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Videogame Rating Council

Index Videogame Rating Council

The Videogame Rating Council (V.R.C.) was introduced by Sega of America in 1993 to rate all video games that were released for sale in the United States and Canada on the Master System, Genesis, Game Gear, Sega CD, 32X, and Pico. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 44 relations: ABC-Clio, Acclaim Entertainment, Computer Entertainment Rating Organization, Condé Nast, Death Duel (video game), Electronic Gaming Monthly, Entertainment Software Association, Entertainment Software Rating Board, Fighting game, Fourth generation of video game consoles, Full-motion video, Game Gear, Greenwood Publishing Group, Herb Kohl, International Age Rating Coalition, Joe Lieberman, Los Angeles Times, Master System, Mortal Kombat (1992 video game), Mortal Kombat II, Motion Picture Association, Motion Picture Association film rating system, Night Trap, Nintendo, Phantasy Star II, Sega, Sega CD, Sega Genesis, Sega Pico, Sleepover, Splatterhouse 2, Stormlord, Street Fighter II, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Techno Cop, The 3DO Company, United Press International, Vampire, VentureBeat, Video game, Wired (magazine), 103rd United States Congress, 1993–94 United States Senate hearings on video games, 32X.

  2. 1994 disestablishments in the United States
  3. Arts and media trade groups
  4. Video game content ratings systems
  5. Video gaming in the United States

ABC-Clio

ABC-Clio, LLC (stylized ABC-CLIO) is an American publishing company for academic reference works and periodicals primarily on topics such as history and social sciences for educational and public library settings.

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Acclaim Entertainment

Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. was an American video game publisher based in Glen Cove, New York.

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Computer Entertainment Rating Organization

The (CERO) is a Japanese entertainment rating organization based in Tokyo that rates video game content in console games with levels of ratings that informs the customer(s) of the nature of the product and what age group it is suitable for. Videogame Rating Council and Computer Entertainment Rating Organization are entertainment rating organizations and video game content ratings systems.

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Condé Nast

Condé Nast is a global mass media company founded in 1909 by Condé Montrose Nast (1873–1942) and owned by Advance Publications.

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Death Duel (video game)

Death Duel is a first person perspective scrolling shooter developed by Razor Soft for the Sega Genesis in 1992.

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Electronic Gaming Monthly

Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) is a monthly American video game magazine.

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Entertainment Software Association

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) is the trade association of the video game industry in the United States.

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Entertainment Software Rating Board

The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is a self-regulatory organization that assigns age and content ratings to consumer video games in Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Videogame Rating Council and Entertainment Software Rating Board are entertainment rating organizations and video game content ratings systems.

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Fighting game

A fighting game is a genre of video game that involves combat between two or more characters.

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Fourth generation of video game consoles

In the history of video games, the fourth generation of video game consoles, more commonly referred to as the 16-bit era, began on October 30, 1987, with the Japanese release of NEC Home Electronics' PC Engine (known as the TurboGrafx-16 in North America).

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Full-motion video

Full-motion video (FMV) is a video game narration technique that relies upon pre-recorded video files (rather than sprites, vectors, or 3D models) to display action in the game.

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Game Gear

The is an 8-bit fourth generation handheld game console released by Sega on October 6, 1990, in Japan, in April 1991 throughout North America and Europe, and during 1992 in Australia.

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Greenwood Publishing Group

Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. (GPG), also known as ABC-Clio/Greenwood (stylized ABC-CLIO/Greenwood), is an educational and academic publisher (middle school through university level) which is today part of ABC-Clio.

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Herb Kohl

Herbert Hiken Kohl (February 7, 1935 – December 27, 2023) was an American businessman, philanthropist, and Democratic politician from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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International Age Rating Coalition

The International Age Rating Coalition (IARC) is an initiative aimed at streamlining acquisition of content ratings for video games, from authorities of different countries. Videogame Rating Council and International Age Rating Coalition are entertainment rating organizations and video game content ratings systems.

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Joe Lieberman

Joseph Isadore Lieberman (February 24, 1942 – March 27, 2024) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1989 to 2013.

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Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a regional American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California in 1881.

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Master System

The is an 8-bit third-generation home video game console manufactured and developed by Sega.

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Mortal Kombat (1992 video game)

Mortal Kombat is a 1992 fighting game developed and published by Midway.

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Mortal Kombat II

Mortal Kombat II is a fighting game originally produced by Midway for the arcades in 1993.

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Motion Picture Association

The Motion Picture Association (MPA) is an American trade association representing the five major film studios of the United States, as well as the video streaming service Netflix. Videogame Rating Council and Motion Picture Association are Arts and media trade groups and entertainment rating organizations.

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Motion Picture Association film rating system

The Motion Picture Association film rating system is used in the United States and its territories to rate a motion picture's suitability for certain audiences based on its content.

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Night Trap

Night Trap is a 1992 interactive movie developed by Digital Pictures and published by Sega for the Sega CD.

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Nintendo

is a Japanese multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto.

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Phantasy Star II

is a science fantasy role-playing video game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis.

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Sega

is a Japanese multinational video game company and subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo.

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Sega CD

The Sega CD, known as in most regions outside North America and Brazil, is a CD-ROM accessory for the Sega Genesis produced by Sega as part of the fourth generation of video game consoles.

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Sega Genesis

The Sega Genesis, known as the outside North America, is a 16-bit fourth generation home video game console developed and sold by Sega.

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Sega Pico

The Sega Pico, also known as is an educational video game console by Sega Toys.

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Sleepover

A sleepover (also known as a slumber party or pajama party) is a social occasion where a young person stays at the home of a friend.

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Splatterhouse 2

Splatterhouse 2, known in Japan as, is a beat 'em up video game developed by Now Production and published by Namco for the Sega Genesis in 1992.

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Stormlord

Stormlord is a platform game developed and published by Hewson Consultants in 1989.

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Street Fighter II

is a 2D fighting game developed by Capcom and originally released for arcades in 1991.

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Super Nintendo Entertainment System

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, commonly shortened to Super Nintendo, Super NES or SNES, is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South Korea, 1991 in North America, 1992 in Europe and Oceania and 1993 in South America.

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Techno Cop

Techno Cop is a 1988 action video game for the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS and ZX Spectrum.

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The 3DO Company

The 3DO Company, also known as 3DO, was an American video game company.

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United Press International

United Press International (UPI) is an American international news agency whose newswires, photo, news film, and audio services provided news material to thousands of newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations for most of the 20th century until its eventual decline beginning in the early 1980s.

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Vampire

A vampire is a mythical creature that subsists by feeding on the vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living.

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VentureBeat

VentureBeat is an American technology website headquartered in San Francisco, California.

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Video game

A video game or computer game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device) to generate visual feedback from a display device, most commonly shown in a video format on a television set, computer monitor, flat-panel display or touchscreen on handheld devices, or a virtual reality headset.

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Wired (magazine)

Wired (stylized in all caps) is a monthly American magazine, published in print and online editions, that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics.

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103rd United States Congress

The 103rd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.

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1993–94 United States Senate hearings on video games

On December 9, 1993, and March 4, 1994, members of the combined United States Senate Committees on Governmental Affairs and the Judiciary held congressional hearings with several spokespersons for companies in the video game industry including Nintendo and Sega, involving violence in video games and the perceived impacts on children.

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32X

The 32X is an add-on for the Sega Genesis video game console.

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See also

1994 disestablishments in the United States

Arts and media trade groups

Video game content ratings systems

Video gaming in the United States

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videogame_Rating_Council

Also known as MA-13 (video game rating), Video Game Rating Council, Video Game Ratings Council, Videogames Rating Council.