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C.M. Ralph's Caper in The Castro (1989); Likely the first game rooted in LGBT culture, can be played online for free (archive.org)

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To run the HyperCard stack: Start up the page's emulated mac, open the "Disk" disk, and double-click the icon. I wasn't sure if this should go here or in games...

Programmed by CM Ralph in 1989, Caper in the Castro is likely the first LGBT game. It was distributed via BBS, and is 'Charityware', with the designer asking players to donate to the AIDS Charity of their choice.

You are the world famous lesbian private detective, Tracker McDyke. You are searching for a kidnapped drag queen, Tessy LaFemme. What you didn't count on was stumbling onto an even larger and more treacherous crime.

The game was changed to different locations and a heterosexual them released under the name "Murder on Main Street". This version is located here.

For more information about "Caper in the Castro": https://www.npr.org/2023/01/27/1151702216/how-the-first-lgbtq-video-game-was-given-a-second-life. C.M. Ralph maintains a website at https://www.cmralph.com/

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"Caper in the Castro" is a queer adventure/mystery game from 1989 made using HyperCard for Mac Classic computers (browser playable version in the link) (archive.org)

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2023 statement from the creator:

I regret the spelling errors found in the game. I am mildly dyslexic and suck at spelling. Back in 1988, I had no one to edit my writing. I also regret some of the more "cringe-worthy" humor that is inappropriate by today's standards. In some older video reviews as well as interviews, people have used the pronouns "she and her" when describing me. I am transgender and my preferred pronouns are "They, Them, and Their."

Also from the original info file:

About "Caper in the Castro" This game is a Gay and Lesbian based adventure mystery featuring graphics, text, animation and sound. Written with HyperCard® Version 1.2. (Earlier versions will not be compatible) It is the first Gay and Lesbian computer game to be published in the world, as far as we know.

In the game you assume the role of a lesbian private detective, Tracker McDyke, in search of a kidnapped drag queen, Tessy LaFemme. What you stumble onto is an even bigger and more hideous crime with a mystery that surrounds it. (Who is Dullagan Straightman? Who is the mysterious "L.L." that Straightman works for? What is the meaning of the cryptograph?)

The game has a built-in help/tutorial if you get stuck, the best advice is to try everything and anything during your adventure. You never know what might happen! The game is packed with inside humor, puns and lots of perplexing problems.