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A game with, say, 3 male chars and none in another category is counted as 1 point for males here. Stats (currently includes some could be-outliers and all semi-PA games): ​Male (incl games where you can only pick a male char): 191 or 195 (hard to tell/only implied with some games) Multiple (where there's a mix of male, female and n/a or unspecified): 22 ​Selectable: 17 N/A (robots for example) or Unspecified: 19 or 23 (hard to tell/only implied with some games) Female: 10 ​ ​ 1984-2001 (from the first MV-ish games up until the year before Metroid Prime): ​Below the Root (Multi, 1984) - Selectable ("race", gender and whether to be a child or an adult) Pitfall II (Multi, 1984) - Proto-PA, Male (Pitfall Harry) Impossible Mission (C64, 1984/SMS) - Proto-PA, Male (unnamed?) Journey to the Centre of the Earth (C64, 1984) - Male (unnamed, all chars on the box are male) ​Montezuma's Revenge (Multi, 1984) & Panama Joe (Spectrum, 1984) - Proto-PA, Male (Panama Joe) Underwurlde (Spectrum, 1984) - Proto-PA?, Male (Sabreman) Run For It (AII/Atari 8-bit, 1984?) - Proto-PA, N/A (Orbit the Robot) Alchemist (Spectrum, 1984) - Proto-PA?, Male Volcano Hunter (TSR-80, 1984)? - Male (Hunting Harry) ​Pyjamarama (PCs, 1984) - Male (Wally Week) Brain Breaker (Sharp X1, 1985)(untranslated) - Male (unnamed?) Hero Of The Golden Talisman (C64 etc, 1985) - Male (unnamed) Alice in Wonderland (AII/C64, 1985) - Female (Alice) Dragon Slayer II: Xanadu (Multi, 1985) & Xanadu Scenario II: Resurrection of the Dragon (Multi, 1986?) - PA/ARPG, Male (unnamed?) ​Starquake (Multi, 1985) - Proto-PA, N/A (An android (?) called BLOB (Bio-Logically Operated Being)) The Castle (Multi, 1985) - Male (an unnamed prince) Castlequest/Castle Excellent (Multi, 1985/NES, 1986)(different from the BBC Micro game) - Male (the same unnamed prince) Cauldron (C64, 1985) - Proto-PA?, Female (an old witch) Citadel (BBC Micro/Acorn Electron, 1985) - Selectable (no gameplay effect) The Goonies (MSX, 1985) - Proto-PA, Male (Sloth) Zorro (C64 etc, 1985) - Proto-PA?, Male The Arc of Yesod (C64/Spectrum, 1985) - Proto-PA?, Male (Charlemagne Fotheringham-Grunes or Charlie for short) Nodes of Yesod (C64/Spectrum, 1985) - Proto-PA?, Male (Charlemagne Fotheringham-Grunes or Charlie for short) Castle Quest (BBC Micro, 1985) - Proto-PA?, Male? (unspecified?) Doriath (C64, 1985)? - Proto-PA?, Male (Elidaan the Loremaster) Phantom of the Asteroid (C64, 1985)? - Male? (unspecified but looks like it on the box) Doctor Who and the Mines of Terror (Multi, 1985)? - Male (Doctor Who the sixth (Colin Baker)) Tritorn (Multi, 1985) - Male (Tritorn) Finders Keepers (PCs, 1985) - Male ("the Magic Knight") ​ ​First Generation (1986-1993): Metroid (FDS, 1986/NES, 1987) - Female (Samus) Space Hunter (NES, 1986) - N/A or "female" robot (Al Tiana) The Sacred Armour of Antiriad/Rad Warrior (C64 etc, 1986) - Male (Tal) Cauldron II/Cauldron 2: The Pumpkin Strikes Back (C64, 1986) - N/A (an animated pumpkin) Milon's Secret Castle (NES, 1986) - Male (Milon) Arac/Spiderbot (C64/AII/PC DOS, 1986) - N/A (a machine called SpiderDroid) Cross Blaim (MSX, 1986) - N/A? (robot or mech) Romancia/Dragon Slayer Jr. (PC-88 & 98/MSX, 1986/NES, 1987) - Proto-ish?, Male (Prince Fan Freddy) Bouken Roman (MSX, 1986) - Proto/Semi-PA, Male (unnamed?) ​Fist II: The Legend Continues (C64 etc, 1986) - Proto-PA?, Male (unnamed) Kid Icarus (FDS, 1986/NES, 1987) - Proto-Platform Adventure, Male (Pit) Relics (PC-88 etc., 1986)? - Proto-PA?, N/A (a spirit who can possess different characters) Vampire Killer (MSX, 1986) - Proto-PA, Male (Simon) Alex Kidd in Miracle World (SMS, 1986) - Proto-PA, Male (Alex) Super Pitfall (PC-88 version, 1986)? - Proto-PA?, Male (Pitfall Harry) Youkai Yashiki (Ghost House) (MSX, 1986) - Proto-PA, Male (Kouji) ​Dan Dare (C64 etc, 1986) - Male (Dan Dare) Saboteur (C64 etc, 1986) - Proto-PA, Male? (unnamed ninja) Thunderstruck (BBC Micro, 1986) - Proto-PA?, Male? (find info and box) Takeshi's Challenge (NES, 1986) - Male ("a regular office worker") Super Tritorn (MSX, 1986)? - Proto-PA?, Male (Tritorn) ​Knight Tyme (PCs, 1986)? - Proto-PA?, Male ("the Magic Knight") ​ Knightmare II: Maze of Galious/Majou Densetsu II: Daimashikyou Galious (MSX/NES, 1987) - One male and one female who you switch between (Popolon and his wife Aphrodite) Zillion (SMS, 1987) - One male and (optionally) one more male and one female who you can switch between after rescuing (start as JJ, rescue Apple and/or Champ) Zelda II (FDS, 1987/NES, 1988) - Male (Link) Faxanadu (NES, 1987) - Zelda-ish, Male (a wandering Elven adventurer) Dragon Slayer IV: Drasle Family/Legacy of the Wizard (NES/MSX, 1987) - Three males and two females (Xemn (father), Meyna/Maia/Mayna (mother), Roas/Royas (son), Lyll (daughter), Pochi (male pet monster)) Goonies II (NES, 1987) - Male (Mikey) Castlevania II: Simon's Quest/Castlevania 2 (FDS, 1987/NES, 1988) - Male (Simon Belmont) Getsu Fuuma Den/GetsufÅ«ma Den (NES, 1987) - Zelda II-ish, Male (FÅ«ma/Fuma/Fuhma) The Treasure of Usas (MSX, 1987) - Proto-ish, Two males who you switch between (Wit and Cles) Tengoku Yoitoko (Welcome to Heaven) (MSX, 1987) - Male (find info) Zeliard (PCs, 1987) - Zelda-like ARPG, Male (Duke Garland) Rygar (NES, 1987) - Male (Rygar) Dizzy: The Ultimate Cartoon Adventure (Multi, 1987) - Puzzle Platformer/Quest Adventure, Male eggperson (Dizzy) Sorcerian (PCs, 1987/MD, 1990)? - Semi-PA?, Selectable (party of four, gender and class/"race") Rambo (NES, 1987) - Male (John Rambo) Euphory (Sharp X1, 1987) - One male and one female (2-player co-op, the brother (player 1) and sister (player 2) Rafael and Falram) Black Magic (C64/AII, 1987) - Male (unnamed wizard apprentice) Esper Boukentai (NES, 1987) - 4 males and 1 female who you switch between after finding (Akio - starting char, Mako (female), Genta, Naoyuki, Bunzo) ​Codename: Droid - Stryker's Run Part 2 (BBC Micro, 1987)? - Proto-PA?, Male (John Stryker) Omega Orb (BBC Micro, 1987) - "male" robot/droid (BLIP, the bouncing Omega Salesdroid) Palace of Magic (BBC Micro, 1987) - Male (unnamed shrunken man) Thunderstruck II (BBC Micro, 1987) - Proto-PA?, Male? (find info) Relics: Ankoku Yousai (FDS, 1987)? - Metroid-like?, N/A (a being (spirit) that's sacrificed its body in order to take control of the bodies of the deceased Holy Warriors of Light and rescue a princess) Jikuu Yuuden: Debias/Debias: Legendary Space-Time Hero (NES, 1987)(fan translated) - Proto-PA/ARPG, Male (Debias) Spelunker II: Yuushahe no Chousen (NES, 1987) - Proto-ish w/ RPG elements, Male (an anonymous treasure hunter, choose between 1 of 3 classes) Werewolves of London (PCs, 1987) - Proto/Semi-ish, Male (unnamed) Terramex/Cosmic Relief: Prof. Renegade to the Rescue (C64/AMI/ST/Spectrum etc., 1987) - Dizzy-like, Choose between 5 males (Big John Caine, Forisque-mSithe, Wu Pong, Henri Beaucoup and Herr Krusche) Stormbringer (PCs, 1987)? - Proto-PA?, Male ("the Magic Knight") ​ Blaster Master (NES, 1988) - Male (Jason US/Kane JP) Exile (Electron, 1988/AMI/ST/C64, 1991)(Superior Software/Audiogenic version) - Unspecified in first version, seems male in remake (unnamed) SpellCaster (SMS, 1988) - Adventure hybrid, Male (Kane) Cosmo Police Galivan (NES, 1988) - Male (Galivan) Battle of Olympus (NES, 1988/GB, 1993) - Zelda II-ish, Male (Orpheus) Cyborg Hunter/Borgman (SMS, 1988) - Male (Paladin US/Ryo or Chuck JP) Kenseiden (SMS, 1988) - Proto-ish, Male (Hayato) Bionic Commando (NES, 1988) - Proto-ish, Male (Super Joe) Draconus (C64/Spectrum, 1988) - Male beast (Frognum) Treasure Island Dizzy (AMI/Multi, 1988) - Male eggperson (Dizzy) Death Stalker (Amstrad CPC, 1988) - Proto?, Male (unnamed) Impossible Mission II (Multi, 1988)? - Proto-PA?, Male (unnamed secret agent) Lord of the Sword (SMS, 1988) - Male (Landau) Spycat (BBC Micro, 1988) - Proto?, Male (Peter Correct) Predator (MSX ver., 1988) - Male (Alan "Dutch" Schaefer) XZR: Hakai no Gouzou (PC-88/PC-98/X1/MSX, 1988)(Untranslated) - Proto?, Male (Sadler, a Syrian Assassin (a Shia Islamic sect)) XZR II: Toki no Hazama ni (PC-88/PC-98/MSX, 1988?) - Proto?, Male (Sadler) Matou no Houkai: The Hero of Babel (FDS, 1988)(Untranslated) - Male (unnamed) Captain Comic: The Adventure (PC, 1988/NES, 1989)? - Male? (Captain Comic) Tritorn II: Road of Darkness (PC-88, 1988/PC-98/X1/MSX, 1989) - Male (Tritorn) ​ Rex (ZX Spectrum, 1988) - Outlier, Male anthropomorph (Rex, a "rino-sapien" mercenary) Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap/Monster World II: Dragon no Wana (SMS, 1989/PCE, 1990/GG, 1992) - Male (Tom-Tom/Wonder Boy) - 201? remake adds a Wonder Girl Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (Multi, 1989) - Male (Adol Christin) Strider (NES, 1989) - Male (Hiryu) Clash at Demonhead (NES, 1989) - Male (Sergeant Billy "Big Bang" Blitz of the special Assault Brigade for Real Emergencies (S.A.B.R.E)) Fantasy World Dizzy (AMI/Multi, 1989) - Male eggperson Friday the 13th (NES, 1989) - Selectable (three of six camp counselors as a party where you switch between chars (three girls or three boys); George, Mark and Paul or Laura, Debbie and Crissy) Gargoyle's Quest (GB, 1990) - Male (Firebrand US & EU/Arremer JP) Cadash (ARC, 1990/MD/PCE) - Selectable - Choose between 3 males and 1 female (fighter, priestess, mage, or ninja - fighter and mage only on MD; 2-player co-op) The Adventures of Rad Gravity (NES, 1990) - Male (Rad Gravity) Magicland Dizzy (Multi, 1990) - Male eggperson Dizzy 3 and a half: Into Magicland (Multi, 1990) - Male eggperson ​Ghostbusters (MD, 1990) - PA-lite, Choose between 3 males (Peter, Ray and Egon; no Winston) Commander Keen Episode I: Marooned on Mars (PC, 1990) - Male (Billy "Commander Keen" Blaze) MoonShadow (C64, 1990)? - Semi/Proto?, Male (unnamed) Todd's Adventures in Slime World (Lynx, 1990/MD/PCE CD, 1992) - 4 males (Todd and "friends", 4-player on Lynx) Corporation/Cyber-Cop (AMI/ST, 1990/PC, 1991/MD, 1992) - Male (unnamed national security spy (or a "cyber cop" in the North American Genesis version)) ​ Wonder Boy in Monster World/Monster World III/Dynastic Hero (MD, 1991/PCE CD, 1993) - Male (Shion) Ufouria/Hebereke (NES, 1991) - 4 males - male starting char and 3 more males (?) that you'll rescue, who you'll then switch between to progress (Bop-Louie EU/Hebereke JP, Freeon-Leon, Shades, Gil; anthropomorphs) Metroid II (GB, 1991) - Female (Samus) Popful Mail (PC-88, 1991/PC-98, 1992/PCE CD, 1994)(Untranslated) - 1 female (Popful, main char) and 2 males who you can switch between on the fly after meeting up with them (Tatt the mage and Gaw the gargoyle) Fantastic Dizzy/The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy (NES, 1991/Multi, 1993) - Male eggperson Ax Battler (GG, 1991) - Zelda II-ish, Male (Ax Battler) Spellbound Dizzy (Multi, 1991) - Male eggperson Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk (Multi, 1991) - Male eggperson Quackshot starring Donald Duck (MD, 1991) - Semi-ish, Male (Donald Duck) Toshi Tensou Keikaku: Eternal City (PCE/TG16, 1991) - Female (Minty Geile, mech pilot) ​Magician (NES, 1991)? - Semi?, Male (Paul) ​​Cocoron (NES, 1991) - Selectable: 1 or 2 female looking and 4+ male looking heads, various unspecified heads including some monsters, aliens, ghosts and robots (create your own char with multiple body parts, switch them out in-between levels) ​Secret Scout in the Temple of Demise (NES, 1991)? - Semi?, Male (unnamed) ​Star Wars (NES, 1991/SMS, 1993?) - Semi-ish, Male default char and 1 other male as well as 1 other female that can be rescued and switched to (Luke, Han, Leia) Commander Keen IV: Secret of the Oracle (PC, 1991)? - Semi-ish, Male (Billy "Commander Keen" Blaze) ​ Hunter (AMI, 1991)(Hunter/Adventure mode) - Semi or Outlier?, Male (unnamed) Exile (PCE CD/MD, 1991)(the Telenet/Riot game) - Outlier ARPG, Male (Sadler) Gargoyle's Quest II (NES/GB, 1992) - Zelda II-ish, Male (Firebrand US & EU/Arremer JP) Flashback: The Quest for Identity (Multi, 1992) - Male (Conrad B. Hart) Bionic Commando (GB, 1992)(remake/remix) - Semi-ish, Male (Rad Spencer) G.I. Joe: The Atlantis Factor (NES, 1992) - 6 males, can pick a team of 3 before a level and switch between them during it (General Hawk, Wet Suit, Storm Shadow, Road Block, Duke, Snake Eyes) Wizards & Warriors III: Kuros - Visions of Power (NES, 1992) - Male (Kuros) Ghoul School (NES, 1992) - Male (Spike O'Hara) Crystal Kingdom Dizzy (AMI/Multi, 1992) - Male eggperson Dr. Franken (GB, 1992) - Semi-PA/MV-lite, Male (Franky) Land of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse (SMS, 1992/GG, 1993) - Quackshot-like, Male (Mickey Mouse) Stanley: The Search for Dr. Livingston (NES, 1992)? - Male (Henry M. Stanley) Xardion/Chou Kou Gasshin Xardion (SNES, 1992) - Semi-ish, 3 robots that you switch between (Triton, Panthera, Alcedes) Shape Shifter (PCE CD, 1992) - Male (Lykos) Boing! (SAM Coupé), 1992)? - Dizzy-like, "male" blob (Boing) The Addams Family (NES/SMS/GG, 1992)(Different to the 16-bit game) - Male (Gomez) The Addams Family (GB, 1992)(Different to other versions) - Male (Gomez) Ultima Underworld (PC, 1992) - FP WRPG/Immersive Sim, Selectable (male by default/canon - the Avatar, 8 classes) Seymour goes to Hollywood (PCs, 1992)? - Dizzy-like, Male (Seymour) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Radical Rescue/TMNT 3: Radical Rescue (GB, 1993) - 4 males (Michelangelo, Donatello, Leonardo, Raphael) Milon's Secret Castle (Game Boy, 1993)(partial remake/remix) - Male (Milon) Wonderland Dizzy (NES, 1993 but unreleased until 2015) - Male eggperson Gensou Tairiku Auleria (PCE CD, 1993) - Ys III-like?, Male (nameable) DuckTales 2 (NES/GB, 1993) - Quackshot-like, Male (Scrooge McDuck/Joakim von Anka) Ultima Underworld II (PC, 1993) - FP WRPG/Immersive Sim, Selectable (male by default/canon - the Avatar, 8 classes) Citadel 2 (BBC Micro, 1993) - Male only? (unnamed?, selectable in prequel) Second Generation (1994-2001): Super Metroid (SNES, 1994) - Female (Samus) Demon's Crest/Demon's Blazon Makaimura Monsho-hen (SNES, 1994) - Male demon (Firebrand US & EU/Arremer JP) Monster World IV (MD, 1994) - Female (Asha) Dragon View/Super Drakkhen (SNES, 1994) - Zelda II-like, Male (Alex) Popful Mail (MCD ver., 1994) - 1 female (Popful, main char) and 2 males who you can switch between on the fly after meeting up with them (Tatt the mage and Gaw the gargoyle) Adventure Island IV/Takahashi Meijin no Bouken Jima IV (NES, 1994) - Male (Master Higgins US & EU/Takahashi JP) Super Adventure Island II (SNES, 1994) - Male (Master Higgins US & EU/Takahashi JP) Popful Mail (SNES, 1994)(untranslated)? - 1 female (Popful, main char) and 2 males who you can switch between on the fly after meeting up with them (Tatt the mage and Gaw the gargoyle) System Shock (PC, 1994) - FP Survival Horror/Immersive Sim, Male ("the Hacker") ​ The Elder Scrolls: Arena (PC, 1994)? - FP WRPG/ARPG, Selectable ("race" and class as well - class can be selected or generated via a quiz and race is picked by choosing your home land on a map) Generations Lost (MD, 1994) - Outlier, Male (Monobe) Sinaria: Lost in Space (PC, 1994)? - Semi (level-based?)?, Male (unnamed) Phantom 2040 (SNES/MD, 1995) - Male (Kit Walker, the 24th Phantom) Tails Adventures/Tails Adventure (GG, 1995) - Male anthropomorph (Tails) Odyssey (AMI, 1995) - Male (unnamed) Holy Umbrella: Dondera´s Wild!! (SNES, 1995) - Semi-ish, Male (nameable) Rayman (JAG/SAT/PS1/PC, 1995) - Semi-ish/Quackshot-like, Male (Rayman) Bioforge (PC, 1995) - Semi-ish/Survival Horror, "Male" cyborg (Experimental Unit AP-127) ​ Front Mission: Gun Hazard (SNES, 1996) - Male player char (Albert Grabner) and various CPU controlled allies (2 females and 6 males, Brenda Lockheart - transport/air support only, Lt. Clark Wilson, Emil Szynskii, Luvin Al-Habi, Dr. Akihiko Sakata, Rook, Axel Bongo, Anita Diamonte) Kirby Super Star (SNES, 1996) - Male in the west/unspecified in JP (Kirby) The Divide: Enemies Within (PS1/PC, 1996) - Male (Tanken) PowerSlave/Exhumed (SAT/PS1, 1996) - Male (unnamed) Strife (PC, 1996) - PA-lite, Male (unnamed) ​The Elder Scrolls: Daggerfall (PC, 1996) - FP WRPG/ARPG w/ PA elements, Selectable ("race" and class as well - class can be selected or generated via a quiz and race is picked by choosing your home land on a map OR created by mixing and matching skills) OverBlood (PS1, 1996)? - Survival Horror, Male (Raz Karcy) Tail of the Sun (PS1, 1996) - Open World/Management/RTT Outlier?, Male (unnamed caveman) Realms of the Haunting (PC, 1996 or 1997)? - Horror/Adventure/FPS hybrid, Male (Adam Randall, a pastor's son) Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS1/SAT, 1997/PSP, 2007) - Male vampire (Alucard) is the default player char, can play as Maria in the SAT version and as Richter in either (unlockable mode) Tomba!/Tombi! (PS1, 1997) - Male (Tomba) Mega Man Legends (PS1, 1997) - PA/Zelda-like, Male (Mega Man/Rockman) Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon (N64, 1997) - PA/Zelda-like, 3 males and 1 female which you'll switch between during the game (Goemon, Ebisumaru, Sasuke, Yae) Dr. Franken II (GB, 1997) - Semi-ish, Male (Franky) ​Lands of Lore II/Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny (PC, 1997)? - Male (Luther) The Elder Scrolls: Battlespire (PC, 1997) - Selectable (see prequels) Dark Earth (PC, 1997)? - Male (Arkhan) OnEscapee (AMI, 1997/PC, 2004) - Male (Daniel White) Lego Island (PC, 1997)? - Semi?, Selectable: 1 female and 4 males (each has a different profession, nameable) Pax Corpus (PC/PS1, 1997)? - Semi?, Female (Kahlee) Goosebumps: Attack of the Mutant (PC, 1997)? - Semi?, Male (unnamed?) ​​​Sorcerian Forever (PC, 1997)(Sequel) - Semi?, Selectable (party of four, gender and class/"race") Last Imperial Prince (PC-FX, 1997)? - Semi?, Male main char (Radius) plus one male (Nova the monk) and one female ally (Mirion the fighter) Star Trek: Generations (PC, 1997)? - Semi?, Male only? (Kirk for the deck segments?, Commander Riker - level 1, Data, level 2, etc.) Men in Black: The Game (PC, 1997/PS1, 1998)? - Semi? level-based, Male (James Edwards) Brave Fencer Musashi (PS1, 1998) - Male (Brave Fencer Musashi) Goemon's Great Adventure/Mystical Ninja 2 Starring Goemon (N64, 1998) - 3 males and 1 female who you can switch between during the game (Goemon, Ebisumaru, Sasuke, Yae; 2-player co-op) MediEvil (PS1, 1998) - PA-lite, Male (Sir Daniel Fortesque) Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard (PC, 1998)? - Semi?, Male (Cyrus) Banjo-Kazooie (N64, 1998) - Semi-ish, A team of one male anthropomorph carrying one female anthropomorph, both controlled by the player (Banjo the bear and kazooie the bird respectively) Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64, 1998/3DS) - Semi, Male (Link) Unreal (PC, 1998)? - Unspecified (sounds male) Sonic Adventure (DC, 1998/Multi) - 4 male and 1 female anthropomorphs, 1 robot (Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Big, E-102 Gamma) Overblood 2 (PS1, 1998)? - 2 males and 1 female who you'll switch between (Acarno Brani, Navarro Jean, Chris) Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (PS1/PC, 1999/DC, 2000) - PA/Zelda-like, Male (Raziel) Shadow Man (PC/DC/N64/PS1, 1999) - Male (Michael LeRoi the Shadow Man) ​​Outcast (PC, 1999) - PA-lite/OW, Male (former U.S. Navy SEAL Cutter Slade) Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! (PS1, 1999/Multi, 2018 (Remake)) - Male anthropomorphic dragon (Spyro) System Shock 2 (PC, 1999) - PA-lite/ARPG, Male (the Hacker) The Misadventures of Tron Bonne (PS1, 1999) - PA/Misc. Female (Tron Bonne) Threads of Fate (PS1, 1999) - ARPG/Zelda-like, Selectable: 2 different chars with different abilities, 1 male and 1 female (Rue and Mint) Alundra 2 (PS1, 1999) - Zelda/Clash at Demonhead-like, Male (Flint) Valkyrie Profile (PS1, 1999)? - Semi?, 1 female as the main char (Lenneth Valkyrie) and her party (controllable in battle only, 9 females and 14 males in total) ​Ultima IX: Ascension (PC, 1999) - Semi (WRPG/TP ARPG)?, Male (the Avatar) Requiem: Avenging Angel (PC, 1999)? - Semi?, Male (Malachi) Romancia ~Another Legend~ (PC, 1999)(Remake) - Male (Prince Fan Freddy) Donkey Kong 64 (N64, 1999)? - Semi?, 4 males and 1 female anthropomorphic monkey (Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Tiny Kong (female), Lanky Kong, Chunky Kong) Hype: The Time Quest (PC, 1999)? - Semi?, Male (Hype) Sorcerian Original (PC, 1999)(Remake) - Semi?, Selectable (party of four, gender and class/"race") Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation (PC/DC, 1999)? - Semi?, Female (Lara) Maken X (DC, 1999)? - Semi?, Unspecified (a wandering mutant spirit of the "soul sword" Maken X, also called Maken X) Urban Chaos (PC, 1999/DC/PS1, 2000) - Semi-Open World AA, 1 female (main char) and 1 male char gained later on (cop D'Arcy Stern or former soldier Roper McIntyre) Dragon Valor (PS1, 1999)? - Semi?, 7 males and 2 females (a series of generations of Dragon Valors; chapter-based game with three possible paths similar to Phantasy Star III) Lands of Lore III (PC, 1999)? - WRPG/ARPG?, Male (Copper) Crusaders of Might and Magic (PC, 1999)? - ARPG?, Male (Drake) Spriggan: Lunar Verse (PS1, 1999)? - Semi?, Male (Oshiki Tashiki) Omikron: The Nomad Soul (PC, 1999)? - 3D Open World Adventure?, Male (Kay'l) Soul of the Samurai/Ronin Blade (PS1, 1999)? - Semi?, Selectable: Choose between 1 male ronin (Kotaro Hiba) and 1 female ninja (Lin/Rin) before beginning Nocturne (PC, 1999)? - SH, Male (The Stranger) Vampire Hunter D (PS1, 1999)? - SH, Male half-human/half-vampire ("D") Ape Escape (PS1, 1999) - Male (Spike) Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (PC, 1999/N64, 2000)? - Outlier?, Male King's Quest: Mask of Eternity (PC, 1999)? - ARPG/Adventure Outlier?, 1998?, Male (Connor) Rittai Ninja Katsugeki Tenchu: Shinobi Gaisen (PS1, 1999)? - Semi (level-based)?, Selectable: choose between 1 male and 1 female char Rising Zan: The Samurai Gunman (PS1, 1999)? - Outlier?, Male (Zan/Johnny) Xena: Warrior Princess (PS1, 1999)? - Outlier?, Female (Xena) Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace (PC/PS1, 1999)? - Outlier?, 3 males and 1 female (Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan, Queen Amidala and Captain Panaka) Wario Land 3 (GBC, 2000) - Male (Wario) Ikachan (PC, 2000) - Male squid-like creature (Ikachan) Banjo-Tooie (N64, 2000) - 3D AA/Collectathon, A team of one male anthropomorph carrying one female anthropomorph, both controlled by the player (Banjo the bear and kazooie the bird respectively) Blaster Master: Blasting Again/Blaster Master (PS1, 2000) - Male (Roddy) ​The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (N64, 2000) - Semi-ish, Male (Link) Blaster Master: Enemy Below (GBC, 2000) - Male (Jason) Mega Man Legends 2 (PS1, 2000) - Zelda-like, "Male" robot (Mega Man/Rockman) ​Deus Ex (PC, 2000) - 3D ARPG/Stealth/FPS Hybrid (Immersive Sim), Male (JC Denton) Vagrant Story (PS1, 2000)? - ARPG/Dungeon Crawler, Male (Ashley) Medievil 2 (PS1, 2000) - PA-lite?, Male (Sir Daniel Fortesque) Sorcerian: Disciples of Seven Star Sorcery (DC, 2000)(Untranslated)? - Remake?, Selectable (party of four) Might and Magic VIII (PC, 2000)? - WRPG, Selectable (character creator) Bouken Jidai Katsugeki: Goemon (PS2, 2000)(Untranslated)? - Semi?, Male only (Goemon) Spyro: Year of the Dragon/Spyro 3 (PS1, 2000) - PA-lite, 6 males (Spyro, Sparx, Sgt. Byrd, Bentley, Agent 9, Hunter (Secret Speedway challenges)) and 1 female (Sheila) Armored Core 2 (PS2, 2000)? - Outlier?, Unspecified (mech pilot) ​ Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (GBA, 2001) - Male (Nathan Graves) Hunter X Hunter: Kindan no Hihou (GBC, 2001)? - Male (find info) Gothic (PC, 2001)? - Semi/TP WRPG/ARPG?, Male (nameable?) Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2 (PC/PS2, 2001)? - Linear AA?, Male (Raziel) Ico (PS2, 2001/PS3, 2011)? - Outlier AA?, Male (Ico)