Idols

Idols
Platform: PC88
Publisher: Studio Theta
Game: Board
Difficulty: 2
Nudity: 4

In this game, you choose one of three idol hopefuls and journey across the board, earning money and fame or losing it depending on the space you land on. Statistics track how much money you've earned and another that uses the symbol for "ten thousand"; none of us are sure what it means in context, but if at any point it drops below zero for a girl, she loses all her money and is forced to pose nude before being given four more of whatever stat it represents. Once all the characters reach the end, whichever character held the most of the mystery stat goes on to a professional singing career while the others appear to be forced into marriage. Obviously, lack of Japanese knowledge is hurting my understanding of this game, but most of it otherwise is fairly easy to follow.