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Devil World
Devil World (1984)
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Devil World is the only one of Shigeru Miyamoto's games to have initially missed out on an American release. This is due to Nintendo of America's strict policy against religious imagery. The game was, however, released in Europe on both the NES and later on the Wii Virtual Console, and a North American release would be seen first time as part of the Nintendo Switch Online service in October 2023.
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Cancelled Release, Censorship, Development, General, Real Life
person lividd3ad calendar_month March 17, 2013
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Final Fantasy VI
Final Fantasy VI (1994)
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Attachment There are multiple examples of art assets being censored in the North American release.
Esper Siren, Esper Starlet, Alluring Rider, Madam, The Goddess and Chadarnook's Godess part were all altered to be more acceptable to international audiences, mostly covering up more skin, or in Madam's case, removing smoking references.
Additionally, the Cafe sign originally read "Pub".
Many of these changes were kept in place in the Game Boy Advance port of the game.
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Censorship, Development, Regional Difference, Version Difference
person DidYouKnowGaming calendar_month March 16, 2013
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Wario Land II
Wario Land II (1998)
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Attachment A penguin enemy in the English version throws bowling balls at Wario. If they hit, he becomes dizzy, burps, and needs to splash himself off with water to go back to normal. In the Japanese version, the penguin actually throws pints of beer. This explains the out of place animations and why Wario needs water. The beer was censored for obvious reasons.
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Censorship, Development, Version Difference
person DidYouKnowGaming calendar_month March 15, 2013
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Maniac Mansion
Maniac Mansion (1987)
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In the NES version of the game, despite heavy censorship, the scene where the player can put a hamster into a microwave oven was left in the game. Nintendo discovered this just as the first run was being shipped to retail, and stipulated that no more copies could be manufactured until that scene was censored.

In later versions of the game, including the PAL version, attempting to put the hamster in the microwave will only cause the game to respond "HOW SICK!"
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Censorship, Console Difference, Development, Version Difference
person gamemaster1991 calendar_month March 14, 2013
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Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro
Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro (2001)
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Attachment When you put an incorrect phrase into the cheat menu it will simply reset. However, when you input a foul word as a cheat, Spider-Man will appear and change it into something nice like flower, puppy, or spice.
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Censorship, Development, General
person DidYouKnowGaming calendar_month March 14, 2013
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Spider-Man
Spider-Man (2002)
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Attachment If you put in the cheat code "girlnextdoor" you can play the game as Mary Jane Watson. At the end of the game, where Spider-Man and Mary Jane usually kiss, Mary Jane will kiss herself. This code was removed from later versions of the game, presumably because of the lesbian kiss in an E-rated game.
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Censorship, Development, LGBTQ+, Male/Female Gender, Regulatory Content Rating
person DidYouKnowGaming calendar_month March 14, 2013
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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993)
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Attachment Part of the trading sidequest involves returning a fishook to a fisherman in exchange for a mermaid's necklace. The player then returns the necklace to the mermaid who gives Link a scale from her tail in return. In the Japanese and some European versions of the game however, Link receives a pink bra instead of a necklace. This explains the mermaid's shy and anxious behavior around Link. The pink bra, most likely deemed inappropriate, was changed to the necklace in the American version and later European versions of the game.
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Bonus Content, Censorship, Development, General, Regional Difference, Version Difference
person DidYouKnowGaming calendar_month March 14, 2013
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EarthBound
EarthBound (1994)
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Attachment In Mother 2 (the Japanese version of EarthBound), the cultists of Happy Happyism appear with the letters HH on their forehead (for Happy Happyism). In EarthBound, a pom pom was added and the HH was removed, presumably to try to make the cultists look less like members of the Klu Klux Klan. Also, possibly because HH on an already Klan-like sprite could be construed to mean "Heil Hitler". The city "Threek" was renamed "Threed" in EarthBound. Like the cultists, this may also be to avoid any link to the Klan, as Threek could be seen as Three K's, or KKK.
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Censorship, Development, General, Real Life, Regional Difference, Similarities, Theory, Version Difference
person Berry calendar_month March 14, 2013
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Fallout: New Vegas
Fallout: New Vegas (2010)
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The weapon Fat Man and its mod Little Boy are named after two atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima (August 6th) and Nagasaki (August 9th) in Japan during the end of the World War II. In the Japanese version, the name Fat Man is changed to "Nuka Launcher," yet the Little Boy Kit kept its name. The changes were made to avoid offending the people of Japan, though Japanese gamers generally didn't approve of the change.
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Censorship, Development, General, Real Life, Regional Difference, Version Difference
person DidYouKnowGaming calendar_month March 14, 2013
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The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993)
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Attachment In the original Japanese version, the Hippo from the Animal Village had what appear to be breasts. This was changed during its localization to remove the breasts and any suggestion of clothing to cover up its naked body.
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person DidYouKnowGaming calendar_month March 14, 2013
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Bomberman Generation
Bomberman Generation (2002)
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Attachment There is an unused texture of one of the octopus enemies where it was brown instead of purple. This likely was not used because the enemy has large pink lips, and US audiences might find it offensive.
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Censorship, Development, Regional Difference, Unused Content, Unused Graphic, Version Difference
person Mighty Jetters calendar_month March 3, 2013
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Mega Man Legends
Mega Man Legends (1997)
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In the Japanese version of the game, you have more freedom to "abuse animals". You are given total freedom in kicking animals and shooting birds without penalty. This was toned down in the international release, so that you could only kick the dull-colored dogs at the Old City area. Presumably because they are the only animal that can assault you, which would justify a retaliation.
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Censorship, Development, Regional Difference, Version Difference
person DidYouKnowGaming calendar_month March 1, 2013
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