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#1 2009-02-05 16:22:06

Hobbs1100
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Registered: 2008-02-16
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Which types of games aren't suitable for scratch?

Say I wanted to make a gory game. Would I still be able to post it if I had a content advisory at the start of the project? Or not? Cuz I was wondering about making a zombie game and I wanted to know if I could should zombies exploding

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#2 2009-02-05 16:38:50

Paddle2See
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Re: Which types of games aren't suitable for scratch?

I've heard that a good guideline to use is, would you show it to your mother?  How about your grandmother?  If you wouldn't, it probably doesn't belong on Scratch. 

It's kind of a tricky thing...everybody has different limits of what they find acceptable.   But if your project can pass the mother and grandmother test, I would think you're probably okay.


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#3 2009-02-05 16:38:51

Buddy_ca111
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Registered: 2008-08-30
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Re: Which types of games aren't suitable for scratch?

I think you mean Show not should.
But I think that the game would be fine if you put a warning at the front, the games (most) people dislike is the one where they try and hide the fact that it is inaproperate until you played a little(or something like that)
For example: I flagged a project that had a misleading picture and it was a very inaproperate game. The maker of it didn't say a word.

So I think that if you put a disclamer at the front then you should be (mostly) OK

Darn Paddle2see beat me by a second....

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#4 2009-02-05 16:43:02

Hobbs1100
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Re: Which types of games aren't suitable for scratch?

Thanks. But Paddle2See, I wanted to know from you (cuz your a moderator (no offense buddy_call111)) if a disclaimer would be okay still. I didn't want to get too far into the project and then find out I couldn't post it.

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