Patent Busting Project
MUGSHOT

Wanted: Nintendo

Description: A software emulator for emulating a handheld video game platform such as the Game Boy.
Patent Name: Software implementation of a handheld videogame hardware platform
Patent Number: 6,672,963
Critical Date: May 27, 1999

Crimes against the public domain

  • Threatens reverse engineering of videogames to promote interoperability and emulation by hobbyists and entrepreneurs like Crimson Fire Entertainment and Gambit Studios.