-magazine-19830301p/page/n15/mode/1up 30] (via archive.org)|accessdate=June 19, 2024}}</ref> under the name ''Crazy Junior''.<ref>{{file link|Crazy Junior Artwork.jpg|Artwork of the game with the name "''Crazy Junior''"}}</ref> The ensuing seven-year trial ended with a guilty verdict and prison terms for Falcon employees that were involved.<ref>{{cite|date=April 15, 1990|title=''Game Machine'' #378|location=Osaka|publisher=Amusement Press, Inc|page=[https://archive.org/details/game-machine-magazine-19900415p/page/n13/mode/1up 26] (via archive.org)|accessdate=June 19, 2024}}</ref>