10 Video Games With Utterly Ludicrous Premises You Won’t Believe They Released
6. Bubble Bath Babes
I can only think of one way this one came about. A lonely dude, after a marathon session of Tetris/Puzzle Bobble, clearly stepped back for a second to admire his handiwork. 'Nigel,' he said, for 'twas his name, 'You know what this game needs? More boobs!' Released way back when for the NES by a company called Panesian - also behind two other games called Hot Slots and Peek A Boo Poker - Bubble Bath Babes challenged the player to chain together connecting coloured bubbles to make them disappear. A concept that will no doubt be familiar to anyone who has ever played a game ever, in other words. The twist here is that if you should succeed and clear a level, you'll be rewarded not just with a high score, but some top-notch 8-bit erotica will also be presented to you for your viewing pleasure! But there's more readers - the erotica also came with some quality sexual innuendo, including such delights as 'Way to go hot shot! Care to lather me up?' and 'Bubbling Bunny wants you to pop my bubble now! I bet I can make your's burst!' I dunno about you guys, but I do love my dirty talk with a bit of incorrect grammar.
Dan Curtis is approximately one-half videogame knowledge, and the other half inexplicable Geordie accent. He's also one quarter of the Factory Sealed Retro Gaming podcast.