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In 1981, Nintendo granted a license to the developer Falcon to manufacture ''[[Crazy Kong]]'', an authorized clone of ''Donkey Kong'' which was ported to several home computer platforms. The contract allowing Falcon to manufacture the game was exclusive to Japan, and was terminated in 1982 after Nintendo learned Falcon had breached the terms of the contract and sold ''Crazy Kong'' boards to an American arcade hardware distributor.<ref>''Nintendo of America, Inc. v. Elcon Industries, Inc.'' (October 4, 1982). [https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=14413211357527714092&q=564+F.+Supp.+937&hl=en&as_sdt=2,5 Google Scholar archive]</ref> | In 1981, Nintendo granted a license to the developer Falcon to manufacture ''[[Crazy Kong]]'', an authorized clone of ''Donkey Kong'' which was ported to several home computer platforms. The contract allowing Falcon to manufacture the game was exclusive to Japan, and was terminated in 1982 after Nintendo learned Falcon had breached the terms of the contract and sold ''Crazy Kong'' boards to an American arcade hardware distributor.<ref>''Nintendo of America, Inc. v. Elcon Industries, Inc.'' (October 4, 1982). [https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=14413211357527714092&q=564+F.+Supp.+937&hl=en&as_sdt=2,5 Google Scholar archive]</ref> | ||
In 1984, [[Hudson Soft]] published ''[[Donkey Kong 3: Dai | In 1984, [[Hudson Soft]] published ''[[Donkey Kong 3: Dai Gyakushū]]'' (subtitle meaning "The Counterstrike") for the [[wikipedia:NEC PC-6001|NEC PC-6001]], NEC PC-6001mkII, [[wikipedia:NEC PC-8801|NEC PC-8801]], and [[wikipedia:Sharp X1|Sharp X1]] home computer platform. In a manner similar to Hudson Soft's earlier ''[[Punch Ball Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[Mario Bros. Special]]'', ''Dai Gyakushū'' is modeled after ''Donkey Kong 3'', but features new graphics, levels, and simplified gameplay mechanics to account for the limitations of the Japanese home computer platforms it was released on. | ||
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