Acclaim Cheltenham
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Subsidiary of Acclaim Entertainment | |
Industry | Computer and video games Interactive entertainment |
Founded | 1984 |
Defunct | September 1, 2004 |
Headquarters | Croydon, England, United Kingdom |
Parent | Acclaim Entertainment |
Acclaim Cheltenham was a British video game studio in Croydon, England, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1984 as Probe Software by Fergus McGovern and Vakis Paraskeva, later renamed Probe Entertainment. They were acquired by Acclaim Entertainment Inc. on October 10, 1995.[1] In 1999, Probe Entertainment became Acclaim Studios London and a year later, changed to Acclaim Studios Cheltenham. Their USA based parent company, Acclaim, declared bankruptcy in 2004.
It was responsible for developing Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat II for the Sega Mega Drive and Extreme-G and Extreme-G 2 for Nintendo 64. They were also well known for successful licensed games such as Die Hard Trilogy and Alien Trilogy.
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Games developed as Probe Software/Entertainment
Sinclair ZX Spectrum
- Sidearms
- Mantronix
Commodore 64/128
- OutRun Europa
- Smash TV
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- T2 : The Arcade Game
- Trantor: The Last Stormtrooper
- Turbo OutRun
Amiga
- Alien 3
- Back to the Future III
- Mortal Kombat
- Mortal Kombat II
- OutRun
- Primal Rage
- Smash TV
- Supremacy: Your Will Be Done
- Super Monaco GP
- T2 : The Arcade Game
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Viz
Master System
- Alien 3
- Back to the Future III
- Daffy Duck in Hollywood
- Lemmings
- Mortal Kombat
- Mortal Kombat II
- OutRun Europa
- Road Runner: Desert Speedtrap
- The Flash
- The Terminator
- T2: The Arcade Game (Terminator 2)
Game Boy
- Bram Stoker's Dracula
- FIFA Soccer 96
- Jelly Boy
- Judge Dredd
- Mortal Kombat
- Mortal Kombat II
- The Pagemaster
Game Gear
- Alien 3
- Batman Forever
- Bram Stoker's Dracula
- Daffy Duck in Hollywood
- Lemmings
- Mortal Kombat
- Mortal Kombat II
- OutRun Europa
- Primal Rage
- Road Runner: Desert Speedtrap
- Rise of the Robots
- The Terminator
- T2: The Arcade Game (Terminator 2)
Mega Drive/Genesis
- Alien 3
- Batman Forever
- Daffy Duck in Hollywood (Video game)
- Foreman For Real
- Jelly Boy (unpublished)
- Judge Dredd
- Mortal Kombat
- Mortal Kombat II
- The Pagemaster
- Primal Rage
- The Terminator
- T2: The Arcade Game (Terminator 2)
- The Incredible Hulk
NES
Super NES
- Batman Forever
- Jelly Boy
- Judge Dredd
- Stargate
- The Incredible Hulk
- The Pagemaster
- T2: The Arcade Game (Terminator 2)
- Virtual Soccer
Saturn
- Alien Trilogy
- Bubble Bobble also featuring Rainbow Islands
- Destruction Derby 2 (unreleased)
- Die Hard Trilogy
- FIFA Soccer 96
- Hexen
- Mortal Kombat 2
- Primal Rage
PlayStation
- Alien Trilogy
- Batman & Robin
- Bubble Bobble also featuring Rainbow Islands
- Die Hard Trilogy
- Fantastic Four
- Forsaken
- Hexen
- Jeremy McGrath Supercross '98
- Mortal Kombat II
- Primal Rage
- X-Men: Children of the Atom
- Constructor
Nintendo 64
PC
- Alien Trilogy
- Bubble Bobble also featuring Rainbow Islands
- Die Hard Trilogy
- Extreme-G 2
- Forsaken
- Judge Dredd
- X-Men: Children of the Atom
Games Developed As Acclaim Studios London
Dreamcast
PC
Nintendo 64
Playstation
Games Developed As Acclaim (Studios) Cheltenham
Playstation
Playstation 2
- RC Revenge Pro
- Paris-Dekar Rally
- Extreme-G 3
- Crazy Taxi
- 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker
- Summer Heat Beach Volleyball
- Dakar 2: The World's Ultimate Rally
- XGRA: Extreme G Racing Association
- Alias
Nintendo GameCube
- Extreme-G 3
- Crazy Taxi
- 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker
- Dakar 2: The World's Ultimate Rally
- XGRA: Extreme G Racing Association