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| Industry | Video gaming |
| Genre | Video game developer and publisher |
| Founded | California (1990) |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California |
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North America |
| Products | Video games for the Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Parent | Macronix |
American Video Entertainment was a San Jose, California–based software development company that developed unlicensed video games for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The company developed three games on its own, Dudes with Attitude and Trolls on Treasure Island in 1990, and published 19 games altogether for the NES.
In January 1991, American Video Entertainment filed an antitrust lawsuit against Nintendo of America and its parent company, Nintendo. Seeking $105 million USD 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. The lawsuit was settled three years later, under the terms of a secrecy order.
Blackjack was developed by Odyssey Software and published by American Video Entertainment. 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 was originally developed by Odyssey Software, and was to be published by American Video Entertainment.
Deathbots was developed by Odyssey Software and published by American Video Entertainment. In Deathbots, the Mutech Corporation created a base on Alcatraz Island, where attempts to create superior computer intelligence has backfired, as the robots they've created has taken over the computer systems and is 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 was developed and published in Taiwan by Sachen (original name: 双鷹), in North America by American Video Entertainment, and in Australia by HES. It is a shoot 'em up game in which the player must save a group of islands from terrorists.
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