Actually, you should thank Coleco for bringing the gaming industry out of the slump. If it wasn't for Coleco, Nintendo wouldn't be the monolith it is today.
When Nintendo introduced the Famicom in Japan in 1983, they already had sights on the rest of the world. However, Atari was a powerhouse that they couldn't contend with. So Nintendo made a deal with Atari. They were going to give Atari the rights to release the NES everywhere on the globe except Japan. Atari agreed and they were going to sign papers at the 1983 Summer CES.
At the CES, Coleco introduced its computer system Adam. Adam also played games and was esentially a Colecovision in computer's clothing. And at the CES, they had Donkey Kong played through the Adam. The problem with this was while Coleco had the home gaming rights to Nintendo's games, Atari had the computer gaming rights to those games. Coleco could have Donkey Kong playing on a Colecovision but Adam was a computer and in Atari's eyes it voided Atari's license. Atari told Nintendo to get the matter straightened out or else they wouldn't sign the agreement to market the NES.
It tok several months but Nintendo fixed the problem. But by then the crash occurred and Atari was no longer the force that it started as. Nintendo no longer saw Atari as a threat and decided to release the Nintendo around the world on its own.
And the rest is history....
As far as I know, Ralph never saw a working version of Spacewar (aside from an emulated one a few years ago). And if you know Ralph, he's not one to make up stories.
By the way, your book will be shipped on Thursday:)
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Actually, you should thank Coleco for bringing the gaming industry out of the slump. If it wasn't for Coleco, Nintendo wouldn't be the monolith it is today. When Nintendo introduced the Famicom in Japan in 1983, they already had sights on the rest of the world. However, Atari was a powerhouse that they couldn't contend with. So Nintendo made a deal with Atari. They were going to give Atari the rights to release the NES everywhere on the globe except Japan. Atari agreed and they were going to sign papers at the 1983 Summer CES. At the CES, Coleco introduced its computer system Adam. Adam also played games and was esentially a Colecovision in computer's clothing. And at the CES, they had Donkey Kong played through the Adam. The problem with this was while Coleco had the home gaming rights to Nintendo's games, Atari had the computer gaming rights to those games. Coleco could have Donkey Kong playing on a Colecovision but Adam was a computer and in Atari's eyes it voided Atari's license. Atari told Nintendo to get the matter straightened out or else they wouldn't sign the agreement to market the NES. It tok several months but Nintendo fixed the problem. But by then the crash occurred and Atari was no longer the force that it started as. Nintendo no longer saw Atari as a threat and decided to release the Nintendo around the world on its own. And the rest is history....
As far as I know, Ralph never saw a working version of Spacewar (aside from an emulated one a few years ago). And if you know Ralph, he's not one to make up stories. By the way, your book will be shipped on Thursday :)