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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | North America |
| Products | Video games |
| Parent | Macronix |
American Video Entertainment, Inc. was an American video game company based in San Jose, California. [1] The company developed unlicensed video games for the Nintendo Entertainment System. [2] The company developed two games on its own, Dudes with Attitude and Trolls on Treasure Island, [3] and published 19 games altogether for the NES. [4]
In January 1991, American Video Entertainment filed an antitrust lawsuit against Nintendo of America and its parent company, Nintendo. Seeking US$105 million in damages and filed by antitrust lawyer Joseph Alioto, the suit alleged that Nintendo's use of technology to prevent unlicensed games from running on their Nintendo Entertainment System console violated United States antitrust laws. [5] The lawsuit was settled three years later, under the terms of a secrecy order. [6]
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Blackjack Original release date(s): [7] 1992 (NA) | Release years by system: Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Notes: Blackjack was developed by Odyssey Software and published by American Video Entertainment. [7] The game features blackjack action and a dealer who deals from 1 to 3 card decks. After winning a certain amount of money or losing it all, the game automatically ends. | |
Cue Stick Cancellation date: [8] 1992 (NA) | Proposed system release: Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Notes: Cue Stick was originally developed by Odyssey Software, and was to be published by American Video Entertainment. [8] | |
Deathbots Original release date(s): [9] 1990 (NA) | Release years by system: Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Notes: Deathbots was developed by Odyssey Software and published by American Video Entertainment. [9] In Deathbots, the Mutech Corporation created a base on Alcatraz Island, where attempts to create superior computer intelligence have backfired, as the robots they've created have taken over the computer systems and are threatening the world. Deep in the fortress is an atomic bomb-like device called the Gamma Bomb, which one lone robot must destroy. The game is played from an overhead perspective. | |
Double Strike Original release date(s): [10] 1989 (AS) 1990 (NA/AUS) | Release years by system: Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Notes: Double Strike was developed and published in Taiwan by Sachen (original name: 双鷹), in North America by American Video Entertainment, and in Australia by HES. [10] It is a shoot 'em up game in which the player must save a group of islands from terrorists. | |
Dudes with Attitude Original release date(s): [11] 1990 (NA) | Release years by system: Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Notes: Dudes with Attitude is a puzzle game developed and published by American Video Entertainment. [11] The player controls a face-like character called a "Dude" or "Dudette". The object of the game is to collect all the treasures in every level without getting killed by obstacles or running out of time. Players collect treasures by touching them only if they are the same color as the treasures; players can change their color by running over cup-like objects called "attitude converters". [12] The game plays very similarly to Diamonds . | |
F-15 City War Original release date(s): [13] 1990 (NA/AUS) | Release years by system: Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Notes: F-15 City War is a 3D shoot 'em up game developed by Idea-Tek and published in North America by American Video Entertainment and in Australia by HES. [13] In this game, the player must defend a city under siege by tanks, helicopters, enemy fighter jets, boats, and robots. According to David Sheff's Game Over, the title sold at least 60,000 copies. | |
Original release date(s): [14] 1990 (NA/AUS) | Release years by system: Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Notes: Impossible Mission II is a platform game developed by Novotrade for Epyx and published in North America by American Video Entertainment; it was published in Australia by HES. [14] It is the sequel to the Commodore 64 hit Impossible Mission and features similar gameplay as its predecessor. It almost wasn't released due to strict rules with Epyx and Nintendo. [15] | |
Krazy Kreatures Original release date(s): [16] 1990 (NA) | Release years by system: Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Notes: Krazy Kreatures is a puzzle game developed by Bitmasters and published by American Video Entertainment. [16] The player must clear various animals off the screen by arranging them into rows of three or more before the time runs out. | |
Maxivision 15-in-1 (Maxi 15) Original release date(s): [17] 1992 (NA/AUS) | Release years by system: Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Notes: Maxivision 15-in-1 (Maxi 15) is a multicart published in North America by American Video Entertainment and in Australia by HES. [17] It was the last game to be published by AVE, and it featured games published by AVE, American Game Cartridges, and Color Dreams. The 15 games on the multicart are Chiller , Deathbots, Double Strike, Dudes with Attitude, F-15 City Wars, Krazy Kreatures, Menace Beach , Puzzle, Pyramid, Rad Racket: Deluxe Tennis II, Shock Wave, Solitaire, Stakk M, Tiles of Fate, and Venice Beach Volleyball. [18] | |
Mermaids of Atlantis Original release date(s): [20] 1991 (NA/AS) | Release years by system: Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Notes: Mermaids of Atlantis is a puzzle game published by AVE as a clean version of the pornographic NES game Magic Bubble originally developed by Taiwanese developer C&E. The original pornographic version was also published in the United States as Bubble Bath Babes by Panesian, and in Japan by Hacker International as Soap Panic. The object is to clear groups of colored bubbles as they float to the top of the screen. [21] | |
Puzzle Original release date(s): [22] 1990 (NA) | Release years by system: Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Notes: Puzzle is a sliding puzzle video game developed by Idea-Tek and published by AVE. [22] The game consists of 10 different 4-by-4 sliding puzzles in which the player must solve in a limited amount of time. Players can receive limited help if they are stuck at any point during a puzzle. [23] | |
Pyramid Original release date(s): [24] 1992 (NA) 1990 (AS) | Release years by system: Nintendo Entertainment System; Watara Supervision (1992) |
| Notes: Pyramid is a puzzle game developed by Sachen and published in Taiwan by Sachen and in North America by AVE. [24] It is similar to Tetris , except that the blocks are triangle-shaped instead of square. | |
Rad Racket: Deluxe Tennis II Original release date(s): [25] 1991 (NA) | Release years by system: Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Notes: Rad Racket: Deluxe Tennis II is a tennis game developed by Idea-Tek and published by AVE in 1991. [25] | |
Solitaire Original release date(s): [26] 1992 (NA) | Release years by system: Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Notes: Solitaire was developed by Odyssey Software and released by AVE; it is based on Microsoft Solitaire and the card game of the same name. [26] | |
Tiles of Fate Original release date(s): [27] 1990 (NA) | Release years by system: Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Notes: Tiles of Fate is a puzzle game developed by Taiwanese developer C&E (original title: 戰國四川省), and published in the United States by AVE. The player must restore order in Ancient China by matching similar tiles used by Ancient Kings. Similar to the game Mahjong, the player must clear tiles from the screen by matching them side by side in pairs. [28] | |
Trolls on Treasure Island Original release date(s): 1992 (NA) | Release years by system: Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Notes: Trolls on Treasure Island was developed and published by AVE in 1992. The game is exactly the same as Dudes with Attitude but player controls a troll instead of a face, and the puzzles are slightly different. | |
Ultimate League Soccer Original release date(s): [29] 1991 (AS) 1992 (NA/AUS) | Release years by system: Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Notes: Ultimate League Soccer is a soccer game developed by Taiwanese developer C&E. Apart from the United States and Taiwan, it was also published in Australia by Home Entertainment Suppliers and in Brazil by Milmar (under the name "Futebol"). A version with pornographic content added was published in Japan by Hacker International. | |
Venice Beach Volleyball Original release date(s): [30] 1991 (NA) | Release years by system: Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Notes: Venice Beach Volleyball is a volleyball game developed by Idea-Tek and published in the United States by AVE. [30] The player is in the semifinals of the Venice Beach Open volleyball tournament, with two of the teams consisting of men and the other two consisting of women. [31] | |
Original release date(s): [32] 1992 (NA) | Release years by system: Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Notes: Wally Bear and the NO! Gang is a platform game developed by American Game Cartridges and published by AVE. [32] The game is a side-scroller, with an anti-drug and alcohol message. The game was designed in cooperation with, and endorsed by, the American Medical Association and the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information. [33] |
Mario's Time Machine is an educational video game originally released for MS-DOS and then for the Nintendo Entertainment System and Super NES consoles. The Software Toolworks both developed and published the MS-DOS and Super NES versions in 1993, while the NES version was developed by Radical Entertainment and published by The Software Toolworks in 1994. The Microsoft Windows version was re-released as Mario's Time Machine Deluxe in 1996.
In the history of video games, the fourth generation of video game consoles, more commonly referred to as the 16-bit era, began on October 30, 1987, with the Japanese release of NEC Home Electronics' PC Engine. Though NEC released the first console of this era, sales were mostly dominated by the rivalry between Sega and Nintendo across most markets: the Sega Mega Drive and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Cartridge-based handheld consoles became prominent during this time, such as the Nintendo Game Boy (1989), Atari Lynx (1989), Sega Game Gear (1990) and TurboExpress (1990).
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