Comments on: Fatalities in black & white: MKII for the Super Famicom http://www.siliconera.com/2007/08/17/fatalities-in-black-white-mkii-for-the-super-famicom/ The secret level in the world of video game news. Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: MIdAShttp://www.siliconera.com/2007/08/17/fatalities-in-black-white-mkii-for-the-super-famicom/comment-page-1/#comment-499090 MIdAS Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:32:38 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/08/17/fatalities-in-black-white-mkii-for-the-super-famicom/#comment-499090 I'm the author of that vid and can tell you, it's all about censorship.Whereas MK had made a MASSIVE impact on western audiences, the Japanese weren't as keen, so while Nintendo Of Amerca (and Europe) learned their lesson when the Full-Gore MK for the Sega consoles outsold the gore-free Nintendo version by about 10-1, In Japan Nintendo were still fiercely protective of their "family friendly" image, and forced the changes you see here to be made.Also of interest is WHAT is censored, you can't burn a man to death without the screen turning monochrome, but you CAN uppercut him onto spikes without the same treatment. I’m the author of that vid and can tell you, it’s all about censorship.

Whereas MK had made a MASSIVE impact on western audiences, the Japanese weren’t as keen, so while Nintendo Of Amerca (and Europe) learned their lesson when the Full-Gore MK for the Sega consoles outsold the gore-free Nintendo version by about 10-1, In Japan Nintendo were still fiercely protective of their “family friendly” image, and forced the changes you see here to be made.

Also of interest is WHAT is censored, you can’t burn a man to death without the screen turning monochrome, but you CAN uppercut him onto spikes without the same treatment.

]]> By: MIdAShttp://www.siliconera.com/2007/08/17/fatalities-in-black-white-mkii-for-the-super-famicom/comment-page-1/#comment-677326 MIdAS Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:32:00 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/08/17/fatalities-in-black-white-mkii-for-the-super-famicom/#comment-677326 I'm the author of that vid and can tell you, it's all about censorship.Whereas MK had made a MASSIVE impact on western audiences, the Japanese weren't as keen, so while Nintendo Of Amerca (and Europe) learned their lesson when the Full-Gore MK for the Sega consoles outsold the gore-free Nintendo version by about 10-1, In Japan Nintendo were still fiercely protective of their "family friendly" image, and forced the changes you see here to be made.Also of interest is WHAT is censored, you can't burn a man to death without the screen turning monochrome, but you CAN uppercut him onto spikes without the same treatment. I’m the author of that vid and can tell you, it’s all about censorship.

Whereas MK had made a MASSIVE impact on western audiences, the Japanese weren’t as keen, so while Nintendo Of Amerca (and Europe) learned their lesson when the Full-Gore MK for the Sega consoles outsold the gore-free Nintendo version by about 10-1, In Japan Nintendo were still fiercely protective of their “family friendly” image, and forced the changes you see here to be made.

Also of interest is WHAT is censored, you can’t burn a man to death without the screen turning monochrome, but you CAN uppercut him onto spikes without the same treatment.

]]> By: Spencerhttp://www.siliconera.com/2007/08/17/fatalities-in-black-white-mkii-for-the-super-famicom/comment-page-1/#comment-165981 Spencer Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:09:16 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/08/17/fatalities-in-black-white-mkii-for-the-super-famicom/#comment-165981 The blood... it's green too! A neat find and the fatalities do remind me of samurai movies. I wonder who came up with that concept for MKII... The blood… it’s green too! A neat find and the fatalities do remind me of samurai movies. I wonder who came up with that concept for MKII…

]]> By: Spencerhttp://www.siliconera.com/2007/08/17/fatalities-in-black-white-mkii-for-the-super-famicom/comment-page-1/#comment-677324 Spencer Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:09:00 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/08/17/fatalities-in-black-white-mkii-for-the-super-famicom/#comment-677324 The blood... it's green too! A neat find and the fatalities do remind me of samurai movies. I wonder who came up with that concept for MKII... The blood… it’s green too! A neat find and the fatalities do remind me of samurai movies. I wonder who came up with that concept for MKII…

]]> By: mattyhttp://www.siliconera.com/2007/08/17/fatalities-in-black-white-mkii-for-the-super-famicom/comment-page-1/#comment-165943 matty Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:04:10 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/08/17/fatalities-in-black-white-mkii-for-the-super-famicom/#comment-165943 I had MK for the Sega Gen and while it had blood and only scaled down a few fatalities, the graphics were really choppy. The SNES version didn't have blood at all, but look better by comparison. Ehh, give and take.Eternal Champions, now that was animated violence in all it's glory! I had MK for the Sega Gen and while it had blood and only scaled down a few fatalities, the graphics were really choppy. The SNES version didn’t have blood at all, but look better by comparison. Ehh, give and take.

Eternal Champions, now that was animated violence in all it’s glory!

]]> By: mattyhttp://www.siliconera.com/2007/08/17/fatalities-in-black-white-mkii-for-the-super-famicom/comment-page-1/#comment-677323 matty Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:04:00 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/08/17/fatalities-in-black-white-mkii-for-the-super-famicom/#comment-677323 I had MK for the Sega Gen and while it had blood and only scaled down a few fatalities, the graphics were really choppy. The SNES version didn't have blood at all, but look better by comparison. Ehh, give and take.Eternal Champions, now that was animated violence in all it's glory! I had MK for the Sega Gen and while it had blood and only scaled down a few fatalities, the graphics were really choppy. The SNES version didn’t have blood at all, but look better by comparison. Ehh, give and take.

Eternal Champions, now that was animated violence in all it’s glory!

]]> By: mikaelhttp://www.siliconera.com/2007/08/17/fatalities-in-black-white-mkii-for-the-super-famicom/comment-page-1/#comment-165597 mikael Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:04:28 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/08/17/fatalities-in-black-white-mkii-for-the-super-famicom/#comment-165597 hmmm i dont remember on my snes copy of mortal kombat 2,that fatalities were in black and white, they didnt sensor the european version i had,like that :p.. i better give it a playthrough again,but i remember seeing massive sensored versions which wasnt the same as my copy.. hmmm i dont remember on my snes copy of mortal kombat 2,that fatalities were in black and white,
they didnt sensor the european version i had,like that :p..
i better give it a playthrough again,but i remember seeing massive sensored versions which wasnt the same as my copy..

]]> By: mikaelhttp://www.siliconera.com/2007/08/17/fatalities-in-black-white-mkii-for-the-super-famicom/comment-page-1/#comment-677325 mikael Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:04:00 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/08/17/fatalities-in-black-white-mkii-for-the-super-famicom/#comment-677325 hmmm i dont remember on my snes copy of mortal kombat 2,that fatalities were in black and white, they didnt sensor the european version i had,like that :p.. i better give it a playthrough again,but i remember seeing massive sensored versions which wasnt the same as my copy.. hmmm i dont remember on my snes copy of mortal kombat 2,that fatalities were in black and white,
they didnt sensor the european version i had,like that :p..
i better give it a playthrough again,but i remember seeing massive sensored versions which wasnt the same as my copy..

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