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5 unusual facts about Acclaim Entertainment


Acclaim

Acclaim Entertainment, a defunct American video game developer and publisher

Double Player

Double Player is a set of two wireless controllers for the Nintendo Entertainment System created by Acclaim.

Entertech

After Acclaim Entertainment purchased LJN in April 1990, they began phasing out toy manufacturing.

Greg Fischbach

Gregory "Greg" Fischbach is best known for founding video game publisher Acclaim Entertainment in 1987 and was its CEO until its bankruptcy in 2004.

X-O Manowar

In 1996, Acclaim Entertainment bought Valiant for $65 million and restarted the series under the Acclaim Comics banner.


9Dragons

The original In-game story for the Korean version was written by wuxia novelist Jwa Baek and then Steven-Elliot Altman was hired by Acclaim to rewrite the game in its entirety so that it would become accessible to Western audiences.

Valerie D'Orazio

After her two and a half year stint with Acclaim Entertainment under the direction of editors such as Madeleine Robins, Evan Skolnick, and Fabian Nicieza, D'Orazio joined the DC Comics staff in 2000 as Coordinator in their Creative Services department.


see also

X-O Manowar

X-O Manowar was featured along with Marvel Comics' armored superhero Iron Man in the Acclaim Entertainment-developed video game Iron Man and X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal, produced for PC, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Sega Game Gear, and Game Boy.