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American Video Entertainment, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
Founded1990
Headquarters
San Jose, California
,
United States
Area served
North America
ProductsVideo games
ParentMacronix

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]

Antitrust lawsuit

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]

List of games

Title Details
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.

Impossible Mission II

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]

This game was originally developed to be the Maxivision 30-in-1 (Maxi 30). The 30-in-1 was advertised for sale in an infomercial featuring Hulk Hogan and multiple other popular wrestlers, the Maxivision Power Video Challenge.[19] The infomercial aired exactly once. Due to licensing problems, the number of games had to be cut to 15 after the commercial was aired. Reducing the number of games lowered the memory requirements (and the cost) of the cartridge.[6]

Mermaids of Atlantis

Original release date(s):[20]
1991 (NA/AS) 		Release years by system:
Nintendo Entertainment System
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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.

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References

  1. ↑ Ward's Business Directory of U.S. Private and Public Companies. Gale Research, 1995. Volume 1, Alphabetic Listing A-F. 231. Retrieved from Google Books on July 8, 2010. ISBN 0-8103-8830-8, ISBN 978-0-8103-8830-7. "American Video Entertainment Inc. 1348 Ridder Park Dr. (408)453-8282 San Jose, CA 95131"
  2. ↑ "American Video Entertainment, Inc". Allgame. Retrieved 2008-09-08.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ↑ "Games Published by American Video Entertainment, Inc". Allgame. Retrieved 2008-09-08.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ↑ "Game Companies: American Video Entertainment". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
  5. ↑ "Nintendo sued by California firm". The San Bernardino County Sun. 1991-01-09. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "American Video Entertainment (AVE) - the story of". nesworld.com. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Blackjack Release Information for NES". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Cue Stick Release Information for NES". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Deathbots Release Information for NES". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Double Strike Release Information for the NES". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Dudes with Attitude Release Information for the NES". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
  12. ↑ Miller, Skyler. "allgame (((Dudes With Attitude > Overview)))". Allgame. Retrieved 2008-09-08.[permanent dead link‍]
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "F-15 City War Release Information for NES". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Impossible Mission-II Release Information for the NES". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
  15. ↑ Miller, Skyler. "allgame (((Impossible Mission II (S.E.I.) > Overview)))". Allgame. Retrieved 2008-09-08.[permanent dead link‍]
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Krazy Kreatures Release Information for the NES". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Maxi 15 Release Information for NES". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
  18. ↑ Miller, Skyler. "allgame (((Maxi 15 > Overview)))". Allgame. Retrieved 2008-09-08.[permanent dead link‍]
  19. ↑ Michael Stewart (2006-02-21), MaxiVision, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2016-05-08
  20. ↑ "Bubble Bath Babes Release Information for NES". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-09-08.

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