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That was the argument at the time

Posted by Billdude (@billdude) on June 15, 2026, 7:31 p.m.

that was directed at Nintendo for taking the blood out of the SNES Mortal Kombat. “When MK came out, we all laughed at its exaggerated carnage! Nintendo is being silly and this means the SNES is a system for little kiddies!” - I mean, ultimately I would side with these people…but that argument isn’t going to convince any concerned parents in 1993.

If I’d heard of Syndicate I wouldn’t know it. Gross stuff brah!!