Ed and Edna Cutscene
Mostly the same as the final, though one line was altered:
| Proto | Final |
|---|---|
He hasn't eaten in 5 years...
| He hasn't slept in 5 years...
|
NoA cited the entire exchange as being objectionable. As Crockford explains:
What was Nintendo's problem with the dialogue? Was it the brutal exposition of parental neglect in the disintegration of an American family? More likely, we thought they had a problem with the dead bodies in the basement[...] In fact, Nintendo's interpretation of the speech was that Dr. Fred was a cannibal, that he was eating the bodies. That was never our intention, so we changed Ed's speech to "He hasn't slept in 5 years," which helps to explain why Dr. Fred is never seen in his bedroom.
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