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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20030516193831
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001181431-03-008021
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20030514
FILED AS OF DATE:		20030519

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ACCLAIM ENTERTAINMENT INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000804888
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372]
		IRS NUMBER:				382698904
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0331

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE ACCLAIM PLAZA
		CITY:			GLEN COVE
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11542
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5166565000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		OEN ACCLAIM PALZA
		CITY:			GLEN COVEY
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11542

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	GAMMA CAPITAL CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19880608

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SCOROPOSKI JAMES
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001079723

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-16986
		FILM NUMBER:		03709492

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ACCLAIM ENTERTAINMENT INC
		STREET 2:		ONE ACCLAIM PLAZA
		CITY:			GLEN COVE
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11542-2708
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5466565000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ACCLAIM ENTERTAINMENT INC
		STREET 2:		ONE ACCLAIM PLAZA
		CITY:			GLEN COVE
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11542-2708
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<ownershipDocument>
    <schemaVersion>X0101</schemaVersion>

<documentType>4</documentType>
<periodOfReport>2003-05-14</periodOfReport>
<notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>
<issuer><issuerCik>0000804888</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>ACCLAIM ENTERTAINMENT INC</issuerName>
<issuerTradingSymbol>AKLM</issuerTradingSymbol></issuer>
<reportingOwner>
<reportingOwnerId>
<rptOwnerCik>0001079723</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>SCOROPOSKI JAMES</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>  </rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>  </rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>  </rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>  </rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>  </rptOwnerZipCode>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
<reportingOwnerRelationship>
<isDirector>1</isDirector>
<isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
<isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
<isOther>0</isOther>
<officerTitle>Co-Chairman and Senior Executi</officerTitle>
<otherText></otherText></reportingOwnerRelationship></reportingOwner>
<nonDerivativeSecurity>
<securityTitle>
<value>Common Stock, par value $0.02 per share</value></securityTitle>
<transactionDate>
<value>2003-05-14</value></transactionDate>
<transactionCoding>
<transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
<transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
<equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved></transactionCoding>
<transactionTimeliness>
<value></value></transactionTimeliness>
<transactionAmounts>
<transactionShares>
<value>2000000</value>
<footnoteId id="F1"/></transactionShares>
<transactionValue>
<value>0</value></transactionValue>
<transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
<value>A</value></transactionAcquiredDisposedCode></transactionAmounts>
<postTransactionAmounts>
<sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
<value>9042399</value></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts>
<ownershipNature>
<directOrIndirectOwnership>
<value>D</value></directOrIndirectOwnership>
<natureOfOwnership>
<value></value>
<footnoteId id="F2"/></natureOfOwnership></ownershipNature></nonDerivativeSecurity>
<footnotes>
<footnote id="F1">Issued to the Reporting Person in consideration for his pledge of $1,000,000 to secure the Issuer&apos;s obligations under its Revolving Credit and Security Agreement.</footnote>
<footnote id="F2">In addition, the Reporting Person indirectly beneficially owns 156,276 shares held as co-trustee of trusts for the benefit of Gregory Fischbach&apos;s children and 72,552 shares held in trust for the benefit of the Reporting Person&apos;s children.</footnote></footnotes>
<ownerSignature>
<signatureName>Edward Slezak, Attorney-In-Fact</signatureName>
<signatureDate>2003-05-16</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>


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