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In the early 1990s, video games were still largely viewed as harmless digital babysitters, dominated by cheerful plumbers and fast blue hedgehogs. Then came Mortal Kombat. With its digitized human actors and spine-ripping fatalities, it shocked parents and politicians alike. But Nintendo, eager to protect its family-friendly image, censored the console release, turning the blood into grey "e;sweat...