By Chi Kong Lui with contributions from Caleb Hoffman

Sex. Making love. Intercourse. Humping. Shagging. Getting laid. Da nasty. The old in and out. Whoopie. Popping the koochie. Ahhh… I apologize for that outburst. No I wasn't trying to improve our popularity rankings in Google. In my four plus years of writing about videogames, I rarely get to talk about what goes on in the bedroom (or anywhere else for wild and adventurous ones), so I have plenty of pent up frustration on the topic. Videogame characters are a rather ultra conservative and puritanical repressed bunch (i.e. virgins and Republicans). This feature is a celebration of sex in videogames. It's going to excavate and document those lucky digital few who managed to get their swerve on.

Before we begin, there are a couple of ground rules. 1. Sex appeal, teasing, kissing and romance don't count. The characters must clearly engage in oral or penetration sex—either on or off screen. 2. Non-mainstream underground X-rated (Japanese or otherwise) games aren't eligible because they aren't accessible to the mainstream and consequently their cultural influence is nominal. 3. This article is by no means meant to be complete historical listing. This first volume is based entirely on my most memorable videogame experiences through out the 1980s to present day with platforms ranging from the PC to most console systems. Hopefully with the assistance from others, future volumes of this feature will be more comprehensive. If you know of any other games that should be included in this feature in the future, click here to email Chi.

Leisure Suit Larry: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards

Leisure Suit Larry: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards

Released: 1987
Developer: Sierra On-Line
Publisher: Sierra On-Line
Platform: PC

Leisure Suit Larry: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards is the father of modern "mature" videogames and probably holds the record (that will go unbroken) for the only videogame to start with self-titled protagonist "questing" to lose his virginity. In addition to that record, Leisure Suit Larry, despite being a screwball comedy at heart and the ancient 16-color EGA visual graphics, is one of the most realistic portrayals of sex in any videogame.

The game is set in the town of "Lost Wages," which isn't some medieval fantasyland or futuristic post-apocalyptic wasteland. It's more or less like any other urban town in the United States circa 1987. The object of

Leisure Suit Larry: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards

Larry's initial desire/urge also isn't some princess that needs rescuing or some ass kickin' babe in tank top and short shorts. It's actually a skanky nameless hooker who conducts her business on the second floor of the dive bar Lefty's.

In addition to having to jump through various hurdles and puzzles to gain access to the second floor of the bar, Larry must also make a quick detour to a convenience store to purchase a condom for use. Failure to put one on before devirginizing himself with the hooker leads to shockingly grim, but ironic death by STD. Failure to remove the condom after use naturally also leads to disastrous results.

Surprisingly, Larry losing his virginity isn't shown with static art or with a movie cut-scene. It does take place on screen and in real-time, but is masked by a black box with the words "CENSORED" completely enveloping the pair in the act. During the sex, the black box rises up and down in an accordion-like motion.

The only other occurrence of Larry getting "lucky" occurs once the player completes the game and is rewarded by having sex with the much more attractive and girlfriend-worthy, Eve. The portrayal is identical to the previous encounter with the hooker.