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This is a non-exhaustive list of the games censored on the SNES.
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This is a non-exhaustive list of the games censored on the SNES. Numerous games were censored because of Nintendo's policies at the time.
   
===[[Act of Fighting 2]]===
 
*Violence was toned down in the Japanese release.
 
 
===[[ActRaiser]]===
 
===[[ActRaiser]]===
 
*Violence was toned down and religious references were removed for the International release.
 
*Violence was toned down and religious references were removed for the International release.
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===[[Ardy Lightfoot]]===
 
===[[Ardy Lightfoot]]===
 
*Violence was toned down and smoking was removed for the International release.
 
*Violence was toned down and smoking was removed for the International release.
 
===[[Art of Fighting 2]]===
 
*Violence was toned down in the Japanese release.
 
===[[Battle Blaze]]===
 
===[[Battle Blaze]]===
 
*Sexuality was toned down for the International release.
 
*Sexuality was toned down for the International release.
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===[[Breath of Fire]]===
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*Sexuality was toned down for the International release.
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===[[Breath of Fire II]]===
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*Religious references were removed for the International release.
 
===[[Captain Commando]]===
 
===[[Captain Commando]]===
 
*Violence and sexuality was toned down worldwide.
 
*Violence and sexuality was toned down worldwide.
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===[[Contra III: The Alien Wars]]===
 
===[[Contra III: The Alien Wars]]===
 
*Violence was toned down in the European release.
 
*Violence was toned down in the European release.
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===[[Chuck Rock]]===
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*Sexuality was toned down worldwide.
 
===[[Cybernator]]===
 
===[[Cybernator]]===
 
*Violence was toned down for the International release.
 
*Violence was toned down for the International release.
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===[[Final Fight 2]]===
 
===[[Final Fight 2]]===
 
*Sexuality was toned down for the International release.
 
*Sexuality was toned down for the International release.
===[[Mortal Kombat]]===
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===[[Final Fight 3]]===
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*The game was made more politically correct for the International release.
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===[[First Samurai]]===
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*Violence was toned down in the International release.
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===[[Flashback: The Quest for Identity]]===
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*Alcoholic references were removed worldwide.
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===[[Harvest Moon (SNES)]]===
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*Alcoholic references were removed for the International release.
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===[[Illusions of Gaia]]===
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*Religious references were removed and violence was toned down for the International release.
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===[[Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja]]===
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*Sexuality was toned down for the International release.
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===[[Knights of the Round]]===
 
*Violence was toned down worldwide.
 
*Violence was toned down worldwide.
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===[[Lagoon]]===
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*Religious imagery was removed from the International release.
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===[[Lemmings]]===
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*Religious imagery was removed from the International release.
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===[[Lethal Enforcers]]===
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*Violence was toned down for the International release.
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===[[Lufia & The Fortress of Doom]]===
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*Religious imagery was removed and sexuality was toned down for the International release.
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===[[Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals]]===
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*Religious imagery was removed and sexuality was toned down for the International release.
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===[[Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World]]===
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*Violence was toned down and alcohol was removed for the International release.
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===[[Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra]]===
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*Violence and sexuality were toned down and alcohol was removed for the International release.
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===[[Mortal Kombat (1992)|Mortal Kombat]]===
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*Violence was toned down worldwide, and the game was banned in Germany.
 
===[[Mortal Kombat 2]]===
 
===[[Mortal Kombat 2]]===
*Violence was toned down in Japan.
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*Violence was toned down in Japan, and the game was banned in Germany.
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===[[Mortal Kombat 3]]===
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*The game was banned in Germany and Japan.
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===[[Ninja Gaiden (NES)|Ninja Gaiden (SNES port of NES game)]]===
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*Religious symbols were removed from the North American release.
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===[[Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos]]===
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*Violence was toned down worldwide.
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===[[Operation Thunderbolt]]===
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*Religious symbols were removed worldwide.
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===[[Parodius! From Myth to Laughter]]===
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*Sexuality was toned down for the European release.
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===[[Prince of Persia]]===
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*Violence was toned down and religious references were removed for the International release.
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===[[Revolution X]]===
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*Violence was toned down for the German release.
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===[[Rival Turf!]]===
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*Violence was toned down for the International release.
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===[[R-Type III]]===
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*The game was made more family friendly for the International release.
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===[[Sailor Moon (1993 Video Game)]]===
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*Sexuality was toned down for the French release.
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===[[Samurai Shodown (1993 video game)]]===
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*Violence was toned down for the International release.
 
===[[Super Castlevania IV]]===
 
===[[Super Castlevania IV]]===
*Sexuality and violence was toned down and religious references were removed from the International release.
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*Sexuality and violence was toned down and religious references were removed for the International release.
 
===[[Super Mario Kart]]===
 
===[[Super Mario Kart]]===
 
*Alcohol was removed from the International release.
 
*Alcohol was removed from the International release.
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===[[The Addams Family (Video Game)]]===
 
===[[The Addams Family (Video Game)]]===
 
*The game was made more family friendly worldwide.
 
*The game was made more family friendly worldwide.
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===[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past]]===
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*Religious references were removed from the International release.
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===[[Tuff E Nuff]]===
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*Violence was toned down for the International release.
   
 
[[Category:Video Games]]
 
[[Category:Video Games]]

Revision as of 22:32, 24 November 2021

This is a non-exhaustive list of the games censored on the SNES. Numerous games were censored because of Nintendo's policies at the time.

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 2

  • Violence was toned down in the Japanese release.

Battle Blaze

  • Sexuality was toned down for 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.

Super Castlevania IV

  • Sexuality and violence was toned down and religious references were removed for the International release.

Super Mario Kart

  • Alcohol was removed from 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.