History VideoGame / AdvancedVariableGeo

** And Saki's character design is a mashup of [[Characters/TheKingOfFighters94 Rugal Bernstein]], [[Characters/TheKingOfFightersIoriYagami Iori Yagami]], [[Characters/TheKingOfFighters96 and Vice.]] Which is also reflected in her personality and fighting style, since she borrows attacks from each of them - including Rugal's "Genocide Cutter", Iori's claw swipes and his "Dark Plume" finisher, and Vice's "Negative Gain".

''Advanced Variable Geo'' (or ''Advanced V.G.'' as {{officially shortened|Title}}) is a duology of console {{Fighting Game}}s by the company Giga (later known for their ''Baldr'' series of Visual Novels). The general premise, where in the future a grand championship tournament called Variable Geo is held annually to determine who is the strongest waitress in the world, derives from a series of [[HGame H-Games]]. This page is for the BleachedUnderpants console games only.

The first ''Advanced V.G.'' was a quasi-remake of the original HGame, with [[DeletedScene the hentai content removed]]. It was released for the UsefulNotes/PCEngine (1994), UsefulNotes/SuperFamicom (1995, as ''[[SuperTitle64Advance Super Variable Geo]]'', with the story mode removed), UsefulNotes/PlayStation (1996) and UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn (1997; the H-scenes were restored to this last version in a {{Bowdlerise}}d state). It also introduced the series' overarching plot in which the waitresses (Yuka and Reimi, in particular), were being manipulated from behind the scenes by Reimi's mother, [[BigBad Miranda Jahana]], whose goal was to use them as test subjects in order to create the ultimate fighting machine.

* {{Bokukko}}: Yuka refers to herself using the "boku" pronoun and has [[OneOfTheBoys the personality to match.]] So does Jun, whose a straighter example in both departments, to the point of being a hot amazon. Satomi, on the other hand, is an OreOnna.

* BigBad: [[EvilMatriarch Miranda Jahana]] is the [[CorruptCorporateExecutive founder]] of [[ResearchInc Section-9]] who created the hybrids and is using the tournament to test them and create the perfect fighter/bio-weapon. She also desires to break [[TheHeroine Yuka Takeuchi]] for getting in her way.

''Advanced V.G. II'', which released for the [=PlayStation=] in 1998, focused on a new character: Tamao Mitsurugi, [[HeroWorshipper a fan]] of Yuka, who wanted to become just like her. She [[DefeatMeansFriendship befriended]] many of Yuka's old rivals, but eventually learned that her hero had lost the will to fight, since K-1 and K-2 were killed by Miranda [[YouHaveFailedMe for failing to defeat her in the previous tournament]]. After re-igniting Yuka's fighting spirit and overcoming Miranda's PsychoForHire, Saki Shinjou, Tamao and Yuka were pitted against Miranda's latest GattacaBabies, the Material twins, after which Tamao defeated Miranda, herself. The saga concluded with the waitresses coming together to prevent Miranda's escape, by unleashing a CombinedEnergyAttack which killed her.

* FreudianExcuse: Reimi. Her mother put her through TrainingFromHell, never once acknowledged or praised her, and ultimately used her as a testbed for her GattacaBabies.

* EmergentGameplay: The first HGame titles had the fights as a mere excuse to win the opponent and see the {{Hentai}} scenes. For ''Advanced V.G.'' series, the combats evolved into something more competitive and more fighting-oriented, becoming a ''real'' fighting game on its own terms, being ''[=AVG2=]'' the pinacle of the series.
* FanserviceWithASmile: {{Justified}}, since the tournament is for waitresses only.

** In Yuka's case, her 14-year old student Tamao has fantasized about being with her. Taken a step further in a piece of official art where Tamao [[spoiler: offers her birthday sex]]! Yuka's response amounts to, 'Thanks, but no thanks'.

** And Erina is the stereotypical [[GorgeousGaijin busty blonde]] [[PhenotypeStereotype American female]], complete with long legs. Though she covers hers [[StockingFiller in pantyhose.]]
* LighterAndSofter: Compared to the original set of H-Games. The ''Advanced V.G.'' series did away with the {{hentai}} content, making it more of a mainstream fighting game series.

* MultipleEndings: In ''Advanced V.G.'', each character (with the exception of Reimi) has a second ending that can be unlocked when Normal Mode is beaten on one of the higher difficulties.

* GagBoobs: Yuka's so stacked that she's ''embarrassed'' by her appearance, while Erina uses her melons to carry a lighter and as pillows for Manami to cry on.

* ShesGotLegs: Applies to half the waitresses competing in the tournament.
** Special attention is given to Yuka's legs. Not only does she fight with them bare, we're given an 18 sec. close up of them during one of ''Advanced V.G. II's'' final cutscenes. And they're featured prominently on the cover art for the OVA.
** The shapeliness of Satomi's legs are emphasized by her in-game character sprite and in several pieces of official art for the series.
** Attention is drawn directly to the curvature of Kyoko's legs, being she's one of the tallest characters in the game. She's also the only one, besides Yuka and Satomi, to fight with her legs bare.
** And Erina is the stereotypical [[GorgeousGaijin busty blonde]] [[PhenotypeStereotype American female]], complete with long legs. Though she covers hers [[StockingFiller in pantyhose.]]

** Though in terms of fighting style, Satomi is often considered to be [[GenderSwap the gender flipped]] equivalent of [[Characters/TheKingOfFighters94Part1 Kyo Kusanagi]] instead.

** And Saki's character design is a mashup of [[Characters/TheKingOfFighters94Part3 Rugal Bernstein]], [[Characters/TheKingOfFightersIoriYagami Iori Yagami]], [[Characters/TheKingOfFighters96 and Vice.]] Which is also reflected in her personality and fighting style, since she borrows attacks from each of them - including Rugal's "Genocide Cutter", Iori's claw swipes and his "Dark Plume" finisher, and Vice's "Negative Gain".

* IncompatibleOrientation: Yuka and Satomi are both canonically straight, which hasn't stopped other girls from hitting on them. In Yuka's case, her student Tamao has fantasized about being with her and eventually [[spoiler: offers her birthday sex]]! Whereas Satomi gets hit on by Ayako in the OVA adaptation and in ''Advanced V.G. II''. It happens again in the third Light Novel, when a new female transfer student also becomes smitten with Satomi and steals her FirstKiss!

** And Saki's character design is a mashup of [[Characters/TheKingOfFighters94Part3 Rugal Berstein]], [[Characters/TheKingOfFightersIoriYagami Iori Yagami]], [[Characters/TheKingOfFighters96 and Vice.]] Which is also reflected in her personality and fighting style, since she borrows attacks from each of them - including Rugal's "Genocide Cutter", Iori's claw swipes and his "Dark Plume" finisher, and Vice's "Negative Gain".

* HairColors: About half the cast has plausible shades of brown, black, and in Erina Goldsmith's case, blonde. The other half results in things like Manami's pink pigtails, Kaori and Ayako's shades of purple, and Reimi's silver hair.

* KickTheDog: Miranda's specialty.

* {{Bokukko}}: Yuka refers to herself using the "boku" pronoun and has [[OneOfTheBoys the personality to match.]] So does Jun, whose a straighter example in both departments, to the point of being a [[AmazonianBeauty hot amazon.]] Satomi, on the other hand, is an OreOnna.

** Jun's hobbies include weightlifting and motor cycling. She's also an amateur wrestling champion, with [[AmazonianBeauty the physique]] to show for it.

** And Saki's character design is a mashup of [[Characters/TheKingOfFighters94Part3 Rugal Berstein]], [[Characters/TheKingOfFighters95 Iori Yagami]], [[Characters/TheKingOfFighters96 and Vice.]] Which is also reflected in her personality and fighting style, since she borrows attacks from each of them - including Rugal's "Genocide Cutter", Iori's claw swipes and his "Dark Plume" finisher, and Vice's "Negative Gain".

** And Saki's character design is a mashup of [[Characters/TheKingOfFighters94Part4 Rugal Berstein]], [[Characters/TheKingOfFighters95 Iori Yagami]], [[Characters/TheKingOfFighters96 and Vice.]] Which is also reflected in her personality and fighting style, since she borrows attacks from each of them - including Rugal's "Genocide Cutter", Iori's claw swipes and his "Dark Plume" finisher, and Vice's "Negative Gain".

** Though in terms of fighting style, Satomi is often considered to be [[GenderSwap the gender flipped]] equivalent of [[Characters/TheKingOfFightersTheRugalSaga01 Kyo Kusanagi]] instead.

** And Saki's character design is a mashup of [[Characters/TheKingOfFightersTheRugalSaga Rugal Berstein]], [[Characters/TheKingOfFighters95 Iori Yagami]], [[Characters/TheKingOfFighters96 and Vice.]] Which is also reflected in her personality and fighting style, since she borrows attacks from each of them - including Rugal's "Genocide Cutter", Iori's claw swipes and his "Dark Plume" finisher, and Vice's "Negative Gain".

* EmergentGameplay: The first HGame titles had the fights as a mere excuse to win the opponent and see the {{Hentai}} scenes. For ''Advanced V.G.'' series, the combats evolved into something more competitive and more fighting-oriented, becoming a ''real'' fighting game on its own terms, being ''AVG2'' the pinacle of the series.