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The '''Videogame Rating Council''' ('''VRC''') was introduced by [[Sega of America]] in [[1993]] to rate all [[video games]] that were released for sale in the [[United States of America]] on the [[Sega Genesis]], [[Sega Game Gear]], and [[Sega CD]] and rarely, some computer games. The rating had to clearly appear on the | The '''Videogame Rating Council''' ('''VRC''') was introduced by [[Sega of America]] in [[1993]] to rate all [[video games]] that were released for sale in the [[United States of America]] on the [[Sega Genesis]], [[Sega Game Gear]], and [[Sega CD]] and rarely, some computer games. The rating had to clearly appear on the front of the box and on all the advertisements for the video game. The three different ratings were as follows: | ||
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| [[Image:VRC GA.JPG|95px]] || '''GA''' — '''General Audiences''': ''Appropriate for all audiences.'' No blood or graphic violence. No profanity, no mature sexual themes and no usage of drugs or alcohol. | | [[Image:VRC GA.JPG|95px]] || '''GA''' — '''General Audiences''': ''Appropriate for all audiences.'' No blood or graphic violence. No profanity, no mature sexual themes and no usage of drugs or alcohol. | ||
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| [[Image:VRC MA-17.JPG|95px]] || '''MA-17''' — '''Mature Audiences''': ''Not appropriate for minors.'' The game was suitable for audiences seventeen years of age or older. Games could have lots of blood, graphic violence, mature sexual themes, profanity, drug or alcohol usage. | | [[Image:VRC MA-17.JPG|95px]] || '''MA-17''' — '''Mature Audiences''': ''Not appropriate for minors.'' The game was suitable for audiences seventeen years of age or older. Games could have lots of blood, graphic violence, mature sexual themes, profanity, drug or alcohol usage. | ||
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The rating symbols were not always in black and white as portrayed above, they were usually printed in colors matching the scheme of the box. | |||
==Before the Videogame Rating Council== | ==Before the Videogame Rating Council== | ||
Before 1993, Sega was known for a more liberal policy with regards to what type of content it would allow in a video game release on a Sega home console. Where as [[Nintendo]] became famous for its strict censorship polices, Sega allowed blood and graphic violence in video games provided that such games had a generic parental advisory label on it. | Before 1993, Sega was known for a more liberal policy with regards to what type of content it would allow in a video game release on a Sega home console. Where as [[Nintendo]] became famous for its strict censorship polices, Sega allowed blood and graphic violence in video games provided that such games had a generic parental advisory label on it. | ||