1998

Sex 'n Drugs 'n Rock 'n Roll

FROM: Sensible Software

BEHIND THE MUSIC: Canceled due to controversial themes, which no publisher would tackle in the halcyon, pre-Grand Theft Auto days, this long-lost classic would've been a risqué adventure chronicling desperate rock star Nigel's rise to the top. Creator Sensible Software's self-described "multimedia experience" included 15 hours of lewd dialogue, animated music videos and a hero who could huff illicit substances, masturbate and, if he eschews condoms, even contract AIDS from groupies.

WHY IT ROCKS: Nearly 10 years in development, its production saga — conceived during home computing's dawn, intended to launch its maker into the 3D era, signed to Warner International, sold, dropped, beatified online — parallels that of legendary records.

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