Thanks Karl. Dracula, IIRC, was the first computer game to get an adult
rating in England. CRL did a version of Frankenstein with similar content.
"KZ Manager" sounds a little like a game called "Auchwitz", same concept.
Can anyone tell me if that one was sold commercially, or if it even exists?
I've heard it identified as an urban legend.
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From: Karl Kuras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2001 6:22 PM
Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Early Controversial Games
> I remember Dracula. it was a text adventure for the C64 (and probably
> Amstrad and Speccy). It was text only, but still got banned in England
for
> being too graphic. Very atmospheric and enjoyable adventure...
>
> And who could forget Barbarian by Palace. Maria Whittaker on the cover
was
> a stroke of brilliance for a great game.
>
> And here are two far less well known games, which weren't commercial, but
> caused a lot of rancor in Germany: Commando Libia and KZ Manager. The
> first was a stupid little shooter where you had to "execute" prisoners who
> were tied to posts and the second was a resource management game that put
> you in charge of a Nazi concentration camp. Both were available for the
the
> Amiga.
>
> I know there are surely a few more controversial games (like Leisure Suit
> Larry 1, which Radio Shack refused to carry and led to very poor sales
> initially, until word of mouth made it a hit). But I'm missing the really
> big ones right now.
>
> Karl Kuras
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "C.E. Forman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2001 6:46 PM
> Subject: [SWCollect] Early Controversial Games
>
>
> > Hey gang,
> >
> > I'm in the process of a new YOIS column and this time around am taking a
> > look at early controversial games: Titles that, for one reason or
another,
> > got a large group of people or a particular special-interests group
pissed
> > off. Here's a quick list off the top of my head (I haven't gone through
> my
> > archives yet), but I wanted to get some of your favorites as well.
Don't
> > worry, you'll get credit for your contribs. I'd define early as
pre-1984,
> > so nothing like "Postal", and I do computers only, so no "Custer's
> Revenge"
> > for the 2600.
> >
> > Here's my list so far:
> >
> > "Softporn" by On-Line Systems
> > The first computer adventure to generate hate-mail due to its (rather
> bland)
> > all-text depictions of sex. A lot of religious types bombarded Ken
> Williams
> > for this one. On-Line / Sierra was pretty wild, back in the day -- lots
> of
> > hot tub parties at Ken's, the most famous of which involved a photoshoot
> > that splashed naked Roberta Williams on the cover of this very game.
> >
> > "The Bilestoad" (I forget the company)
> > Criticized for its violence, some magazines even banned it from reviews.
> > Gameplay consists of two opponents hacking each others' limbs off with
> axes.
> > Quite realistic graphics for its time, especially for the Apple II.
(This
> > was 10 years before Mortal Kombat and Time Killers.)
> >
> > "Firebug" by Muse
> > The game's tagline in ads ("Make an ash of yourself!") made some people
> > upset, because "ash" sounds like "ass", and saying words that sound like
> > "ass" is apparently as bad as saying "ass" itself. Ass, ass, ass, ass,
> ass.
> >
> > "Lucifer's Realm" by Med Systems
> > You start out in a hospital bed, but soon die and go to hell, where you
> > interact with the likes of Stalin and Hitler. Many sources credit it as
> the
> > first game to be banned in the U.S., though I've never been able to
> > positively confirm this. One of the late Jyym Pearson's close friends
> > assures me that Jymm himself was delighted upon hearing the news.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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