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#REDIRECT [[List of Acclaim Entertainment subsidiaries#Acclaim Studios London]]
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| name = Acclaim Cheltenham
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| former type = Subsidiary of [[Acclaim Entertainment|Acclaim]]
| foundation = 1984
| defunct = 2004
| location = [[Croydon, England]]
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| industry = [[Video game industry]]
| products = [[Video game]]
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| parent = Independent (1984-1995)<br>[[Acclaim Entertainment]] (1995-2004)
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'''Acclaim Cheltenham''' was a [[Great Britain|British]] [[video game developer|video game studio]] in [[Croydon, England]]. 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.<ref>http://www.mobygames.com/company/acclaim-studios-london</ref> 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 {{vgy|2004}}.

It was responsible for developing ''[[Mortal Kombat (1992 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 as Probe Software/Entertainment ==

===Sinclair ZX Spectrum===
* ''Sidearms''
* ''Mantronix ''

===Commodore 64/128===
* ''OutRun Europa''
* ''[[Smash TV]]''
* ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (arcade game)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''
* ''[[Terminator 2: The Arcade Game|T2 : The Arcade Game]]''
* ''[[Trantor: The Last Stormtrooper]]''
* ''[[Turbo OutRun]]''

===Amiga===
* ''[[Alien 3 (video game)|Alien 3]]''
* ''[[Back to the Future Part III (video game)|Back to the Future III]]''
* ''[[Mortal Kombat (1992 video game)|Mortal Kombat]]''
* ''[[Mortal Kombat II]]''
* ''[[OutRun]]''
* ''[[Primal Rage]]''
* ''[[Smash TV]]''
* ''[[Supremacy: Your Will Be Done]]''
* ''[[Super Monaco GP]]''
* ''[[Terminator 2: The Arcade Game|T2 : The Arcade Game]]''
* ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (arcade game)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''
* ''[[Viz (video game)|Viz]]''

===Master System===
* ''[[Alien 3 (video game)|Alien 3]]''
* ''[[Back to the Future Part III (video game)|Back to the Future III]]''
* ''Daffy Duck in Hollywood''
* ''[[Lemmings (video game)|Lemmings]]''
* ''[[Mortal Kombat (1992 video game)|Mortal Kombat]]''
* ''[[Mortal Kombat II]]''
* ''OutRun Europa''
* ''[[Desert Speedtrap|Road Runner: Desert Speedtrap]]''
* ''The Flash''
* ''The Terminator''
* ''T2: The Arcade Game'' (Terminator 2)

===Game Boy===
* ''[[Bram Stoker's Dracula (video game)|Bram Stoker's Dracula]]''
* ''[[FIFA Soccer 96]]
* ''[[Jelly Boy]]''
* ''[[Judge Dredd (1995 video game)|Judge Dredd]]''
* ''[[Mortal Kombat (1992 video game)|Mortal Kombat]]''
* ''[[Mortal Kombat II]]''

===Game Gear===
* ''[[Alien 3 (video game)|Alien 3]]''
* ''[[Batman Forever (video game)|Batman Forever]]''
* ''[[Bram Stoker's Dracula (video game)|Bram Stoker's Dracula]]''
* ''Daffy Duck in Hollywood''
* ''[[Lemmings (video game)|Lemmings]]''
* ''[[Mortal Kombat (1992 video game)|Mortal Kombat]]''
* ''[[Mortal Kombat II]]''
* ''[[OutRun Europa]]''
* ''[[Primal Rage]]''
* ''[[Desert Speedtrap|Road Runner: Desert Speedtrap]]''
* ''Rise of the Robots''
* ''The Terminator''
* ''T2: The Arcade Game'' (Terminator 2)

===Mega Drive/Genesis===
* ''[[Alien 3 (video game)|Alien 3]]''
* ''[[Batman Forever (video game)|Batman Forever]]''
* ''[[Daffy Duck in Hollywood]]''
* ''[[Foreman For Real]]''
* ''[[Jelly Boy]]'' (unpublished)
* ''[[Judge Dredd]]''
* ''[[Mortal Kombat (1992 video game)|Mortal Kombat]]''
* ''[[Mortal Kombat II]]''
* ''[[Primal Rage]]''
* ''The Terminator''
* ''[[T2: The Arcade Game]]'' (Terminator 2)
* ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1994 video game)|The Incredible Hulk]]''

===NES===
* ''[[Bram Stoker's Dracula (video game)|Bram Stoker's Dracula]]''
* ''[[Alien 3]]''
* ''[[List of RoboCop video games#RoboCop 3|RoboCop 3]]''

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

===Saturn===
* ''[[Alien Trilogy]]''
* ''[[Bubble Bobble|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 (video game)|Batman & Robin]]''
* ''[[Bubble Bobble|Bubble Bobble also featuring Rainbow Islands]]''
* ''[[Die Hard Trilogy]]''
* ''[[Fantastic Four (1997 video game)|Fantastic Four]]''
* ''[[Forsaken (video game)|Forsaken]]''
* ''[[Hexen]]''
* ''[[Jeremy McGrath Supercross '98]]''
* ''[[Mortal Kombat II]]''
* ''[[Primal Rage]]''
* ''[[X-Men: Children of the Atom (arcade game)|X-Men: Children of the Atom]]''
* ''[[Constructor (video game)|Constructor]]''

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

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

==Games Developed As Acclaim Studios London==

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

===PC===
* ''[[Re-Volt]]''

===Nintendo 64===
* ''[[Re-Volt]]''
* ''[[Armorines: Project S.W.A.R.M.]]''

===Playstation===
* ''[[Re-Volt]]''
* ''[[Armorines: Project S.W.A.R.M.]]''

==Games Developed As Acclaim (Studios) Cheltenham==

===Playstation===
* ''[[RC Revenge]]''

===Playstation 2===
* ''[[RC Revenge Pro]]''
* ''[[Paris-Dakar Rally (video game)|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 (video game)|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]]''

===Xbox===
* ''[[Dakar 2: The World's Ultimate Rally]]''
* ''[[XGRA: Extreme G Racing Association]]''
* ''[[Alias (video game)|Alias]]''

===PC===
* ''[[Paris-Dakar Rally (video game)|Paris-Dekar Rally]]''
* ''[[Alias (video game)|Alias]]''

==References==
{{reflist}}

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

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