Probe Entertainment
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Probe was a UK company based in Croydon which developed games from as early as 1984 through to 1996 when it was bought by Acclaim. Probe was later renamed as Iguana London and then Acclaim Studio London and continued to develop games until it finally closed in 2000.
Probe was untypical in the industry in that it paid overtime during the week and time and a half on weekends. However, Acclaim rewrote the employees' contracts shortly after taking over and removed paid overtime in the process.
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History
- 1984 or earlier: company created by Fergus McGovern
- 1996 bought by Acclaim
- 2000 studio closed by Acclaim
Associated Companies
- HotGen: Fergus McGovern's next venture
- Coyote Developments: formed by ex-Probe employees Matt Nagy, David Shea, and Emma Denson
- Crawfish: formed by ex-Probe contractor Cameron Sheppard
- Climax: many ex-Probe staff ended up at Climax studios, including Probe's creative director (Tony Beckwith)
Ludography
| Title | Platforms | Role | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | Amiga | Conversion | GO! |
| Alien 3 | C64, Game Gear, Genesis, Master System, NES, SNES | Developer | Acclaim / Arena |
| Alien Trilogy | PC, PSX, Saturn | Developer | Fox |
| Arkanoid | C64, Spectrum | Conversion | Imagine |
| Armorines: Project S.W.A.R.M. | N64, PSX (outsourced) | Developer | Acclaim |
| Back to the Future Part III | Amiga, Genesis, Master System, ST, C64, PC, Spectrum | Developer | Arena / Imageworks |
| Batman & Robin | PSX | Developer | Acclaim |
| Batman Forever | Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, SNES | Developer | Acclaim |
| Body Count | Genesis | Developer | Sega |
| Bram Stoker's Dracula | Game Boy, Game Gear, Master System | ||
| Bubble Bobble featuring Rainbow Islands | DOS, PSX, Saturn, PC | Conversion | Acclaim |
| Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition | N64, PSX | Conversion | Acclaim |
| Chase H.Q. II: Special Criminal Investigation | C64 | ||
| Die Hard Trilogy | PSX, Saturn | Developer | Fox |
| Doom | Saturn | ||
| Extreme G | Nintendo 64 | Developer | Acclaim |
| Extreme-G 2 | N64, PC | Developer | Acclaim |
| Forsaken | PSX, PC | Developer | Acclaim |
| Golden Axe | Amiga, ST, C64, Spectrum | ||
| Judge Dredd | DOS, Genesis, SNES | Developer | Acclaim |
| Lemmings | Game Gear | ||
| Metro Cross | Spectrum | Conversion | U.S. Gold |
| Mortal Kombat | Amiga, DOS, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, Sega CD, Master System | Developer | Acclaim / Arena |
| Mortal Kombat II | Amiga, DOS, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, PSX, Saturn, Sega 32X, Master System | Developer | Acclaim |
| North & South | C64 | ||
| OutRun | Amiga, ST, Spectrum | ||
| OutRun Europa | C64, Game Gear, Master System, Spectrum | Developer | U.S. Gold |
| Overlord | Amiga, ST, PC, NES | ||
| Primal Rage | 3DO, Amiga, Game Boy, Genesis, Jaguar, PSX, Saturn, Sega 32X | Developer | Time Warner Interactive |
| Re-Volt | DC, N64, PSX, PC | Developer | Acclaim |
| RoadBlasters | Amiga | ||
| RoboCop 3 | C64 | ||
| Rygar | Spectrum | Conversion | U.S. Gold |
| Savage | Amiga, PC, Spectrum | ||
| SimCity | Spectrum | ||
| Smash T.V. | Amiga, C64, Game Gear, Genesis, Master System, Spectrum | Developer | Acclaim / Flying Edge |
| Solomon's Key | ST, C64, PC, Spectrum | Conversion | U.S. Gold |
| Stargate | Genesis, SNES | Developer | Acclaim |
| T2: The Arcade Game | Amiga, DOS, Game Gear, Genesis, Master System, SNES | Developer | Acclaim / Arena |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Spectrum | ||
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game | Amiga | ||
| The Incredible Hulk | Game Gear, Genesis, Master System | Developer | U.S. Gold |
| Trantor the Last Stormtrooper | ST, C64, Spectrum | Developer | GO! |
| Turbo Outrun | C64 | ||
| World Trophy Soccer | Spectrum | ||
| X-Men: Children of the Atom | PC, PSX, Saturn | Conversion | Acclaim |
| Xevious | ST, Spectrum | Conversion | U.S. Gold |
