Vintage Game Sex

[GC_Chi]

I was a little annoyed with that line. Sounds like the typical "If it's Japanese, it doesn't matter" mentality. I can pretty much guarantee you that the most popular Japanese hentai games like True Love have had more cultural influence (both in Japan and America) than the NES Golgo 13 games and are more available too (at this point in time, anyway). :/ Tons of Japanese hentai games have been released in English, and Americans can download them easily or purchase them at normal retail stores.

I admit I basically tried to cop out of covering hentai stuff with a line that I'm not too comfortable with. I meant more to say that I think its more culturally interesting to note what is passable in the mainstream or has been passed in the mainstream for sex. That's not to say that Japanese games aren't worthy. But like someone else said, I had to draw the line somewhere and this isn't about pornography. Its more about perception and acceptance.

That being said, hentai games are not pop-culture and are not easily available in the United States. The closest any company ever came to was Megatech who released a couple of Xrated games that got plenty of advertising in top magazines, but those never made it to retail outlets either.

Chi

[SoulBlazer]

I guess you have'nt checked out www.jastusa.com recently.

Plus they go to anime shows as well!

But yeah, I agree with you -- except for what Jast does, it's pretty hard to find hentai stuff here in the States, and the line had to be drawn somewhere.

I'd be glad to help you with a second volume of your article -- just give me a few days to replay some of the games in question. But I can summerize here:

Phantasmagoria 1 has allready been described.

In the second game, early in the game, the main charcter (you) and his girlfriend hook up in the bedroom on a thunderstorm night. They show bodies, a little action -- probaly the most clear cut sex I've seen in a game. There's also some B&M stuff later on.

In Gabriel Knight 1, they don't actually show anything, but make it QUITE clear that Gabriel does it with a woman twice.

In the second one, it's the same way. One shot of him leaving with a blonde in tow, another of him waking up in bed the next morning.

Star Control 2 also has the 'implied' sex as mentioned previously.

Really, the Phantasmagoria games are the best examples I can think off, with ALL games, of them actually showing the sex on the screen. Because they were adult and mature games, and a little (IMHO) ahead of their time.

[punkoffgirl]

Hey everyone, I'm responsible for the article being discussed on this thread. I appreciate everyone's comments and suggestions. It was very helpful and a lot less hate than what you get on Slashdot.

I would greatly appreciate help from anyone who could write up or describe in full detail some of the games described above (especially Star Control, Phantasmagoria and the Gabriel Knight games). If you'd like to contribute to the next Volume of Game for Sex and get byline credit, please email me or PM via the board system.

Again, thanks for reading.

Chi Kong Lui

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And Sotenga,

2. Non-mainstream underground X-rated (Japanese or otherwise) games aren't eligible because they aren't accessible to the mainstream and consequently their cultural influence is nominal.

I'm pretty sure that applies to Custer's Revenge, as it was not widely distributed.

[Sotenga]

And Sotenga,

2. Non-mainstream underground X-rated (Japanese or otherwise) games aren't eligible because they aren't accessible to the mainstream and consequently their cultural influence is nominal.

I'm pretty sure that applies to Custer's Revenge, as it was not widely distributed.

D'oh! But I like that game... no... wait, no I don't. I just want it on there for the sheer insanity of it all. I mean, WTF mate?

... I dunno, maybe Miss World 96 would qualify? Or Gals Panic... any NC-17 Qix clone would be right at home.