Franchises starting with 0-9
9 franchises, 11 games. Every entry shows the primary full-run route, the definitive edition and any fidelity-versus-completeness conflict. Open a franchise name for its Game Hub: settings, guide and playtime on one page.
0 A.D.
0 A.D. entries from the prepared 1000-title candidate queue, researched for Sami's fidelity-first archive route.
0 A.D. · 2010 0 A.D.
Primary full run
Current official 0 A.D. release
Windows PC
0 A.D. is a free, open-source historical RTS under active development by Wildfire Games. The current release is Release 28: Boiorix, so the archive route should use the current desktop release and record exact version.
Fidelity vs completeness conflict
Because 0 A.D. is actively developed, completeness is tied to the exact release version and mod state.
Definitive edition
Current official desktop release
1-2-Switch
1-2-Switch entries from the prepared 1000-title candidate queue, researched for Sami's fidelity-first archive route.
1-2-Switch · 2017 1-2-Switch
Primary full run
Original Switch release with original Joy-Con controllers
Nintendo Switch
1-2-Switch is built around Joy-Con motion, HD Rumble, and IR Motion Camera behavior, so native Switch hardware and original Joy-Con controllers are the fidelity route. Switch 2 compatibility exists, but IR-camera minigames require a wirelessly connected original right Joy-Con.
Fidelity vs completeness conflict
Switch 2 compatibility exists, but some original-controller features require original Joy-Con hardware.
Definitive edition
Original Nintendo Switch release with original Joy-Con controllers
1080 Snowboarding
Nintendo's racing-first snowboarding series; use Nintendo Classics for the original and GameCube/Dolphin for Avalanche.
1080 Snowboarding · 1998 1080 Snowboarding
Primary full run
Nintendo Classics Nintendo 64 release
Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack
The N64 original was re-released on Wii, Wii U, and Nintendo Classics; the current Nintendo Classics route is the best official modern access path.
Definitive edition
Nintendo Classics Nintendo 64 release
1080 Snowboarding · 2003 1080 Avalanche
Primary full run
Original GameCube release
GameCube
Avalanche is a GameCube-only sequel with 480p and Dolby Pro Logic II support; Dolphin can improve output resolution while preserving the original game.
Definitive edition
GameCube original
13 Sentinels
Vanillaware and Atlus's sci-fi narrative adventure and strategy hybrid about thirteen intertwined pilots.
13 Sentinels · 2019 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
Primary full run
Patched PS4 release
PlayStation 4
The PS4 release is the higher-fidelity console route, and the post-launch PS4 update added the Switch version's extra weapons/content parity.
Definitive edition
Patched PS4 release
194X
Capcom 194X shooter entries from the prepared 1000-title candidate queue, researched for Sami's fidelity-first archive route.
194X · 1987 1943: The Battle of Midway
Primary full run
1943: The Battle of Midway through Capcom Arcade Stadium
Windows PC / Capcom Arcade Stadium
1943 is a Capcom arcade shooter, and Capcom Arcade Stadium is the current official arcade-preservation route with PC capture, display options, and documented game selection.
Fidelity vs completeness conflict
Original arcade hardware is the authenticity reference; Capcom Arcade Stadium is the practical current official route; home ports differ.
Definitive edition
Capcom Arcade Stadium arcade version
2048
2048 entries from the prepared 1000-title candidate queue, researched for Sami's fidelity-first archive route.
2048 · 2014 2048
Primary full run
Original Gabriele Cirulli 2048 web version / current official web mirror
Web browser
2048 began as an open-source browser game by Gabriele Cirulli, and the original web/source route is the cleanest archive target. Official mobile apps are convenience ports, while the many clones should not replace the original.
Definitive edition
Original web/source version by Gabriele Cirulli
24
24 entries from the prepared 1000-title candidate queue, researched for Sami's fidelity-first archive route.
24 · 2006 24: The Game
Primary full run
Original PS2 release on hardware or PCSX2
PlayStation 2
24: The Game is a PlayStation 2-exclusive licensed action-adventure, so the archive route is original PS2 hardware or carefully documented PS2 emulation. There is no native PC/current-storefront route.
Definitive edition
Original PlayStation 2 release
25 to Life
Avalanche Software and Ritual Entertainment's cops-and-robbers third-person shooter.
25 to Life · 2006 25 to Life
Primary full run
PC version
Windows
25 to Life released for PlayStation 2, Xbox, and Windows, with online play on all three original platforms. Windows is the highest-fidelity route and included a Street Warriors playing-card pack-in for customers at launch.
Definitive edition
Windows PC version
4x4 Evo
Terminal Reality's licensed off-road truck racing series after Monster Truck Madness, notable for Windows/Mac/Dreamcast cross-platform online play, user maps, career truck customization, and broader console ports in the sequel.
4x4 Evo · 2000 4x4 Evo
Primary full run
4x4 Evo / 4x4 Evolution PC release
Windows
4x4 Evo released on Windows, Macintosh, Dreamcast, and PlayStation 2. The versions are similar, while the Windows/Mac/Dreamcast online ecosystem supported cross-platform play and user maps; Windows is the highest-fidelity and easiest preservation route.
Definitive edition
Windows PC release
4x4 Evo · 2001 4x4 Evo 2
Primary full run
PC release
Windows
4x4 Evo 2 released on Windows, Xbox, Mac OS, GameCube, and PlayStation 2. Windows is the highest-fidelity and most flexible route for the sequel's larger maps, vehicle customization, and Adventure Mission mode, while the GameCube release has sourced extra vehicles worth preserving separately.
Fidelity vs completeness conflict
Windows is the best high-fidelity main route, but GameCube has sourced extra vehicles, so use it as a secondary completeness check.
Definitive edition
Windows PC release plus GameCube vehicle check