Original Release: DDC, 1987, Amiga
An Italian coomic of 1983 gets a 1985 movie adaptation in France, which then becomes this game/interactive comic hybrid two years later
Le Declic (Amiga, DDC, 1987)
Where to Buy: eBay
How to Emulate: Amiga Emulation Guide
Very little information is available (at least in English) about this adaptation of a Milo Manara erotic comic series that appeared to be popular in Italy in the 80s, but the one picture I could locate of the game box and original disks indicates that it was some sort of official licensed product. It’s also one of the earliest adult games on the Amiga, though it does just barely clear the hurdle of having what could be called “gameplay.”
This appears to be a French adaptation of Manara’s “Click!” (or “Il Giocio”) series, tied in with a movie version made there in 1985. It’s fundamentally an interactive graphic novel, but does have a shred of gameplay. For the most part, you just “avanti” through the various comic panels accompanied by dialogue. But every now and then, you have to “click” or “stop” at the right time to advance the action (or it gets stuck in a loop).
So what’s all the “clicking” about? The story is that a deranged perv scientist has come up with a potential cure for impotence, some sort of implant that acts directly on the brain and can be remotely activated. For whatever reason they decide to field test this on some unknowing housewife who is apparently frigid and in some loveless relationship with an older rich man. The implant turns her into an insatiable nympho when activated, and the whole premise is basically them turning it on in inappropriate social situations and when she’s with random men.
So basically you’re expected to “click” her on at appropriate times and likewise “stop” to continue the story, though all this is a bit arbitrary (also really not helped by being in a language one doesn’t speak). There doesn’t seem to be a “game over” state, as if you miss a command the game will just seem to loop scenes endlessly until you figure out what you were supposed to push when. It is divided up into chapters and you do seem to be ranked at the end of each chapter, though, as I got a hearty “Bravo” for my efforts while I’ve seen screenshots around of someone else getting a “Perfetto.”
The biggest issue isn’t really so much the minimal gameplay as it is that it has a slow text scroll rate, and there seems to be no save/restore feature, so you’re forced to go through the entire thing in one lengthy sitting.
Links
Original print series available on Amazon
Videos
1985 movie (doesn’t seem to have much more than occasional nudity, but I enjoyed the weird menacing sex scene music)