Senate vs. The Joystick

In December 1993, the US Senate put Mario and Sonic on trial. Led by Senator Joe Lieberman, politicians launched a moral crusade against the video game industry, citing two games as evidence of the corruption of America's youth: the bloody fighting game "e;Mortal Kombat"e; and the B-movie vampire trap "e;Night Trap."e; They threatened federal regulation if the industry didn't police itself. "e;T...