Streets of Rage 3 and Bare Knuckle 3 | Great Moments in Queer Gaming History #001youtu.be TREND ALERT: Another Bears in Games: Neo project drops! Bears in Games Presents Great Moments in Queer Gaming History is a look at famous, obscure and notorious queer characters or situations in games, and for the first episode I'm taking a look at Ash: the high-heeled leatherman from the Japanese version of Streets of Rage 3: Bare Knuckle 3. Is Ash an offensive stereotype? Queer appreciation? A joke? A trendsetting agender icon? Also: we look at HARD GAY Razor Ramon HG, Crime Fighters 2, Rival Turf!, and a glimpse into the magical year of 1994. This was supposed to be a shorto, but ended up being a medium-o. That's because I like to ramble. Links to referenced material and cited works: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaki_Sumitani https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streets_of_Rage_3 Japan Times on Hard Gay: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2006/03/19/general/is-this-really-just-good-fun/ Radio Free Vestibule's Atonal Music Sketch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn6yKFHlLeI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0N4twV28Mw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNLngwbXD_o https://youtu.be/zdY_LS__eq0?si=lLN_N2zY7Ot2tzrW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gp1FngKHPy8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrVMhtOE0Rc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJvpOxemq_w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI2ChNT2pT0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mSlXVuHhU8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niZpcdp2v34 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWdZEumNRmI Please check out Square Roots: The Classic RPG podcast! iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/square-roots-the-classic-rpg-podcast/id1097661809 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9zcXVhcmVyb290cy5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0p2cxAGdov0KUjPmHN9gwv Gaana: https://gaana.com/artist/square-roots-podcast-1