Editing Codemasters (section)

=== 1990s ===
As the [[8-bit era|8-bit]] computer market diminished, Codemasters turned to develop for the 8-bit and [[16-bit era|16-bit]] console markets, as well as moving away from their budget title legacy to more full-price games on the 16-bit computers — 1992 saw the last title in the [[Dizzy (series)|''Dizzy'' series]], ''[[Crystal Kingdom Dizzy]]'', released at full price rather than budget price. They had major success with the ''[[Micro Machines (video games)|Micro Machines]]'' series<ref>{{Cite web |last=Churchill |first=James |date=3 October 2022 |title=The Making Of Micro Machines, The Best Racer On The NES |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/05/feature_the_making_of_micro_machines_the_best_racer_on_the_nes |access-date=21 August 2022 |website=Nintendo Life |language=en-GB}}</ref> and ''[[Pete Sampras Tennis]]'' on the [[Sega]] [[Mega Drive]]. Both franchises featured the [[J-Cart]], allowing two extra controllers to be attached to the game cart without requiring [[Electronic Arts]]' ''4 way play'' or [[SEGA]]'s four-player adaptor.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}

Codemasters is notable for making the large majority of games published by [[Camerica]], which bypassed [[Nintendo]]'s [[lock-out chip]] by [[glitch]]ing it and produced unlicensed [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] games.<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 June 2008 |title='Darlings' of UK games honoured |language=en-GB |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7452798.stm |access-date=21 August 2022}}</ref> These NES games were known for being shiny gold and silver [[ROM cartridge|cartridges]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Camerica (Company) |url=https://www.giantbomb.com/camerica/3010-1189/ |access-date=21 August 2022 |website=Giant Bomb |language=en}}</ref> Many Codemasters titles were also featured on Camerica's [[Aladdin Deck Enhancer]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Buck |first=David |date=15 June 2018 |title=Codemasters History: The NES' Best Unlicensed Developer |url=https://tedium.co/2018/06/15/codemasters-history-nes-nintendo/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826225918/https://tedium.co/2018/06/15/codemasters-history-nes-nintendo/ |archive-date=26 August 2022 |access-date=21 August 2022 |website=Tedium: The Dull Side of the Internet. |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Aladdin Deck Enhancer (www.nesworld.com) |url=https://www.nesworld.com/article.php?system=nes&data=nes-aladdindeckenhancer |access-date=21 August 2022 |website=www.nesworld.com}}</ref>

In 1990, Codemasters developed a device called the ''[[Game Genie]]'', which came out of the lockout bypass work to play unlicensed games.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 June 2018 |title=The Game Genie was originally meant to do much more than help you beat Battletoads |url=https://www.avclub.com/the-game-genie-was-originally-meant-to-do-much-more-tha-1826920506 |access-date=21 August 2022 |website=The A.V. Club |language=en-us}}</ref> It was a cheat cartridge for the NES, released in the US by [[Galoob]] and in [[Canada]] and the [[United Kingdom|UK]] by Camerica. In the case [[Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. v. Nintendo of America, Inc.|Galoob v. Nintendo]], Game Genie was determined not to violate Nintendo's [[copyright]] under fair use.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc., Plaintiff-appellee, v. Nintendo of America, Inc., Defendant-appellant.nintendo of America, Inc., Plaintiff-appellant, v. Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc., Defendant-appellee, 964 F.2d 965 (9th Cir. 1992) |url=https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/964/965/341457/ |access-date=21 August 2022 |website=Justia Law |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. v. Nintendo of Am., Inc. {{!}} Case Brief for Law School {{!}} LexisNexis |url=https://www.lexisnexis.com/community/casebrief/p/casebrief-lewis-galoob-toys-inc-v-nintendo-of-am-inc |access-date=21 August 2022 |website=Community |language=en}}</ref>

In an effort to establish themselves in the United States, they announced that they would launch a new development studio in Oakhurst, using offices that were abandoned by [[Sierra Entertainment|Sierra On-Line]] and hiring much of Yosemite Entertainment's laid off staff in mid-September 1999.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}}