Relive Nintendo’s wild Donkey Kong court case from 1983

If you’re a gaming history buff, then you likely know all about the landmark 1983 Universal case in which Nintendo had to defend the right to keep using Donkey Kong. Decades later, King Kong is thriving (and BFFs with Godzilla), and both entertainment giants are happily collaborating on the box office juggernaut that is the Super Mario Bros. franchise. But even if that’s all old news to you, the nitty-gritty of that case is only really known to the people inside the courtroom.