Post by: HolyAarom on August 23, 2005, 03:25:28 PM
"We cannot allow children to access pornagraphy in Video Games."
Ever since games have been a fad, gamers want to see more. Then developers make games like Dead or Alive and Rumble Roses. Now young viewers would want to see what their older brother/sister is playing and their minds will be screwed. That's not a good thing
Violence in games.
Ever since Mortal Kombat, Parents are concerned about people playing violent games. Especially the kids. To his day, Violent games are still made. They are getting worse. People are now acting violent from Video Games.
In conclusion, If Video Games continue to grow out of control, They will be banned. Even EC games.
Mario, Mario, He''s our man, If he can''t triple-jump and ground-pound, no one can!
Post by: The Blue Toad on August 23, 2005, 03:28:32 PM
Actually I don't think that's needed to be worried about. I'd like them see to even TRY to ban video games.
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Post by: Suffix on August 23, 2005, 03:33:57 PM
Post by: Markio on August 23, 2005, 03:34:00 PM
"Of all the people I know, it is expec--yeah, bad joke up there--first."
Post by: kurtvegita on August 23, 2005, 04:57:58 PM
Post by: Black Mage on August 23, 2005, 05:49:12 PM
I think you're getting all tied up in a knot over nothing. Angry parents are not anything new. Video games won't be regulated any differently than any other medium of entertainment, which means they won't be going anywhere.
Post by: Koopaslaya on August 23, 2005, 06:52:04 PM
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Post by: MarlieMoo on August 23, 2005, 07:14:56 PM
I agree that they shouldn't ban ALL games just because some of em are bad. I would hate for that to happen. :\
The citizens of Gotham city are definantly on something. o_O
Post by: PaperLuigi on August 23, 2005, 07:31:34 PM
I have the body of a God! Unfortunately, it''s Buddah.
Post by: Hirocon on August 23, 2005, 09:40:38 PM
Post by: CoconutMikeNIke on August 23, 2005, 10:00:28 PM
Please, please, PLEASE, stop talking badly about both Mortal Kombat and the GTA games. If you do not like a game because it is violent, don't buy it!
First, Mortal Kombat. It was not the first game to contain violence. Yes, it was one of the first games to be as graphic, seeing as I can still get the 'rip-the-guys-head-and-spine-out' fatality nearly every time on the original, but don't talk about it as if it is the spawn of Satan and all that which is evil. If you are going to blame Mortal Kombat for introducing Violence, then you might as well pin Duck Hunt for the idea of shooting for sport.
And GTA. I personally don't like them, but that's no reason to rip them off the shelves. I have already said this, but if you do not like the game, dont' buy it. As long as a person isn't influenced into buying a horde of guns and taking on gangs and the police, I don't care who plays what.
Even if there is some insane law that bans so called 'Bad' games, Mario would have to start sniffing lines and do the horizontal tango with Peach to come anywhere near that. Though not a kids game persay, it is still light-hearted enough. Also, any ban would never work. The US tried that before, only saying booze was bad, and thus was made illegal. It backfired. Somehow, I doubt this would work any better.
Post by: Mr. Wiggles on August 24, 2005, 10:44:37 AM
Good luck with that Jack. I'll be over here selling copies of GTA: San Andreas to little kids despite the fact that I have a manager watching my every move.
I'll shut up now before I give him any more ideas.
Kelso: Guys this is a game of Cat & Mouse between me & Hyde. I''m gonna make him admit he''s been going out with Jackie behind my back.
Fez: Guys, what happens in Cat & Mouse if the cat is retarded?
Post by: on August 24, 2005, 03:23:31 PM
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Post by: goodie on August 24, 2005, 03:57:22 PM
Post by: Kirby (cheat wizard) on August 26, 2005, 03:18:22 AM
Post by: Suffix on August 26, 2005, 09:34:10 AM
Post by: Eclipsed Moon on August 27, 2005, 05:08:25 PM
B. If you want to see GTA games off the shelf, run your own store.
C. Right on CMN. (I'm typing responses as I read this thread, so I may just be repeating things that other people have said)
D. People like naked people. Not all people, but some. That said, people will always buy games with naked people in them. They won't be all the games that are bought, but some. Games will probably become more cinematic over time, and while M-rated games will gain more acceptance (and Nintendo, if wise, will be releasing M-rated games like everyone else), it will probably blend in with the others, such as many people may go to see movies rated anywhere from G to NC-17. It's just an initial shock thing. In the future people will laugh at the concept that people were shocked by the stuff in GTA games. If it had been a movie, it probably would have slid by everyone, unnoticed.
E. "kiddy" somehow morphing into "fun" or "entertaining" just doesn't make sense. Unless you're in advertising.
Edited by - Eclipsed Moon on 8/27/2005 4:10:24 PM
Post by: PaperLuigi on August 27, 2005, 05:46:27 PM
I have the body of a God! Unfortunately, it''s Buddah.
Post by: UM+SF on August 27, 2005, 08:32:00 PM
Post by: smfan1085 on August 27, 2005, 09:09:56 PM
I strongly believe that all games like GTA and God of War should be rated Ao and taken off the shelves of ordinary stores, if they must exist at all. Even if games like those don't make people violent in real life, I believe that they can still corrupt them. And sex in games is NOT GOOD. My explanation for why it isn't can be found elsewhere (probably the "Mario in another T game?" topic). People could very well be inspired to sexual immorality in real life by playing a game with sexual content. It's considerably different from the violence thing. Also, parents will be more likely to buy their kids those games if they are found on the shelves of just any store. And younger kids playing those games would definitely not be good.
EDIT: Oh yes, and I don't think anyone's gonna ban the good games just because there are bad ones. That would be senseless.
Edited by - smfan1085 on 8/27/2005 8:34:18 PM
Post by: PaperLuigi on August 28, 2005, 03:30:20 PM
I have the body of a God! Unfortunately, it''s Buddah.
Post by: Vidgmchtr on August 28, 2005, 10:52:57 PM
It's been at AO for quite awhile, but it won't be for long. They'll be re-releasing the game with the hot coffee thing taken out, and will most likely bear its original M rating.
Plus, the people at Rockstar made it completely inaccessible, you could only get to the game if you had something like a GameShark. They didn't think anyone would be smart enough to get to it. Though, why they even MADE the "mini game" in the first place is beyond me....
And as I've said in another thread, not everyone plays video games for the violence. I know people (such as my brother) who own the game who enjoy the free-roaming aspect of the game, in which the character can go anywhere they want, and can stray away from the main point of the game, as it is completely open ended.
(My brother is 20, if you want to know. I also didn't direct this whole reply to you, smfan, the last paragraph is in general.)
Post by: Trainman on September 03, 2005, 01:37:35 PM
-Uh, Mario won't be banned because of something from a totally *different* game and *different* SYSTEM. That wouldn't make any sense for a something of a toally different nature to be banned because of something else. That makes absolutely NO sense.
-Mario like... can never be too bad. The worst thing I have seen in a Mario game is PM:TTYD when Goombella (right?) makes a sexual reference: "Those things really suck... HP." [in reference to the Fuzzies.] The worst rating I've seen is T for Mario... and like borderline E. Mario will never have intercourse with Peach or anything.
-Come on folks, let's grow up here. You don't have to censor EACH word that seems to be bad like "poppyc*ck" or "Andy Rodd*ck." They aren't "bad" words. I figure someone will censor "Moby D*ck" or something stupid in the future.
Edited by - Trainman on 9/3/2005 12:38:28 PM
Post by: PaperLuigi on September 03, 2005, 04:08:31 PM
I have the body of a God! Unfortunately, it''s Buddah.
Post by: Markio on September 03, 2005, 05:17:39 PM
Hey Trainman, you forgot Saltw*ter.
Post by: Koopaslaya on September 03, 2005, 05:24:50 PM
Johnny thought he was a chemist, but dosen''t any more,
What he thought was H2O was H2SO4!
Post by: smfan1085 on September 03, 2005, 09:46:25 PM
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Post by: Vidgmchtr on September 03, 2005, 10:49:24 PM
Post by: Trainman on September 04, 2005, 12:45:03 AM
Oh yeah, sorry for forgetting saltw*ter. That's like the worst one.
And yes, tak Vid's order there and you'll get the reference and when you still don't get it, then you apparently like don't have ears or something.
Post by: Lizard Dude on September 04, 2005, 03:44:52 AM
I bte yuo cna rdae tihs by lkooign at it.
Post by: Lizard Dude on September 04, 2005, 03:51:14 AM
Source: http://gr.bolt.com/articles/violence/violence.htm
I bte yuo cna rdae tihs by lkooign at it.
Post by: smfan1085 on September 04, 2005, 07:32:28 PM
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Post by: Vidgmchtr on September 04, 2005, 08:38:29 PM
One might say "suck" is a harsh word, though, when used in a certain way.
Post by: Luigison on September 04, 2005, 09:16:13 PM
Post by: Trainman on September 05, 2005, 08:26:26 PM
That's what I'm meaning. I'm not meaning "sucks like a vacuum."
It SEEMS like a possible reference... really because of the ellipses after "suck."
Post by: Popple on September 06, 2005, 10:30:41 AM
[edit]Also, GTA:SA is really fun. It has a good controll scheme and good gameplay, and as mentioned, incredible open-endedness. And anyways, the violence isn't very graphic or realistic when compared to what's seen in movies with teen ratings.
Edited by - Popple on 9/6/2005 9:35:32 AM
Post by: tommy the Commie on September 06, 2005, 02:44:22 PM
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Post by: Vidgmchtr on September 06, 2005, 05:03:14 PM
Post by: Sunbun on September 06, 2005, 09:08:33 PM
Yeeehhhhp.
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Post by: PaperLuigi on September 06, 2005, 09:11:04 PM
I have the body of a God! Unfortunately, it''s Buddah.
Post by: Eclipsed Moon on September 07, 2005, 02:22:04 PM
Two things:
1. In response to Trainman's post, though the whole situation cannot happen, consoles wouldn't matter. If they decided to ban because of something that happened on a movie on a DVD, then that would be DVD, VHS and cinema gone for you, even if it went straight to DVD. But again, it would be unconstitutional. And if they decided to ban the whole danged medium, Mario would most certainly go along with it.
2. "sucks", as in "I didn't get to do my homework and I got an F. That sucks." is most certainly derived from sexual reference, but has found its way into a strange grey area because little children say it who don't know the first thing about sex.
Post by: Chupperson Weird on September 07, 2005, 07:44:09 PM
Post by: smfan1085 on September 07, 2005, 09:17:28 PM
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Post by: Trainman on September 07, 2005, 09:50:03 PM
Gah, thank you so much, EM, for completing my thought. That was exactly what I was going for. Kudos.
Post by: Lizard Dude on September 08, 2005, 12:12:39 AM
The word "gun" is actually a reference to a Scandinavian woman's name. When we talk about guns, are *any* of us thinking about Scandinavian women? No, and that's why I wouldn't call it a reference, either.
In conclusion: Goombella never made a sexual reference.
I bte yuo cna rdae tihs by lkooign at it.
Post by: Koopaslaya on September 08, 2005, 05:16:05 AM
Post by: Markio on September 08, 2005, 08:11:43 AM
“Of all the people I know, it is expected that Watoad will say ‘cheese’ first.â€
Post by: Vidgmchtr on September 08, 2005, 01:01:39 PM
Post by: Eclipsed Moon on September 08, 2005, 06:04:12 PM
A bit farther off.
But this is what makes language so great. That things can just stray off and earn their own definitions like that.
I also request that Markio's post not be edited, for he has a point.
Post by: smfan1085 on September 09, 2005, 11:31:53 AM
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