Acclaim Cheltenham

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  (Redirected from Probe Software)
Jump to: navigation, search
Acclaim Cheltenham
Industry Video game industry
Interactive entertainment
Founded 1984
Headquarters Cheltenham, England
Parent Independent (1984-1995)
Acclaim Entertainment (1995-2004)


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.[1] 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 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.

Contents

Games developed at Probe/Acclaim Cheltenham[edit]

Commodore 64/128[edit]

OutRun Europe
Smash TV
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Trantor: The Last Stormtrooper
Turbo OutRun

Amiga[edit]

Alien 3
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat II
OutRun
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Viz

Master System[edit]

Alien 3
Back to the Future III
Daffy Duck in Hollywood
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat II
OutRun Europa
Road Runner: Desert Speedtrap
The Flash
The Terminator
T2: The Arcade Game (Terminator 2)

Game Boy[edit]

Bram Stoker's Dracula
Fifa 96
Jelly Boy
Judge Dredd
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat II

Game Gear[edit]

Alien 3
Batman Forever
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Daffy Duck in Hollywood
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[edit]

Alien 3
Batman Forever
Daffy Duck in Hollywood
Foreman For Real
Jelly Boy (unpublished)
Judge Dredd
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat II
Primal Rage
The Terminator
T2: The Arcade Game (Terminator 2)
The Incredible Hulk

NES[edit]

Bram Stoker's Dracula
Alien 3
Robocop 3

Super NES[edit]

Alien 3
Batman Forever
Jelly Boy
Judge Dredd
Stargate
The Incredible Hulk
T2: The Arcade Game (Terminator 2)
Virtual Soccer

Saturn[edit]

Alien Trilogy
Bubble Bobble also featuring Rainbow Islands
Destruction Derby 2 (unreleased)
Die Hard Trilogy
Fifa 96
Hexen
Mortal Kombat 2
Primal Rage

PlayStation[edit]

Alien Trilogy
Bubble Bobble also featuring Rainbow Islands
Die Hard Trilogy
Forsaken
Hexen
Primal Rage
X-Men: Children of the Atom
Constructor

Nintendo 64[edit]

Bust-A-Move 2 Arcade Edition
Extreme-G
Extreme-G 2
Forsaken

Dreamcast[edit]

Re-Volt

PC[edit]

Alien Trilogy
Bubble Bobble also featuring Rainbow Islands
Die Hard Trilogy
Extreme-G 2
Forsaken
Judge Dredd
Re-Volt
X-Men: Children of the Atom

References[edit]