Identifying Gaming’s First Playable Female Character “Isn’t As Cut-And-Dried” As You Might Think

Video game historian Kate Willaert digs in.

The world of video games is packaged with male lead characters, but pinpointing the exact moment a female protagonist was introduced is more challenging than you might think – especially when you take into account arcade and home releases and the global nature of the video game market.

Game historian Kate Willaert has posted a fascinating thread on Blue Sky which tries to chart developments, admitting that the topic “isn’t as cut-and-dried as folks might like to think.”

Read the full article on timeextension.com

Video game historian Kate Willaert digs in.

The world of video games is packaged with male lead characters, but pinpointing the exact moment a female protagonist was introduced is more challenging than you might think – especially when you take into account arcade and home releases and the global nature of the video game market.

Game historian Kate Willaert has posted a fascinating thread on Blue Sky which tries to chart developments, admitting that the topic “isn’t as cut-and-dried as folks might like to think.”

Read the full article on timeextension.com

 

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