Probe Entertainment Ltd.

Founded by Voldi Gailans and Fergus McGovern in 1984, the Croydon-based developer built its reputation on multi-platform versatility. The studio handled various adaptations of the Caped Crusader, delivering Batman (1990) for the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, and Amiga, followed by Batman (1991) for the Game Boy. These titles demonstrated the team's ability to optimize gameplay across vastly different hardware architectures.

During the mid-1990s, the developer expanded its output with high-profile side-scrolling action games and sports titles. In 1994, the studio released Stargate and The Incredible Hulk for major 16-bit consoles, alongside the platformer Pagemaster. That same year, they also developed Soccer (1994) for the Sega Game Gear. This period of high productivity solidified the developer's technical expertise in handling complex sprite-based graphics and physics engines across Sega and Nintendo platforms before transitioning into the 3D gaming era.