History of Acclaim - "The Rise"

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TCW Podcast Episode 012 - History of Acclaim - "The Rise"   We go over the rise of Acclaim Entertainment from its inception by two former employees of Activision. We cover Acclaim's rise as they started off as publishers of games from smaller companies, and then branched out into franchising. We discuss the interactions between Acclaim and Nintendo, and how they become one of the first American publishers for Nintendo.    Ghostbusters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdZmiyPaKkA   Rambo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDTFLNSWm3U   Tiger Heli: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7hOp7S_YiU   Star Voyager: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmqXawykr5Y   3D World Runner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTbH25YNxE4   World Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv3RJKS2e_E   Atic Atac : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJrS9WYn3X8   Donkey Kong Country: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whp2Y_MjTXs   Secret of Evermore: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdV79VbxWOc   Wizards and Warriors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SlQ2c1bj54   Mortal Kombat TV Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzugunqdlnI   New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!   TCW Email: [email protected]  Twitter: @tcwpodcast Alex's Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com   Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -  Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download:http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode  Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love  Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/