Original Release: Sexxy Software, 1991, PC
A simplistic but reasonably well-executed (for 1991) adult “virtual board game” that throws in some gratuitous hardcore GIF loops
Sexxcapades (PC, Sexxy Software, 1991)
Where to Buy: eBay
How to Emulate: MS-DOS Emulation Guide
Review by: Master-B
This goofy little digital board game is basically Truth Or Dare meets Monopoly. You’ll need two to eight actual people to legitimately “play” it, or else there isn’t much to do but watch it play itself and take in the occasional explicit GIF.
Each player gets a dice roll and moves around the little board there, and you might land on a square that has you reveal some salacious bit of personal sexual history to the others or get “hands on” with them in various ways. Or, you might land on some event that gives or takes some of your money pile. You can opt out of the various truths or dares when you land on them, but it’ll cost you some money. First player to either reach a pre-agreed threshold (up to $10,000) or wipe out the other players wins.
Sexxy Software spiced this whole procedure up a bit with cutting-edge (for 1991) adult graphics and voice clips. The voice clips actually aren’t sexual, it’s usually just someone reading off the square or making some little witty interjection, but they sure did pack a lot of them into a game that’s only like 7 MB. The little GIFs that accompany some squares are quite hardcore, however. Also sometimes unintentionally funny, as the GIFs seem randomized in a lot of cases. So you’ll land on “blow on her ear” and you got a picture of a guy with half his head in a butt. A little confusing for those with a poor grasp of English I suppose.
It’s a very simple concept, but I did like that the “dare” squares seem to progressively get more adventurous as you continually land on them. The “truth” squares do seem to ask you to repeat the same thing sometimes, though.
As for ol’ Sexxy Software, I guess this moved some copy as they actually went on to release a few more games before apparently folding up around 1994. This seems like it would actually adapt well as a modern phone/tablet/TV game if the major app stores weren’t all Puritan about things like this.
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