Probe Software

Founded in 1984 closed in 2004
Status: dead
Country: U.K.

7.6

per year

aka(s): Probe, Probe Entertainment, Acclaim Cheltenham

Probe Software (later Probe Entertainment, and ultimately Acclaim Cheltenham) was a British videogame developer founded in 1984 and acquired by Acclaim Entertainment. 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 like Die Hard Trilogy and Alien Trilogy.

Probe Entertainment Ltd. (from 1995 to 2001).
Probe Software Ltd. (from 1984 to 1995).

It is known for 194x, Bubble Bobble, Chase HQ, Extreme-G, Golden Axe, Lemmings, Mortal Kombat, OutRun, Puzzle Bobble, Road Rash, Rygar, SimCity, Xevious

Releases per year

1984	1
1985	2
1986	8
1987	30
1988	32
1989	19
1990	32
1991	33
1992	18
1993	18
1994	22
1995	22
1996	15
1997	2
1998	9
1999	1

2018	1

265 video games with valid date were considered (100%)

Overall rankings

	6
	123
	77
	14
	1

Common gametypes

Top platforms

ZX Spectrum		36
Amstrad CPC		36
C64		31
Atari ST		23
Amiga		22
Game Gear		16
GB		16
Mega Drive		13
MS-DOS		13
Master System		12
SNES		11
PS		10
Saturn		4
C16/Plus4		4
NES		4

Probe Software best rated games

Die Hard Trilogy	1996	sat
SimCity	1990	spc
Mortal Kombat	1993	dos
Supremacy: Your Will Be Done	1990	c64
Smash T.V.	1991	c64
Oblido	1986	c16
Dan Dare III: The Escape	1990	spc
FIFA Soccer 96	1995	sat
Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles: The Coin-Op!	1991	cpc
Turbo OutRun	1989	c64

Probe Software worst games

Pogostick Olympics	1988	spc
Dynamic Duo	1989	c64
Lazer Tag	1988	c64
Quartet	1987	c64
OutRun	1987	cpc