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[Phediuk]

Like, no female characters at all, under any circumstances, not even as an NPC.

One example that comes to mind is the Genesis Sonic games, which don't reference the female sex in any capacity, though you could argue that some of the animals Sonic frees are female. In games where the freeing-animal thing doesn't exist, though (like Spinball, and the Game Gear games), they unquestionably fit. Also, Sonic CD does have Amy Rose.

I had the first few Kirby games listed here originally, but someone reminded me of Lalala, who is presumably female. Redacted.

I had the original Warcraft listed here originally, but someone pointed out that there is actually an orc woman in the game. However, the base game of Warcraft 2 is male-only (though female characters were added for the expansion.)

Also, the original Pac-Man is just Pac-Man and the four male ghosts, though Ms. Pac-Man obviously rectified this in subsequent games (and changed Clyde to Sue.)

Name more. If there are all-female games out there, I'd be interested in knowing those too, but I imagine they're rarer.

 

[maxcriden]

I'm not sure Kirby's gender is as defined as you think.

http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=812185

 

[Ivan Amiibo]

tetris

 

[E_Darkness]

I mean, I don't really attribute genders in Kirby.

 

[JazzmanZ]

I thought Pinky was female??

 

[UnemployedVillain]

The Pac Man ghosts have a gender?

 

[MAX PAYMENT]

Madden

 

[Emitan]

I'm not sure Kirby's gender is as defined as you think.

http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=812185

Nintendo usually refers to Kirby as "he" which bothers me tbh. Kirby is a little fluffball, no need to be gendered.

 

[Diancecht]

tetris

 

[E_Darkness]

Madden

Cheerleaders??

 

[HStallion]

Lisa is almost like this.

 

[BareKnuckle]

...Doom?

 

[Hedge]

The four ghosts in Pac-man are male? Huh.

 

[Azuran]

Kirby is male. Meta Knight has a gender so they can't be asexual.

 

[MAX PAYMENT]

Cheerleaders??

They're not even humans.

 

[Heavy's Sandvich]

Pong - people twizzling their knobs playing with shlongs and balla

 

[HStallion]

...Doom?

Pinkie demons are female.

 

[Prelude.]

Aren't most shooters sausage fests? (excluding the most recent iterations where, I think, they added female characters)

 

[RedSwirl]

If I'm not mistaken, ArmA 3 doesn't contain so much as a single female character model. I could be wrong though. ArmA 2 had civilians that were female, but I don't think ArmA 3 has even that. It's supposed to be a realistic military game, but it takes place in like the year 2030.

 

[Juke Joint Jezebel]

WWE All Stars.

All male wrestlers, no female wrestlers like the main WWE series have.

 

[Kindekuma]

Do you seriously have to stretch to the Kirby series to make a point about gender representation in video games? I mean, seriously?

tetris

Heh

 

[Uchigatana]

Flappy Birds

 

[Tan]

Street Fighter 1

 

[BareKnuckle]

WWE All Stars.

All male wrestlers, no female wrestlers like the main WWE series have.

Must have women in the crowd though

 

[blast processed]

Quake

 

[Corpekata]

Mortal Kombat 9.

 

[Garrett Hawke]

I'm not sure Kirby's gender is as defined as you think.

http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=812185

I always considered Kirby to be genderless

 

[Piston Hyundai]

Quake

final boss is female

 

[Kerned]

Contra.

 

[Juke Joint Jezebel]

Must have women in the crowd though

Huh... Those souless robots watching the matches never even crossed my mind!

 

[Ōkami]

Injustice.

You can pick up many 8 bit games as well, as mentioned, Contra, Batman, Gradius, Galaga, Tecmo Bowl, Punch Out.

You can make a case for pretty much every sports and racing game released before the last 5 years or so, FIFA, Gran Turismo, Daytona USA.

 

[NoKisum]

 

[Altazor]

the original F-Zero? I can't remember if one of your opponents is female or not.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

tetris

 

[PfantzyPantz]

Injustice.

Mortal Kombat 9.

 

[Phediuk]

the original F-Zero? I can't remember if one of your opponents is female or not.

This is an odd example, actually, because while all four drivers are male, none of them are referenced by name in the game itself--only in the instruction manual.

 

[TheSpoiler]

Injustice.

Damn dude

 

[BinaryPork2737]

Nintendo usually refers to Kirby as "he" which bothers me tbh. Kirby is a little fluffball, no need to be gendered.

Yeah, Kirby's never really seemed to have any specific gender in any of the Kirby games I've played.

 

[BriGuy]

The first few Kirby games (Dreamland, Adventure, Dreamland 2) are all male. I think the first female character in the series is the mama bird from Super Star.

What's the deal with Lololo and Lalala then?

 

[Garrett Hawke]

Always good to see that ugly women don't count as women

 

[Carl]

Flower

 

[MAX PAYMENT]

Yeah, Kirby's never really seemed to have any specific gender in any of the Kirby games I've played.

He IDENTIFIES as a male.

 

[SatoAilDarko]

Duck Hunt?

It would be more interesting to look strictly at 90's examples and beyond.

Where there any females in the first Donkey Kong Country and Donkey Kong Country Returns?

 

[Laputa_94]

Flower

Edit: damn it Carl

 

[DiipuSurotu]

Contra / Probotector

 

[Phediuk]

What's the deal with Lololo and Lalala then?

Oh shit, forgot about Lalala. Good catch. Updated.

 

[chrisPjelly]

Injustice.

MK vs. DC ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) 

 

[Astral Dog]

Angry Birds?

 

[DiipuSurotu]

Worms

 

[Phediuk]

Duck Hunt?

It would be more interesting to look strictly at 90's examples and beyond.

Where there any females in the first Donkey Kong Country and Donkey Kong Country Returns?

Candy Kong. I think the bird boss might be canonically female also?