{"id":1917686,"date":"2023-04-21T10:57:27","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T14:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capcom-adds-bizarre-pc-disclaimer-to-mega-man-battle-network-legacy-collection\/"},"modified":"2023-04-21T11:03:20","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T15:03:20","slug":"capcom-adds-bizarre-pc-disclaimer-to-mega-man-battle-network-legacy-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capcom-adds-bizarre-pc-disclaimer-to-mega-man-battle-network-legacy-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Capcom Adds Bizarre PC Disclaimer To \u2018Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcapcom-adds-bizarre-pc-disclaimer-to-mega-man-battle-network-legacy-collection%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1917686&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"article-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"7g8ywXKAF4234SXBGdcCSReaYZCgEQda7tqi9Uh90Fz8D15JVPoqi13po0Prk2uwR6bGEvJHIxsmyHONcnu\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Capcom Adds Bizarre PC Disclaimer To 'Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection'\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J2noJxJsCLQ?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>As with classic films like \u201cGone with the Wind\u201d and Disney\u2019s \u201cDumbo,\u201d video games now apparently need to include sensitivity Disclaimers so that frail leftists can be aware the world wasn\u2019t always as great as it is today.<\/p>\n<p>Players booting up their copy of Capcom\u2019s \u201cMega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection,\u201d an anthology of games released from 2001-2005, <a href=\"https:\/\/mynintendonews.com\/2023\/04\/15\/mega-man-battle-network-legacy-collection-features-a-disclaimer-about-insensitive-cultural-depictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">were greeted<\/a> by a Disclaimer about supposedly insensitive content that could possibly offend them. \u201cCapcom values diversity and inclusivity within its games and its community,\u201d begins the Disclaimer, clearly trying to insulate the company that made the game against the ubiquitous accusations of racism these days. \u201cPlease be aware the games in this collection may contain some cases of insensitive cultural depictions that are presented as originally created to preserve their authenticity.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-617381254\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-c4f281e2bb9a8fb7d76ad357d5a41a7b fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-c4f281e2bb9a8fb7d76ad357d5a41a7b\"><\/div>\n<p>This happens every time you turn the game on, and there\u2019s seemingly no way to disable it. Just what I wanted! A lecture every single time I want to play my game. And I even got to pay $60 for the privilege.<\/p>\n<p>There are two things I want to address here. The first is a sense of bewilderment. The Battle Network series was one of Younger Doug\u2019s favorite games growing up. I played it all the way through probably 10 times, and I\u2019m legitimately wracking my brain to think of anything that could possibly be considered offensive enough that it would warrant this Disclaimer. To briefly highlight what the game is about, you play as a kid who has what\u2019s basically a special AI that fights computer viruses and other AIs, and each AI is kind of an over-the-top personification of some concept.<\/p>\n<p>For example, there\u2019s Woodman, and he\u2019s a giant tree. Or Sharkman, who\u2019s a giant shark. I always liked Bowlman because he was a giant bowling pin, and even as a kid, I thought that was stupidly hilarious.<\/p>\n<p>But the point is the series was pretty goofy and was over the top when it came to pretty much everything. No one culture was ever singled out as particularly egregious. It was pretty obvious that the game wasn\u2019t taking itself too seriously. I guess what some people are maybe offended by is how certain foreign cultures are heightened \u2014 like one of the AIs is called Tomahawkman, and he\u2019s got a headdress and a giant ax. But does that really require a Disclaimer?<\/p>\n<div  class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-ff550811f29b5b88188a95f36a642598 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-ff550811f29b5b88188a95f36a642598\"><\/div>\n<p>Have we gotten to the point where anything that isn\u2019t completely PC has to get a trigger warning, otherwise, some overly sensitive liberal is going to have a heart attack? I mean, I guess we are, but it just seems so minor that I\u2019m shocked a major company felt the need to address it.<\/p>\n<p>And the way they addressed it needs some examination, too, because while some are arguing that at least they didn\u2019t remove content and that it could have been worse, I think it\u2019s nuts that we\u2019re patting Capcom on the back for pushing this crap at all. I\u2019m sorry, I\u2019m supposed to say, \u201cat least they didn\u2019t censor the game, so I should take the little victories?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s insane; refusing to censor a game should be the bare minimum. I\u2019m not going to congratulate a company for not butchering their old classics with wokeness!<\/p>\n<p>And in what way does celebrating this Disclaimer make companies any less likely to not censor or include leftist propaganda in the future? If Capcom sees that gamers are content to have DEI nonsense in their games every time they boot it up, and we\u2019re willing to accept that as a compromise with the radical left, they\u2019re gonna keep doing it or go further to appease the mob.<\/p>\n<div  class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-f3fd02012c91469b3b4464e53b3d6e90 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-f3fd02012c91469b3b4464e53b3d6e90\"><\/div>\n<p>This is not something to be happy about. This is not a win for gamers. This is the radical left taking an inch before they take the whole mile.<\/p>\n<p>Old games don\u2019t need to be contextualized or preempted by a warning. Anyone who this Disclaimer is trying to appease is going to find a reason to be offended anyway, so why even bother? Just present the games as they were; no commentary or Disclaimer is needed.<\/p>\n<p>And my ideologically aligned fellow gamers, don\u2019t celebrate this. It\u2019s not a good thing. Frankly, saying Capcom did the right thing here makes you look like a Clownman.<\/p>\n<div  class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-4ac8f930a161a21779130fe7572b863a fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-4ac8f930a161a21779130fe7572b863a\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">   Douglas Blair is a producer and special correspondent with &#8220;O&#8217;Connor Tonight&#8221; on the Salem News Channel.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/gaming\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">gaming<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/playing-politics-with-doug-blair\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Playing Politics with Doug Blair<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/political-correctness\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">political correctness<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/video-games\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">video games<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As with classic films like \u201cGone with the Wind\u201d and Disney\u2019s \u201cDumbo,\u201d video games now apparently need to include sensitivity Disclaimers so that frail leftists can be aware the world wasn\u2019t always as great as it is today. Players booting up their copy of Capcom\u2019s \u201cMega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection,\u201d an anthology of games<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1733,"featured_media":1917687,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[4251,6731,13210,24823,9654,24822,4185,13329,5051],"class_list":["post-1917686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-adds","tag-battle","tag-bizarre","tag-capcom","tag-collection","tag-disclaimer","tag-legacy","tag-mega","tag-network"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1917686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1733"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1917686"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1917686\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1917687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1917686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1917686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1917686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}