A closer look
Welcome to the 90s, where corporate cowardice could be bypassed with a simple button sequence. When Mortal Kombat was ported to home consoles, Nintendo strictly censored the Super Nintendo version, turning the blood into grey 'sweat'. Sega wanted to look edgy but still feared a congressional backlash. Their solution? Ship the game heavily censored, but include a secret 'Blood Code' (A-B-A-C-A-B-B) that unlocked the gore. Naturally, every kid on earth knew the code within five minutes, making the censorship entirely pointless.
