Favorite Obscure fighters?

[Retronomy]

I'm really fond of Jo-Jo's Bizarre Adventure. I'm not sure if it got a stateside release, but it's an awesome 2D fighter you just don't hear much people talking about.

[AppleQueso]

This game is so strange, it also has the first gay person in a fighting game. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO1jLrv5V1o

I'm pretty sure a couple of Street Fighter characters are gay (I think Eagle from SF1 and maybe Zangeif), though that might've just been a rumor or retcon or fanon or something.

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Now thats a finishing move

...is that Old Snake in the top right corner?

[Txai]

I really like the 4 players mode in Yu Yu Hakusho: Makyou Toitsusen

EDIT: Damn. I didn't notice it was mentioned in Racketboy's article because I was searching for "Yuu Yuu" instead of "Yu Yu".

[TheRev]

I'm really fond of Jo-Jo's Bizarre Adventure. I'm not sure if it got a stateside release, but it's an awesome 2D fighter you just don't hear much people talking about.

Dreamcast 360 and I think PS3

[SNKnicotine]

This game is so strange, it also has the first gay person in a fighting game. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO1jLrv5V1o

I'm pretty sure a couple of Street Fighter characters are gay (I think Eagle from SF1 and maybe Zangeif), though that might've just been a rumor or retcon or fanon or something.

Warning image in spoiler NSFW

Now thats a finishing move

...is that Old Snake in the top right corner?

I believe Poison from Final Fight was The first "confirmed" gay/tranny character in gaming, If you consider non- human characters in the mix then I'd have to go with Birdo from SMB2

Poison

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Birdo

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[ninjainspandex]

Poison was always female, they just made her a tranny when it came to the states because hitting a woman is taboo.

[prfsnl_gmr]

Poison was always female, they just made her a tranny when it came to the states because hitting a woman is taboo.

Unless her name is "Chun Li", in which case you can safely punch her right in the face...

Nintendo's censorship policies in the 90s were so weird...

[Retronomy]

Poison was always female, they just made her a tranny when it came to the states because hitting a woman is taboo.

Retcon sexchange ahoy!

Poison was always female, they just made her a tranny when it came to the states because hitting a woman is taboo.

Unless her name is "Chun Li", in which case you can safely beat the hell out of her...

Nintendo's censorship policies in the 90s were so weird...

Yeah I don't get it either. Perhaps it was because Chun Li was (gloriously) muscular?

[AppleQueso]

Poison was always female, they just made her a tranny when it came to the states because hitting a woman is taboo.

Unless her name is "Chun Li", in which case you can safely punch her right in the face...

Nintendo's censorship policies in the 90s were so weird...

I'm not sure it was a Nintendo thing, as I'm pretty sure Double Dragon had female enemies you could beat up...

[SNKnicotine]

Sega never had an issue with the beating of women.

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Double dragon on the master system, starts off with your girlfriend, getting gut checked and hualed off on some dudes shoulder.
Beating women in beat-em-ups is just a part of equality.