Acclaim Studios Austin

Acclaim Studios Austin

Iguana Entertainment logo from 1991 to 1999
Former type	Subsidiary of Acclaim Entertainment
Industry	Computer and video games Interactive entertainment
Founded	Sunnyvale, California, United States (August 14, 1991)
Founder	Jeff Spangenberg (CEO & President) Beth Spangenberg (CFO) Darrin Stubbington (VP) Matt Stubbington (Art Director) J. Moon (Business Development Manager)
Defunct	September 1, 2004
Headquarters	Austin, Texas, United States
Products	Turok (1997–2002)
Parent	Acclaim Entertainment

Acclaim Studios Austin (formerly Iguana Entertainment) was an American video game developer who were best known for developing the Turok series and the home console versions of NBA Jam.

Acclaim Studios Austin was first incorporated in Sunnyvale, California on August 14, 1991 by Jeff Spangenberg called Iguana Entertainment. Other founders include Mary Beth Campbell (later Mrs. Beth Spangenberg), John Carlsen, James Moon (known to most as J. Moon), and brothers Darrin Stubbington and Matt Stubbington.

Prior to incorporating Iguana Entertainment, Mr. Spangenberg had run Punk Development. Based in Sunnyvale, Punk Development was the product development arm of RazorSoft, Inc., an Oklahoma-based video game distributor. All of the founders and many early employees worked for Punk Development.

Iguana Entertainment's major clients included Acclaim Entertainment and Sunsoft.

In September 1993, Iguana Entertainment moved to Austin, Texas, becoming Austin's second-largest developer of computer games, smaller only than Origin Systems, which was already part of Electronic Arts. Iguana Entertainment became a Texas corporation on December 10, 1993.

The original pet iguanas could not be easily moved between states and were given away. Once in Texas, a new tank and iguanas were added to the lobby. Cyrus Lum created an updated company logotype (featuring a portrait of the new iguana named Killer) and animation that appears in many Iguana games with the iguana mascot.

Also in 1993, the company acquired Optimus Software Ltd of Teesside, England which became Iguana Entertainment UK. Iguana UK proved a valuable resource, both for "porting" arcade games including NBA Jam to home video game consoles and for recruiting and preparing employees for transfer to the US office.