Tag: Black Names In Video Games

Gaming

Black Names in Video Games #4: Barret Wallace

One of the most iconic Black video game characters.

Daily Black Video Game Characters is a Bluesky account that posts one Black video game character every day. It has definitely highlighted how many games I haven’t played and how many Black characters have been present but otherwise ignored or in the background.

This Cool Link was published 2 years ago. (#)
Game Boy / Nintendo

Kyle Tryon's quest to find Static Shock for the GBA

Is it a bang baby or a bust?

Gaming

Black Names in Video Games #3: Black Girl Gamers

Black Girl Gamers is the third instalment in our Black Names in Video Games series and Rosario Blue’s article for TechRadar is a must-read.

Gaming
Jerry Lawson

Black Names in Video Games #2: Jerry Lawson

It was a Black engineer who gave us the video games cartridge. Here’s the short story of Jerry Lawson’s life in games.

Pokémon
Young Iris

Black Names In Video Games #1: Iris

In the first of our Black Names In Video Games series, where we look at black characters in gaming, we check out Iris, the Dragon Master-in-training.

NES / Nintendo / Retro Gaming

In Which Mike Tyson Fights Himself In ‘Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!’ (Video)

Thwing and a mith!