This is a non-exhaustive list of the games censored on the Super Famicom / SNES. Numerous games were censored because of Nintendo's policies at the time.
Censorship[]
ActRaiser[]
- Violence was toned down and religious references were removed for the International release.
ActRaiser 2[]
- Religious references were removed and sexuality was toned down for the International release.
Another World[]
- Violence and sexuality was toned down for the International release.
Ardy Lightfoot[]
- Violence was toned down and smoking was removed for the International release.
Art of Fighting[]
- Violence was toned down and alcoholic references were removed for the International release.
Art of Fighting 2[]
- Violence was toned down in the Japanese release.
Battle Blaze[]
- Sexuality was toned down for the International release.
Blackthorne[]
- Violence was toned down in the International release.
Breath of Fire[]
- Sexuality was toned down for the International release.
Breath of Fire II[]
- Religious references were removed for the International release.
Captain Commando[]
- Violence and sexuality was toned down worldwide.
Castlevania: Dracula X[]
- Violence was toned down for the International release.
Chrono Trigger[]
- Alcohol references were removed and religious references were removed from the International release.
Contra III: The Alien Wars[]
- Violence was toned down in the European release.
Chuck Rock[]
- Sexuality was toned down worldwide.
Cybernator[]
- Violence was toned down for the International release.
Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf[]
- Violence was toned down worldwide.
DinoCity[]
- Sexuality was toned down for the International release.
Doom[]
- Violence was toned down worldwide.
Drakkhen[]
- Religious references were removed from the International release.
EarthBound[]
- Violence and sexuality were toned down and alcohol/drug references were removed from the International release.
Final Fantasy IV[]
- Violence and sexuality were toned down and religious references were removed from the International release.
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest[]
- Religious references were removed from the International release.
Final Fantasy VI[]
- Sexuality and violence were toned down and alcohol/drug references and religious references were removed from the International release.
Final Fight[]
- Alcoholic references were removed, and violence was toned down for the International release.
Final Fight 2[]
- Sexuality was toned down for the International release.
Final Fight 3[]
- The game was made more politically correct for the International release.
First Samurai[]
- Violence was toned down in the International release.
Flashback: The Quest for Identity[]
- Alcoholic references were removed worldwide.
Harvest Moon (SNES)[]
- Alcoholic references were removed for the International release.
Illusions of Gaia[]
- Religious references were removed and violence was toned down for the International release.
Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja[]
- Sexuality was toned down for the International release.
Knights of the Round[]
- Violence was toned down worldwide.
Lagoon[]
- Religious imagery was removed from the International release.
Lemmings[]
- Religious imagery was removed from the International release.
Lethal Enforcers[]
- Violence was toned down for the International release.
Lufia & The Fortress of Doom[]
- Religious imagery was removed and sexuality was toned down for the International release.
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals[]
- Religious imagery was removed and sexuality was toned down for the International release.
Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World[]
- Violence was toned down and alcohol was removed for the International release.
Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra[]
- Violence and sexuality were toned down and alcohol was removed for the International release.
Mortal Kombat[]
- Violence was toned down worldwide, and the game was banned in Germany.
Mortal Kombat 2[]
- Violence was toned down in Japan, and the game was banned in Germany.
Mortal Kombat 3[]
- The game was banned in Germany and Japan.
Ninja Gaiden (SNES port of NES game)[]
- Religious symbols were removed from the North American release.
Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos[]
- Violence was toned down worldwide.
Operation Thunderbolt[]
- Religious symbols were removed worldwide.
Parodius! From Myth to Laughter[]
- Sexuality was toned down for the European release.
Prince of Persia[]
- Violence was toned down and religious references were removed for the International release.
Revolution X[]
- Violence was toned down for the German release.
Rival Turf![]
- Violence was toned down for the International release.
R-Type III[]
- The game was made more family friendly for the International release.
Sailor Moon (1993 video game)[]
- Sexuality was toned down for the French release.
Samurai Shodown (1993 video game)[]
- Violence was toned down for the International release.
Street Fighter 2[]
- Violence was toned down for the International release.
Sunset Riders[]
- Sexuality was toned down and the game was made more poltically correct worldwide.
Super Castlevania IV[]
- Sexuality and violence was toned down and religious references were removed for the International release.
Super Ghouls'n Ghosts[]
- Religious references were removed from the International release.
Super Mario Kart[]
- Alcohol was removed from the International release.
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars[]
- The game was made more family friendly for the International release.
Super Mario World[]
- The game was made more family friendly for the International release.
Super Street Fighter 2[]
- Violence was toned down for the International release.
The Addams Family (video game)[]
- The game was made more family friendly worldwide.
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past[]
- Religious references were removed from the International release.
Tuff E Nuff[]
- Violence was toned down for the International release.
Ys III Wanderers from Ys[]
- Religious references were removed for the international release.
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