Censorship
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This is a non-exhaustive list of the games censored on the Super Famicom / Super Nintendo Entertainment System (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 II[]

  • 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[]

  • Blood was recolored white in 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 II[]

  • Violence was toned down for the international release.
  • Three characters had their name swapped. The boxer M. Bison was renamed Balrog, the final boss Vega was renamed M. Bison and the masked fighter Balrog was renamed Vega. This was to avoid any lawsuit from Mike Tyson due to the former character.

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[]

  • Bowser no longer does a victory gesture that resembles a lewd European hand gesture.

Super Mario World[]

  • Yoshi can no longer eat dolphins in 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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