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[koam]

I'm just wondering, besides GTA:San Andreas, were there any other videogames where the main character was black and the person was an original IP, not licensed. (i.e no Shaq, M Jackson, M Jordon).

 

[BarneyBP]

Does Shadow Man count? It was a comic, but I think it was Acclaim's comic, so they still developed the property.

 

[The Take Out Bandit]

Urban Chaos and Shellshock come to mind.

Shadowman is licensed. The shitty video games were based off the shitty "gangsta" re-imaging of a formerly interesting, if not awfully dressed superhero.

 

[ram]

shadowman 1 and 2

urban chaos

 

[Kung Fu Jedi]

One of the three playable characters in Mercenaries is black. For what it's worth, one of them is also asian.

 

[SonicMegaDrive]

 

[Geek]

Forgotten Worlds

Of course, he was relegated to Player 2 status, but still co-main character. I'm having a hard time thinking of a SOLO lead character.

 

[BuddyC]

Zuh? Dreamcast Genesis?

 

[Kicko]

Zuh? Dreamcast Genesis?

:lol :lol :lol

 

[DarienA]

Forgotten Worlds

Of course, he was relegated to Player 2 status, but still co-main character. I'm having a hard time thinking of a SOLO lead character.

.... he was black?!?!?!? You're shittin me....

 

[Sanjuro]

The black dude who got the smack down from Street Fighter 2

Sadly, this racial violence didn't make the console cut.

 

[The Take Out Bandit]

.... he was black?!?!?!? You're shittin me....

Your ghetto pass has been revoked!

 

[SolidSnakex]

Aren't one of the ChoaNiki dudes black?

 

[Hooker]

UT series

 

[DarienA]

Your ghetto pass has been revoked!

:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

 

[Teknopathetic]

Yeah, the UT series. Malcom's a pretty major character.

 

[Geek]

So... is Urban Chaos the only game with a lead black character who is non-licensed IP? Most of the examples here are when someone appears as part of a team/ensemble. Most of the time, it appears that the black character is just to fill the third slot, after anti-hero white guy and D-cup white girl are filled.

 

[Lucky Forward]

http://forums.gaming-age.com/showthread.php?t=20596&highlight=akuji

 

[DarienA]

Akuji f*ckin rocked... plus he was voiced by Shaft.... major cool points.

 

[SonicMegaDrive]

Sonic the Hedgehog!

He was, of course, voiced by the great Jaleel White, who is almost assuredly black!

 

[Cathcart]

Master Chief has to be black. White men can't jump across suspension bridges.

 

[Rahul]

Eternal Darkness had a black protagonist towards the end, in the Gulf War scenario

 

[sprsk]

toejam and earl

 

[impirius]

Unreal II?

 

[AtomicShroom]

MC Kids on NES. You could choose between a black or white character. Either that or the second player had a black character.

 

[Hotsuma]

Spike, Spike Jr (Spikeout, Spikeout Battlestreet)
Adam, Eddie/Skate (Streets of Rage series)
Shadow, Knuckles (Sonic) :lol

 

[Blackace]

toejam and earl

Big Earl is 100% brother... Toejam on the other hand.....

 

[Razoric]

The man, the myth, the legend!

 

[djtiesto]

Barret and Harid for the RPGers...

And the lead character in Mark Ecko's game

 

[Ristamar]

Chris Jacobs in Mercenaries.

 

[Ronin]

Either that or the second player had a black character.

Damn. :lol

 

[bitwise]

Men of Valor.

 

[monchi-kun]

What about that DUDE in Daikatana that always said "Suck it DOWN!!!"

 

[Hotsuma]

B.D Joe, Ieman, Cinnamon, Hot-D, Bixbite, Ms. Venus (Crazy Taxi series)

 

[M3wThr33]

What about that DUDE in Daikatana that always said "Suck it DOWN!!!"

Yeah, further the black acceptance and name the only black guy in the game "Supa Fly"

 

[Dr Zhivago]

.... he was black?!?!?!? You're shittin me....

 

[the year 20XX]

Is Zack the "main" character in DOA Xtreme Beach Volleyball?

He's "important" to the "story", anyway.

 

[BuckRobotron]

Torque in The Suffering