TheDevil'sCompass Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Here are a few for Sega Genesis: Alisia Dragoon Blades of Vengence Cutie Suzuki no Ringside Angel Golden Axe/Golden Axe II/Golden Axe III Mortal Kombat series (also arcade) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glazball Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 (edited) 14 hours ago, DavidD said: Er.... wasn't Ms. Pac-Man released earlier in the year? Yes, in arcades but not on the 2600. According to Wikipedia, Ms. Pac-Man made her arcade debut on Feb 3, 1982. The 2600 port didn't come out until Feb 1983. I guess I was thinking of mainly 2600 games when I responded. As for Lady Bug, it's true the coin-op was released in late 1981. I like that answer, but as far as I can tell, it's not definitive that you are controlling a female. I question whether the main character is a female ladybug because, of course, they can be either sex and look basically the same. Was the protagonist's sex ever given in 1981? Edited June 28, 2022 by glazball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricmastro Posted June 28, 2022 Author Share Posted June 28, 2022 (edited) 20 minutes ago, glazball said: As for Lady Bug, it's true the coin-op was released in late 1981. I like that answer, but as far as I can tell, it's not definitive that you are controlling a female. I question whether the main character is a female ladybug because, of course, they can be either sex and look basically the same. Was the protagonist's sex ever given in 1981? Ports describe the character as being a "she" and "her", which I see no reason to doubt at this point. It's reminiscent of Dolphin on the Atari 2600, where I think only way you'd even know the character is female is by looking either on the back cover or in the manual. Edited June 28, 2022 by electricmastro 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 13 hours ago, TheDevil'sCompass said: Here are a few for Sega Genesis: Alisia Dragoon Blades of Vengence Cutie Suzuki no Ringside Angel Golden Axe/Golden Axe II/Golden Axe III Mortal Kombat series (also arcade) El Viento is another one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricmastro Posted June 28, 2022 Author Share Posted June 28, 2022 13 hours ago, TheDevil'sCompass said: Here are a few for Sega Genesis: Alisia Dragoon Blades of Vengence Cutie Suzuki no Ringside Angel Golden Axe/Golden Axe II/Golden Axe III Mortal Kombat series (also arcade) Yeah, quite a number of examples on Genesis too: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 Pop'n Twinbee on SFC has the choice of being the girl for once in that one Gwinbee with the pink ship, also SFC too the Rainbow Bell Adventures you can use her too. I can think of a pair of cute witches that would count, Willow the lead from the Cotton 100% franchise, but also Magical Chase (TG16+GBC.) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricmastro Posted June 29, 2022 Author Share Posted June 29, 2022 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Tanooki said: Pop'n Twinbee on SFC has the choice of being the girl for once in that one Gwinbee with the pink ship, also SFC too the Rainbow Bell Adventures you can use her too. I can think of a pair of cute witches that would count, Willow the lead from the Cotton 100% franchise, but also Magical Chase (TG16+GBC.) Also worth noting: Medal of Honor: Underground featuring Manon Batiste. One of the rare FPS games with female shooter protagonist. Edited June 29, 2022 by electricmastro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidD Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 The many character Bubbles / Gloopy in the NES Clu Clu Land is female... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacman000 Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 The Turtle in Turtle was a mother, right? Other than that... Pokémon Crystal let you choose a female avatar, if you liked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 14 hours ago, electricmastro said: Also worth noting: Medal of Honor: Underground featuring Manon Batiste. One of the rare FPS games with female shooter protagonist. Very true I used to own that, good game especially for the age/platform it was on. That Genesis spread you did before that post of mine, I was going to call out Trouble Shooter, it does have Battlemania 2 as a JP sequel with them at it again though. It also reminded me I need to try and track down El Viento and Earnest Evans at some point. Gleylancer I got a very high quality bootleg of, price is a joke. I should look into that Aleste game, and well, MW4 I think is on the Sega Mini isn't it? Looked good, but for some odd reason I tire of MW games fairly fast despite them being fun, maybe it's the lack of direction. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricmastro Posted June 29, 2022 Author Share Posted June 29, 2022 40 minutes ago, Tanooki said: Very true I used to own that, good game especially for the age/platform it was on. That Genesis spread you did before that post of mine, I was going to call out Trouble Shooter, it does have Battlemania 2 as a JP sequel with them at it again though. It also reminded me I need to try and track down El Viento and Earnest Evans at some point. Gleylancer I got a very high quality bootleg of, price is a joke. I should look into that Aleste game, and well, MW4 I think is on the Sega Mini isn't it? Looked good, but for some odd reason I tire of MW games fairly fast despite them being fun, maybe it's the lack of direction. And of course I can't forget Vikki Grimm leading her own game in the Army Men universe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 Cave girl time eh...ok how about the old dos game JILL OF THE JUNGLE (it's free permanently on gog, the whole series.) https://www.gog.com/en/game/jill_of_the_jungle_the_complete_trilogy I saw Shantae hadn't come up, other in passing about Monster World 4, so that's another. Let's get real here, Street Fighter II is the poster child of the franchise 30 years later, and well... let's not ignore then Chun Li (or Cammy from Super SF2 either.) And going into that realm of punch and kick play, Streets of Rage on Genesis had Blaze the brunette cop fighter in the mix of every release, never traded out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricmastro Posted June 30, 2022 Author Share Posted June 30, 2022 3 hours ago, Tanooki said: Cave girl time eh...ok how about the old dos game JILL OF THE JUNGLE (it's free permanently on gog, the whole series.) https://www.gog.com/en/game/jill_of_the_jungle_the_complete_trilogy Well, Vikki is really just an everyday woman who dressed that way after visiting a jungle setting, so not quite "cave girl." That said, there have been quite a number of "warrior woman" protagonists throughout the years I've noticed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGameCollector Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 (edited) Oh yeah, I rarely hear anybody talk about Lady Sia for Game Boy Advance. It was an early title and covered in the first issue of Nintendo Power Advance. And on Game Boy Color you've got Shantae. Ghost Lion for NES is another. In fact she's a little girl. Edited June 30, 2022 by TheGameCollector 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricmastro Posted June 30, 2022 Author Share Posted June 30, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, TheGameCollector said: Oh yeah, I rarely hear anybody talk about Lady Sia for Game Boy Advance. It was an early title and covered in the first issue of Nintendo Power Advance. And on Game Boy Color you've got Shantae. Yeah, several female-led games on the Game Boy systems too: Edited June 30, 2022 by electricmastro 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 14 hours ago, electricmastro said: Vikki is really just an everyday woman who dressed that way after visiting a jungle setting, I believe that is called cultural appropriation today... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Black_Tiger Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Valis series Phantasy Star Pyscho World Athena Gotzendeiner Alice in Wonderdream Marchen Maze Valkerie no Densetsu Lady Phantom Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire Sylphia Fray CD Galaxy Fraulein Yuna series Devil Hunter Yoko games 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonGrafx-16 Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 (edited) Ion Fury Yeah I know it is a modern game but it does use the Build engine and is very much an old school FPS. Edited July 1, 2022 by DragonGrafx-16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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electricmastro Posted February 28, 2023 Author Share Posted February 28, 2023 Top ones would prob be: Super Metroid The Longest Journey M.U.S.H.A. Monster World IV Phantasy Star Gun-Nac Robo Aleste Drakan: Order of the Flame Gate of Thunder Parasite Eve Um Jammer Lammy Tomb Raider II Alisia Dragoon The Guardian Legend Mischief Makers The Misadventures of Tron Bonne Dino Crisis Space Channel 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RARusk Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 The only one I can think of that hasn't already been mentioned is Lollipop Chainsaw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 (edited) Alien 3, on anything Edited March 1, 2023 by zylon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGameCollector Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 I don't think anyone mentioned Lady Sia for Game Boy Advance or Ghost Lion for NES. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonGrafx-16 Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 4 hours ago, electricmastro said: Top ones would prob be: Super Metroid The Longest Journey M.U.S.H.A. Monster World IV Phantasy Star Gun-Nac Robo Aleste Drakan: Order of the Flame Gate of Thunder Parasite Eve Um Jammer Lammy Tomb Raider II Alisia Dragoon The Guardian Legend Mischief Makers The Misadventures of Tron Bonne Dino Crisis Space Channel 5 They changed the protagonist on the NES version of Gun-Nac to be a guy. Not that it really matters that much. Many shmups have female protagonists that sometimes you can't even tell when playing the game. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 On 6/27/2022 at 12:21 PM, glazball said: It's come up in other threads, and though I can't personally confirm it's the first, the consensus is Wabbit (October 1982) is one of the first games ever that has you playing as a female protagonist - the farmer Billie Sue. Certainly it's the first on an Atari system. Ms. Pac-man was Jan 82 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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