Documented source code for Elite on the NES

Re:Documented source code for Elite on the NES by pipes on Saturday October 07, 2023 @03:12AM (#37799676)

But they removed trading slaves and narcotics! :)

(I think)

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Re:Documented source code for Elite on the NES by MarkMoxon on Saturday October 07, 2023 @06:45AM (#37800617)

Indeed - "slaves" got changed to "robot slaves", while "narcotics" became "rare species" and "liquor/wines" became "beverages". You can still trade firearms, though, so its not entirely squeaky clean...

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Re:Documented source code for Elite on the NES by toast0 on Saturday October 07, 2023 @11:55AM (#37802751)

Nintendo would have had a hell of a time censoring firearms from videogames. Nudity, slavery, narcotics, and alcohol are easy; violence and firearms form the basis of many/most popular video games.

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Re:Documented source code for Elite on the NES by pipes on Sunday October 08, 2023 @05:38PM (#37814647)

I never understood why UK and Europe got probotector instead of contra, maybe it was due to Germany's very strict game censorship?

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Re:Documented source code for Elite on the NES by toast0 on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @05:37PM (#37837922)

Yeah, that's my guess. Violence towards humans in video games was often prohibited in Germany, so drop it for the whole region, because two releases is hard.

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