Re: Surprise found in "Ten Pin Alley" game disc......

[Benjamin <benjamin@tmbg.org>]

Victor Ireland wrote:

> In article <36991186.8035335@news.bconnex.net>, CUTjefbla@bconnex.net says...
> > On Sat, 09 Jan 1999 19:04:36 +0100, Olivier ZARDINI
> > <zardini@cybercable.fr> wrote:
> >
> > >    There is a bible in every Hotel room in the USA. It has never prevent me
> > >to sleep. As I'm not interested into such things, so I don't pay attention.
> > >No one force you to put the disc on your PC to look for such texts...
> >
> > Not to mention that he broke his software license agreement by using
> > the software on a machine other than the one it was created for.
> >
>
> Actually, the programmer first broke the license agreement with SEGA,
> which specifically forbids ANY kind of overt religious content.  It
> doesn't differentiate between accessible via Saturn or not.  It forbids
> it in any way, shape, or form.

I'm surprised then that Panzer Dragoon Saga was ever released, unless 1) no one
there _really_ cares about the Saturn to bother enforcing the rules or 2) no one
there considers Panzer Dragoon Saga to have really been released. I guess a bowling
game is more threatening to today's gamer than an amazingly bleak and blasphemic
RPG. :^)

I wonder if a game containing "overt religion content" would receive an "M" rating
like House of the Dead or some sort of disclaimer? Why is it that games can
seemingly include just about anything (gore, racism, nudity, sex, profanity, and
other "bad/mature" thingamabobs) _except_ religion material?

> --
> Don't Believe the Hype -
>          Vic

Benjamin