Not having censorship on Genesis made it the only time in the SNES-Genesis "Console War" that a game that was ported by a third party to both consoles at once, sold more copies of the Genesis version than the SNES version. This "defeat" made Nintendo reconsider their policies and when Mortal Kombat 2 was released, they allowed all the blood and fatalies to be available.
I loved the Genesis version of Mortal Kombat mostly cause I learned of the Blood Code as soon as I got the game and I quickly input the code so I could get the blood and fatalities back.
Nice to see you evolving your show. I would suggest that the banner for ARCADE be different. The way it is now, with the black strip filling the bottom and then the ARCADE blue logo appearing in the middle, just leaves a lot of dark and void space around it. You could maybe have a kind of a stamp just appearing on the top right corner (maybe flashing in the beginning). Good luck in the show!
People say this inspires violence with children but I don't get it because if parents don't want that then don't buy the bloody game! I mean I have MK X and I have no problem with the violence and attack moves, I just think it makes them look even more cool, MK is an EPIC franchise:D
That explains why the rare game over screen (showing bottom of the pit) from the Arcade, DOS, and Sega CD versions were cut in the Mortal Monday ports of the game.
Spanish version of the game canceled? you mean the South American, right? I'm originally from Spain and bough the Genesis game from a regular shop there. :S
Hmm... are you sure it was a localised version? I know sometimes even regular shops sell different games from different regions. My source was EGM's Dec. 1993 magazine. I've uploaded a scan of the page which covered the story here: imgur.com/820VcKg
Censored Gaming Interesting... thanks for that scan. :)Well, game was not localiced, but back them games were rarely localized in Spain (The first were some RPG's like "Soleil" and "Light Crusader", for example).I remember MK was released and I remember the storm it caused in TV, press and some parent asociations. Also a small political turmoil regarding censorship (which is a sensitive topic after those 40 years of fascist dictatorship we had)It's covered here (It's only Spanish, won't blame you if you don't want to translate it ^^; www.hobbyconsolas.com/reportajes/20-anos-mortal-monday-mortal-kombat-56877)I'm sure that MK was banned in Brazil (Just like you said there) but also that in Spain we got it back in the day. My only theory is that the magazine got the wrong country somehow...Will aks my friends back home and keep you updated.
Irochi Interesting! Even though you said it rarely happened back then, to me it sounds like Spain was actually meant to get a localised version of the game.
Yes, not only Mortal Kombat was banned in Brazil for that mass shooting, but DOOM and Duke Nukem was also banned because the shooter killed people in a movie theather, now look at Duke Nukem. Yes, it's proof enough to ban the game.
Lol. Does anyone remember Jack off Thompson? Yeeeah...he was an attempt at a major player in censorship in video games. Aaah...his feats left many laughs for us.
2:35 That's a lie. Things cannot possibly become _worse_ based on that horrible game gear version you just showed. 3:35 Oh wait, it could get worse. The game boy version - shudder -
You think Mortal Kombat is violent? Try looking up a game called Eternal Champions 2 Challenge from the Dark Side.That game makes Mortal Kombat look like an E rated game.
For all versions of MK1,Sonya Blade's outfit her green tights and thong leotard was intact in all versions no censorship there when it comes to skimpy outfits.
His fatality fits his character tho, he's a non violent monk and killing goes against his character, that's why the screen doesn't darken because hes not explicitly killing like the rest of the cast.
I'm really becoming a big fan of your channel. Could I make the petition of a compariso with the american/european "Last Battle" and the Japanese "Hokuto no ken"? It would make a great adition :) Keep those awesome videos coming, dude! :D
"I'm really becoming a big fan of your channel." Hearing things like this really fills me with enthusiasm so THANK YOU. :) I'll see what I can do about those games!
Awesome awesome awesome. I knew all of this already, I just wanted to see how the video came out. Not disappointed. Keep it up. I love this channel. Oh yeah it's ESRB. You said ERSB.
you have really created an awesome channel, brother :D A really good idea and you've executed it as well as one could hope for. My ONE question : Where are you from, brother? Your English is immaculate but I can't place the accent :P
Very well put together! 4/5 Just felt like pointing out that you said "ERSB Rateing ...." instead of ESRB at about 26 seconds in ..... the teacher in me is showing uhhhhhhh GREAT VIDEO! xD
I'd argue raidens snes fatality is better since turning someone to dust seems more impactful than just popping their head. Sub zeros is probably more fitting but it's less memorable than the spinerip.
If I hadn't changed the controller (there were special controllers you plug in the tv and directly play 1 game, dunno if they had any name) from mk to star wars maybe I would still have a working controller lol. Dunno what happened but the sw one stopped working some time. Not saying that ones better than another. Both are great but, just sayin'
2:31 - Full audience.
2:41 Did all the monks decide to go to lunch during the fight?
if correct, it's a unused variation of that stage
that is umm.. ya.. that is not what that stage is supposed to look like.
(and I had the Gen version)
The code is actually ABACABB (with an extra "B" at the end).
Genesis for life!
Not having censorship on Genesis made it the only time in the SNES-Genesis "Console War" that a game that was ported by a third party to both consoles at once, sold more copies of the Genesis version than the SNES version.
This "defeat" made Nintendo reconsider their policies and when Mortal Kombat 2 was released, they allowed all the blood and fatalies to be available.
I loved the Genesis version of Mortal Kombat mostly cause I learned of the Blood Code as soon as I got the game and I quickly input the code so I could get the blood and fatalities back.
Do you know the code for the Nintendo version
NOTE:.You forgot to mention that in the home version, Raiden (Arcade Name) was changed to Rayden (Home Name).
+GamingMarine But this is more of a case that was meant to avoid confusion with both Raiden from Fatal Fury and Seibu Kaihatsu's Raiden.
@@figment1988 really? I always wondered what's the reason for that change.
Commentary is awesome, your a natural at making this channel unique.
***** Yeah had to catch up on a lot of your vids. Was cool hearing a professional like analysis.
ESRB not "ERSB". Also, the code is A, B, A, C, A, B, B.
Nice to see you evolving your show. I would suggest that the banner for ARCADE be different. The way it is now, with the black strip filling the bottom and then the ARCADE blue logo appearing in the middle, just leaves a lot of dark and void space around it. You could maybe have a kind of a stamp just appearing on the top right corner (maybe flashing in the beginning).
Good luck in the show!
People say this inspires violence with children but I don't get it because if parents don't want that then don't buy the bloody game! I mean I have MK X and I have no problem with the violence and attack moves, I just think it makes them look even more cool, MK is an EPIC franchise:D
5:52 It doesn't _beg_ the question (which is a type of logical fallacy), it _raises_ the question.
...I thought Genesis was uncensored from the start. My memory failed me again.
I really like the commentary, I really hope it happens more!
That explains why the rare game over screen (showing bottom of the pit) from the Arcade, DOS, and Sega CD versions were cut in the Mortal Monday ports of the game.
Snes's version did have better graphics and sound than Genesis though.
Unless you got the SEGACD port which gives you the exact same sound with a slightly higher quality
Hell genesis fucked up
Except for removing the blood and fatalities. I'm glad I still have the Genesis version and have the cheat code remembered.
who cares about graphics and sound if the gore is removed, MK is a gore game, the battles are just an add-on :p
Luckily, they realised their mistake and Mortal Kombat II on the SNES was uncensored and awesome
Look at that blazing Game Gear port! 2 FPS!
Same with gameboy, at least the game gear/master system tries to be as close to its younger bro Genesis and SEGACD and the good o arcade
It's so fast even I couldn't handle it.
Spanish version of the game canceled? you mean the South American, right? I'm originally from Spain and bough the Genesis game from a regular shop there. :S
Hmm... are you sure it was a localised version? I know sometimes even regular shops sell different games from different regions. My source was EGM's Dec. 1993 magazine. I've uploaded a scan of the page which covered the story here:
imgur.com/820VcKg
Censored Gaming Interesting... thanks for that scan. :)Well, game was not localiced, but back them games were rarely localized in Spain (The first were some RPG's like "Soleil" and "Light Crusader", for example).I remember MK was released and I remember the storm it caused in TV, press and some parent asociations. Also a small political turmoil regarding censorship (which is a sensitive topic after those 40 years of fascist dictatorship we had)It's covered here (It's only Spanish, won't blame you if you don't want to translate it ^^; www.hobbyconsolas.com/reportajes/20-anos-mortal-monday-mortal-kombat-56877)I'm sure that MK was banned in Brazil (Just like you said there) but also that in Spain we got it back in the day. My only theory is that the magazine got the wrong country somehow...Will aks my friends back home and keep you updated.
Irochi
Interesting! Even though you said it rarely happened back then, to me it sounds like Spain was actually meant to get a localised version of the game.
+Censored Gaming not truly localized, but more like a translated version.
Yes, not only Mortal Kombat was banned in Brazil for that mass shooting, but DOOM and Duke Nukem was also banned because the shooter killed people in a movie theather, now look at Duke Nukem.
Yes, it's proof enough to ban the game.
Do You Have The Link To The Mortal Kombat Game FOX News Report Video?
GENESIS had Blood
SUPER NINTENDO had no blood
Lol. Does anyone remember Jack off Thompson? Yeeeah...he was an attempt at a major player in censorship in video games. Aaah...his feats left many laughs for us.
if there is someone that needs to censor mkx, I pity him...
Why did he say ERSB instead of ESRB
2:35 That's a lie. Things cannot possibly become _worse_ based on that horrible game gear version you just showed.
3:35 Oh wait, it could get worse. The game boy version - shudder -
I'd definitely love to do commentary for an episode. I'll be buying a higher-quality mic soon, so hit me up anytime soon.
say e!
censored gaming: E
say s!
censored gaming: S
say r!
censored gaming: R
say b!
censored gaming: B
say ESRB!
censored gaming: ERSB!!!
You think Mortal Kombat is violent? Try looking up a game called Eternal Champions 2 Challenge from the Dark Side.That game makes Mortal Kombat look like an E rated game.
Lol @ censoring blood on the Gameboy when the system has no color!
For all versions of MK1,Sonya Blade's outfit her green tights and thong leotard was intact in all versions no censorship there when it comes to skimpy outfits.
Yeah the arcade version was the bloody version
Most bloody
Liu Kang's fatality still seems censored even with the blood code! That's how bad his fatality was.
His fatality fits his character tho, he's a non violent monk and killing goes against his character, that's why the screen doesn't darken because hes not explicitly killing like the rest of the cast.
It's ESRB, and it actually isn't mandatory, It's just that many stores will not stock unrated games at all.
+Omicron9999 Also First Parties will not allow unrated retail games on their consoles.
Irochi Yep, that too.
I'm really becoming a big fan of your channel.
Could I make the petition of a compariso with the american/european "Last Battle" and the Japanese "Hokuto no ken"? It would make a great adition :)
Keep those awesome videos coming, dude! :D
"I'm really becoming a big fan of your channel."
Hearing things like this really fills me with enthusiasm so THANK YOU. :)
I'll see what I can do about those games!
Hehe. Thats what you get for doing things right :)
shadowdragoon6 correct; US and Europe. :)
Man, I kind of miss the old way censored Gaming edited videos, and focused on certain video games
Man, the GG and GB versions are just horrible
Awesome awesome awesome. I knew all of this already, I just wanted to see how the video came out. Not disappointed. Keep it up. I love this channel. Oh yeah it's ESRB. You said ERSB.
many of MK details were actually software limitation, like the lack of corpses in the genesis version
you have really created an awesome channel, brother :D
A really good idea and you've executed it as well as one could hope for.
My ONE question : Where are you from, brother? Your English is immaculate but I can't place the accent :P
Are those the US devs' heads/corpses in the pit, I wonder? I love shameless self-insertion in games like this.
0:28, you got them letters mixed up. :)
Request: Why The Pokemon Advanced Challenge Episode The Bicker The Better Wasn't Aired In Some Countries.
Everything controversial is made for politicians.
Genesis version had blood so Idk what the fuck this guy is talking about.
can you label which clip is which? (origin / censored)
look at the face of that guy on 4:25..
do you seriously think he cycle kicked the shit out of someone?
the rest of the series was so censored as the first?
I actually think raidens snes fatality is better than his original fatality, more appropriate for his character
Poor Scorpion in this video
Gracias hombre, vi un spoiler de los ultimos mk y solo queria ver la censura del mk1. ¿Ya para que lo voy a conseguir?
ERSB?
There's no easy way out.
ESRB* not ERSB.
Very well put together! 4/5
Just felt like pointing out that you said "ERSB Rateing ...." instead of ESRB at about 26 seconds in ..... the teacher in me is showing uhhhhhhh GREAT VIDEO! xD
Thats not the genesis version that was the game gear version.
Sub Zero and Rayden SNES fatalities are not bad at all
I'd argue raidens snes fatality is better since turning someone to dust seems more impactful than just popping their head.
Sub zeros is probably more fitting but it's less memorable than the spinerip.
If I hadn't changed the controller (there were special controllers you plug in the tv and directly play 1 game, dunno if they had any name) from mk to star wars maybe I would still have a working controller lol. Dunno what happened but the sw one stopped working some time. Not saying that ones better than another. Both are great but, just sayin'
ah yes the ceet marp rating
Ummmm…you said ERSB… it’s EsRB
pal versions of the ports if you meant regional / region differences censorship hardware ports!
mon 1er jeu sur master system 2
I like the commentary
shouldn't it be kensorship
Great first episode :D
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MARP
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ESRB system - please ^^
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