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by Alex3917 1935 days ago
> The point was that the parent poster was talking about a full ban on games and posted an example which did not support the assertion.

It was basically a full ban on video games for anyone under 18. IIRC even games like Super Mario Bros. and PAC-MAN could have been banned for violence under the proposed standard.
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zepto 1935 days ago
How would PAC-MAN be considered violent?

Ghosts are by definition, already dead.

I could see it being banned for encouraging bulimia, or the use of psychedelic pills, but violence is not so obvious.

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LocalH 1935 days ago
The game cabinet (at least in the US) called them "monsters"
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zepto 1934 days ago
It seems like there is some ambiguous language use, based on the translation of Japanese terms but generally the canon seems to see them as Ghosts.

Presumably this would need to be decided in court, perhaps even the Supreme Court.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghosts_(Pac-Man)

I’m surprised frogger isn’t banned because it encourages suicide.

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