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Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996)
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Attachment Bowser's victory pose was changed when it was brought to the U.S. as it previously resembled the "Up yours!" gesture.
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person Bean101 calendar_month March 28, 2013
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Donkey Kong 64
Donkey Kong 64 (1999)
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Attachment Despite being an E-rated game, the intro got away with mild swearing. Near the end of the song, the last line during Chunky Kong's portion of the song says, "But this kong's one hell of a guy". The game was developed by Rare, a British company, and in Great Britain the word isn't considered offensive. In later versions of the song the word is replaced with "heck".
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person Bean101 calendar_month March 24, 2013
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Manhunt
Manhunt (2003)
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Manhunt was banned in several countries due to how violent it was.
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person beat_that_potato calendar_month March 22, 2013
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Kingdom Hearts II
Kingdom Hearts II (2005)
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Attachment Xigbar's weapon was changed for the American release. In the Japanese version, he carried a weapon that resembled a sniper rifle and his scope included a cross-hair while zoomed in. In the American release, his weapon was changed to look less like an actual rifle. His weapon was split into two blades, and his scope was changed to include a three circles design instead of a cross-hair. This is one example of many changes from the Japanese version.
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person Pogue-Mahone calendar_month March 22, 2013
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Pokémon Colosseum
Pokémon Colosseum (2003)
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Attachment Rui had her shirt and skirt lengthened for the English versions of the game. This was to cover her navel and make her outfit more family friendly.
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person gamemaster1991 calendar_month March 22, 2013
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Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (2004)
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Marluxia was once planned to be another female organization member. This idea was scraped since the idea of the only two female members taking over a group of men might seem sexist. This made Larxene the only female, until Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days.
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person gamemaster1991 calendar_month March 21, 2013
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Pokémon Red Version
Pokémon Red Version (1996)
subdirectory_arrow_right Pokémon Blue Version (Game)
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Attachment In the Pewter Museum of Science in Pewter City there is an attraction featuring a space shuttle. In Red & Blue, the plaque accompanying the space shuttle model reads "Space Shuttle Columbia"; however, in the Generation III remakes the plaque simply reads "Space Shuttle". This is probably due to the fact that on February 1, 2003, the real Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon re-entry during its 28th mission, killing all seven crew members. The reference to Space Shuttle Columbia was kept in the Japanese version of the Generation III games.
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person Matthew Neuteboom calendar_month March 19, 2013
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Franchise: Pokémon
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Attachment In the Generation I games, the plaque accompanying the space shuttle model reads "Space Shuttle Columbia"; however, in the Generation III remakes the plaque simply reads "Space Shuttle". This is probably due to the fact that on February 1, 2003, the real Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated upon re-entry during its 28th mission, killing all seven crew members. The reference to Space Shuttle Columbia was kept in the Japanese version of the Generation III games.
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person Screath calendar_month March 19, 2013
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Devil World
Devil World (1984)
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Attachment The main character of the game, Tamagon, appeared as a trophy in the Japanese version of Super Smash Bros. Melee. Tamagon was removed in the American version of the game but the trophy can still be found with Action Replay, complete with a translated description. Stranger still, the Tamagon trophy was removed outright from the European version of the game and cannot even be found with a cheat device, despite the fact that Devil World was released in European countries.
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person lividd3ad calendar_month March 17, 2013
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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person Mighty Jetters calendar_month March 3, 2013
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