2. Ganondorf Coughing Up Blood In Ocarina of Time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBXdruGd85s Speaking of blood, here's a somewhat-obscure factoid for fans of Nintendo's legendary The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time: Odds are that you've never played the original version. Following the initial batch of releases, Nintendo made several changes that would apply to all subsequent versions of the game. Among those are fixing some glitches, removing the chants from the Fire Temple which some perceived to be Islamic, and of course, altering the substance Ganondorf coughs up near the end of the game. Many who have played the game may have thought it strange that Ganondorf, for all intents and purposes a regular guy who wound up bestowed with godlike power, would cough up some strange, green fluid upon being struck down by Link in their battle. However, this was not the case in the original version; rather than green liquid, the substance was red. Yep, Link beat Ganondorf down so hard that he starts hacking up blood like a geyser. Apparently Nintendo thought this might be a step too far (or the ESRB wanted to change their mind about the game's E rating), spurring the company to make the change. So remember that "Green = A-okay, Red = Big no-no." Either way, it's probably a better deal for Ganondorf than what the even kid-friendlier Toon Link did to him at the end of Wind Waker: Plunging the Master Sword straight into his forehead and leaving it there (also rated "E for Everyone"). It really is amazing what you can get away with, so long as you adhere to a couple of simple guidelines.
David Oxford
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Former Nintendo Power writer, current Nintendo Force writer. Wrote the book on Mega Man (The Robot Master Field Guide). Was once fired by Vince McMahon. Dabbles in video games, comic books, toys, and fast food curiosities. Once had a new species of exotic bird named after him. It died.
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