The Local Girls of PCEFX.com

[Necromancer]

I can't be arsed to go through 'em all to check, but I'm pretty sure each uses unique pictures.  They're just a novelty and a quick cash grab, never meant to sell in huge quantities or even necessarily at full MSRP (it's worth $149.95 but is on sale for $79.50, buy now!!!).

[SavagePencil]

THOUGHT EXPERIMENT:
Would a retail chain (like, say, Software Etc.) have carried a title like this? Present evidence for and against.

No way ToysRUs and kindred chains would carry this title.




DISCLAIMER: Now, I don't actually think that some enigmatic, rinky-dink publisher like Excite Software would actually be in a position to get its product into national chains...but it is fun to think about the policies of these chains.

I worked in a Software, Etc. in the early 90s and while a few of the stores did have a couple of older adult titles (mostly EGA strip poker), they weren't actively carrying them.  Although I seem to remember a copy of a Dragon Knight-esque game (looks like it may have been Knights of Xentar?) showing up at our location.

[SignOfZeta]

Yeah, everyone had Xentar. Also...some other etchi POS also associated with PC98, PCE, whatever.

[Punch]

What was the name of that dos game again... cobra city, cobra mission? Shittiest game ever but with a decent incentive for playing.

[SavagePencil]

I didn't mean to derail too much, but the point here being that adult titles did exist, albeit rarely, in mainstream US software outlets contemporary to these collections.

[esteban]

THOUGHT EXPERIMENT:
Would a retail chain (like, say, Software Etc.) have carried a title like this? Present evidence for and against.

No way ToysRUs and kindred chains would carry this title.




DISCLAIMER: Now, I don't actually think that some enigmatic, rinky-dink publisher like Excite Software would actually be in a position to get its product into national chains...but it is fun to think about the policies of these chains.

I worked in a Software, Etc. in the early 90s and while a few of the stores did have a couple of older adult titles (mostly EGA strip poker), they weren't actively carrying them.  Although I seem to remember a copy of a Dragon Knight-esque game (looks like it may have been Knights of Xentar?) showing up at our location.

Indeed.

I didn't think that Software Etc. would carry a large variety of risqué titles.

Leisure Suit Larry? Probably.

[StarDust4Ever]

Indeed.

I didn't think that Software Etc. would carry a large variety of risqué titles.

Leisure Suit Larry? Probably.

Speaking of LSL, there is an awesome port of Liesure Suit Larry to NES if nobody has experienced this game back in the day, it is worth checking out!
http://www.retrousb.com/product_info.php?cPath=30&products_id=133

PS - I have no affiliation with RetroUSB; I only am a happy customer who enjoys their products...

[gatsu25]

I would also like to know the origin of these.  Were there even fans of the Duo in Hawaii at the time?  I can't imagine a huge amount of games were even shipped over there.

Interestingly enough, I live in Japan and I actually picked up one of these games in Akihabara for about $10 a couple years ago.  I have also seen them on Yahoo auctions from time to time.  Currently there are two of them on there.

This leads me to believe that they were at least partly intended for the Japanese market, or at least tourists in Hawaii, as they were more likely to have a Duo and/or be more willing to purchase porn like that.

In any case, anyone have a spare of Hawaii Island Girls?  It's the last one I need

[TheClash603]

I just went to Hawaii this year and that is actually a really good theory.  Honolulu is basically Japan #2, the majority of the tourists were definitely Japanese.  I also saw that most of the Japanese tourists weren't on the beaches or hiking, they were out shopping.  These games very well may have been made to cater to the Japanese tourists in Hawaii.  If the print run was in the low thousands, I am sure a few tourist seasons would've cleared out the stock.

[StarDust4Ever]

I just went to Hawaii this year and that is actually a really good theory.  Honolulu is basically Japan #2, the majority of the tourists were definitely Japanese.  I also saw that most of the Japanese tourists weren't on the beaches or hiking, they were out shopping.  These games very well may have been made to cater to the Japanese tourists in Hawaii.  If the print run was in the low thousands, I am sure a few tourist seasons would've cleared out the stock.

Considering the CD games are region free, it is possible this item could have catered to both US and Japanese citizens. Is there any evidence however to show that these three games were primarily sold in Hawaii and not in the states?

[SignOfZeta]

I just went to Hawaii this year and that is actually a really good theory.  Honolulu is basically Japan #2, the majority of the tourists were definitely Japanese.  I also saw that most of the Japanese tourists weren't on the beaches or hiking, they were out shopping.  These games very well may have been made to cater to the Japanese tourists in Hawaii.  If the print run was in the low thousands, I am sure a few tourist seasons would've cleared out the stock.

Yeah, that was sorta what I was getting at earlier. Not that specific scenario but something.

There is also a strong military connection between the US and Japan involving Hawaii so maybe it was like...some gaijin stationed in Japan ran into the Games Express guys and they decided to crank out these POS discs realizing that they could at least break even if they could sell the same thing in two regions.

None of that is true, but I expect to see it paraphrased in an eBay auction within the week.

[gatsu25]

Is there any evidence however to show that these three games were primarily sold in Hawaii and not in the states?

Good point.  Just because they are all about "Hawaii" doesn't mean they are from there.  Although I would tend to believe that they were considering all that I have seen in Japan.  Just who was Excite Corp. anyway..  I don't have my copies with me.  Does the packaging or software have a date or anything on it?

[Enternal]

There is something important missing from this discussion.











My personal fav

[Punch]

[esteban]

I shouldn't have to explain that the only reason "Hawaii"'is in the title is due to marketing/branding of "smut"...

Horny heterosexual males were the intended target audience...