Acclaim gone Bankrupt!!!?!?!?!?!?

Hivetyrant · 08-31-2004, 09:41 AM

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Is the whole gaming community going bankrupt???

Ziroc · 08-31-2004, 09:56 AM

Seems like it huh? Its sad indeed.

I have tons of Acclaim games since they opened!

Bungleau · 08-31-2004, 10:01 AM

Well... that sucketh.

*moment of silence*

Harkoliar · 08-31-2004, 10:01 AM

sad indeed

The Loon · 08-31-2004, 10:37 AM

Very sad Acclaim have been making kickass games for years, bad news

Nightwing · 08-31-2004, 11:38 AM

I wonder if we have all these companies going out of business because people are getting better at breaking copy protection codes and pireting software. Acclaim made some great games as well as sirtech and 3do.

/)eathKiller · 08-31-2004, 11:38 AM

huh... Well they haven't really been keeping up in recent months to the par of companies like Electronic Arts and Bioware. I certainly do remember some very good acclaim games tho. I remember when they got the rights to make the first South Park game, and Turok was awesome, and Extreme-G, oh and Forsaken that was real awesome. It's too bad that many of their games never were really all that popular. I think it was because the atmosphere of the games sometimes felt... I don't know how to put it... at times playing Acclaim games on my N64... I felt like i was playing a whole 'nother system, which seperated from the technicolor dream-like norms of other nintendo games and had a bit of a realistic element to it, though sometimes the graphics were just too much for the N64 to handle. Yeap... They made some good games... unfortunely they never got the popularity they deserved.

Xen · 08-31-2004, 11:57 AM

That is very very sad. I had Forsaken and it really rocked.

Paladin2000 · 08-31-2004, 12:22 PM

What a shame indeed.

Same old story, failed game titles, high production costs and PC games loosing ground to consoles.

pritchke · 08-31-2004, 12:25 PM

It is actually quite surprising because they just came off of a big success with there wrestling game, "Showdown: Legends of Wrestling". Possibly the best game of its type ever produced. I usually hate wrestling games but this one is actually good. You don't need a degree in quantum physics to master the controls.

They produce alot more sports games than any other company I know. Not one of favorite gaming genres and I have only had one game that I can think of by this company "Magic the Gathering: Battlemage" A Real time magic the Gathering game. The game sucked because it would crash whenever a counterspell was cast so it made it difficult to make it through the campaign. Despite its major flaws the game did have some nice qualities to it, a decent storyline, music, and end movie. Despite being a crap game I did have some fun with the game and obtained it from the bargin bin. Later I traded it with a game store that sells used games, I think they may have mistaken it for another MTG game and gave me a couple bucks towards my purchase of NWN:Gold. Anyway that is my fondest memory of a game by this company.

I guess it was more a combo of bad business decisions by the suits that killed this company.

[ 08-31-2004, 12:34 PM: Message edited by: pritchke ]

08-31-2004, 09:56 AM	#2
Ziroc Ironworks Webmaster *Bow to the Meow* Join Date: January 4, 2001 Location: Lakeland, Florida Age: 51 Posts: 11,720	Seems like it huh? Its sad indeed. I have tons of Acclaim games since they opened! __________________ Ziroc™ Ironworks Gaming Webmaster www.ironworksgaming.com The Great Escape Studios - 2D/3D Modeling www.tgeweb.com & Ziroc's Facebook Page Visit My Flickr Photo Album

08-31-2004, 10:01 AM	#3
Bungleau 40th Level Warrior Join Date: October 29, 2001 Location: Western Wilds of Michigan Posts: 11,752	Well... that sucketh. moment of silence __________________ B Save Early, Save Often Save Before, Save After Two-Star General, Spelling Soldiers -+-+-+ Give 'em a hug one more time. It might be the last.

08-31-2004, 10:01 AM	#4
Harkoliar Jack Burton Join Date: March 21, 2001 Location: Philippines, but now Harbor City Sydney Age: 41 Posts: 5,556	sad indeed __________________ Catch me if you can..

08-31-2004, 10:37 AM	#5
The Loon Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: August 29, 2004 Location: Scotland Age: 38 Posts: 9	Very sad Acclaim have been making kickass games for years, bad news __________________ [img]\"http://www.tabmall.com/guitar.gif\" alt=\" - \" /> Thrash On

08-31-2004, 11:38 AM	#6
Nightwing Baaz Draconian Join Date: June 14, 2004 Location: Neb. Age: 58 Posts: 725	I wonder if we have all these companies going out of business because people are getting better at breaking copy protection codes and pireting software. Acclaim made some great games as well as sirtech and 3do. __________________ HoHo What!

08-31-2004, 09:41 AM	#1
Hivetyrant Jack Burton Join Date: August 24, 2002 Location: Aussie now in the US of A! Age: 37 Posts: 5,403	You can see more Here Is the whole gaming community going bankrupt???

08-31-2004, 11:38 AM	#7
/)eathKiller Dracolisk Join Date: January 5, 2002 Location: Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Age: 38 Posts: 6,043	huh... Well they haven't really been keeping up in recent months to the par of companies like Electronic Arts and Bioware. I certainly do remember some very good acclaim games tho. I remember when they got the rights to make the first South Park game, and Turok was awesome, and Extreme-G, oh and Forsaken that was real awesome. It's too bad that many of their games never were really all that popular. I think it was because the atmosphere of the games sometimes felt... I don't know how to put it... at times playing Acclaim games on my N64... I felt like i was playing a whole 'nother system, which seperated from the technicolor dream-like norms of other nintendo games and had a bit of a realistic element to it, though sometimes the graphics were just too much for the N64 to handle. Yeap... They made some good games... unfortunely they never got the popularity they deserved. __________________ [img]\"http://membres.lycos.fr/th8or/ZeroSigForIronworks.gif\" alt=\" - \" /> o.o;

08-31-2004, 11:57 AM	#8
Xen Symbol of Moradin Join Date: June 5, 2002 Location: Slovenia,Ljubljana Age: 36 Posts: 8,554	That is very very sad. I had Forsaken and it really rocked.

08-31-2004, 12:22 PM	#9
Paladin2000 Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: February 19, 2002 Location: Your guess is as good as mine. Age: 52 Posts: 1,728	What a shame indeed. Same old story, failed game titles, high production costs and PC games loosing ground to consoles. __________________ (This is an invisible sig.)

08-31-2004, 12:25 PM	#10
pritchke Bastet - Egyptian Cat Goddess Join Date: September 5, 2001 Location: Calgary, AB Age: 49 Posts: 3,491	It is actually quite surprising because they just came off of a big success with there wrestling game, "Showdown: Legends of Wrestling". Possibly the best game of its type ever produced. I usually hate wrestling games but this one is actually good. You don't need a degree in quantum physics to master the controls. They produce alot more sports games than any other company I know. Not one of favorite gaming genres and I have only had one game that I can think of by this company "Magic the Gathering: Battlemage" A Real time magic the Gathering game. The game sucked because it would crash whenever a counterspell was cast so it made it difficult to make it through the campaign. Despite its major flaws the game did have some nice qualities to it, a decent storyline, music, and end movie. Despite being a crap game I did have some fun with the game and obtained it from the bargin bin. Later I traded it with a game store that sells used games, I think they may have mistaken it for another MTG game and gave me a couple bucks towards my purchase of NWN:Gold. Anyway that is my fondest memory of a game by this company. I guess it was more a combo of bad business decisions by the suits that killed this company. [ 08-31-2004, 12:34 PM: Message edited by: pritchke ]

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