Artworx

The player, a male poker player, plays a card game against the computer who is represented by an attractive woman. As the player beats the woman in the game, she proceeds to take off items of clothing as a reward. The core models in the series are Suzi and Melissa. Other characters are available in certain games through expansion packs.

In the original game, Douglas McFarland did the graphics while Mitch Garnaat did the coding.[2] In Strip Poker II, graphics are by Douglas McFarland, with programming by both McFarland and Mitch Garnaat.[3]

It was reported Karen Graham, one of the developers, was looking for male models for a version targeted at the female gamer.[4] When asked potential controversy, Graham said that while they were bound to receive complaints with the title, the male version planned for 1988 would have evened things out. It was never released.[5]

Strip Poker: A Sizzling Game of Chance was released in 1982 on Apple II, Atari 8-bit family, Commodore 16, Plus/4, Commodore 64, and IBM PC.[6] Strip Poker II (aka Deluxe Strip Poker) was released in 1988 for Amiga, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, and IBM PC Compatibles.[7] Anco handled European publishing while Artworx handled the American market.[8] Strip Poker II was augmented by Strip Poker II+ and Strip Poker II data disks.[9]

Strip Poker Professional and Strip Poker Professional: Rev B were released on MS-DOS in 1994 and 1995 respectively.[10][11]

Tilt enjoyed Strip Poker: A Sizzling Game of Chance's graphics.[12] Computer Gamer felt that picking up a Playboy would be a better alternative to playing this game.[13] Meanwhile Micro praised the game's sense of humour.[14] Video Game Critic felt the game would appeal to players who wanted to see titillating content that was old-fashioned and pixelated.[15] Aktueller Software Markt had a mixed opinion on the game, questioning its purpose.[16] Info noted that besides the obvious draw of the title, it was the only game on the Amiga that offered a reasonable version of poker.[17]

Tilt felt the digitised images of Strip Poker II were impressive considering they were only 16-bit.[18] Aktueller Software Markt thought the game was on par with the original.[19] Amiga Joker noted that games like this would always be in demand, and that it knew its audience.[20] ACE criticized the game for it tackiness.[21] The Games Machine panned the title as an "outrage of excessive sexism".[22]

Amiga Joker gave Strip Poker III a mixed review, commenting that it was not the best way for players to access such content.[23] Conversely, Joystick gave the game a highly positive review, rating it 81%.[24]

Billed as the first home computer strip poker video game, Strip Poker was ported to numerous platforms, including the Apple II (1982), Commodore 64 (1983), Atari 8-bit family (1983), MS-DOS (1985), Amiga (1986), Atari ST (1987) and Apple IIGS (1987). Data disks were available that offered additional opponents; these disks have since become very hard to find. Artworx's first poker game was followed by several sequels.