Comments on: How Donkey Kong toppled Atari https://dfarq.homeip.net/how-donkey-kong-toppled-atari/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-donkey-kong-toppled-atari David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:51:53 +0000 hourly 1 By: trackofalljades https://dfarq.homeip.net/how-donkey-kong-toppled-atari/#comment-57738 Thu, 09 Jul 2026 12:51:53 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=35384#comment-57738 In reply to neo.

Lots of reasons, but a big one was that Nintendo managed to lock down a LOT of licensing agreements with exclusivity built-in. There were a lot of things to love about the SMS, but the NES had access to loads more intellectual property at the time.

]]> By: neo https://dfarq.homeip.net/how-donkey-kong-toppled-atari/#comment-57115 Thu, 10 Jul 2025 22:47:58 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=35384#comment-57115 why didn’t the Sega Master system do as well as NES?
i liked Ghost House and Choplifter

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