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Sid Meier’s Civilization
DOS Windows

Sid Meier’s Civilization

The J Man September 7, 2011

Reading Time: 10 minutesJ Man finally publishes a review of Civ he started about two years ago.

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Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Super NES

Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

Ryan DiGiorgi May 8, 2008

Reading Time: 8 minutesStatic moves on to the next Zelda in the series, and discovers another gem.

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Dune II: The Battle for Arrakis
DOS

Dune II: The Battle for Arrakis

The J Man July 24, 2007

Reading Time: 9 minutesWestwood’s breakthrough RTS starts the genre off on an astonishingly prescient footing.

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Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
NES

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

Ryan DiGiorgi April 7, 2007

Reading Time: 8 minutesStatic struggles with betrayal, as the Zelda series abandons the gameplay of the original for something much more RPG and confusing.

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The Legend of Zelda
NES

The Legend of Zelda

Ryan DiGiorgi February 11, 2007

Reading Time: 7 minutesEstablished rube Static-a-Matic has never played Zelda before! He likes it!

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Sweet Home
NES

Sweet Home

The J Man October 28, 2006

Reading Time: 8 minutesJapanese-only release that really sets the standard for a great 8-bit horror RPG.

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