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The toy division of the company was closed by Acclaim and a majority of its employees were fired as the company was shifted towards video game publishing. It was closed in 1994, but its label was used once more in 2000. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LJN&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_history_(1967–1985)"><span id="Early_history_.281967.E2.80.931985.29"></span>Early history (1967–1985)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LJN&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early history (1967–1985)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Jack_Friedman" title="Jack Friedman">Jack Friedman</a> founded LJN in 1967<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> using funds from his employer Norman J. Lewis Associates (from which the company name "LJN" is derived, being a reversal of Lewis' initials)<sup id="cite_ref-norman_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-norman-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> after seeing the sale figures of <a href="/wiki/Mattel" title="Mattel">Mattel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Milton_Bradley_Company" title="Milton Bradley Company">Milton Bradley Company</a> increase.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Friedman later founded <a href="/wiki/THQ" title="THQ">THQ</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jakks_Pacific" title="Jakks Pacific">Jakks Pacific</a> after leaving LJN.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> LJN shifted money used for television advertising to instead purchase licenses to make toys based on television shows.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first toyline by LJN based on a television show was for <i><a href="/wiki/Emergency!" title="Emergency!">Emergency!</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The highest amount the company paid for a license by 1982 was $250,000.<sup id="cite_ref-sales_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sales-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>LJN purchased the license to make toys based on <i><a href="/wiki/E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial" title="E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial">E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial</a></i> for $25,000 due to other companies declining the option, including <a href="/wiki/Kenner_Products" title="Kenner Products">Kenner Products</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ideal_Toy_Company" title="Ideal Toy Company">Ideal Toy Company</a>, and sold over $16–25 million worth of merchandise without the need of an advertising campaign. A doll based on <a href="/wiki/Brooke_Shields" title="Brooke Shields">Brooke Shields</a> was released with a $2 million advertising budget and made over $12 million in 1982. LJN's revenue rose from $5 million in 1971 to $70 million in 1982 due to the E.T. and Brooke Shields toys.<sup id="cite_ref-bananas_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bananas-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sales_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sales-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1984 LJN became the toy licensee of the <a href="/wiki/World_Wrestling_Federation" class="mw-redirect" title="World Wrestling Federation">World Wrestling Federation</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Wrestling_Superstars" title="Wrestling Superstars">Wrestling Superstars</a> line, which featured action figures based on WWF's roster of wrestlers, was produced from 1984 to 1989.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> LJN competed with <a href="/wiki/Mattel" title="Mattel">Mattel</a> in the toy market.<sup id="cite_ref-bananas_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bananas-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The company produced the <i><a href="/wiki/ThunderCats" title="ThunderCats">ThunderCats</a></i> toyline in competition with Mattel's <i><a href="/wiki/Masters_of_the_Universe" title="Masters of the Universe">Masters of the Universe</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="MCA_ownership_(1985–1990)"><span id="MCA_ownership_.281985.E2.80.931990.29"></span>MCA ownership (1985–1990)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LJN&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: MCA ownership (1985–1990)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On March 26, 1985, <a href="/wiki/MCA_Inc." title="MCA Inc.">MCA Inc.</a> announced that it would purchase 63% of LJN's stocks for $39.8 million and proposed to buy the remainder of the stock for $14.26 for each share which would increase the total value of the deal to almost $65 million.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the company failed to make a net income from 1986 to 1989, and MCA had to take a $53 million <a href="/wiki/NOPAT" class="mw-redirect" title="NOPAT">after-tax charge</a> due to the expenses of the company before selling it to <a href="/wiki/Acclaim_Entertainment" title="Acclaim Entertainment">Acclaim Entertainment</a> for $30 million in April 1990.<sup id="cite_ref-acclaim_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-acclaim-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> LJN had a revenue of $110,510,000 and a net loss of $37.3 million in 1987.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MCA received 1.2 million shares in Acclaim as part of the LJN deal. 181,000 shares were returned as part of a price adjustment agreement and the remainder was sold for around $4.3 million in 1991.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>LJN entered the video game industry by publishing games based on movies and television shows developed by companies including <a href="/wiki/Atlus" title="Atlus">Atlus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beam_Software" title="Beam Software">Beam Software</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Rare_(company)" title="Rare (company)">Rare</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System" title="Nintendo Entertainment System">Nintendo Entertainment System</a> in 1987.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The company released the <a href="/wiki/LJN_Video_Art" title="LJN Video Art">LJN Video Art</a> in 1987.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At least 75% of the company's $70 million in sales in 1990 came from video game sales on the Nintendo Entertainment System and <a href="/wiki/Game_Boy" title="Game Boy">Game Boy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-acclaim_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-acclaim-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The company released a paint gun line named Gotcha! with a license from the film <i><a href="/wiki/Gotcha!_(film)" title="Gotcha! (film)">Gotcha!</a></i>, but this line were criticized by <a href="/wiki/Consumer_protection" title="Consumer protection">consumer protection</a> groups due to the danger it posed to eyes.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The toyline was financially unsuccessful, and MCA had to take a $35 million after-tax charge due to its failure and the expenses of the <a href="/wiki/Coleco" title="Coleco">Coleco</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The company was also criticized by police officers and <a href="/wiki/Americans_for_Democratic_Action" title="Americans for Democratic Action">Americans for Democratic Action</a> for its <a href="/wiki/Entertech" title="Entertech">Entertech</a> line of toy water guns due to how realistic they looked; LJN changed the design of the toys after three people in the United States from ages 13 to 19 were killed as a result of police officers thinking they had actual guns, and multiple cities and states banned the sale of realistic toy guns.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lawrence J. Kirk Jr. fired half of the company's employees as part of a cost-cutting plan during his seven months as president from 1989 to 1990. LJN attempted to acquire <a href="/wiki/Buddy_L" title="Buddy L">Buddy L</a> during his tenure, but MCA ended the negotiations before announcing that it was selling LJN.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Acclaim_Entertainment_ownership_(1990–2000)"><span id="Acclaim_Entertainment_ownership_.281990.E2.80.932000.29"></span>Acclaim Entertainment ownership (1990–2000)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LJN&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Acclaim Entertainment ownership (1990–2000)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Acclaim closed LJN's toy division and shifted the company's focus to video game publishing.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It fired 45 of the company's 70 employees and moved its headquarters from <a href="/wiki/Lyndhurst,_New_Jersey" title="Lyndhurst, New Jersey">Lyndhurst, New Jersey</a> to <a href="/wiki/Oyster_Bay,_New_York" title="Oyster Bay, New York">Oyster Bay, New York</a>, the same place as Acclaim's headquarters.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lawrence Kanaga filed a lawsuit on behalf of Clark Thiemann on January 31, 1990, against LJN, <a href="/wiki/Nintendo" title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> claiming that the game <i><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_(video_game)" title="Major League Baseball (video game)">Major League Baseball</a></i> was falsely advertised to Thiemann stating that it would allow him to simulate being a baseball team manager and Kanaga stating that the game was advertised as having all of the players, but instead only had their uniform numbers.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1991, the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Consumer_Product_Safety_Commission" title="U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission">U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission</a> recalled LJN's Sling 'Em-Fling 'Em wrestling ring toys based on the <a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">World Wrestling Federation</a>, which sold 1.4 million products from 1985 to 1989, due to multiple children between six and ten being injured by the toys.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Acclaim closed LJN in 1994, but reused the company's name for the release of <i><a href="/wiki/Spirit_of_Speed_1937" title="Spirit of Speed 1937">Spirit of Speed 1937</a></i> in 2000.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Games">Games</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LJN&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 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The Sport!">Gotcha! The Sport!</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="10">Nintendo Entertainment System </td> <td rowspan="3">1987 </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Atlus" title="Atlus">Atlus</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Jaws_(video_game)" title="Jaws (video game)">Jaws</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Karate_Kid_(video_game)" title="The Karate Kid (video game)">The Karate Kid</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_(video_game)" title="Major League Baseball (video game)">Major League Baseball</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2">1988 </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Town_%26_Country_Surf_Designs:_Wood_%26_Water_Rage" title="Town & Country Surf Designs: Wood & Water Rage">Town & Country Surf Designs: Wood & Water Rage</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/SIMS_Co.,_Ltd." class="mw-redirect" title="SIMS Co., Ltd.">Sanritsu Denki</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Back_to_the_Future_(1989_video_game)" title="Back to the Future (1989 video game)">Back to the Future</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="5">1989 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Beam_Software" title="Beam Software">Beam Software</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Friday_the_13th_(1989_video_game)" title="Friday the 13th (1989 video game)">Friday the 13th</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2">Atlus </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/NFL_(video_game)" title="NFL (video game)">NFL</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Uncanny_X-Men_(video_game)" title="The Uncanny X-Men (video game)">The Uncanny X-Men</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Who_Framed_Roger_Rabbit_(1989_video_game)" title="Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1989 video game)">Who Framed Roger Rabbit</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2">Rare </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Amazing_Spider-Man_(handheld_video_game)" title="The Amazing Spider-Man (handheld video game)">The Amazing Spider-Man</a></i> </td> <td>Game Boy </td> <td rowspan="6">1990 </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Back_to_the_Future_Part_II_%26_III" title="Back to the Future Part II & III">Back to the Future Part II & III</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="5">Nintendo Entertainment System </td> <td>Beam Software </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/A_Nightmare_on_Elm_Street_(video_game)" title="A Nightmare on Elm Street (video game)">A Nightmare on Elm Street</a></i> </td> <td>Rare </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Pictionary_(video_game)" title="Pictionary (video game)">Pictionary</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Software_Creations" title="Software Creations">Software Creations</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Punisher_(1990_NES_video_game)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Punisher (1990 NES video game)">The Punisher</a></i> </td> <td>Beam Software </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWF_WrestleMania_Challenge" title="WWF WrestleMania Challenge">WWF WrestleMania Challenge</a></i> </td> <td>Rare </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens%27_MVP_Baseball" title="Roger Clemens' MVP Baseball">Roger Clemens' MVP Baseball</a></i> </td> <td>Nintendo Entertainment System <br /> Super Nintendo Entertainment System <br /> Gameboy </td> <td rowspan="2">1991 </td> <td>Sculptured Software </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Wolverine_(1991_video_game)" title="Wolverine (1991 video game)">Wolverine</a></i> </td> <td>Nintendo Entertainment System </td> <td>Software Creations </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Beetlejuice_video_games#Beetlejuice_(1991)" title="List of Beetlejuice video games">Beetlejuice</a> </td> <td>Nintendo Entertainment System </td> <td>1991, May </td> <td>Rare </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_Beetlejuice_video_games#Beetlejuice_(1992)" title="List of Beetlejuice video games">Beetlejuice</a> </td> <td>Game Boy </td> <td>1992, January 3 </td> <td>Rare </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWF_Superstars_(handheld_video_game)" title="WWF Superstars (handheld video game)">WWF Superstars</a></i> </td> <td>Game Boy </td> <td>1991 </td> <td>Rare </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Challenge" title="NBA All-Star Challenge">NBA All-Star Challenge</a></i> </td> <td>Super Nintendo Entertainment System </td> <td rowspan="8">1992 </td> <td>Beam Software </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Spider-Man_and_the_X-Men_in_Arcade%27s_Revenge" title="Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge">Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge</a></i> </td> <td>Nintendo Entertainment System </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bits_Studios" title="Bits Studios">Bits Studios</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Spider-Man_and_Venom:_Maximum_Carnage" title="Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage">Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage</a></i> </td> <td>Super Nintendo Entertainment System </td> <td rowspan="2">Software Creations </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Terminator_2_(8-bit_video_game)" title="Terminator 2 (8-bit video game)">Terminator 2</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2">Nintendo Entertainment System </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Town_%26_Country_II:_Thrilla%27s_Surfari" title="Town & Country II: Thrilla's Surfari">Town & Country II: Thrilla's Surfari</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="4">Sculptured Software </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWF_Superstars_2" title="WWF Superstars 2">WWF Superstars 2</a></i> </td> <td>Game Boy </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWF_Super_WrestleMania" title="WWF Super WrestleMania">WWF Super WrestleMania</a></i> </td> <td>Super Nintendo Entertainment System </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><i><a href="/wiki/WWF_WrestleMania:_Steel_Cage_Challenge" title="WWF WrestleMania: Steel Cage Challenge">WWF WrestleMania: Steel Cage Challenge</a></i> </td> <td>Nintendo Entertainment System </td></tr> <tr> <td>Master System <p>Game Gear </p> </td> <td rowspan="5">1993 </td> <td>Teeny Weeny Games </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Alien_3_(video_game)" title="Alien 3 (video game)">Alien 3</a></i> </td> <td>Nintendo Entertainment System </td> <td>Probe Software </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Terminator_2_(16-bit_video_game)" title="Terminator 2 (16-bit video game)">Terminator 2</a></i> </td> <td>Super Nintendo Entertainment System </td> <td>Bits Studios </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWF_King_of_the_Ring_(video_game)" title="WWF King of the Ring (video game)">WWF King of the Ring</a></i> </td> <td>Nintendo Entertainment System <br /> Game Boy </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gray_Matter_(company)" title="Gray Matter (company)">Gray Matter</a> <br /> Eastridge Technology </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWF_Royal_Rumble_(1993_video_game)" title="WWF Royal Rumble (1993 video game)">WWF Royal Rumble</a></i> </td> <td>Super Nintendo Entertainment System </td> <td>Sculptured Software </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge</i> </td> <td>Game Boy </td> <td rowspan="4">1994 </td> <td>Unexpected Development </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Spider-Man_and_Venom:_Maximum_Carnage" title="Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage">Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage</a></i> </td> <td rowspan="2">Super Nintendo Entertainment System </td> <td>Software Creations </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Wolverine:_Adamantium_Rage" title="Wolverine: Adamantium Rage">Wolverine: Adamantium Rage</a></i> </td> <td>Bits Studios </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/WWF_Raw_(1994_video_game)" title="WWF Raw (1994 video game)">WWF Raw</a></i> </td> <td>Super Nintendo Entertainment System <br /> Game Boy </td> <td>Sculptured Software <br /> <a href="/wiki/Realtime_Associates" title="Realtime Associates">Realtime Associates</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Spirit_of_Speed_1937" title="Spirit of Speed 1937">Spirit of Speed 1937</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dreamcast" title="Dreamcast">Dreamcast</a> </td> <td>2000 </td> <td>Broadsword Interactive </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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