Acclaim Studios London
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| Formerly |
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| Company type | Subsidiary of Acclaim Entertainment |
| Industry | Computer and video games Interactive entertainment |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Founder | Fergus McGovern Vakis Paraskeva |
| Defunct | 2000 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Parent | Acclaim Entertainment (1995-2000) |
Probe Entertainment was a British video game developer in Croydon, England, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1984 as Probe Software by Fergus McGovern (1966-2016) and Vakis Paraskeva, later renamed Probe Entertainment. They were acquired by Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. in October 1995.[1] In 1999, Probe Entertainment became Acclaim Studios London and was later closed in 2000 with many of the staff moving to the newly formed Acclaim Studios Cheltenham.
It was responsible for developing Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat II for the Sega Genesis, Extreme-G and Extreme-G 2 for the Nintendo 64, and Primal Rage for the Sega Genesis and PlayStation. It was also well known for successful licensed games such as Die Hard Trilogy and Alien Trilogy.
Games developed as Probe Software/Entertainment
Commodore 64/128
- Back to the Future III
- Out Run Europa
- Savage
- Smash TV
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- T2 : The Arcade Game
- Trantor: The Last Stormtrooper
- Turbo Outrun
Amstrad CPC
Atari ST
Amiga
- Alien 3
- Back to the Future III
- Golden Axe
- Mortal Kombat
- Mortal Kombat II
- Out Run
- Primal Rage
- Savage
- Smash TV
- Supremacy: Your Will Be Done
- Super Monaco GP
- T2: The Arcade Game
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Viz
Sega Master System
- Alien 3
- Back to the Future III
- Daffy Duck in Hollywood
- Lemmings
- Mortal Kombat
- Mortal Kombat II
- Out Run Europa
- Road Runner: Desert Speedtrap
- The Flash
- The Terminator
- T2: The Arcade Game
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
- Bugs Bunny in Double Trouble
- Daffy Duck in Hollywood
- Lemmings
- Mortal Kombat
- Mortal Kombat II
- Out Run Europa
- Primal Rage
- Road Runner: Desert Speedtrap
- Rise of the Robots
- The Terminator
- T2: The Arcade Game
Mega Drive/Genesis
- Alien 3
- Batman Forever
- Body Count
- Bugs Bunny in Double Trouble
- Daffy Duck in Hollywood
- Foreman For Real
- Jelly Boy (cancelled)
- Judge Dredd
- Mortal Kombat
- Mortal Kombat II
- The Pagemaster
- Primal Rage
- The Terminator
- T2: The Arcade Game
- The Incredible Hulk
NES
Super NES
- Acme Animation Factory
- Batman Forever
- Disney's Beauty and the Beast
- Jelly Boy
- Judge Dredd
- Stargate
- The Incredible Hulk
- The Pagemaster
- T2: The Arcade Game
- Virtual Soccer
Saturn
- Alien Trilogy
- Bubble Bobble also featuring Rainbow Islands
- Destruction Derby 2 (cancelled)
- Die Hard Trilogy
- FIFA Soccer 96
- Hexen: Beyond Heretic
- Mortal Kombat 2
- Primal Rage
PlayStation
- Alien Trilogy
- Batman & Robin
- Bubble Bobble also featuring Rainbow Islands
- Die Hard Trilogy
- Fantastic Four
- Forsaken
- Hexen: Beyond Heretic
- Jeremy McGrath Supercross '98
- Mortal Kombat II
- Primal Rage
- X-Men: Children of the Atom
- Constructor
Nintendo 64
PC
Games developed as Acclaim Studios London
PC
Nintendo 64
Playstation
References
- ^ Sherman, Christopher (January 1996). "Acclaim Acquires Probe and Sculptured, Bolsters Talent Pool". Next Generation (13). Imagine Media: 25.
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