Some games are referred to both in Japan and in the Western world as 'visual novels', these are usually games with minimal levels of erotic content and are some of the more well known games of the genre.Īlthough eroge are commonplace in Japan and put on games store shelves next to well selling titles for consoles such as the Gamecube or Playstation, they are still seen as somewhat perverted by most of the western world. The term has now become popular in both Japan and Western countries, along with the predominantly western terms such as "h-games", "erogames" and "hentai games". The term eroge is a conjuction of the words 'erotic' and 'game' which has had some controversy over who first created it, some claim it was the programmers who first worked on the games as they often had long titles and therefore they would shorten them when talking about development games, whereas some say that the term was created by fans of the genre (along with members of staff at games shops) who saw the games being released and gave them a title to seperate them from other such games at the time in order to let users know what they were purchasing before hand. Piracy of the games is also common, with entire games being distributed and, more commonly, the artwork from the games being made available online for those who have not bought the game or not followed the correct path to reach certain scenes. The artwork and the games themselves are both widely available in Japan, and (although not as commonplace) they are sold on the internet and in select shops to gamers in other countries - including but not limited to Korea, China, United Kingdom, United States of America, France and Germany. Almost all of the games are based on computer generated artwork (also known as HCG) which gives the game the intended style of modern anime and manga in order to appeal to players. When the games are sold or referred to in western countries, they are often called hentai games or h-games for short which contrary to belief, is never used to refer to the genre of game in the home country of Japan. The term itself, eroge, refers to a computer or video game (produced primarily in Japan) featuring sexually explicit or at least implied sexual content. This text has been dedicated to the public domain, with 'The Past' section based on research from and other sources. Eroge: Past, Present and Future Eroge: Past, Present and Future
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