Well I've actually played KZ Manager... heard of Auschwitz, but since there
were several public domain games with that theme (including a hacked version
of Kaiser, an excellent resource management game from the C64 days) it's
possible the game existed.
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From: "C.E. Forman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2001 7:32 PM
Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Early Controversial Games
> 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.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Karl Kuras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 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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