NIGHT TRAP -- (1992: Sega CD)
From the moment legislators caught wind of its premise -- young co-eds being hunted by vampires in a deadly house -- the live-action Night Trap became a touchstone of media tolerance and censorship. Senator Joseph Lieberman called the game's content "shameful," inaccurately claiming that players were encouraged to harm the unfortunate starlets (players were actually trying to trap the vampires, naturally.) But the ...
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From the moment legislators caught wind of its premise -- young co-eds being hunted by vampires in a deadly house -- the live-action Night Trap became a touchstone of media tolerance and censorship. Senator Joseph Lieberman called the game's content "shameful," inaccurately claiming that players were encouraged to harm the unfortunate starlets (players were actually trying to trap the vampires, naturally.) But the damage was done and the game was quickly yanked from retail shelves. The nail in the coffin? Damning testimony by none other than Bob "Captain Kangaroo" Keeshan. Ouch.
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