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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Saijaku Bahamut Senseless Romance Anime
Sapporo Snow Festival 2016 “A Winter Wonderland!”
Street Fighter V CG Trailer “The Anticipation Grows!”
Dimension W More Abusive Than Ever
Hitomi Tanaka Wins AVN’s Most “Colossal T*ts”
Wonder Festival 2016 Cool As Ice
Koukaku no Pandora “Where Are The Nipples!?”
“History of Japan” Trending Hard
Project Diva X Trailer Rocks Out
Gensou no Grimgar BD “Delivering Shameless Bathing!”
VirtuaDolls VR Eroge Controller Thrusted onto Indiegogo
GumKare Event Rotten To The Core
Sacrifice Maze Titillatingly Treacherous
Atelier Shallie Plus Trailer Talks Incessantly
Boukoku no Akito Final Digest Revealed
Prius! Impossible Girls Net Vocaloid MV
Tenshi Figure Highly Angelic
Dagashi Kashi A Barrage of Tasty Trivia
Gate Monstrously Chaotic
Tekken 7: Fated Retribution Trailer A Total Knock Out
Gokou Ruri Maid Cosplay Truly Extravagant
Alluring Achellia Cosplay by Tasha
Carnivore Taiga Cosplay Too Cute For Words
Alluring Ahri Cosplay Magically Charming
Tsukihi Araragi BDSM Ero-Cosplay by Komugi Platinum Sexy
Goddess of Twitter “Pink & Perky!”
Serene Horo Cosplay Pure Gold
Iona Ero-Cosplay by Komugi Taking on Water
Cute Kashima Cosplay Full of Elegance
Umaru Ero-Cosplay by Asami Hamsterific
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.