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An eroge (''ero''tic ''ga''me) is a Japan ese Video or Computer Game that features erotic content, usually in the form of Anime -style artwork. In English, eroge are mistakenly called ''hentai games'' in keeping with the English Slang definition of Hentai . This is sometimes shortened to ''H game'', which is also never used in Japan. HCG (H CG Artwork ) refers to the anime-style artwork commonly used in these games, which is often distributed separately from the game itself via the Internet to less skilled players. HISTORY OF EROGE In the 1980s , Japanese companies introduced their own brands of Microcomputer to compete with the United States . The competing models included Sharp 's X1 series, Fujitsu 's FM-7 series, and NEC 's PC-88 series. 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. From these roots, the erotic game was invented. These original eroge had a single, simplistic storyline, usually involving '', a Role-playing -based eroge, inspired '' Dragon Knight '' by Elf and '' Rance '' by AliceSoft . However, these games still had weak storylines. In 1992, Elf released '' Dokyusei ''. The main innovation of ''Dokyusei'' was that instead of being simple pornography, the user had to first win the affection of one of a number of female characters, making the story into an Interactive Romance Novel . Thus, the Dating Simulation genre was invented. Soon afterwards, the video game '' Otogirisou '' on the Super Famicom attracted the attention of many Japanese gamers. ''Otogirisou'' was a standard adventure game, but had multiple endings. This concept was called a "sound novel". In 1996, the new software publisher Leaf expanded on this idea, calling it a Visual Novel and releasing their first successful game, '' Shizuku ''. ''Shizuku'' was a typical rape game, but in 1997 they released '' To Heart '', a story of high school love which set the standard for modern eroge. ''To Heart'' featured high-quality music that was so popular it was added to Karaoke machines throughout Japan—a first for eroge. In 1999, the new software house Key , which had split from Tactics over the question of how much storyline an eroge needed, released '' Kanon '' with much fanfare. ''Kanon'' nearly eliminated the erotic part of the eroge (in fact, an all-ages version was released), instead focusing on the storyline of the visual novel. It was an instant hit and a 13-episode anime version was produced, another first for eroge. ''Kanon'' is still the standard for modern eroge and is referred to as a "baptism" for young Otaku in Japan. TYPES OF EROGE All game genres generally have some sort of eroge variety. Frequently, eroge are also Dating Sim s in the form of Visual Novel s. However, eroge also come in a variety of other categories:
Eroge may be Bishōjo Game s, GxB , or BL Game s, although girl games are the most popular. WESTERN PERCEPTIONS Eroge are seen among many Internet-using Westerners as focusing on perversion and kinks (see '' Pornography In Japan ''). But unlike the majority of American Adult Games , eroge often portray characters with individual personalities, quirks, and daily concerns. Many games focus on the immersion of a specific setting or environment, and the social relationships between characters. As the amount of interactive game play is limited for most of these translated games, they are sometimes considered better as visual novels (and sometimes even interactive) for the PC rather than Computer Games in the usual sense of the word. For the most part, Western exposure to the genre has been limited due to the small number of companies willing to localize eroge, a lack of market penetration, and non-existent support from magazines, game review sites, and adult stores. Eroge typically lack advertising, and rely on a dedicated fanbase. In a few cases games have been translated and adapted to Western versions of Windows by Fans , but this is much less common than with anime films, due to technical difficulty. There are also a few companies, like Peach Princess , that specialize in translating eroge into English for North American audiences. WELL-KNOWN EROGE See List Of Ero-games for a more complete listing. (and List Of Ero-doujinshi (games) )
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