Two very interesting sites looking at the development of eroge in a historical context come to my attention. Firstly, and most strikingly, long time visual novel producer Alicesoft has actually officially authorised the distribution of many of their older titles (1990s) as abandonware; you can find them for direct download or torrent download, collected here. Secondly, there is a compendium of older eroge collected nicely with some CG (see below).
I think I will not be alone in applauding Alice for this: it is nice to see abandonware games get recognition from publishers.
The games are available in their original formats, so for some (probably most for a modern computer) you’ll need an emulator. For the PC-98 (old proprietary PC-like computer) games, there are plenty.
The other site is rather more accessible. At “Let’s ヲタck ‘n’ Roll ♪” (ota-), you can find a most interesting compendium of top rated (by Megastore magazine, no less) eroge by a variety of developers, each with some representative CGs.
Period covered is the mid-90’s, with there being some recognisable titles present.
Finally, you can see how far the art of Alicesoft has come – quite the progression?
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Afterschool Hypnosis Club Hypnotic Indeed
Utawarerumono Bathes Harder
Samurai Vader VS Kamen Rider Black RX
Final Fantasy Explorers Gameplay Action-Packed
Koukaku no Pandora Cuter Still
Lively Nozomi Tojo Figure
Dead or Alive 5 Last Round x Tatsunoko
One Piece: Burning Blood Busting It Up
Extended Valkyria: Azure Revolution Trailer Calls to Battle
Atelier Shallie Plus “Ayesha Returns!”
Gate “Endlessly Tragic…”
Boku Dake ga Inai Machi Distressingly Melancholic
Cooking Mishap Asuna Figure
Donald Trump Supporters “Masturbate to Anime!”
Hypnos F*** Absolutely Mesmerizing
Puzzle & Dragons X Gets “More RPG Elements!”
Eager Index Bunny Girl Figure
Shingeki no Kyojin PV More Colossal Than Ever
Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 “Owner’s Mode” = “SJW Bait”
Goddess of 2ch: “Pink & Soft All The Way!”
Kuroneko Cosplay by Mikehouse Full of Life
Busty Hotaru Cosplay Delightfully Delectable
Adorable Ati Cosplay by Kaieda Kai Kemonomimi Chaos
Momo Velia Deviluke Cosplay Bursting With Bridal Beauty
Skimpy Sonico Cosplay Barely Contained
Kumiko & Reina Cosplay Hardly Blows At All
Skimpy Elf Bikini Cosplay by Saku Supremely Sexy
Gothic Lolita Hatsune Miku Cosplay Busts Out
Delectable Dizzy Cosplay by Lechat
Is scary but true that even those old rances are better then the absolute shit the english eroge companies translate..
Are eroge always censored, or are their some that got by the censorship laws?(like maybe the publishers were allowed to sell uncensored games outside the country?)
Is it just me, or are those girls on those bicycle-looking things One head of pink hair away from being Anna Lindhurst and Kanda Aoi from Ouendan?
hmm. how do i download and play these game, if i wanted to of course
oh... i still have some of their H anime ^^
Speaking of free Alicesoft eroge, I remember that they released a free one that's pretty much fits modern-day standards for art and such.
It was about succubii... and had a crossover with Yokubari Saboten? The name escapes me at the moment.
awesome...
Any that are translated though? Too much Kanji .__.
Nocturnal Illusions had to me my favorite old school eroge.