| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) |
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TVTItem |
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Caper in the Castro (Video Game) |
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CaperInTheCastro |
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Believed to be the earliest LGBT video game, Caper in the Castro was released in 1989 by C.M. Ralph as "charityware" with the request that the player donate to an AIDS foundation as payment. Played worldwide yet only commercially published as a censored, hetero version "Murder on Main Street", this piece of gaming history seemed lost to time until a rediscovery of a hard copy in 2017. Both original and censored versions have since been publicly uploaded onto the Internet Archive for all to enjoy.As for the gameplay, it's a mostly point-and-click mystery adventure chock full of queer inside jokes and graphics impressive for its obscure, now dated hypercard programming. |
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2023-04-19T16:29:44Z |
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2023-04-19T16:29:44Z |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) |
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DBTropes |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_1774847 |
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Gayborhood |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_1774847 |
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Gayborhood: The game was made as Ralph's way of thanking the bay area for welcoming them and their partner and acknowledging the commnunity's struggles. It's also set in the Castro, obviously. |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_1774847 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_1774847 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) |
hasFeature |
Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_1774847 |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_17ce80aa |
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All There in the Manual |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_17ce80aa |
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All There in the Manual: In a 2014 interview with Paste Magazine, Caper creater C.M. Ralph refers to Tessy LaFemme as a transgender woman, and not a Drag Queen as sometimes believed. |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_17ce80aa |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_17ce80aa |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) |
hasFeature |
Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_17ce80aa |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_6bda9a30 |
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Meaningful Name |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_6bda9a30 |
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Meaningful Name: A lesbian named McDyke. |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_6bda9a30 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_6bda9a30 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) |
hasFeature |
Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_6bda9a30 |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_8c83208f |
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You Can't Get Ye Flask |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_8c83208f |
comment |
You Can't Get Ye Flask: Aggravatingly though not unusual, there's a typo in the correct answer of an important text parser bit. ("shakles" instead of "shackles") |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_8c83208f |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_8c83208f |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) |
hasFeature |
Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_8c83208f |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_8df14c99 |
type |
One-Hit-Point Wonder |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_8df14c99 |
comment |
One-Hit-Point Wonder: Walk down some damaged stairs? Dead! |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_8df14c99 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_8df14c99 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) |
hasFeature |
Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_8df14c99 |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_9af977f4 |
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Second-Person Narration |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_9af977f4 |
comment |
Second-Person Narration: As seen in the prologue and some of the interface. |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_9af977f4 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_9af977f4 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) |
hasFeature |
Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_9af977f4 |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_b6d0d282 |
type |
Always Check Behind the Chair |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_b6d0d282 |
comment |
Always Check Behind the Chair: There's some witty or even teasing flavor text to be discovered by examining some mundane objects such as the second trash can. |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_b6d0d282 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_b6d0d282 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) |
hasFeature |
Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_b6d0d282 |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_b81d4e9d |
type |
Dramatic Ellipsis |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_b81d4e9d |
comment |
Dramatic Ellipsis: Yes, there's three in a row in the opening prologue. |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_b81d4e9d |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_b81d4e9d |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) |
hasFeature |
Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_b81d4e9d |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_bba30aeb |
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Late to the Tragedy |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_bba30aeb |
comment |
Late to the Tragedy: As to be expected of a mystery, it's clear people have already died. |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_bba30aeb |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_bba30aeb |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) |
hasFeature |
Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_bba30aeb |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_d32cd9f5 |
type |
Cast Full of Gay |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_d32cd9f5 |
comment |
Cast Full of Gay: You had to ask? |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_d32cd9f5 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_d32cd9f5 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) |
hasFeature |
Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_d32cd9f5 |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_dbca2c99 |
type |
Red Herring |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_dbca2c99 |
comment |
Red Herring: There's a whole café named after the trope! |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_dbca2c99 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_dbca2c99 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) |
hasFeature |
Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_dbca2c99 |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_name |
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ItemName |
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| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_name |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_name |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) |
hasFeature |
Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_name |
| | Caper in the Castro (Video Game) / int_name |
itemName |
Caper in the Castro (Video Game) |
