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4. Girl Power
Games are often considered to be a hobby largely enjoyed by men. Seemingly proving this fact is the vast quantity of titles aimed at men, with gruff-talking, muscle clad space marines often taking centre stage. Even fewer strong female leads existed in the gaming scene of the 80s until Samus came along. Most assumed the bad-ass missile launching bounty hunter of Metroid fame was a man, but the best ending for the game showed that it was a woman in that powersuit the whole time.
