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#REDIRECT [[List of Acclaim Entertainment subsidiaries#Acclaim Studios London]]
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'''Acclaim Cheltenham''' was a British game studio in [[Cheltenham, England]] that was founded in 1984 as '''Probe Software''', later renamed '''Probe Entertainment'''. They were acquired by [[Acclaim Entertainment]] on October 10, 1995.<ref>http://www.mobygames.com/company/acclaim-studios-london</ref> They made ''[[Extreme-G 3]]'' and ''[[XGRA: Extreme-G Racing Association]]'' before Acclaim declared bankruptcy in 2004. In 2001, Probe Entertainment became '''Acclaim Studios London'''. It was responsible for developing ''[[Mortal Kombat (video game)|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]]''.

== Games developed at Probe/Acclaim Cheltenham ==
===Commodore 64/128===
''OutRun Europe''<br>
''[[Smash TV]]''<br>
''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (arcade game)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''<br>
''[[Trantor: The Last Stormtrooper]]''<br>
''[[Turbo OutRun]]''

===Amiga===
''[[Alien 3 (video game)|Alien 3]]''<br>
''[[Mortal Kombat (video game)|Mortal Kombat]]''<br>
''[[Mortal Kombat II]]''<br>
''[[OutRun]]''<br>
''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (arcade game)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''<br>
''[[Viz (video game)|Viz]]''

===Master System===
''[[Alien 3 (video game)|Alien 3]]''<br>
''[[Back to the Future Part III (video game)|Back to the Future III]]''<br>
''Daffy Duck in Hollywood''<br>
''[[Lemmings (video game)|Lemmings]]''<br>
''[[Mortal Kombat (video game)|Mortal Kombat]]''<br>
''[[Mortal Kombat II]]''<br>
''OutRun Europa''<br>
''[[Desert Speedtrap|Road Runner: Desert Speedtrap]]''<br>
''The Flash''<br>
''The Terminator''<br>
''T2: The Arcade Game'' (Terminator 2)

===Game Boy===
''[[Bram Stoker's Dracula (video game)|Bram Stoker's Dracula]]''<br>
''[[FIFA_(video_game_series)#FIFA_Soccer_96|Fifa 96]]<br>
''[[Jelly Boy]]''<br>
''[[Judge Dredd]]''<br>
''[[Mortal Kombat (video game)|Mortal Kombat]]''<br>
''[[Mortal Kombat II]]''

===Game Gear===
''[[Alien 3 (video game)|Alien 3]]<br>
''[[Batman Forever (video game)|Batman Forever]]''<br>
''[[Bram Stoker's Dracula (video game)|Bram Stoker's Dracula]]''<br>
''Daffy Duck in Hollywood''<br>
''[[Lemmings (video game)|Lemmings]]''<br>
''[[Mortal Kombat (video game)|Mortal Kombat]]''<br>
''[[Mortal Kombat II]]''<br>
''[[OutRun Europa]]''<br>
''[[Primal Rage]]''<br>
''[[Desert Speedtrap|Road Runner: Desert Speedtrap]]''<br>
''Rise of the Robots''<br>
''The Terminator''<br>
''T2: The Arcade Game'' (Terminator 2)

===Mega Drive/Genesis===
''[[Alien 3 (video game)|Alien 3]]''<br>
''[[Batman Forever (video game)|Batman Forever]]''<br>
''[[Daffy Duck in Hollywood]]''<br>
''[[Foreman For Real]]''<br>
''[[Jelly Boy]]'' (unpublished)<br>
''[[Judge Dredd]]''<br>
''[[Mortal Kombat (video game)|Mortal Kombat]]''<br>
''[[Mortal Kombat II]]''<br>
''[[Primal Rage]]''<br>
''The Terminator''<br>
''[[T2: The Arcade Game]]'' (Terminator 2)<br>
''[[The Incredible Hulk]]''

===NES===
''[[Bram Stoker's Dracula (video game)|Bram Stoker's Dracula]]''<br>
''[[Alien 3]]''<br>
''[[Robocop 3]]''

===Super NES===
''[[Alien 3 (1993 game)|Alien 3]]''<br>
''[[Batman Forever (video game)|Batman Forever]]''<br>
''[[Jelly Boy]]''<br>
''[[Judge Dredd]]''<br>
''[[Stargate (1995 video game)|Stargate]]''<br>
''[[The Incredible Hulk (1994 video game)|The Incredible Hulk]]''
''[[The Pagemaster (video game)|The Pagemaster]]''<br>
''[[T2: The Arcade Game]]'' (Terminator 2)<br>
''[[Virtual Soccer]]''

===Saturn===
''[[Alien Trilogy]]<br>
''[[Bubble Bobble|Bubble Bobble also featuring Rainbow Islands]]''<br>
''[[Destruction Derby 2]]'' (unreleased)<br>
''[[Die Hard Trilogy]]''<br>
''[[FIFA_(video_game_series)#FIFA_Soccer_96|Fifa 96]]<br>
''[[Hexen]]<br>
''[[Mortal Kombat 2]]<br>
''[[Primal Rage]]''

===PlayStation===
''[[Alien Trilogy]]<br>
''[[Bubble Bobble|Bubble Bobble also featuring Rainbow Islands]]''<br>
''[[Die Hard Trilogy]]''<br>
''[[Forsaken (video game)|Forsaken]]''<br>
''[[Hexen]]<br>
''[[Primal Rage]]''<br>
''[[X-Men: Children of the Atom (arcade game)|X-Men: Children of the Atom]]''<br>
''[[Constructor (video game)|Constructor]]''

===Nintendo 64===
''[[Bust-A-Move 2 Arcade Edition]]''<br>
''[[Extreme-G]]''<br>
''[[Extreme-G 2]]''<br>
''[[Forsaken (video game)|Forsaken]]''

===Dreamcast===
''[[Re-Volt]]''

===PC===
''[[Alien Trilogy]]''<br>
''[[Bubble Bobble|Bubble Bobble also featuring Rainbow Islands]]''<br>
''[[Die Hard Trilogy]]''<br>
''[[Extreme-G 2]]''<br>
''[[Forsaken (video game)|Forsaken]]''<br>
''[[Judge Dredd]]''<br>
''[[Re-Volt]]''<br>
''[[X-Men: Children of the Atom (arcade game)|X-Men: Children of the Atom]]''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Companies established in 1984]]
[[Category:Companies disestablished in 2004]]
[[Category:Defunct video game companies]]
[[Category:Video game companies of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Video game development companies]]

Latest revision as of 21:05, 26 August 2018