Description

"Beat 'Em & Eat 'Em/Lady in Wading" is a double-feature video game cartridge for the Atari 2600 console, released by the adult-oriented game developer Mystique in 1982. The first game, "Beat 'Em & Eat 'Em," is an explicitly adult-oriented game that falls into the category of sexually themed video games, which became notorious in the early days of console gaming. In "Beat 'Em & Eat 'Em," players control two nude women who are positioned at the bottom of the screen, catching semen from a masturbating man on a rooftop. The game's objective is clear: catch the drops to score points, with the game increasing in speed and difficulty as time progresses.

"Lady in Wading," the other game included on the cartridge, also features explicitly adult themes, though with a different gameplay style. This game is set in medieval times and involves a knight attempting to rescue a princess by navigating through a castle filled with traps. The player must solve puzzles and avoid obstacles to progress, all while the level of water rises, which can end the game if it gets too high. Both games in this cartridge are significant for being part of Mystique’s line of adult games for the Atari 2600, reflecting a controversial but notable attempt to blend adult content with video gaming. Despite the fact that these games were targeted at adults, their crude graphics and questionable themes spurred debates about the appropriateness and impact of adult content in video games, discussions that have continued in various forms within the gaming industry.