![]() ![]() Some of these overtly sexual titles were seen as either blatant cash grabs or given that video games were primarily marketed to kids back in the 80s, the kind of content that was on par with trying to sneak a Playboy out of a store. You wanted to see ultra-pixellated boobs and dongs, and you got what you came for (pun absolutely intended.) There was no deeply-entrancing storyline or characters to get to know. There were also several unlicensed NES games that were on the naughty side that came out in the same era like Peek-a-Boo Poker, and just like most of the cringe-worthy titles the Nerd covers, the context and intent was pretty simple. The Angry Video Game Nerd did a retrospective on Atari porn a long time ago yet. As a member of the IGDA’s Sex and Romance SIG and a proud prospective purveyor of risqué content in both game and novel form, this is an area I feel merits more exploration.įor a little history, smutty games have been around for longer than you likely think. Given that games have something of a PR problem when it comes to aspects and content that may upset some audiences, sex in games presents many challenges to developers. ![]() Sex in video games has spurred many troubled discussions since the medium’s inception. ![]()
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