An eroge (エロゲー, erogē, a portmanteau of erotic game: erochikku gēmu) is a Japanese video or computer game that features erotic content, usually in the form of anime-style artwork.
In English, eroge are often called hentai games in keeping with the English slang definition of hentai. This is sometimes shortened to H games.
In the 1980s, Japanese companies introduced their own brands of microcomputer to compete with those of the United States. Comp...
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An eroge (エロゲー, erogē, a portmanteau of erotic game: erochikku gēmu) is a Japanese video or computer game that features erotic content, usually in the form of anime-style artwork.
In English, eroge are often called hentai games in keeping with the English slang definition of hentai. This is sometimes shortened to H games.
In the 1980s, Japanese companies introduced their own brands of microcomputer to compete with those of the United States. Competing systems included the Sharp X1, Fujitsu FM-7, MSX, and NEC PC-8801. NEC was behind its competitors in terms of hardware (with only 16 colors and no sound support) and needed a way to regain control of the market. Thus came the erotic game.
Early eroge had simple stories, often involving rape. It made the PC-8801 popular, but customers quickly tired of paying 8800 yen ($85) for such simple games. Soon, new genres were invented: ASCII's Chaos Angels, a role-playing-based eroge, inspired Dragon Knight by Elf and Rance by AliceSoft.
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