Acclaim Studios Teesside
| Subsidiary of Acclaim Entertainment | |
| Industry |
Computer and video games Interactive entertainment |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Defunct | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Teesside, England, United Kingdom |
Key people |
Darren Falcus Jason Falcus |
| Products | Shadow Man (1999–2002) |
| Parent | Acclaim Entertainment |
Acclaim Studios Teesside was a British video game developer based in Teesside, England, United Kingdom. The company was founded in 1988 by brothers Darren and Jason Falcus as Optimus Software. In 1993, it was acquired by Iguana Entertainment and became Iguana Entertainment UK. Both were acquired by Acclaim Entertainment in 1995. Iguana UK was renamed Acclaim Studios Teesside in 1999.
Darren and Jason Falcus remained with the company until 2000, when they left to form Atomic Planet Entertainment. The studio was finally closed in 2002, with many staff being relocated to Acclaim Cheltenham.
Games developed
as Optimus Software
| Year | Game | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | SAS Combat Simulator | Amiga, Atari ST, ZX Spectrum |
| Pro Powerboat Simulator | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, ZX Spectrum | |
| 1991 | Mean Machine | Amiga |
| Pegasus | Amiga, Atari ST | |
| 1992 | Kwik Snax | |
| Seymour Goes to Hollywood | Amiga | |
| Super Seymour Saves the Planet |
as Iguana Entertainment UK
| Year | Game | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | College Slam | Super NES, Genesis, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Windows |
| 1996 | Frank Thomas Big Hurt Baseball | Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Windows |
| 1996 | Batman Forever: The Arcade Game | Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Windows |
| 1998 | Forsaken | Nintendo 64 |
as Acclaim Studios Teesside
| Year | Game | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Shadow Man | Dreamcast, Windows, Nintendo 64, PlayStation |
| 2002 | Shadow Man: 2econd Coming | PlayStation 2 |
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