Jon HareDeveloper BIO
Jon "Jops" Hare (born 20 January 1966) in Ilford, Essex, UK is a British computer game designer, game artist and musician. He is one of the two founder members and directors, with
Chris Yates, of
Sensible Software, one of the most successful European games development companies of the late '80s and '90s.
Hare was co-designer and artist of all of Sensible's hits prior to 1992 including
Parallax,
Wizball,
Microprose Soccer,
SEUCK and
Wizkid. He was also the lead designer and creative director of
Mega Lo Mania, the
Sensible Soccer series and the
Cannon Fodder series, some of the most popular software franchises of the mid 1990s.
Hare is also known for writing the music for a number of Sensible Software's games, including
Cannon Fodder,
Sensible Soccer,
Sensible Golf and the never released
Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll, which featured over 30 tracks written and arranged by Hare and his frequent musical collaborator,
Richard Joseph.
Since the sale of Sensible Software to
Codemasters in 1999, Hare has worked on a number of games in the capacity of a consultant designer on a number of titles including
Prince Naseem Boxing,
Frontline Command,
Mike Tyson Heavyweight Boxing,
Real World Golf,
Sensible Soccer 2006 and, as co-owner of development company
Tower Studios, a number of mobile games titles including
Cannon Fodder,
Sensible Soccer, and
International Rugby 7s.
In December 2006, he was appointed Content Development Director of
Nikitova LLC, overseeing the development and design of Nikitova’s games.
Hare has been a voting member of BAFTA across all media since 2004.
As of June 2006, Jon contributes a weekly politics feature to UK video game radio show
One Life Left.
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Games CreditedShowtime Championship Boxing (2007), Destination Software, Inc.
Sensible Soccer 2006 (2006), Codemasters Software Company Limited, The
Sensible Soccer '98 (1997), GT Interactive Software Europe Ltd.
Sensible World of Soccer (1995), Renegade Software
Cannon Fodder 2 (1994), Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc.
International Sensible Soccer (1994), Renegade Software
Sensible Golf (1994), Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd.
Cannon Fodder (1993), Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd.
Sensible Soccer: European Champions (1992), Renegade Software
Sensible Soccer: European Champions: 92/93 Edition (1992), Renegade Software
Wizkid: The Story of Wizball II (1992), Ocean Software Ltd.
Mega lo Mania (1991), Image Works
Microprose Pro Soccer (1988), MicroProse Software, Inc.
Trivial Pursuit (1988), Domark Software, Inc.
Wizball (1987), Thunder Mountain
Parallax (1986), Mindscape, Inc.
