TITLE
Failing Up: The Story of Acclaim Entertainment
AUTHOR
Allison Tourville
PUBLICATION
Fanbyte
YEAR
2021
ARTICLE TYPE
Article
FROM THE ARTICLE
What do you think of when you hear the name Acclaim Entertainment? Do you think of Turok, one of the first games of the Nintendo 64 era, or do you think of the myriad 16-bit Simpsons trash titles? Acclaim was a behemoth of the nineties and had an undeniable impact on the industry, from the creation of the ESRB ratings system to the introduction of motion capture in game design, but they’re now mostly remembered as a punchline about abandonware and corny marketing. There’s actually another layer to Acclaim’s story — one that is often forgotten, a laundry list of bad behavior that’s practically a parody of executive greed during the company’s final years.
COMPANIES MENTIONED
Acclaim
GAMES MENTIONED
Mortal Kombat (1992)
PEOPLE MENTIONED
James Fink
Greg Fischbach
Robert Holmes
Vinnie Longobardo
TOPICS MENTIONED
Business