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Cavalary (11445) on 8/31/2015 1:36 AM · Permalink · Report

Anyone have any idea why's this split from the other entry and also has the shortened name? The description refers to it by the longer name (well, partially) and at least judging from the Mac shots it seems to be the exact same game as that one, including those modes described in the other one's description, so why's it here?

The Win 3.x does look somewhat differently, due to, well, it being Win 3.x, but unless something else is different... And either way, boxes seem to use that longer name, and wouldn't explain why the Mac is here.

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Terok Nor (41846) on 8/31/2015 6:29 AM · edited · Permalink · Report

Someone would have to have a closer look at the 3.x version, but yes, it seems clear the Mac version belongs with the other entry.

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Cavalary (11445) on 8/31/2015 8:58 AM · edited · Permalink · Report

eXo?

... Or YouTube... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xR3PUCm5M8I. Yeah, doesn't seem to have those variants at least? That account also has the DOS one, and on new game there you have those options, on here nothing of the sort seems to show up. And didn't remember them either (stumbled here while tracking down smth else I played way back, apparently was the Win 3.x version of this). Guess that'd make it a different game... Not that we don't have variants lumped together with platform differences in descriptions at others too.

Edit: All right, the Win 3.x lists a different team too, while the credits and copyright screenshot here has mostly the same stuff as the DOS one. Also, while it only got those 2 shots this year, Win 3.x was added in '99 and the Mac added as new platform in 2010, so maybe just a case of confusing the entries then. So guess just the Mac should be moved?

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Terok Nor (41846) on 8/31/2015 9:50 AM · Permalink · Report

Mac has been moved over.

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Cavalary (11445) on 8/31/2015 8:47 PM · Permalink · Report

That leaves the name. Seems to be going by in-game title screen over box (but description still goes the other way around)?