Editing Sensible Software (section)

===32-bit era===
Though Sensible had a strong presence on the 8-bit and 16-bit machines that dominated the late 1980s and early 1990s, this success was not repeated on the 32-bit machines such as the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] prominent in the mid 1990s. The trademark look of cute 2D characters had slipped out of vogue with the advent of cheap 3D rendering abilities and games such as ''[[Actua Soccer]]'' and ''[[FIFA (video game series)|FIFA]]'' turned to 2.5D and 3D gradually shoving the ''[[Sensible Soccer]]'' series aside though belatedly converting the game to 3D in 1998.

''Sensible Golf'', a simple [[golf]] video game (not a simulation), did not perform well in the market and with most of Sensible's staffing resources having been thrown into ''Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll'', a game that had initially been signed by [[Renegade Software]] (a [[Time Warner Interactive]] subsidiary) was dropped by their purchasers, [[GT Interactive]] (best known for [[Doom II]], [[Duke Nukem 3D]], [[Quake (video game)|Quake]] and [[Unreal Tournament]]), the owners were looking for a smooth exit.

Though never finished, this final project was discussed in certain sections of the media outside of the game press.  It was featured in an ''[[Independent on Sunday]]'' article in mid-1997.<ref>{{cite news |last=Walker |first=Sophie |date=6 July 1997 |title=Computer nerds discover sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/computer-nerds-discover-sex-drugs-and-rock-n-roll-1249248.html |work=[[The Independent]] |access-date=6 May 2019}}</ref> Two years later in 1999, the pre-rendered [[music videos]] – created for the game with animation by Khalifa Saber – were showcased within a feature piece on ''Ex Machina'', a TV show covering the [[Computer-generated imagery|CG animation]] scene on [[.tv (TV channel)|.tv]].

Another cancelled game that was being developed during this final development period was a PlayStation action game titled ''Have a Nice Day'', also known as ''Office Chair Massacre''.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2013/10/09/sensible-software-1986-1999-book-review-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-british-giant-4140211/|title=Sensible Software 1986-1999 book review – the rise and fall of a British giant|website=Metro.co.uk|date=9 October 2013}}</ref>  Though screenshots have never been released, it was a [[first-person shooter]], inspired somewhat by the simplicity of ''[[Re-Loaded]]'', a first generation PlayStation game by [[Gremlin Interactive]]. [[Jon Hare]] has spoken about the project in various interviews, but has never discussed the game's content and gameplay features in depth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://worldofstuart.excellentcontent.com/world/ctw/jops.htm |title=CTW – Jon Hare interview |publisher=Worldofstuart.excellentcontent.com |access-date=28 April 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/column_index.php?story=6937 |title=Playing Catch-Up: Sensible Software's Jon Hare |publisher=Gamasutra |date=24 October 2005 |access-date=28 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090508234058/http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/column_index.php?story=6937 |archive-date=8 May 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.c64.com/interviews/hare.html |title=For the best in C64 nostalgia |publisher=C64.COM |date=20 January 1966 |access-date=28 April 2009}}</ref> Aside from the likelihood that it contained themes as controversial as ''Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll'', in an interview with ''Total Video Game''{{'}}s Derek dela Fuente, Hare mentioned that the game had "hit some technical barriers" during its development.

Sensible Software was sold in 1999 to veteran UK games publishers [[Codemasters]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/games/sensible-software-1986-1999-book-review/|title=Sensible Software 1986-1999 book review|date=15 October 2013}}</ref> and since this date Hare has maintained a close working relationship with Codemasters, designing many of its games, including a variety of updates of both ''Sensible Soccer'' and ''Cannon Fodder''.