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2205:23 December
2179:10 February
2163:"Adventure"
1823:3 September
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1637:6 September
1561:"Ys Series"
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1256:August 2021
984:Publication
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770:Ys Complete
741:Ys Complete
662:Retro Gamer
356:Sega Saturn
184:Sega Saturn
155:Platform(s)
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95:Designer(s)
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1731:2011-09-09
1699:2018-07-24
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1371:References
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1197:Shin Force
960:Sega Retro
914:Aggregator
851:Ys Eternal
766:Ys Eternal
737:Ys Eternal
647:high-score
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628:Combat in
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351:March 1989
342:March 1989
196:Apple IIGS
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1403:Eurogamer
1384:Eurogamer
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900:Reception
775:The 1991
758:cutscenes
115:Writer(s)
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2565:Book One
2538:Strategy
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559:for the
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459:Genre(s)
200:Sharp X1
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1337:Famitsu
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142:Series
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2012:"Y'S"
1992:(PDF)
1989:"イース"
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1906:(PDF)
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1600:Games
1478:Games
1329:CRPGs
1167:16/20
1082:30/40
1077:31/40
987:Score
917:Score
813:Music
783:uses
692:Ports
656:Games
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258:PC-98
226:PC-88
164:PC-98
160:PC-88
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2181:2012
2168:Tilt
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1961:2012
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1794:2011
1778:"Ys"
1759:2011
1639:2011
1577:2012
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1432:2024
1319:and
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1145:(UK)
1058:Hit!
963:86%
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535:FM-7
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