That Time Nintendo B*tch Slapped Universal Studios...

[LyonsArcade]

 

[1kGen]

Now they are in bed together

 

[WadeLanham]

It's interesting that Universal lost, because they did seem to have the rights to Kong, and the game obviously took from the Kong story. A pretty blatant knockoff, really.

 

[delayed]

You could be next

 

[WadeLanham]

Ironic isn't it.

 

[PassivePac-Man]

And to add to the story, one of Nintendo of America's lawyers in their defense was John Kirby. They named a certain Nintendo character in honor of him

 

[Phetishboy]

Well, did Coleco get THEIR money back? Because that seems like some bullshit right there.

 

[80scoinops]

And to add to the story, one of Nintendo of America's lawyers in their defense was John Kirby. They named a certain Nintendo character in honor of him

Toad.

 

[CameronMcC]

It's interesting that Universal lost, because they did seem to have the rights to Kong, and the game obviously took from the Kong story. A pretty blatant knockoff, really.

The rights to King Kong are super strange as the charachter is public domain after the creator got screwed by the studio. But Universal does retain certain aspects. The wiki is worth a read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Kong#Legal_rights

 

[WadeLanham]

The rights to King Kong are super strange as the charachter is public domain after the creator got screwed by the studio. But Universal does retain certain aspects. The wiki is worth a read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Kong#Legal_rights

Apparently there was some sort of question about the rights at the time. The character was created specifically for the movie business and there were movies made shortly before DK, so it's strange that the rights lasped or whatever was the case.

 

[JaydenSilvers]

The rights to King Kong are super strange as the charachter is public domain after the creator got screwed by the studio. But Universal does retain certain aspects. The wiki is worth a read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Kong#Legal_rights

Worth mentioning: the official King Kong video game for the Atari 2600 is just a clone of Donkey Kong. Nintendo could have sued them and won, but they didn't.

 

[Ponpokemon]

King Kong on the 2600 ripped off the music and sounds the best they could as well.

 

[Coin Mech]

DONG KONG