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Sensible Software

Sensible Software was a British software company founded by Jon Hare and Chris Yates which was active from March 1986 to June 1999. It released seven number-one hit games and won numerous industry awards. The company used exaggeratedly small sprites as the player characters in many of its games, including Mega Lo Mania, Sensible Soccer, Cannon Fodder and Sensible Golf.

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Article summary

Sensible Software was a British software company founded by Jon Hare and Chris Yates which was active from March 1986 to June 1999. It released seven number-one hit games and won numerous industry awards. The company used exaggeratedly small sprites as the player characters in many of its games, including Mega Lo Mania, Sensible Soccer, Cannon Fodder and Sensible Golf.

Key claims

  1. date of formation: 1986 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of foundation: 1986 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of formation is "1986". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1986". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358953188

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