Stereotypes in Video Games...

[xRaVeNx]

...Updating My Rom Lists & Was Thinking....

It is not as common as today, and it is, I am currently unaware. But during the Days of the 16 Bit Era, i.e. Sega Genesis, SNES. There was a lot of stereotypes of the Japanese Games, that our censors would remove, before it came stateside. For Example...

1. DJ Boy - Japanese Version - Genesis; Just check out the first boss... 'nuff said...

2. Streets of Rage 3 - Japanese Version (Bare Knuckle 3) - Genesis- The Second Boss is homosexual, the character was removed completely

3. Bust A Groove - Japanese Version (Bust A Move: Dance & Rhythm Action)- PSX - In Hamm's Song You Can Hear the Word 'Nigga', and his lips are more pronounced

Not really trying to point out an observation, basically, I am asking...Do You Guys Know Anymore Games 'of this nature', so that I may add to my collection?

Thanks in Advance
RaVeN

[Toma]

I've seen a lot of that with Capcom and SNK (not so much) franchises. A couple of characters are supposed to be homosexuals, but the censors removed any possible evidence of it being so. Like Eagle from Capcom VS. SNK 2, who is actually gay but all of his "homosexual" dialogue has been removed. The same goes for Zangief (I bet you didn't see that one coming).

[xRaVeNx]

Maybe I titled this thread wrong...Stereotypes is what came to mind...but I am looking for censorship in general, I can remember a lot more of those, instead of just stereotypes...

1. SNES - Castlevania IV - A nude statue was "clothed" in the US release.

2. Everyone know the Mortal Kombat deal on the SNES

3. Mother 2 - Dad Beats Kid, on US Version Takes Away His Desert

4. NES -The crosses on the tombstones in Ducktales were changed to "RIP" for the US release instead of crosses...

5. NES - The gorilla in Little Nemo is smoking a cigar.

6. SNES - The various bars in Final Fantasy 6 were changed to "Cafes" in Final Fantasy 3 .

7. MegaMan - NES the "Yellow Devil" character was renamed the "Rock Monster."

8. Bionic Commando - NES the Swatiskas were changed to an eagle, Wolfenstein 3D on SNES the Same....

9. Bust A Move Again Jap - Strike drinks from a flask and is smoking, so is Hero....

[Neil Stevens]

Chrono Trigger: Flea is plainly gay

[EugeneWE3RD]

Well, NES/SNES games were censored because Nintendo Of America was so uptight about content which Nintendo would deam inapporiate & they would force game companies to remove content. This is why the SNES version of Mortal Kombat had stuff removed but the Genesis version contains the stuff which the SNES version didn't have.

Stereotypes have been around in video games for a long time. In the GTA games, many the Mafia/Mob people are Italian. In terrorist games, almost all of the terrorists are Arabs. This is because people associated Italians with the Mob/Mafia & associated Arabs with terrorism.