Ports of Entry: Acclaim Studios London

This list includes games by Probe Software, as the studio was originally known. It does not include games by other Acclaim subsidiaries.

 

Unknown lead platform:

 

Savage

Released for Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, & ZX Spectrum in 1988

Released for Amiga, Atari ST, & PC in 1989

CPC and ZX Spectrum are the only versions where designers Dave Perry and Nick Bruty are credited with programming. C64 version looks rather ugly in comparison.

 

Overlord

Released for Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, & PC in 1990

 

Designer David Perry is credited with programming Amiga & Atari ST. Amiga appears to use 32 colors in gameplay, and more in certain screens.

 

Back to the Future Part III

Released for Amiga, Atari ST, C64, PC, Genesis, & Sega Master System in 1991

Ported to Amstrad CPC & ZX Spectrum in 1991 by Keith Software

Amiga uses 32 colors in the train level (but nowhere else).

 

Alien³

First released for Sega Genesis in October 1992

Released for Amiga & Sega Master System in 1992

Genesis appears to be a bit more colorful than Amiga, and displays a greater vertical resolution.

 

Bram Stoker's Dracula

First released for Gameboy & NES in September 1993

Released for Game Gear & Sega Master System in 1993

 

Judge Dredd

First released for SNES in June 1995

Released for Genesis in 1995

Released for PC in 1996

 

Batman Forever

First released for SNES in August 1995

Released for Genesis in 1995

Released for PC in 1996

 

Alien Trilogy

First released for PlayStation in February 1996

Ported to Saturn in August 1996

Released for PC in November 1996

 

Forsaken

Released for PC & PlayStation in April 1998

Ported to N64 in May 1998 by Iguana UK

 

Re-Volt

Released for N64, PC, & PlayStation in August 1999

Released for Dreamcast in December 1999

 

PC lead, maybe? N64/PC/PS1 all have different credits for coders, but Balor Knight, credited in all three versions as lead programmer, is the only one credited specifically to the PC version.

Select chronology:   

 

Title	Lead platform	Date	Contemporary ports
Alcatraz	Commodore 64	1984
Defence-16	Commodore 16	1985
Devil's Crown	Amstrad CPC	1985	1986 port to ZX Spectrum
Trantor the Last Stormtrooper	ZX Spectrum	1987	Same-year ports to Amstrad CPC, C64, & MSX 1988 port to Atari ST
Savage	???	1988	Same-year releases on Amstrad CPC, C64, & ZX Spectrum 1989 releases for Amiga, Atari ST, & PC
Overlord	???	1990	Same-year releases on C64 & various 16-bit computers
Back to the Future Part III	???	1991	Too many to fit here
The Terminator	Genesis	1992-5	Same-year ports to Game Gear & Master System
Alien³	???	1992-10	Same-year releases on Amiga, Genesis, & Master System
Bram Stoker's Dracula	???	1993-9	Simultaneous releases on Gameboy & NES Same-year releases on Game Gear & Master System
Judge Dredd	???	1995-6	Same-year releases on SNES & Genesis 1996 release on PC
Batman Forever	???	1995-8	Same-year releases on SNES & Genesis 1996 release on PC
Alien Trilogy	???	2/29/1996	Same-year releases on PlayStation & PC Same-year port to Saturn
Die Hard Trilogy	PlayStation	8/31/1996	Same-year port to PC 1997 port to Saturn
Bubble Bobble also featuring Rainbow Islands	DOS	9/6/1996	Same-year ports to PlayStation & Saturn
Forsaken	???	1998-4	Same-year releases on PC & PlayStation Same-quarter port to N64 by Iguana UK
Re-Volt	???	8/18/1999	Simultaneous releases on N64, PC, & PlayStation Same-year release on Dreamcast