VRC: MA-13

Full Name: Videogame Rating Council
Country: North America
Platforms: Genesis, Game Gear, Sega CD, and Pico.
Founded: 1993
Discontinued: 1994/5 - replaced by ESRB.

The V.R.C. was introduced by Sega of America in 1993 to rate all video games that were released for sale in the United States on the Sega Genesis, Sega Game Gear, Sega CD, and rarely, some computer games. The rating had to clearly appear on the front of the box and on all the advertisements for the video game.

MA-13 — Mature Audiences: Parental Discretion Advised. The game was suitable for audiences thirteen years of age or older. Game could have some blood in it and more graphic violence than a "GA" game. Examples of games receiving this rating were: Beavis and Butt-head, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Flashback: The Quest for Identity, Super Street Fighter II, Lunar: The Silver Star, Eternal Champions, and Wing Commander.