Peek-A-Boo Poker
Encyclopedia
Peek-A-Boo Poker is a video game made by Hacker International
and distributed by Panesian in 1991 as one of three pornographic video games the company made for the Nintendo Entertainment System
, the other two being Bubble Bath Babes and Hot Slots.
The gameplay consists of a simple strip poker simulator in which the player can see a different reward screen, consisting of a pornographic image of a woman, for every $1000 they collect in winnings, to a maximum of $5000. The game uses standard five-card draw
poker
rules. There are three computer controlled players: Full House Francine, Double Dealing Debby, and Pok-er [sic] Penny.
Hacker International
Hacker International was a Japanese video game company that developed and published games from 1990 to 1994 for the Nintendo Famicom and NEC PC Engine consoles...
and distributed by Panesian in 1991 as one of three pornographic video games the company made for the Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...
, the other two being Bubble Bath Babes and Hot Slots.
Summary
One of the earliest pornographic video games, it went out of mainstream distribution as the industry matured and the "user base broadened". The distribution was also limited as major national chains would not carry the items for sale.The gameplay consists of a simple strip poker simulator in which the player can see a different reward screen, consisting of a pornographic image of a woman, for every $1000 they collect in winnings, to a maximum of $5000. The game uses standard five-card draw
Five-card draw
Five-card draw is a poker variant that is the simplest and often the first variant learned by most players. It is common in home games but rare in casino and tournament play...
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Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
rules. There are three computer controlled players: Full House Francine, Double Dealing Debby, and Pok-er [sic] Penny.
Further reading
- Steven L. Kent, The First Quarter: A 25-year History of Video Games, BWD Press, 2000, ISBN 9780970475503.