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Post by Dances in Undergarments on Aug 2, 2005 5:41:57 GMT -5
Games here are G, G8+, M15+ or MA15+ (the difference between the last two is that M is 'recommended' for over 15s while MA is supposed to be 'restricted to' people over 15 or with a parent/guardian).
But some titles are really stupid - the Mario party games are G8+ for "Mild Gambling References". Talk about retarded.
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Post by Xeno82 on Aug 2, 2005 8:37:49 GMT -5
The US ratings system sounds like the most bizarre... M for mature means 17+, while AO for Adults Only means 18+... what is the point of that? What difference can one year really make in how mature a player is? It's politics. Many retailers won't carry AO games, so by changing the rating of GTA:SA from M to AO its availability becomes limited. It's the same scenario with R and NC-17 ratings for movies. Filmmakers actually edit down their movies to avoid the NC-17 rating because many theater chains won't show films of that rating. If congress gets their way, gamemakers will be editing out content for no other reason than they want their games available to a large audience. It's a "play by our rules or you're screwed" situation. Freedom of expression? Not quite.
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Post by legendofnintendo on Aug 2, 2005 9:10:42 GMT -5
Actually, Ocarina of Time's rating changed from an E to a T to wards the end of the N64's death. The T rating in SSBM might mean that some of the fighters were in T rated games? But, yes, the ESRB system is strange at times. Comic Mischief seems to be slapped on every title from Simpsons Hit and Run to Custom Robo. Some violence used to be ok in KA games, but since the rating's now EC, a game has to be 100% baby friendly.
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Post by Fryguy64 on Aug 2, 2005 10:32:18 GMT -5
I heard the rating was in question because of Ganondorf's vomiting scene at the end. Bizarre.
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Post by nocturnal YL on Aug 2, 2005 12:07:27 GMT -5
I heard the rating was in question because of Ganondorf's vomiting scene at the end. Bizarre. Did OoT got an E? I watched a speed run of it, and at the end... I didn't expect I'd see that scene... I was quite surprised that they added blood in it.
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Post by Nester the Lark on Aug 2, 2005 13:35:50 GMT -5
OoT was originally rated E, and according to esrb.org and nintendo.com, it's still rated E.
The "blood" at the end of OoT is only red in early printings of the game. It was changed to green later on, and the Fire Temple music was altered because the original version sounded too religious.
Also, according to esrb.org, the original Smash Bros was rated E. I'm tempted to think that Melee and Star Fox Adventures got T ratings strictly because the graphics were better. I'm not sure how that makes sense, though.
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Post by mrmolecule on Aug 2, 2005 20:34:51 GMT -5
So, wouldn't it make more sense for the ESRB to make AO 21+?
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Post by Fryguy64 on Aug 3, 2005 2:56:27 GMT -5
Makes sense to me... or just do away with it altogether and give M an 18+ rating.
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Post by Blueberry_pie on Aug 3, 2005 4:34:30 GMT -5
Also, according to esrb.org, the original Smash Bros was rated E. I'm tempted to think that Melee and Star Fox Adventures got T ratings strictly because the graphics were better. I'm not sure how that makes sense, though. Because those realistic graphics make our kids think the violence depicted in those games actually is real! Okay, I'm just kidding here. But I'm sure some people might feel this way about it.
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Post by Fryguy64 on Aug 3, 2005 8:17:16 GMT -5
Yeah, nothing more realistic than a Pikachu kicking the arse of Kirby.
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