Software:Erotica Island

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Short description: 2001 video game by Redfire Software
Erotica Island
Developer(s)Redfire Software
Publisher(s)Flare Media Limited
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
Release
Mode(s)Single-player

Erotica Island is a 2001 X-rated video game developed by Redfire Software and published by Flare Media Limited. It was BBFC 18 Certified.[2]

Production

Bonusweb.cz described the graphics as being of the manga style.[3] The developers described the title as similar in tone and gameplay to Leisure Suit Larry.[4]

The game was exhibited by Flare Media Ltd. at an expo, with hostesses in pink dresses promoting the game.[5] The developers wanted to release the game during February 2001, ideally on Valentine's Day.[6] The game went on sale on March 21, 2001 in Britain, and those in other countries could purchase the game online.[7]

While Flare Media assured Bonusweb.cz many times that they would send a demo of the game, they never did. Bonusweb.cz was only able to review the game after a community member who had bought the game sent it to them.[8]

Plot and gameplay

The player is the billionaire Reggie Rich whose plane crashes on an island. The only way to escape is on a boat. However the owner lends it for $10,000. He offers to lend it for $100 if the player seduces all the girls on the island.[9]

Reception

Reception
Review scores
PublicationScore
Absolute Games25%[10]
GameCaptain.de14%[11]
PC Games1%[12]
Four Fat Chicks[13]

Erotica Island was panned by critics. Four Fat Chicks called the game "crap", with "no redeeming value, social or otherwise".[13] Video game database Spong described it as a "perverted, poor attempt".[14] Bonusweb.cz criticised the game's graphics.[15] GameCaptain.de gave the game a rating of 14 out of 100.[11] Absolute Games gave the game a rating of 25%.[10]

German gaming magazine PC Games strongly criticized Erotica Island, calling it "shit" and an "idiotic pseudo-adventure" with "atrociously bad" graphics, and gave it an overall score of one percent. PC Games summarized the game as a whole as a game about "small dicks and big boobs ... and absolutely nothing at all", further stating bluntly that "if you play this game longer than five minutes, it's your own fault."[12]

References

  1. ↑ "PS2 welcomes software boost" (in en-gb). Eurogamer.net. 2001-03-23. https://www.eurogamer.net/article-30393. 
  2. ↑ "[AVT New Adult PC Adventure Game Erotica-Island"]. https://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/avt/current/msg00563.html. 
  3. ↑ Bílek, Jan (March 2, 2001). "Erotica Island - mládeži nepřístupno!" (in Czech). Mafra. https://bonusweb.idnes.cz/erotica-island-mladezi-nepristupno-d68-/Novinky.aspx?c=A000904_eroticanov000904_bw. 
  4. ↑ "Erotica Island Website". Flare Media Ltd. February 4, 2001. http://www.erotica-island.com:80/. 
  5. ↑ Polách, Zdeněk (September 10, 2000). "Růžovoučké hostesky z Erotica Island" (in Czech). Mafra. http://bonusweb.idnes.cz/ruzovoucke-hostesky-z-erotica-island-d8u-/Novinky.aspx?c=A000908_erotisland_bw. 
  6. ↑ Polách, Zdeněk (December 30, 2000). "Erotica Island - screenshoty" (in Czech). Mafra. https://bonusweb.idnes.cz/erotica-island-screenshoty-dfl-/Clanek.aspx?c=A001230_eroticaislandscreens_bw. 
  7. ↑ Polách, Zdeněk (March 7, 2001). "Erotica Island je ode dneška v prodeji!" (in Czech). Mafra. https://bonusweb.idnes.cz/erotica-island-je-ode-dneska-v-prodeji-d80-/Zurnal.aspx?c=A010307_eroticaisland010307_bw. 
  8. ↑ sobě, Čtenáři (March 24, 2001). "Erotica Island – první dojmy z druhé ruky" (in Czech). Mafra. https://bonusweb.idnes.cz/erotica-island-8211-prvni-dojmy-z-druhe-ruky-fi6-/Preview.aspx?c=A010323_eroticaislanddojmy_bw. 
  9. ↑ "Erotica Island sur PC" (in fr). http://www.jeuxvideo.com/jeux/pc/00008193-erotica-island.htm. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Чернов, Дмитрий (April 21, 2001). "История Роя Киллинса, часть третья "Несбывшиеся надежды, или баба Нина"" (in Russian). Kanobu Network. http://www.ag.ru/games/erotica-island/review. 
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Mickels, Thomas (September 12, 2001). "Erotica Island" (in German). http://www.gamecaptain.de/?file=showTest.php&&modrewrite=1&id=456. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Daniel Ch. Kriess (February 2002). "Erotica-Island". PC Games (Computec Media GmbH): 124. ISSN 0946-6304. https://archive.org/details/pcgames200202/page/n123/mode/2up. 
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Erotica Island". Electric Eye Productions. March 2002. http://fourfatchicks.com/Reviews/Erotica_Island/EI.shtml. 
  14. ↑ "Erotica Island - PC" (in en). http://spong.com/game/11028211/Erotica-Island-PC?cc=t. 
  15. ↑ sobě, Čtenáři (March 24, 2001). "Erotica Island – první dojmy z druhé ruky" (in Czech). Mafra. http://bonusweb.idnes.cz/erotica-island-8211-prvni-dojmy-z-druhe-ruky-fi6-/Preview.aspx?c=A010323_eroticaislanddojmy_bw. 
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  • MobyGames is a commercial database website that catalogs information on video games and the people and companies behind them via crowdsourcing. This includes over 300,000 games for hundreds of platforms.[1] Founded in 1999, ownership of the site has changed hands several times. It has been owned by Atari SA since 2022.

Features

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MobyGames was founded on March 1, 1999, by Jim Leonard and Brian Hirt, and joined by David Berk 18 months later, the three of which had been friends since high school.[6][7] Leonard had the idea of sharing information about computer games with a larger audience. The database began with information about games for IBM PC compatibles, relying on the founders' personal collections. Eventually, the site was opened up to allow general users to contribute information.[5] In a 2003 interview, Berk emphasized MobyGames' dedication to taking video games more seriously than broader society and to preserving games for their important cultural influence.[5]

In mid-2010, MobyGames was purchased by GameFly for an undisclosed amount.[8] This was announced to the community post factum , and the site's interface was given an unpopular redesign.[7] A few major contributors left, refusing to do volunteer work for a commercial website.{{Citation needed|date=June 2025} On December 18, 2013, MobyGames was acquired by Jeremiah Freyholtz, owner of Blue Flame Labs (a San Francisco-based game and web development company) and VGBoxArt (a site for fan-made video game box art).[9] Blue Flame Labs reverted MobyGames' interface to its pre-overhaul look and feel,[10] and for the next eight years, the site was run by Freyholtz and Independent Games Festival organizer Simon Carless.[7]

On November 24, 2021, Atari SA announced a potential deal with Blue Flame Labs to purchase MobyGames for $1.5 million.[11] The purchase was completed on 8 March 2022, with Freyholtz remaining as general manager.[12][13][14] Over the next year, the financial boost given by Atari led to a rework of the site being built from scratch with a new backend codebase, as well as updates improving the mobile and desktop user interface.[1] This was accomplished by investing in full-time development of the site instead of its previously part-time development.[15]

In 2024, MobyGames began offering a paid "Pro" membership option for the site to generate additional revenue.[16] Previously, the site had generated income exclusively through banner ads and (from March 2014 onward) a small number of patrons via the Patreon website.[17]

See also

  • IGDB – game database used by Twitch for its search and discovery functions

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheehan, Gavin (2023-02-22). "Atari Relaunches The Fully Rebuilt & Optimized MobyGames Website". https://bleedingcool.com/games/atari-relaunches-the-fully-rebuilt-optimized-mobygames-website/. 
  2. ↑ Litchfield, Ted (2021-11-26). "Zombie company Atari to devour MobyGames". https://www.pcgamer.com/zombie-company-atari-to-devour-mobygames/. 
  3. ↑ "MobyGames FAQ: Emails Answered § When will my submission be approved?". Blue Flame Labs. 30 March 2014. http://www.mobygames.com/info/faq7#g1. 
  4. ↑ "The MobyGames Standards and Practices". Blue Flame Labs. 6 January 2016. http://www.mobygames.com/info/standards. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Miller, Stanley A. (2003-04-22). "People's choice awards honor favorite Web sites". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 
  6. ↑ "20 Years of MobyGames" (in en). 2019-02-28. https://trixter.oldskool.org/2019/02/28/20-years-of-mobygames/. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Plunkett, Luke (2022-03-10). "Atari Buys MobyGames For $1.5 Million". https://kotaku.com/mobygames-retro-credits-database-imdb-atari-freyholtz-b-1848638521. 
  8. ↑ "Report: MobyGames Acquired By GameFly Media". Gamasutra. 2011-02-07. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/report-mobygames-acquired-by-gamefly-media. 
  9. ↑ Corriea, Alexa Ray (December 31, 2013). "MobyGames purchased from GameFly, improvements planned". http://www.polygon.com/2013/12/31/5261414/mobygames-purchased-from-gamefly-improvements-planned. 
  10. ↑ Wawro, Alex (31 December 2013). "Game dev database MobyGames getting some TLC under new owner". Gamasutra. https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-dev-database-mobygames-getting-some-tlc-under-new-owner. 
  11. ↑ "Atari invests in Anstream, may buy MobyGames". November 24, 2021. https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-11-24-atari-invests-in-anstream-may-buy-mobygames. 
  12. ↑ Rousseau, Jeffrey (2022-03-09). "Atari purchases Moby Games". https://www.gamesindustry.biz/atari-purchases-moby-games. 
  13. ↑ "Atari Completes MobyGames Acquisition, Details Plans for the Site's Continued Support". March 8, 2022. https://www.atari.com/atari-completes-mobygames-acquisition-details-plans-for-the-sites-continued-support/. 
  14. ↑ "Atari has acquired game database MobyGames for $1.5 million" (in en-GB). 2022-03-09. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-has-acquired-game-database-mobygames-for-1-5-million/. 
  15. ↑ Stanton, Rich (2022-03-10). "Atari buys videogame database MobyGames for $1.5 million". https://www.pcgamer.com/atari-buys-videogame-database-mobygames-for-dollar15-million/. 
  16. ↑ Harris, John (2024-03-09). "MobyGames Offering “Pro” Membership". https://setsideb.com/mobygames-offering-pro-membership/. 
  17. ↑ "MobyGames on Patreon". http://www.patreon.com/mobygames. 
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