Real Reason Why Video Games Are Banned

You may wonder why video games use green crosses instead of the traditional red cross and the real answer may surprise you. Check out today's new video that breaks down the most banned video games from across the globe. Have you played any of these controversial games before they got the ban hammer?

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[peteredeoghon]

Infographics answering questions I didn't even know existed

[thaismagalhaes]

I'm Brazilian and I don't remember CS being really banned, I remember politicians talking about it and some problems with the Juvenile Justice system, but not an actual ban.

[goofybutserious]

This is why we can't have nice things anymore

[miscellaneous]

Man I miss when games didn’t have micro transactions

[justinbuergi]

Now I’m really starting to regret getting a doctorate in critical game design

[taavidude]

If I remember right, there was some shooter game that was banned in South-Korea. I think it was banned, because South-Korea was afraid it might trigger violence with North-Korea since the game was set in Korea.

[angaeverett]

That explains why the color of the health pack changed in Subnautica- thanks for lettin' us know.

[bendermanhd]

It's actually quite important that you put that asterisk at the Germany point, as it is common for me to hear that German Censors are pretty hard, but really, we all own all the games that are available in other countries (with all the gore you have)

[blackbloodwolf]

The reference to Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style makes this video that much better

[myerhq]

Played countless games where a red cross portrays your health

[donm]

Now I TOTALLY want to play all these banned games !!!

[vergil]

Being a gamer in China must be extremely difficult.

[DomiAnimations]

1:47 I like how he had to say “even in 1982” since people get offended easily in the 2020s

[GamerFromJump]

IGS: “should have been banned”
_slap_ No! Bad ban-monkeys! Bad!
There’s no such thing as a not-silly state censor.

[Benii]

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[yujiyato]

video games banned before guns think about that for a

[Mariobacunoestupido]

Glad to see Pikachu's debut in an infographics episode :)

[Heheheha]

This is just really sad. some counties don’t seem to believe in freedom, while others just not handle nsfw stuff it’s just apauling.

[GangstaVic]

Video games a actually saving lifes where im from..
Stay out the streets & stay on video games..

[SigmaRho]

Many Doom source ports had red crosses for medikits before being replaced with red-white medicine capsules and then green crosses.