I hope it fits here. anyway....

[url]http://www.cracked.com/article_16530_history-violence-6-old-school-games-as-brutal-as-gta.html[/url]

The end of this part made me giggle

[QUOTE]By comparison, the NES version was more violent, but the arcade version became one of the first titles to cause public controversy. According to The Dot Eaters' website, the game's cabinet featured some gruesome artwork, plus the victims would scream when you ran over them and, in a classy touch, would turn into little crosses to mark the spot where they became one with the road. Presumably, somewhere a young, starry-eyed Jack Thompson was getting an idea[/QUOTE]