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"Vagina Bones" And Other Weird Ways Games Have Been Changed For America

This week we're exploring the weird ways we've changed foreign video games for American audiences (Kirby's eyebrows, for instance?), as well as the reverse: the weird ways we've altered American video games for foreign gamers. Then, after talking through these weird Americanizations, we create our own Americanized version of Yakuza. And yes, you'll wish our game actually existed when we're through. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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  Breaking Down The Biggest Sale In The History Of Video Games

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  Splitscreen Judges The Game Awards

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  Splitscreen Gives Thanks

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  Halo Comes Full-Circle After 20 Years

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  Animal Crossing Gets Its Groove Back

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  Let's Revisit The Early Aughts Time Capsule That Was GTA

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  The Art Of The Spooky Game Is More Than Just Jump Scares

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  The Internet Is The Best And Worst Thing To Happen To Gaming Fandom

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  New World Feels Like An Old MMORPG (In A Good Way)

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  Super Smash Splitscreen Ultimate

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  How The Nintendo Direct Became Its Own Metaverse

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  Deathloop and Other Significant Time Loops

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  Video Game Award Shows Are A Mess (RECAST)

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  Spoiler Alert: This Is An Episode About Twists And Spoilers (RECAST)

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  Splitscreen Goes Back to School

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  What is a Metroidvania Anyway?