10 Mistakes Nintendo Got Away With (Because They're Nintendo)

Nintendo has always been considered the most family friendly of the major gaming companies, for better or worse. Whether it's the amount of party games on its consoles, or the purple lunchbox design of the Gamecube, it was certainly for worse when the Mortal Kombat series' controversial, over-the-top violence first reared its decapitated head all the way back in the early 90s.

With such violence not seen in games before, it had many parents and politicians scared out of their wits and calling for the blood and gore to be either toned down, or removed altogether, for both the SNES and SEGA Genesis versions of the game.

Nintendo, not wanting to ruffle any feathers, removed the graphic content as instructed. SEGA also obliged, but in a cleaver bit of sneakiness, made the previously censored content unlockable with a cheat code.

When word of mouth caused this to spread, the Genesis version left the SNES version in the dust, as players flocked towards the copy they knew would let them perform those glorious fatalities in the bloody spirit they were intended.