I've always had suspicions about the sexuality of super-heroes*. They run around in public in brightly colored tights with capes and codpieces, always have perfectly done hair (think of Superman's permanent spit-curl), and seem awfully friendly with their super-hero pals. The entire Justice League wouldn't look out-of-place at a Pride Parade, honestly. There's no doubt at all about SuperGay, though. The star of just-launched iPhone game SuperGay & the Attack of his ExGirlfriends is clearly, openly and proudly gay-- SUPER gay, if you will.
SuperGay's creators, Barcelona-based developers Klicrainbow, claim the pink clad crusader's video game is the first ever to feature a gay main character, and who am I to doubt them? Judging from the screenshot, it's a 2D side-scrolling platformer, but a full plot synopsis is under the cut.
SuperGay's plot:
"Dr. Tom Palmer is an idealistic scientist of the Genetic Corp. Company. There, he works with his father-in-law, Dr. Arnold Himmler and the beautiful Ilsa Himmler, his fiancée. He develops a cloning project for humanitarian purposes. However behind his back, his father-in-law and fiancée negotiate lucrative contracts with international leaders to sell their work for military purposes. However, when Dr. Palmer finds it out, it seems too late. Dissatisfied with his personal life, and now betrayed in his career, Tom needs an escape. A failed experiment grants him new super powers and opens the door to his last chance. Tom will have to stop his jilted ex-girlfriend Ilsa to attempt revenge, which may result in a truly global nuclear war."
So what do you guys think? Is gaming ready for a gay super hero? Are you going to download SuperGay? Let us know in the comment section.
*Especially Submariner.
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Dehnyen
It's an iphone game, it's probably terrible no matter what way the lead swings.
sion8
As bad as it may sound it is a start, just like with women with in video games it was mostly about stereotypies just think of one and it may have been done back in the begining, you could correct me if you feel like you have a counter.
InnerRise
But he's with a woman.
And has ex girlfriends.
Raisinbman
First Duke Nukem then SuperGay? I kid, I kid.
Change his name, maybe, and we can take this a little bit more serious.
Raisinbman
First Duke Nukem then SuperGay? I kid, I kid.
Change his name, maybe, and we can take this a little bit more serious.
JeeshusChrist
Is it just me or does the character in this game looks like a complete mixture of Syndrome and Dash from The Incredibles?
Beatrix.Kiddo.27
I have to agree, this is stereo-typically offensive. I'll take the bromance in Bulletstorm with BA Grayson Hunt over this any day.
JoeyBlazes
First of all I'm not going to turn this into a civil rights battle ground but it's plain ignorant to claim that "gays are trying to take away our being straight rights and flaunting how gay they are all the time". As a self-respecting homosexual who doesn't find the need to vogue every chance I get or to talk like a "valley girl" I can undoubtedly say that no one is "putting their gay in your face" and that if you had actually read anything on Google about the matter that wasn't a bunch of biased propaganda you might realize differently. I for one would love to see a fleshed out homosexual lead character in a game where the developers didn't think it was necessary to put the most stereotypical version possible to grab the attention of gay gamers.
WildfireFox
I haven't played the game, but the concept behind it raises an eyebrow. Not that there's apparently a gay person in it, rather how they're presenting them. Pink? Rainbows? That's just negative stereotyping.
sarid
its bad enough gays are trying to take away our being straight rights and flaunting how gay they are all the time but now to make a gay game? please, if you want to be 'equal' then stop putting your 'gay' in our faces and we wont care.
google about the rights thing, its too long to type out with the cases were pastors have been fine exuberant amounts for choosing not to marry them and even jailed over it
JoeyBlazes
I agree with JustTheBeginning. And while they're at it why don't they make a hero that doesn't look like the most stereotypical thing I've ever seen. Its bad enough with the media portraying homosexuals as the overly effeminate gay stereotype without it now encroaching on video games. Just looking at the one screenshot of this game offends me.
jjfan1
I do not think most gamers would care if the main character is gay or not. Its more about the game play. We've already had games where there have been 2 girls and/or 2 guys making out and such.
JustTheBeginning
Who cares, its just some cheap cash in game glorifying on the sole fact that "ZOMG it has a gay guy in it". Back it up with good gameplay and a real story, then come talk to me.
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