In the early ’90s, Nintendo was very cautious about any content that released on its platforms. The company had built a family friendly reputation and fought hard to preserve it. So in 1992 when Acclaim was publishing Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade’s Revenge for the Super Nintendo, Nintendo had a unique note for the game’s developers: the name “Murderworld” could not be mentioned! This fact was revealed in a newly released set of notes shared on Twitter by retired video game programmer Kevin Edwards. The notes provide a very interesting window into game development during that era, and just how strict Nintendo could be!
Most of this FAX is in CAPS too, perhaps they were shouting at us! Anyway, we got the game done in time, and it wasn’t too bad overall. The difficulty wasn’t tuned as we didn’t really have the time. A glimpse into 1990s game development for you! ( 2/2 ) pic.twitter.com/pdNot1NyBU
