Acclaim Studios London

Logo descriptions, captures, and videos by Betamax52 and EnormousRat

Editions by:CuriousGeorge60 and Shadeed A. Kelly

Background
Probe Entertainment (first known as "Probe Software" from 1984 until 1995)  was a British video game developer founded in 1984 by Fergus McGovern (who later founded another video game developer, HotGen Studios). On October 10, 1995, it was acquired by Acclaim Entertainment. In Spring 1999, it was renamed to "Iguana London" for a while before it was renamed to "Acclaim Studios London" a few months later like the other Studios that were part of Acclaim. It was responsible for porting Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat II for game systems except for SNES (Which were done by Sculptured Software) and developing 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. The company became Acclaim Cheltenham in 2000.

1st Logo (1991-1992)
Nicknames: "Probe Bevel", "The Shiny Rectangular Probe Shield"

Logo: Against a black BG, we see a rectangular 3D-side shield of purple with  "probe" on it. "A" and "PRODUCTION", in white, are shown above and below the logo, respectively.

Variant: On Smash T.V. for Game Gear and Master System, the logo is a bit smaller with "Of" added below "Production".

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None or the opening theme of the game.

Availability: Probably the only place to see this logo fullscreen is Smash T.V. for Genesis, Game Gear, and Master System. It was also spotted on OutRun Europa (not the Amiga version), but placed in the corner of title screen.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (1991-1995)
Nicknames: "Probe Bevel II", "The Shiny Rectangular Probe Shield II", "The Crystalized Rectangular Probe Shield"

Logo: Against a black BG, we see a slab of bluish-green stone with "probe" carved out of it in a curvy black font. The letter "r" is different than in the first logo. "A" and "DEVELOPMENT" or "PRODUCTION", in white, are shown above and below the logo, respectively  (the font used varies depending on the game). Sometimes, the logo shines.

Variants:

On Alien 3 for the NES, the logo is much smaller, is shown at the top of the screen, and "PRODUCTION" replaces "DEVELOPMENT". On some Game Gear games like Bram Stoker's Dracula and Stargate, "A" and "DEVELOPMENT" are absent.
 * On it's early days, the logo is in a purple color, has a shiny look, doesn't have a  border part and has the shines around the word, "probe".
 * On Alien 3 for the Genesis and Amiga, the bottom says, "PRODUCTION OF" in stacked words.

The logo is smaller on some Game Gear games.
 * On OutRun Europe for Amiga, the early version of the logo is colored blue, plus there's the word "SOFTWARE" below.


 * On Mortal Kombat II for PC, the logo morphs into the MK Dragon logo. Plus, "A" and "DEVELOPMENT" are absent.
 * On NHL '95 for Game Boy, the logo is on a white background.
 * On FIFA International Soccer for Game Boy, the logo zooms out into it's position and the logo shines. The words, "A" and later, "DEVELOPMENT" appear above and below the logo respectively. The logo stops shining after it forms.

FX/SFX: The shining. Sometimes, none.

Music/Sounds: None or the opening theme of the game.

Availability: Seen on Probe games from the time period. Especially, the Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis and Amiga ports of Mortal Kombat 1 and 2 and the Game Boy, Game Gear, and Genesis versions of Primal Rage. The early version appears on it's games from the era such as Back to the Future Part III and the Sega Master System version of Alien 3.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo (Primal Rage Variant) (1995)
Nicknames: "The Red Ring", "The Probe Ring", "The Probe Temple"

Logo: We start inside of some waving bush leaves, then move forward, passing  some animal's skull, and stopping near to an ancient temple. The ark inside of the temple is hit by a lightning, it enlights to an orange color and we see the word "probe" written on it (see the 4th logo). A red circular line appears, and the ark fades.

FX/SFX: The waving bushes, but it's cheap.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on Primal Rage for PlayStation, Saturn and 3DO.

Editor's Note: None.

4th Logo (1995-1996)
Nicknames: "Acclaim Studios Iguana", "The Iguana II", "Killer the Iguana II" Logo: A usual Acclaim Studios logo, used for all studios during the era. The word "LONDON" is written in vertical font to the right. (See also the Iguana logo for more information.) Variant: On Armorines: Project Swarm, the background is custom blue. FX/SFX: None. Music/Sounds: Silent for the Re-Volt. The games title theme for Armorines. Availability: Seen on Re-Volt and Armorines: Project Swarm. Editor's Note: TBA.