Acclaim Goes Under

[Qwest]

put it in Hot Deals already, thought i'd share with OT...

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"company that went out of business in the grandest of style. From antiques, to leather sofas, to top-of-the line kitchen equipment, the company apparently lived large up until the end."

APPROXIMATELY 43,000 VIDEO GAME CARTRIDGES and/or DISKS TO BE SOLD IN LARGE WHOLESALE QUANTITIES

 

[ironcrotch]

No wonder they went under, they spent all their dang money on expensive-ass furniture.

 

[mugs]

I'd love to pick up a cheap Herman Miller Aeron, but 10:30 a.m. on a Tuesday?

 

[OulOat]

Predicted

 

[Cawchy87]

Wow, they used to pound out the classics.

NBA Jam, Mortal Kombat, and oh man they made bust a move too. Some of the greatest wreastling games too. That sucks.

 

[Linux23]

this is sad news.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: Cawchy87
Wow, they used to pound out the classics.

NBA Jam, Mortal Kombat, and oh man they made bust a move too. Some of the greatest wreastling games too. That sucks.

Yeah, but they put out a lot of crappy movie license games too. But if IIRC, they did put out Wizards and Warriors for the NES, so all is forgiven

 

[Koing]

Sad news indeed

Koing

 

[ShotgunSteven]

Originally posted by: Cawchy87
Wow, they used to pound out the classics.

NBA Jam, Mortal Kombat, and oh man they made bust a move too. Some of the greatest wreastling games too. That sucks.

Bust-A-Move is a Taito property, Mortal Kombat and NBA Jam were both Midway I believe.

 

[Linux23]

Originally posted by: ShotgunSteven

Originally posted by: Cawchy87
Wow, they used to pound out the classics.

NBA Jam, Mortal Kombat, and oh man they made bust a move too. Some of the greatest wreastling games too. That sucks.

Bust-A-Move is a Taito property, Mortal Kombat and NBA Jam were both Midway I believe.

I think I remember MK1 being Akklaim IIRC.

 

[ShotgunSteven]

Originally posted by: Linux23

Originally posted by: ShotgunSteven

Originally posted by: Cawchy87
Wow, they used to pound out the classics.

NBA Jam, Mortal Kombat, and oh man they made bust a move too. Some of the greatest wreastling games too. That sucks.

Bust-A-Move is a Taito property, Mortal Kombat and NBA Jam were both Midway I believe.

I think I remember MK1 being Akklaim IIRC.

If it was, it was only for publishing purposes on the console.

Mortal Kombat: The Arcade Game

Don't get me started on the Bust-A-Move games, I have the arcade hardware here in the room with me.

 

[aplefka]

That sucks. I wish I could go and I had an extra 3000 to spare, because I really want some of the equipment.

 

[Raiden256]

Dude.... if this is their data center, it's no wonder they didn't survive. When I think of a company like Acclaim, I imagine a big data center with neatly organized rows of servers. Not this closet full of whatever random crap that was on sale through the years....

 

[gistech1978]

Originally posted by: Raiden256
Dude.... if this is their data center, it's no wonder they didn't survive. When I think of a company like Acclaim, I imagine a big data center with neatly organized rows of servers. Not this closet full of whatever random crap that was on sale through the years....

call me crazy but i seriously doubt unorganized hardware led to their downfall.