ITG Song Censorship Thread

Thomas Hobbes · Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 12:14 pm Post subject:

This was because the ESRB sent RedOctane a list of problem words. The ESRB then told RedOctane that they were to censor those particular songs or remove the songs completely. RedOctane did not want to remove the songs, as they wanted to keep it as arcade-accurate as possible for the conversion to the home as possible, as it goes back to RedOctane's mission statement in business...

Therefore, they censored the songs.
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Rickidi · Trick Member Joined: 05 Oct 2002 Location: Qué¢¥c

Anyone knows the difference between that and let's say DDRmax2 USA? I mean.... Blow my whistle doggy.... with a video....

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AMxJM · Trick Member Joined: 01 Dec 2004

In "Normal," are you sure it was "boyfriend" and not "girlfriend"? I just looked up the lyrics, and, well...

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Bunnymoon · Trick Member Joined: 13 Aug 2004 Location: NODNOL, CANADA

I just tryed In the Groove today, and I decided to try out TORN. I just have a question, does ESRB think the word NAKED is a bad word. I could think of a quite a bit of bad language to censor, NAKED is not one of them. Im really irritated about the hiccup thing. This game was designed for the hardcore fans most Im assuming are use to the word naked and alot of other words why try to get an E rating. I dont mind the lag time but the the hiccuping over bad words is where I draw the line. Whoever thought that up should be dealt with in a most harsh manner.

Of course thats my two cents.

Zonic · Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 3:52 pm Post subject:

Actually, Konami once censored The Whistle Song on Max2 on PS2 with "Baby" instead of "itch with a B" because they thought exposure to such words could've severly damaged young minds...Â¬_Â¬.....Sure, they censor that one word, but not the song & video.....Isn't THAT the part that severly damages young minds?!?

I know, off topic, but ESRB should've just given ITG an T rating.....

Also: I TOTALLY agree with you, Rickiti.

But in Highs off U, they don't say that word. I think I found the part...
"A funky rhythm, baby, I've got a certain spark"

If not right: go here & Click the FAQ made by CyricZ:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/game/919557.html

Ebisumaru · Trick Member Joined: 06 Jul 2003

First of all baby instead of doggy is the radio version, the clean one, whatever. And Highs off U surely does say "fuckin' you up"

PedanticOmbudsman · Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 8:26 pm Post subject:

Well, my copy's still sitting at the post office because I'm out of town and can't pick it up, but I hope somebody can answer a question for me so I can stop worrying. With all this talk of song censorship and all the bizarre examples I've seen in this thread & elsewhere of anything even vaguely offensive being bleeped out, I'm worried about one of my favorite ITG songs, Mellow.

Please tell me that they left in the line "Have you ever seen red when it should have been yellow?" please please please. I think that's one of the funniest lines from any song, and if they bleeped any part of it I'm going to be pissed. But if they truly bleeped out everything that this thread says they did, I doubt that line would've made the cut (unless the person making the censorship decisions interpreted it differently than I did).

Ebisumaru · Trick Member Joined: 06 Jul 2003

Weirdly enough, that song isn't censored. But the word SEXY is oh so bad. I was SO SHOCKED to hear such a word on what I used to think was a family friendly show, that being THE COSBY SHOW.

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ColorOfSakura · Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 10:49 pm Post subject:

No, I can quite assure you, it's "fuckin' you up". The full version of the song happens to say so, quite blatently. The DDR version was in no way edited other than to cut down the length of the original song.

Seriously though, the ESRB couldn't just say "Either you edit the songs, or the songs must be taken out". Considering the fact that it's a RATINGS BOARD. They can't say "This game HAS to have an E rating, or we won't let it come out."

The ESRB just recommends what needs to be done to achieve a certain rating. If those requirements aren't met, the ESRB will rate the game higher. In the case of ITG, apparently, if they didn't want to censor the songs, the ESRB would have had to rate the game as either E(10+) or T.

Apparently though, Red Octane wanted to sell more copies of the game and thus censored the songs the ESRB asked, in order to receive an E rating.

And yet - it still doesn't explain how "Boyfriend(or Girlfriend)", "Salty" and "Dark Side" are considered MUCH worse than "Would it be so bad if I could turn you on?" and "E-Rotic".
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'Ivan · Trick Member Joined: 01 Aug 2004 Location: Thailand

Can someone tell me exactly what happened to Anet's No 1 Nation? I like the song quite a lot as well as the rest of her songs.
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Danamaf · Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 8:54 am Post subject:

I was gonna go get the game today and now i'm having second thoughts... does the rythym in the song continue, or is it just a blank, soundless half second of rhythm loss?
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Danamaf · Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 9:24 am Post subject:

thanks Ivan... ill go and get the game today!

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