Caper in the Castro : CM Ralph : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
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Artist Statement, 2023: 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...

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/