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Acclaim Cheltenham
IndustryVideo game industry
Founded1984
Defunct2004
HeadquartersCheltenham, England
ProductsVideo games
ParentIndependent (1984-1995)
Acclaim Entertainment (1995-2004)

Acclaim Cheltenham was a British game studio in Cheltenham, England. It was founded in 1984 as Probe Software, later renamed Probe Entertainment. They were acquired by Acclaim Entertainment on October 10, 1995.[1] In 1999, Probe Entertainment became Acclaim Studios London and a year later, changed to Acclaim Studios Cheltenham.

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. Their parent company, Acclaim, declared bankruptcy in Template:Vgy.

Games developed as Probe Software/Entertainment

Sinclair ZX Spectrum

  • Sidearms
  • Mantronix

Commodore 64/128

Amiga

Master System

Game Boy

Game Gear

Mega Drive/Genesis

NES

Super NES

Saturn

PlayStation

Nintendo 64

PC

Games Developed As Acclaim Studios London

Dreamcast

PC

Nintendo 64

Playstation

Games Developed As Acclaim (Studios) Cheltenham

Playstation

Playstation 2

Nintendo GameCube

Xbox

PC

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