# PlayAround > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/PlayAround > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/PlayAround.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayAround > Source revision: 1345320313 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American video game company}} {{More citations needed|date=January 2022}}{{Infobox company | name = PlayAround | industry = Video games | founded = | founder = Joel H. Martin | products = {{Unbulleted list | ''Beat 'Em and Eat 'Em'' / ''Philly Flasher'' | ''Burning Desire'' / ''Jungle Fever'' | ''Knight on the Town'' / ''Lady in Wading'' | ''Cathouse Blues'' / ''Gigolo'' | ''Bachelor Party'' / ''Bachelorette Party'' | ''General Retreat'' / ''Westward Ho!'' }} }} '''PlayAround''' was an American [video game developer](/source/video_game_developer) founded by Joel H. Martin, co-founder of [American Multiple Industries](/source/American_Multiple_Industries),{{efn|Formal name, the company did business under the more familiar name '''Mystique'''}} the first distinctly [pornographic](/source/pornography) video game company.{{Cite web|last=Willaert|first=Kate|title=Porno Hustlers Of The Atari Age|url=https://kotaku.com/porno-hustlers-of-the-atari-age-1847622176|access-date=2022-01-01|website=Kotaku|date=6 September 2021 |language=en-us}} PlayAround purchased the rights to American Multiple Industries' titles through the latter's bankruptcy during the [video game crash of 1983](/source/video_game_crash_of_1983), and re-released them as extra-long cartridges that had a different game on each end, named "double-enders". PlayAround's game development strategy was identical to that of its predecessor, which involved the creation of unlicensed pornographic [Atari 2600](/source/Atari_2600) games. However, the majority of their new releases were graphical modifications that reversed the gender traits of its characters' sprites. ==List of PlayAround games== ===''Beat 'Em and Eat 'Em''/''Philly Flasher''=== {{Main|Beat 'Em and Eat 'Em}} * In '''''Beat 'Em and Eat 'Em''''', a man ejaculates from the top of a building, and the player controls two nude women on the ground to catch the man's semen in their mouths. The gameplay of ''Philly Flasher'' is identical, though the player controls two men catching breast milk from a lactating witch. ===''Burning Desire''/''Jungle Fever''=== * In '''''Burning Desire''''', the player assumes the role of a nude man hovering over on a helicopter trying to save a woman from getting consumed by flames, while dodging stones being thrown at him by [cannibal](/source/Human_cannibalism)s. He [ejaculate](/source/ejaculate)s to put out the fire, then he has the woman latch onto his penis and airs her to safety. In '''''Jungle Fever''''', the roles are reversed and the player controls a woman who [lactates](/source/lactation) the fire out. ===''Knight on the Town''/''Lady in Wading''=== * In '''''Knight on the Town''''', one plays a knight who needs to get across the moat to save a [buxom](/source/female_body_shape) princess, but the only way across is for the knight to build a drawbridge, piece by piece. While building the bridge, the knight must dodge a dragon's fire, an alligator swimming in the moat and a little gremlin with a big mouth trying to bite the knight's blade off. To make matters worse, the gremlin moves faster for every piece of bridge placed. The goal of this game is to get across a completed drawbridge and climb to the top of the tower to get the princess in the least amount of time. For '''''Lady in Wading''''', a studly prince is abducted and an Amazon takes the knight's place. ===''Cathouse Blues''/''Gigolo''=== {{Main|Gigolo (video game)}} * Both games are [Memory](/source/Concentration_(game))-style games to test your memory. In '''''Cathouse Blues''''', the playable character is a man on a mission to [find and score](/source/sexual_intercourse) with 7 different women in a large neighborhood and the [women are paid](/source/prostitution) upon finding the right house. However, there are empty houses with alarms that can stun him temporarily. Also wandering the streets are police officers ready to capture you. Also on hand is a mugger who chases after the man if he is carrying too much money. If the player runs into him, the game is over. In '''''Gigolo''''', it's a woman who looks for 7 different men. ===''Bachelor''/''Bachelorette Party''=== {{main|Bachelor Party (video game)}} * This game is similar to ''[Breakout!](/source/Breakout_clone)'' and ''[Arkanoid](/source/Arkanoid)'' in gameplay, but instead of bricks and ''[Pong](/source/Pong)'' balls, there are walls of nude women and a nude man to bounce around with a paddle. The roles are reversed in '''''Bachelorette Party'''''. == General Re-Treat and Westward Ho! == Another double-ended game was released in Europe called '''''General Retreat/Westward Ho!''''', but due to the multiple complaints, negative impact and protests that ''[Custer's Revenge](/source/Custer's_Revenge)'' got, it was never released in the U.S. and stayed on European markets. ==Notes== {{notelist}} ==References== {{Reflist}} Category:Video game development companies Category:Video game publishers Category:Atari 2600 games Category:Erotic video games --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [PlayAround](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayAround) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayAround?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.