the cutting room mirror

Games released in 1994

The PlayStation and Sega Saturn are released in Japan, giving the proper start to the 32-bit console generation. Apple upgrades the Macintosh from the venerable Motorola 68k family of processors to the then-fresh PowerPC processors. The Famicom receives its final game in Japan along with the NES receiving its final North American game a few months later. After several controversies surrounding the content in games like Mortal Kombat, Night Trap, and Lethal Enforcers, the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is established in North America, with several other countries following suit with their own rating systems.

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