EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS Board of Directors of Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.: We consent to the use in this registration statement on Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3 (Reg. No. 333-72503) of Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. of our report dated October 22, 1998, which report is included in Acclaim's 1998 Annual Report on Form 10-K, and is incorporated by reference herein, and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus. KPMG LLP New York, New York August 20, 1999