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|foundby=[http://www.aidsmemorial.org/board-staff/ William ‘Bill’ Hill] and Diana Kaufman | |foundby=[http://www.aidsmemorial.org/board-staff/ William ‘Bill’ Hill] and Diana Kaufman | ||
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'''Caper in the Castro''' was believed to be the first ever LGBTQ computer game ever to be published, being released on 1989. It was released for the Macintosh Plus on Hypercard and could only be downloaded on underground LGBT Bulletin Board System Networks. It was later released as ''Murder on Main Street'' and was published by Heizer Software with all LGBTQ content being removed to appeal to a wider audience.<ref>[https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/06/caper-in-the-castro-interview.html An interview with the game's creator.] Retrieved 02 Jan '18</ref> No screenshots or code was ever shown for both games. | '''''Caper in the Castro''''' was believed to be the first ever LGBTQ computer game ever to be published, being released on 1989. It was released for the Macintosh Plus on Hypercard and could only be downloaded on underground LGBT Bulletin Board System Networks. It was later released as ''Murder on Main Street'' and was published by Heizer Software with all LGBTQ content being removed to appeal to a wider audience.<ref>[https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2014/06/caper-in-the-castro-interview.html An interview with the game's creator.] Retrieved 02 Jan '18</ref> No screenshots or code was ever shown for both games. | ||
==Discovery== | ==Discovery== | ||
On December 20, 2017, both games were found and released onto Internet Archive finally making both games available to the public.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/hypercard_caper-in-the-castro The first out of the 2 games.] Retrieved 02 Jan '18</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/hypercard_murder-on-main-street_2017-12-20 The second out of the 2 games.] Retrieved 02 Jan '18</ref> | On December 20, 2017, both games were found and released onto Internet Archive finally making both games available to the public.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/hypercard_caper-in-the-castro The first out of the 2 games.] Retrieved 02 Jan '18</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/hypercard_murder-on-main-street_2017-12-20 The second out of the 2 games.] Retrieved 02 Jan '18</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 02:28, 6 January 2018
Caper in the Castro's title screen.
Status: Found
Date found: 20 Dec. 2017
Found by: William ‘Bill’ Hill and Diana Kaufman
Caper in the Castro was believed to be the first ever LGBTQ computer game ever to be published, being released on 1989. It was released for the Macintosh Plus on Hypercard and could only be downloaded on underground LGBT Bulletin Board System Networks. It was later released as Murder on Main Street and was published by Heizer Software with all LGBTQ content being removed to appeal to a wider audience.[1] No screenshots or code was ever shown for both games.
Discovery
On December 20, 2017, both games were found and released onto Internet Archive finally making both games available to the public.[2][3]
References
- ↑ An interview with the game's creator. Retrieved 02 Jan '18
- ↑ The first out of the 2 games. Retrieved 02 Jan '18
- ↑ The second out of the 2 games. Retrieved 02 Jan '18