Historian Kevin Impellizeri shares a story of a video game controversy to his friends: Elford Stephens, John Dukes, and Phil Thomas. In today's episode, we take a closer look at the "erotic" themed 1982 Atari 2600 game Custer's Revenge. What on Earth did people find offensive about a racist, sexual assault-themed game? We also examine whether American Multiple Industries, the game's creators, were trying to troll people for free publicity. 
Topics discussed include: Damage control when Atari sues you for your gross game, the Washington Football Team, and the Activision-Blizzard lawsuit.
Content warning: Sexual assault, discussion of racism and abuse against Indigenous peoples, brief mention of suicide.
For more resources on sexual assault, please check out RAINN (Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network): https://www.rainn.org/; the National Sexual Violence Resource Center: https://www.nsvrc.org/: and the National Sexual Abuse Hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).
Want to learn more about the history of Custer's Revenge? Check out Kate Willaert, "Porno Hustlers of the Atari Age," Kotaku, September 6, 2021: https://kotaku.com/porno-hustlers-of-the-atari-age-1847622176.
Theme Music: Occam's Sikhwee by Sikh Knowledge (Free Music Archive: https://bit.ly/33G4sLO), used under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US (https://bit.ly/33JXogQ) 
More info, including show notes and sources at http://scandalousgamespodcast.wordpress.com.