Franchises starting with B

Primary full run

Current Steam/itch.io PC build

Windows PC

The PC build is the best archive route because it supports current patches, the level editor/custom-level ecosystem, and clean capture. Switch is an excellent console route, while mobile versions have different editor/custom-level limitations and should be labeled separately.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

PC, Switch, and mobile routes differ most around editor/custom-level support and patch timing.

Definitive edition

Current PC build with editor/custom-level and 2026 update state documented

Sami sheet

Rating 5.0

Primary full run

Windows version with Annual Pass / Ultimate Edition content installed

PC

Windows, Windows Apps, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series releases exist. The Annual Pass contains the three story/content drops, so the Windows route with that content installed is the highest-fidelity complete archive path; no platform-exclusive campaign content exists elsewhere.

Definitive edition

Windows version with Annual Pass / Ultimate Edition content installed

Primary full run

30th Anniversary Edition if legally owned

PlayStation 4 / Xbox One

The 30th Anniversary Edition is the most complete official version because it updates Biff Tannen's voice work and includes anniversary-era presentation extras, but it is not a dependable current purchase route. The original PC episodes remain useful if already owned, especially for capture, but they lack those console edition changes.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

The most complete anniversary edition is console-only and delisted/owned-copy dependent; original PC episodes are easier to capture but not feature-identical.

Definitive edition

30th Anniversary Edition if legally owned; original PC episodes as a fallback owned-copy route

Primary full run

Original Atari Games arcade release

Arcade

Badlands originated as an Atari Games arcade release and later received lower-fidelity home-computer ports plus official emulated compilation releases. The original arcade version is the highest-fidelity baseline and the source version for the later compilations.

Definitive edition

Original arcade release

Primary full run

Current PC release

Windows PC

The Windows PC version is the best archive route because it has the complete game in a native release with PC capture/settings flexibility. Console, mobile, macOS, Apple Arcade, and Switch 2 versions are strong access routes, but no sourced platform-exclusive gameplay content over PC is documented.

Definitive edition

Balatro on Windows PC

Primary full run

Original Classic freeware route plus Classic Remastered as current branch

Windows PC

The original Baldi's Basics freeware build is the historical route, while Classic Remastered is the current expanded/remade branch and Baldi's Basics Plus is a separate early-access/sequel-style game. Archive branch and version explicitly.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Original Classic, Classic Remastered, and Baldi's Basics Plus are different scopes.

Definitive edition

Original Classic freeware build for historical route; Classic Remastered as labeled modern branch

Primary full run

Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition PC release

Windows

The Enhanced Edition includes the original game and Tales of the Sword Coast expansion, adds widescreen/high-resolution support, quality-of-life features, and new content, while Windows is the most configurable archive route.

Definitive edition

Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition on Windows

Primary full run

Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition PC release

Windows

The Enhanced Edition includes Shadows of Amn and the Throne of Bhaal expansion, adds widescreen/high-resolution support and new content, and Windows is the best modern archive route.

Definitive edition

Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition on Windows

Primary full run

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 4K re-release

Windows

The modern PC re-release supports higher-resolution output and is the most practical high-fidelity archive route for the console action-RPG spin-off. Original console and handheld versions are historical routes without unique story content documented as required.

Definitive edition

Modern PC re-release

Primary full run

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II PC re-release

Windows

The 2022 PC re-release brings the formerly PS2/Xbox-only sequel to modern platforms, making Windows the highest-fidelity and cleanest archive route.

Definitive edition

Modern PC re-release

Primary full run

Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear PC release

Windows

This Beamdog expansion/interquel is original Baldur's Gate content and runs best as part of the Enhanced Edition PC ecosystem. Windows is the most configurable route.

Definitive edition

Windows Enhanced Edition ecosystem release

Primary full run

Baldur's Gate 3 PC release with current patches

Windows

Windows is the highest-fidelity and most configurable route for Larian's sequel, with the broadest mod/capture options. Console, Mac, Linux, and cloud routes do not add exclusive story content.

Definitive edition

Current patched Windows release

Primary full run

Original NES/Famicom version via high-accuracy NES emulation

NES / Famicom

The NES/Famicom game is the enduring home version, with later Virtual Console, NES Classic, and Nintendo Switch Online routes reissuing that NES version. For archive capture, use the original NES/Famicom release through a high-accuracy emulator for clean output; there are no platform-exclusive stages or modes in the computer, handheld, Virtual Console, or Switch Online versions.

Definitive edition

Original NES/Famicom version via high-accuracy emulation

Primary full run

Arcade Archives VS. BALLOON FIGHT

Nintendo Switch

The Switch Arcade Archives release is an official modern rerelease of the 1984 Nintendo arcade game and is the cleanest complete capture route without relying on original cabinet hardware.

Definitive edition

Arcade Archives VS. BALLOON FIGHT

Primary full run

Current PC release

Windows PC

Banished is a Windows PC release, and PC is the only sourced release route. It also provides the game's mod support and the cleanest capture path.

Definitive edition

Banished on Windows PC

Primary full run

Xbox Live Arcade / Rare Replay version

Xbox 360 / Xbox One / Xbox Series X/S

The Xbox 360 port adds HD presentation and implements Stop 'N' Swop, and it is available through Rare Replay/backward compatibility on modern Xbox.

Definitive edition

Xbox Live Arcade / Rare Replay version

Primary full run

Xbox Live Arcade / Rare Replay version

Xbox 360 / Xbox One / Xbox Series X/S

The Xbox 360 port is the modern HD route and is included through Rare Replay/backward compatibility; it also uses the revived Stop 'N' Swop connection from the Xbox Banjo-Kazooie port.

Definitive edition

Xbox Live Arcade / Rare Replay version

Primary full run

Original GBA release

Game Boy Advance via mGBA

Grunty's Revenge is a GBA interquel, while the mobile version removes some presentation/tracking features; mGBA gives the best practical fidelity for the full original handheld game.

Definitive edition

Game Boy Advance original

Primary full run

Original mobile minigame compilation

Mobile

Missions is a mobile compilation of Grunty's Revenge minigames and has no modern port documented.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Current availability/preservation route is unclear.

Definitive edition

Original mobile release

Primary full run

Original GBA release

Game Boy Advance via mGBA

Banjo-Pilot is a GBA-only racing spin-off; mGBA gives the best practical fidelity.

Definitive edition

Game Boy Advance original

Primary full run

Backward-compatible Xbox 360 release with DLC

Xbox One X / Xbox Series X/S

Nuts & Bolts is Xbox 360-only, included in Rare Replay, backward-compatible on modern Xbox, and Xbox One X enhanced to run at 4K.

Definitive edition

Rare Replay / backward-compatible release with L.O.G.'s Lost Challenges DLC

Primary full run

Arcade Archives: Vs. Baseball

Nintendo Switch

The release family spans NES/Famicom, VS. System arcade, Game Boy, e-Reader, Virtual Console, and Nintendo Classics, with the VS. System arcade version having enhanced graphics and speech. Hamster's official Arcade Archives release is titled VS. Baseball on Switch, making it the cleanest official high-fidelity route; the NES/Famicom release remains the historical baseline but does not add exclusive content requiring a secondary run.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Arcade Archives: Vs. Baseball is the fidelity pick because the arcade version has enhanced presentation, while NES/Famicom is the historical home baseline. No required exclusive story/career content is sourced for the NES or Game Boy routes.

Definitive edition

Arcade Archives: Vs. Baseball on Nintendo Switch

Primary full run

Current Bastion PC build

Windows PC

Bastion is available on current PC storefronts, and Windows offers the cleanest capture/settings path without losing sourced story content. Console and mobile versions are useful for input/platform comparison.

Definitive edition

Current Windows PC build

Primary full run

Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster

Windows

The HD Remaster improves graphics and adds progression-help features, and the Windows release is the highest-fidelity capture route. The GameCube original remains relevant only for the removed English voice acting.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

The remaster is higher fidelity and easier to play, but it omits the original English voice acting.

Definitive edition

Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster

Primary full run

Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster

Windows

Origins is included in the HD Remaster with improved graphics and progression-help features, and Windows is the best capture route. The GameCube original remains useful only for original English voice presentation.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

The remaster is higher fidelity, but omits the original English voice acting.

Definitive edition

Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster

Primary full run

Steam release

Windows

The collection bundles both Baten Kaitos games with improved graphics and progression-help features; the Windows release is the highest-fidelity and most capture-flexible version.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

The collection is the best modern package, but it omits the original English voice acting from the GameCube releases.

Definitive edition

Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster

Primary full run

Game of the Year Edition

Windows

Batman: Arkham Asylum released on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Windows, later received Mac, Return to Arkham console remasters, and a Switch trilogy release. Windows Game of the Year Edition is the best archive route because it has the complete challenge-map package, the highest PC display/capture ceiling, and well-known community fixes.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Return to Arkham is a console remaster, but Windows GOTY remains the best archive route for high-resolution capture and complete content.

Definitive edition

Game of the Year Edition on Windows

Primary full run

Original mobile release

iOS

Arkham City Lockdown released first on iOS and later on Android as a mobile fighting spin-off. The original iOS release is the cleanest archival target because it was the first supported release and no platform-exclusive content is sourced for Android.

Definitive edition

Original iOS release

Primary full run

Game of the Year Edition

Windows

Arkham City released on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows, Wii U, OS X, Return to Arkham console remasters, and Switch. Windows Game of the Year Edition is the best main run because it has the complete DLC package and the highest capture/display ceiling.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Windows GOTY is the fidelity/complete route, while Wii U Armored Edition has controller-specific mechanics worth a secondary sample.

Definitive edition

Game of the Year Edition on Windows plus Wii U Armored Edition secondary

Primary full run

Current PC release with DLC where available

Windows

Arkham Origins released on PlayStation 3, Wii U, Windows, and Xbox 360. Windows is the best archive route because it has the strongest capture/display ceiling and PC compatibility-fix path.

Definitive edition

Current Windows release

Primary full run

Original mobile release

iOS

Arkham Origins mobile is a distinct iOS and Android fighting game, separate from the console/PC Arkham Origins. It released first on iOS, then Android, and has no sourced platform-exclusive story content.

Definitive edition

Original iOS release

Primary full run

Deluxe Edition

Windows (Deluxe Edition)

Arkham Origins Blackgate launched on Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita, then received a Deluxe Edition for Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii U, and Xbox 360. Windows Deluxe Edition is the best archive route because it has the upgraded home-platform release with the highest capture/display ceiling.

Definitive edition

Deluxe Edition on Windows

Primary full run

Current PC release with DLC

Windows

Arkham Knight released on PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One, then came to Switch through Arkham Trilogy. The current Windows release is the best archive route because it has the highest capture/display ceiling and the complete DLC path, despite the historically troubled PC launch.

Definitive edition

Current Windows release with DLC

Primary full run

Original mobile service release

iOS

Arkham Underworld was a mobile strategy spin-off for iOS and Android, but the service was removed from normal storefront play. The original iOS release is the archival reference route because it was the first mobile release and no stable modern play route is sourced.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

The game is service/distribution limited; this is a preservation entry rather than a normal play recommendation.

Definitive edition

Original mobile service release

Primary full run

Current PC VR release

Windows VR

Arkham VR released first for PlayStation VR and later for Windows VR headsets. Windows VR is the best archive route because it has the broader headset/GPU/capture ceiling.

Definitive edition

Windows VR release

Primary full run

Current PC release

Windows

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is a Rocksteady-developed spin-off/follow-up in the Batman: Arkham universe, released on PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S. Windows is the best archive route because it has the highest capture/settings ceiling for the current build.

Definitive edition

Current Windows release

Primary full run

Original Meta Quest release

Meta Quest 3

Batman: Arkham Shadow is a full-length VR entry available only on Meta Quest 3 and Meta Quest 3S. Meta Quest 3 is the best archive route because it has the higher hardware/display ceiling between the standalone headset options.

Definitive edition

Meta Quest 3 release

Primary full run

Original Namco Famicom release

Famicom / NES-family emulator

The Famicom original is the baseline Battle City release and includes the home-game identity, co-op, and level-editor context. Arcade Archives VS. Battle City is a useful current arcade route, but it represents the VS. arcade version rather than replacing the Famicom original.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

The current official Arcade Archives route is the VS. arcade version; the Famicom original remains the baseline for Battle City itself.

Definitive edition

Original Famicom release, with Arcade Archives VS. BATTLE CITY documented separately

Primary full run

Windows PC release with Trains DLC

Windows

Windows is the original, highest-fidelity, and most capture-friendly route, and the complete package includes the Trains DLC campaign.

Definitive edition

Windows PC release with Trains DLC

Primary full run

Complete PC release with expansions

Windows

Battlefield 1942 began as a PC-first multiplayer shooter, and Windows is the only practical high-fidelity route with the Road to Rome and Secret Weapons expansions.

Definitive edition

Windows with expansions

Primary full run

PC release

Windows

Battlefield Vietnam was released for Windows, making the PC version the only complete route.

Definitive edition

Windows release

Primary full run

Complete Collection PC release

Windows

Battlefield 2 is a PC-first entry, and Windows with its expansion/booster content is the most complete route.

Definitive edition

Battlefield 2 Complete Collection

Primary full run

Xbox 360 version

Xbox 360 / Xbox backward compatibility

Modern Combat is the console-specific Battlefield 2 spin-off; the Xbox 360 version is the highest-fidelity release.

Definitive edition

Xbox 360 version

Primary full run

Northern Strike/current preservation PC setup

Windows

Battlefield 2142 is a PC-first entry; Windows with Northern Strike content and community server restoration is the complete route.

Definitive edition

Windows with Northern Strike

Primary full run

Xbox 360 version

Xbox 360 / Xbox backward compatibility

Bad Company never came to PC; Xbox 360 via modern Xbox compatibility is the cleanest high-fidelity route for the campaign after online services were retired.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Campaign remains playable, but official online services are retired.

Definitive edition

Xbox 360 version via backward compatibility

Primary full run

Historical free-to-play client

Windows

Battlefield Heroes was a Windows free-to-play online game, but EA shut the service down in July 2015, so the archive route is historical documentation rather than normal play.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Online-only service is closed, so this is a preservation/documentation entry.

Definitive edition

Historical Windows client

Primary full run

Historical console release

Xbox 360 / Xbox backward compatibility

Battlefield 1943 was a console-only downloadable entry; online services were retired, so Xbox 360/backward compatibility is the best preservation target for installed copies.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Online-only Battlefield 1943 has no normal official play route after service shutdown.

Definitive edition

Historical Xbox 360/PS3 client

Primary full run

PC release with Vietnam expansion and preservation/community-server path

Windows

Windows is the highest-fidelity route for the campaign, multiplayer-era content, and Vietnam expansion; official services were retired, but the PC build remains the best preservation target.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Official services are retired, but Windows remains the best campaign/expansion/preservation route.

Definitive edition

Windows with Vietnam expansion

Primary full run

Historical Korean online client

Windows

Battlefield Online was a Windows online-only Korean-market remake of Battlefield 2, and its servers were shut down in 2013.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Online-only service is closed, so this is a preservation/documentation entry.

Definitive edition

Historical Windows client

Primary full run

Historical free-to-play client

Windows

Battlefield Play4Free was a Windows online-only free-to-play game and EA shut it down in July 2015.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Online-only service is closed, so this is a preservation/documentation entry.

Definitive edition

Historical Windows client

Primary full run

Premium Edition/current PC release

Windows

Windows is the highest-fidelity route and Premium Edition contains the full DLC map/content suite.

Definitive edition

Battlefield 3 Premium Edition on Windows

Primary full run

Premium Edition/current PC release

Windows

Windows Premium Edition is the highest-fidelity route and includes the full major DLC suite.

Definitive edition

Battlefield 4 Premium Edition on Windows

Primary full run

Ultimate/current PC release

Windows

Windows is the highest-fidelity route and remains the best preservation target as console online support is being retired.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Console online support is being retired, so Windows is the best ongoing preservation route.

Definitive edition

Windows Ultimate/current release

Primary full run

Revolution/current PC release

Windows

Windows is the highest-fidelity route, and Revolution/current complete editions include the Premium Pass map/content suite.

Definitive edition

Battlefield 1 Revolution/current complete edition on Windows

Primary full run

Definitive/current PC release

Windows

Windows is the highest-fidelity route and the definitive/current release includes the post-launch content state.

Definitive edition

Battlefield V Definitive/current edition on Windows

Primary full run

Elite/current PC release

Windows

Battlefield 2042 supports the largest-scale feature set on PC/current-gen platforms; Windows is the highest-fidelity and most configurable route.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Online-only/live-service state changes over time; document season and account unlock state.

Definitive edition

Current Windows release

Primary full run

Current PC release

Windows

Battlefield 6 launched on Windows, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S; Windows is the highest-fidelity and most configurable route for campaign/multiplayer capture.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Current live-service state, Secure Boot/anti-cheat requirements, editions, and seasonal content should be documented at capture time.

Definitive edition

Current Windows release

Primary full run

Current free-to-play PC release

Windows

REDSEC is a free-to-play Battlefield 6 companion focused on Battle Royale, Gauntlet, and Portal; Windows is the most configurable route.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Live-service state changes with seasons; document capture date and mode availability.

Definitive edition

Current Windows REDSEC client

Primary full run

Rare Replay NES Battletoads route

Xbox One / Xbox Series

Rare Replay is the best current official access route and includes Battletoads with wrapper features such as rewind/snapshots. The NES original remains the strict difficulty/input-fidelity target, while Genesis/Game Boy/Game Gear/Amiga versions differ and should be labeled separately.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Rare Replay is current and official but wrapper assists/rewind can change difficulty; original NES behavior should be labeled if targeted.

Definitive edition

Rare Replay for current access; NES original for strict historical difficulty

Primary full run

Steam PC version

Windows

The first Bayonetta released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, then reached Wii U, Windows, Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Windows is the highest-fidelity archive route because it has a well-supported PC version and Steam provides the current PC release.

Definitive edition

Steam PC version

Primary full run

Switch version

Nintendo Switch

Bayonetta 2 released on Wii U and later Nintendo Switch. The Switch release is the more accessible modern Nintendo route and preserves the full game without an official PC/PlayStation/Xbox release.

Definitive edition

Nintendo Switch version

Primary full run

Original Switch version

Nintendo Switch

Bayonetta 3 is documented as a Nintendo Switch-exclusive release. With no official alternate platform, the Switch version is the complete route.

Definitive edition

Original Nintendo Switch version

Primary full run

Original Switch version

Nintendo Switch

Bayonetta Origins is a prequel/spin-off released for Nintendo Switch. With no official alternate platform, the Switch version is the complete route.

Definitive edition

Original Nintendo Switch version

Primary full run

Android release

Android

Beach Buggy Blitz released for Android, iOS, and BlackBerry 10 as an infinite-drive arcade racer. Android is the most practical primary route among the sourced mobile releases.

Definitive edition

Android release

Primary full run

Console release

PlayStation 4

Beach Buggy Racing is sourced in Vector Unit's game list for Android, iOS, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Windows Phone, and Nintendo Switch. PlayStation 4 is a strong high-fidelity console route among the sourced releases.

Definitive edition

PlayStation 4 release

Primary full run

Beach Buggy Racing 2: Island Adventure

Windows

Beach Buggy Racing 2 first released as a mobile sequel, later became playable on Tesla vehicles, and received a paid home console/PC version titled Island Adventure. Windows has the highest output ceiling for the Island Adventure route.

Definitive edition

Beach Buggy Racing 2: Island Adventure on Windows

Primary full run

Current Steam Early Access build

Windows

BeamNG.drive is a Windows-first soft-body vehicle simulation that entered Steam Early Access in 2015, with experimental native Linux support added later. Windows is the primary and most complete route for modding, scenarios, and the current official build.

Definitive edition

Current Windows Steam Early Access build

Primary full run

Current Beat Saber SteamVR build with active PC music library documented

Windows PC VR / SteamVR

SteamVR remains a current supported PC route, keeps the strongest capture/settings flexibility, and avoids the PlayStation branch where new content stopped after June 18, 2025 and multiplayer is unavailable from February 26, 2026.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

PC/Quest remain current routes, while PlayStation is playable but no longer receives new music content after June 18, 2025 and lost multiplayer on February 26, 2026.

Definitive edition

Current SteamVR build for capture; Meta Quest as the standalone route

Primary full run

Current PC release

Windows PC

Before We Leave launched first on PC before later Mac and console releases, and the Steam release supports the usual PC settings/achievement route. No platform-exclusive gameplay is known, so Windows PC is the highest-fidelity and most-complete version to play.

Definitive edition

Before We Leave on Windows PC

Primary full run

Bejeweled Deluxe / original PopCap PC route where owned

Windows PC

Bejeweled's original web/PC PopCap route is the match-three baseline, but current availability is fragmented across older PC builds and later mobile/classic versions. Archive the exact build because Deluxe, web, mobile, and later Bejeweled entries differ.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Original web, Deluxe PC, mobile, and later Bejeweled sequels are distinct route scopes.

Definitive edition

Bejeweled Deluxe/original PopCap PC build with exact source/build documented

Primary full run

Current Steam Early Access build with Summer Update

Windows PC

Bellwright entered Steam Early Access in April 2024 and reached PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S in June 2026. Console versions are nearly identical, but console co-op was held back at launch and crossplay/dedicated servers were still in development. The Windows PC Steam build is therefore the safest archive route right now because it has the established Early Access branch, Workshop, co-op, and best capture/settings control.

Definitive edition

Current Windows PC Steam Early Access build with latest update

Primary full run

Complete Edition / current PC release

Windows PC

The complete PC route includes all five chapters and is the best capture baseline. Console, mobile, and current-gen ports are useful access routes, while Bendy and the Dark Revival is a separate sequel.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Episodic, complete, and port routes have different build/content states.

Definitive edition

Complete PC release with all chapters installed

Primary full run

PC release with workshop/editor/multiplayer support

Windows

Besiege released for Windows, macOS, and Linux in 2020 after Early Access, later coming to Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, iOS, and Android. The PC version is the most complete because it has multiplayer and level-editor functionality that console versions lack.

Definitive edition

Windows PC release with owned DLC

Primary full run

PC version with PS4 bonus content

Windows PC

The PC release is the practical high-fidelity route and contains the PlayStation 4 version's bonuses, including Advanced Experiments and chronological/remixed play.

Definitive edition

Windows PC version

Primary full run

Beyond Good & Evil - 20th Anniversary Edition

Windows PC

The 20th Anniversary Edition is the current enhanced route with modern resolutions, updated presentation, quality-of-life features, and bonus material. The original PC/console releases still matter for exact 2003 behavior and should be labeled if used.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

The 20th Anniversary Edition is the current route, but original presentation/control behavior is a separate historical target.

Definitive edition

Beyond Good & Evil - 20th Anniversary Edition on PC

Primary full run

Current Steam rerelease or original disc, with safety/source documented

Windows PC

Big Rigs is historically notable for its broken shipped state. A 2025 Steam rerelease exists, but archive work should explicitly log whether the goal is the original disc's broken behavior, the 1.0 patch, or the modern Steam rerelease and should be cautious about launcher/executable provenance.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

The original broken artifact and 2025 Steam rerelease are different preservation/access choices.

Definitive edition

Original retail artifact for history; Steam rerelease only with source/safety caveats documented

Primary full run

Original Jaleco arcade release

Arcade

The first Big Run was a 1989 Jaleco arcade rally game and the first racing game set around the Paris-Dakar rally raid. Amiga and Atari ST are home-computer ports, so the arcade version is the fidelity and reference route.

Definitive edition

Original arcade release

Primary full run

Original Japan-only Super Famicom release

Super Famicom

13e Rallye is the second Big Run game and was released for Super Famicom in Japan. The later Nintendo Switch Online release is an access route, not a sourced content upgrade.

Definitive edition

Super Famicom release

Primary full run

PC version

Windows

Binary Domain released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in February 2012 and Windows in April 2012. Windows is the highest-fidelity and most flexible route.

Definitive edition

Windows PC version

Primary full run

BioShock Remastered

Windows

BioShock originally shipped on Windows and Xbox 360, then PlayStation 3, Mac OS X, iOS, and later remastered platforms through BioShock: The Collection. The Windows BioShock Remastered route is the best complete archive route because the remaster targets higher resolution/framerate presentation, includes the formerly PlayStation 3-exclusive Challenge Rooms, and the collection includes all single-player DLC.

Definitive edition

BioShock Remastered on Windows

Primary full run

BioShock 2 Remastered

Windows

BioShock 2 shipped on Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Mac OS X, with BioShock 2 Remastered later released through BioShock: The Collection. The Windows remaster is the best single-player route because it includes Minerva's Den and the remastered visual path, but it does not include the original multiplayer mode, so original Windows is preserved as a secondary route for that mode only.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

BioShock 2 Remastered is the fidelity pick for campaign and Minerva's Den, but the original multiplayer mode is absent from the remaster. Use Remastered for single-player and original Windows only for multiplayer documentation.

Definitive edition

BioShock 2 Remastered on Windows for single-player, original Windows for multiplayer only

Primary full run

BioShock Infinite with Season Pass / Complete Edition content

Windows

BioShock Infinite released on PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360, OS X, and Linux, then appeared on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch through BioShock: The Collection. The Complete Edition bundles the DLC, and the original PC version already met the graphical standard used for the updated console editions. Windows therefore remains the fidelity and complete-DLC route.

Definitive edition

Windows with Season Pass / Complete Edition content

Primary full run

Original Xbox version

Xbox

Black released for PlayStation 2 and Xbox in 2006. With no PC or modern remaster documented, Xbox is the practical primary pick among the two original releases.

Definitive edition

Original Xbox version

Primary full run

Current Black Desert live PC client

Windows PC

Black Desert is an evolving MMORPG, so current archive capture depends on region, account/server, launcher versus Steam route, season/server rules, class, progression, monetization, and active events. Mobile and console versions are separate platform ecosystems.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Live-service class balance, season servers, monetization, and region state cannot be fully reconstructed later.

Definitive edition

Current Black Desert PC client with region/account/server/version documented

Sami sheet

Chosen platform PC

Rating 10.0

Difficulty Default

Primary full run

Windows version / Digital Deluxe content optional

PC

Sami chose PC. The 2024 Windows and PlayStation 5 releases exist, and there is a later Xbox Series X/S release. PC is the highest-fidelity route because full ray tracing/path tracing and DLSS are supported on PC; no platform-exclusive story content exists on PS5 or Xbox.

Definitive edition

Windows version on high-end RTX PC

Primary full run

Original Windows PC release

Windows PC

The original Windows PC release is the only sourced platform route for Rustin Parr, so it is both the highest-fidelity and most complete version available.

Definitive edition

Original Windows PC release

Primary full run

Original Windows PC release

Windows PC

The original Windows PC release is the only sourced platform route for The Legend of Coffin Rock, so it is both the highest-fidelity and most complete version available.

Definitive edition

Original Windows PC release

Primary full run

Original Windows PC release

Windows PC

The original Windows PC release is the only sourced platform route for The Elly Kedward Tale, so it is both the highest-fidelity and most complete version available.

Definitive edition

Original Windows PC release

Primary full run

Deluxe Edition on Steam

Windows PC

The Windows PC Deluxe Edition is the best flat-screen route because it combines the complete 2019 game with the official soundtrack and digital artbook extras, while the PC build gives the strongest fidelity and capture flexibility.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

The flat-screen PC Deluxe Edition is the best main playthrough, but the VR Edition has unique VR mechanics and interactions that are not part of the flat-screen release.

Definitive edition

Deluxe Edition on Steam

Primary full run

SteamVR release

Windows PC VR

The Windows PC VR release is the best VR route because it carries the VR-specific rebuild with PC-VR capture flexibility and avoids the standalone Quest hardware ceiling.

Definitive edition

SteamVR release

Primary full run

Current PC build with The Stir of Dawn, Strife and Ruin, and Wounds of Eventide

Windows PC

The Windows PC route is the best version because it includes the complete modern content set and keeps PC fidelity/capture flexibility. The critical content is the three free expansions: The Stir of Dawn, Strife and Ruin, and Wounds of Eventide, with Wounds of Eventide adding the ending that leads directly into Blasphemous 2. The Android/iOS version also bundles all free DLC, but PC remains the better archival route for controls, capture, and display.

Definitive edition

Blasphemous on Windows PC with all free updates through Wounds of Eventide

Primary full run

Complete Sacrament Edition / Mea Culpa plus The Third Sin update

Windows PC

The Windows PC route is the best version because it combines the base game, paid Mea Culpa expansion, and the free 2026 The Third Sin expansion with PC capture/settings flexibility. Mea Culpa adds two zones, two bosses, quests, an alternate ending, and the returning Mea Culpa weapon; The Third Sin adds a major free castle area, blade-tipped whip, Familiars, new prayers, outfits, achievements, and music. PS4 is specifically not the best current route because The Third Sin was announced for PS4 later than the other platforms.

Definitive edition

Blasphemous 2 Complete Sacrament Edition / Windows PC with Mea Culpa and The Third Sin

Primary full run

PC/Steam release

Windows

BlazeRush released on Windows and PlayStation 3 in 2014, later appearing across PlayStation 4, Linux, macOS, Oculus Rift, Oculus Go, and Nintendo Switch. Windows is the highest-fidelity and most flexible route for local multiplayer and VR-capable PC play.

Definitive edition

Windows PC release

Primary full run

Blood: Refreshed Supply or Blood: Fresh Supply where applicable

Windows PC / modern consoles

Blood: Refreshed Supply is the newest modern route, while Fresh Supply documented the earlier KEX remaster route and included the original Blood plus Plasma Pak and Cryptic Passage. Archive work should distinguish the current remaster from original DOS and prior Fresh Supply builds.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Original DOS, Fresh Supply, and Refreshed Supply differ in engine, content, compatibility, controls, and mod/scenario state.

Definitive edition

Blood: Refreshed Supply for current access; original DOS/One Unit Whole Blood for behavior comparison

Primary full run

Blood West: Gold Edition

Windows PC

The Windows PC Gold Edition is the best archive route because it includes the base game, Dead Man's Promise story DLC, Scavengers roguelite DLC, and soundtrack while keeping native PC settings/capture flexibility; PS5 and Xbox Series X/S have the same sourced DLC route but no exclusive gameplay content over PC.

Definitive edition

Blood West: Gold Edition on Windows PC

Primary full run

Original PlayStation 2 release via PCSX2

PlayStation 2

Blood Will Tell is a PlayStation 2-only release with no sourced official remaster, remake, PC port, or modern rerelease, so the original PS2 version through PCSX2 is the complete and highest-practical-fidelity route.

Definitive edition

Original PlayStation 2 release via PCSX2

Primary full run

Current PC release

Windows PC

The Windows PC release is the best archival route because it covers the complete retro companion game with PC capture/settings flexibility. The Nintendo 3DS, Vita, Switch, PS4, and Xbox One releases do not add sourced exclusive gameplay content over PC.

Definitive edition

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon on Windows PC

Primary full run

Current PC build plus Classic II: Dominique's Curse and gameplay DLC

Windows PC

The Windows PC route is the best version because it has the complete current content path with PC capture/settings flexibility: the base game, free post-launch modes/characters, paid DLC listed on Steam including Classic II: Dominique's Curse, Iga's Back Pack, and the cosmetic DLC/complete cosmetic bundle. Classic II is the most important completion add-on because it is a separate retro-gameplay story set after Ritual's true ending.

Definitive edition

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night on Windows PC with Classic II: Dominique's Curse and current DLC

Primary full run

Current PC release

Windows PC

The Windows PC release is the best archival route because it covers the complete sequel with PC capture/settings flexibility. The game also appears in the Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon Chronicles physical collection on Switch/PS4, but that collection is a packaging convenience rather than unique gameplay content.

Definitive edition

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 on Windows PC

Primary full run

PlayStation / PSN release

PlayStation

The arcade original introduced the series as Beastorizer in North America, but the PlayStation version adds home modes, PlayStation-exclusive Beast Rave, and a later North American PSN route. It is the most complete practical version.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Arcade is the original fidelity route; PlayStation is more complete for modes and accessibility.

Definitive edition

PlayStation version

Primary full run

PlayStation / PSN release

PlayStation

Bloody Roar 2 shipped to arcades and then PlayStation, with the PlayStation version later available through the North American PlayStation Network for PS3, PSP, and Vita. It is the practical home route for the full sequel.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Arcade is original; PlayStation/PSN is the practical home route.

Definitive edition

PlayStation version

Primary full run

Original PS2 release

PlayStation 2

Bloody Roar 3 was built on Namco System 246 arcade hardware and ported to PlayStation 2. With no later home revision documented for this specific entry, the PS2 version is the best complete home route and can be upscaled in PCSX2.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Arcade is original, while PS2 is the playable home route with emulator upscale potential.

Definitive edition

PlayStation 2 version

Primary full run

Bloody Roar Extreme

Xbox

Primal Fury/Extreme expands on Bloody Roar 3 with new arenas, remodeled levels, new character models, and move-set changes. The Xbox version keeps hidden character Fang available in North American and European releases, making it the most complete gameplay route, while the GameCube version preserves the original animated cutscenes.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Xbox is the gameplay-complete pick because of Fang availability; GameCube keeps the original animated cutscenes and was the initially targeted hardware.

Definitive edition

Bloody Roar Extreme on Xbox plus GameCube presentation supplement

Primary full run

Original PS2 release

PlayStation 2

Bloody Roar 4 was released only on PlayStation 2, with the largest roster in the series and a beast gauge that acts as a separate health meter. No alternate edition is documented.

Definitive edition

Original PlayStation 2 release

Primary full run

Xbox 360 backward-compatible release

Xbox Series X/S

Blue Dragon is an Xbox 360 exclusive that is supported by Xbox backward compatibility; Series X/S gives the best current official hardware route.

Definitive edition

Xbox backward-compatible release

Primary full run

Original Nintendo DS release via melonDS

Nintendo DS

Blue Dragon Plus is a Nintendo DS-only real-time tactical RPG follow-up, so DS emulation is the cleanest capture route.

Definitive edition

Original Nintendo DS release

Primary full run

Original Nintendo DS release via melonDS

Nintendo DS

Awakened Shadow is a DS-only action RPG and the final Blue Dragon game, so DS emulation is the cleanest capture route.

Definitive edition

Original Nintendo DS release

Primary full run

Original Dreamcast release via Flycast/Redream

Dreamcast

Blue Stinger is a Dreamcast-only action-adventure game with no sourced official remaster, remake, PC port, or modern rerelease, so the original Dreamcast version is the complete canonical release.

Definitive edition

Original Dreamcast release via Flycast/Redream

Primary full run

PC release

Windows

Blur released for Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360, with public sources also identifying a Java mobile version. Windows is the highest-fidelity route for Bizarre Creations' licensed-car power-up racer.

Definitive edition

Windows PC release

Primary full run

Original console version

Xbox 360

Bodycount released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2011. With no PC/remaster route and no sourced content split, Xbox 360 is the practical primary pick.

Definitive edition

Original Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 release; Xbox 360 selected as primary route

Primary full run

PC release

Windows

Bomb Rush Cyberfunk released digitally for Windows and Nintendo Switch on 18 August 2023, then for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on 1 September 2023, with physical editions later in 2023 for Switch, PS5, and Xbox One/Series X. Windows is the highest-fidelity and most flexible route.

Definitive edition

Windows PC release

Primary full run

Original Bomber Man/Bomberman computer release, with Famicom/NES route documented separately

Japanese home computer / MSX

The 1983 Bomberman/Bomber Man computer releases are the origin point, while the 1985 Famicom/NES version is the widely known home-console route that shaped the series. The archive should label whether it is preserving the original computer game or the later console interpretation.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

The 1983 computer original and the better-known Famicom/NES route are distinct archive targets.

Definitive edition

Original 1983 computer/MSX route, with Famicom/NES labeled separately if used

Primary full run

Current official Boom Beach PC launcher

Windows PC

Boom Beach is a live Supercell strategy game originally built for iOS/Android, and Supercell now offers an official Windows PC launcher route. PC is the cleanest capture route while mobile remains the original platform family.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Completeness is live-service/account dependent; PC improves capture but does not preserve older events, balance, or account states.

Definitive edition

Current official PC launcher or mobile build with the same account state

Primary full run

Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced

Windows (Game of the Year Enhanced)

The original Borderlands shipped on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows, and Mac, then received the Game of the Year Enhanced remaster on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Switch-era packages. Windows Game of the Year Enhanced is the best archive route because it keeps the complete GOTY content while adding the remaster's improved models, environments, textures, and PC capture/settings ceiling.

Definitive edition

Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced on Windows

Primary full run

Current PC release with DLC

Windows

Borderlands 2 shipped first on PlayStation 3, Windows, and Xbox 360, then came to OS X, PlayStation Vita, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nvidia Shield Android, and Nintendo Switch. Windows is the best main-run route because it has the highest capture/settings ceiling and access to the full DLC ecosystem without handheld or older-console compromises.

Definitive edition

Current Windows release with DLC

Primary full run

Original iOS release

iOS

Borderlands Legends was released for iOS devices as a mobile strategy spin-off. No modern official port is sourced, so the original iOS release is the archival route.

Definitive edition

Original iOS release

Primary full run

Borderlands 2 VR with BAMF DLC

Windows / SteamVR

Borderlands 2 VR launched first on PlayStation VR and later came to Steam for PC VR headsets with the Bad Ass Mega Fun DLC Pack. Windows / SteamVR is the best archive route because it has the broadest headset/GPU ceiling and includes the free PC VR DLC expansion route.

Definitive edition

Borderlands 2 VR on Windows / SteamVR

Primary full run

Standalone One-Shot Adventure

Windows

Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep began as Borderlands 2 DLC and later received a standalone One-Shot Adventure release for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Windows is the best archive route because the standalone PC build has the highest capture/settings ceiling and does not require a Borderlands 2 campaign save.

Definitive edition

Standalone One-Shot Adventure on Windows

Primary full run

Current PC release / Handsome Collection-era build

Windows

The Pre-Sequel shipped on PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360, Linux, OS X, Android Nvidia Shield, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. Windows is the best archive route because it has the best capture/settings ceiling and the current PC build benefits from later update support including the 4K update noted alongside The Handsome Collection.

Definitive edition

Current Windows release with DLC

Primary full run

Current complete PC release

Windows

Tales from the Borderlands released episodically across Windows, PlayStation, Xbox, OS X, iOS, Android, and later Nintendo Switch. Windows is the best archive route because it has the strongest capture/display ceiling for the complete episode set and avoids legacy mobile/old-console limits.

Definitive edition

Current complete Windows release

Primary full run

Current PC release / Ultimate Edition content set

Windows

Borderlands 3 shipped on PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, macOS, Stadia, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch. Windows is the best archive route because it has the strongest fidelity/settings/capture ceiling and the current PC build receives the same cross-platform content updates as other platforms.

Definitive edition

Borderlands 3 Ultimate Edition content set on Windows

Primary full run

Current PC release / Chaotic Great content set

Windows

Tiny Tina's Wonderlands released on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. Windows is the best archive route because it has the highest capture/settings ceiling and all-platform crossplay/content support, while the Chaotic Great content set is the most complete package route.

Definitive edition

Chaotic Great content set on Windows

Primary full run

Current PC release

Windows

New Tales from the Borderlands released on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. Windows is the best archive route because it has the highest display/capture ceiling for the complete narrative release.

Definitive edition

Current Windows release

Primary full run

Gearbox Pinball Pack table

Windows (Pinball FX)

Borderlands: Vault Hunter Pinball is a licensed Pinball FX table in the Gearbox Pinball Pack, available across PC and console storefronts. Windows is the best archive route because it has the strongest capture/display ceiling and storefront availability through Steam/Epic.

Definitive edition

Gearbox Pinball Pack table on Windows

Primary full run

Current PC release

Windows

Borderlands 4 released on PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S in September 2025. Windows is the best archive route because it has the highest fidelity/capture/settings ceiling for the current build; the announced Nintendo Switch 2 version has not been verified as a shipped route.

Definitive edition

Current Windows release

Primary full run

Limited-time test build

iOS limited test

Borderlands Mobile is a limited-time iOS test, not a stable full archive release with final platform coverage.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Limited-time test; final platform and content coverage are not stable enough for a definitive recommendation.

Definitive edition

Limited test only

Primary full run

Boulder Dash 40th Anniversary with original route documented separately

Windows PC

Boulder Dash 40th Anniversary is the current official access route and includes classic/remastered material, modern presentation, and many new caves. For exact 1984 behavior, original Atari 8-bit/C64-style versions remain the historical fidelity route and should be labeled separately.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Current anniversary access and exact 1984 original-computer behavior differ.

Definitive edition

Boulder Dash 40th Anniversary for current access; original Atari/C64 route for exact historical capture

Primary full run

Braid, Anniversary Edition with original mode documented

Windows PC

Anniversary Edition is the current enhanced route with redrawn art, commentary, and modern platform support, while the original 2008/2009 release remains the historical route. The archive should label which branch is used because presentation and commentary content differ.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Anniversary Edition adds material and visual changes; original branch remains necessary for exact 2008 presentation.

Definitive edition

Braid, Anniversary Edition on PC, with original branch documented if compared

Primary full run

Original DS cartridge on native hardware

Nintendo DS

Brain Age depends on Nintendo DS touch-screen handwriting, microphone recognition, book-style rotation, and daily-calendar save behavior. Native DS hardware with the original cartridge is the fidelity route; later Brain Age/Brain Training entries are separate games.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Daily-calendar progress and hardware recognition state are part of the archive target.

Definitive edition

Original Nintendo DS cartridge on native hardware

Primary full run

1976 Atari arcade Breakout

Original arcade cabinet / documented preservation setup

Breakout is a discrete-logic arcade artifact, so original hardware is the fidelity ceiling. Modern Atari collections and Breakout: Recharged are valuable context, but they do not replace the 1976 cabinet.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Original arcade hardware and modern collection/reimagining routes are different archive targets.

Definitive edition

Original 1976 arcade cabinet, with Atari 50/Recharged documented separately

Primary full run

North American SNES release via bsnes

Super NES

The original SNES version is the base release with full-screen 16-bit presentation; the GBA and Virtual Console/Switch Online routes are useful rereleases but do not add story content.

Definitive edition

Original Super NES release

Primary full run

North American SNES release via bsnes

Super NES

Breath of Fire II is a direct SNES sequel with later GBA and Virtual Console/Switch Online rereleases; the SNES version via accurate emulation has the best display/audio capture ceiling.

Definitive edition

Original Super NES release

Primary full run

PSP version via PPSSPP

PlayStation Portable

The PSP version was reprogrammed for the handheld's native 16:9 display and includes an expanded fishing minigame; PPSSPP provides the highest-fidelity capture route for that version.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

PSP has widescreen handling and fishing additions; PlayStation remains the original 4:3 presentation.

Definitive edition

PlayStation Portable version

Primary full run

GOG Preservation Program PC release

Windows (GOG)

The modern GOG PC release includes Windows 10/11 compatibility, English and Japanese localizations, an improved DirectX renderer, integer scaling, anti-aliasing, restored environmental sounds, and improved input support.

Definitive edition

GOG Preservation Program PC release

Primary full run

Original PlayStation 2 release via PCSX2

PlayStation 2

Dragon Quarter is a PS2-only fifth entry that changes the series into a more experimental 3D RPG; PCSX2 is the highest-fidelity practical route.

Definitive edition

Original PlayStation 2 release

Primary full run

Historical free-to-play online service

Windows / Android (Japan)

Breath of Fire 6 launched in Japan for Windows and Android before iOS followed, and official online operations ceased on September 27, 2017.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

The service ended in 2017, so access and completeness depend on historical preservation rather than platform choice.

Definitive edition

Historical Japanese online service

Primary full run

Brigandine: Grand Edition

PlayStation

Grand Edition is the most complete documented version of the original Brigandine, adding multiplayer support and other new features over The Legend of Forsena.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

The North American original is easier for English play, but the Japanese Grand Edition is the more complete version.

Definitive edition

Brigandine: Grand Edition

Primary full run

Steam PC release

Windows

The PC release is the highest-fidelity route and includes the post-game Creative Mode described for the Windows port.

Definitive edition

Steam PC release

Primary full run

Current free Steam release with DLC/server state documented

Windows PC

Brink remains available on Steam as a free PC route, and PC is the best capture/settings platform for its class, objective, SMART movement, bot, and multiplayer systems. Online population/server state is volatile, so solo/bot and any live multiplayer captures must be labeled.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

The game is current/free on PC, but live multiplayer population and server state may not resemble launch-era play.

Definitive edition

Current free Steam PC release

Primary full run

Free Steam standalone release

Windows PC

The Windows PC version is the best archive route because The Expendabros is a free standalone Steam release, has the complete ten-mission crossover campaign, and is easiest to capture. The macOS version is the same content family.

Definitive edition

The Expendabros on Windows PC

Primary full run

Current PC release with Broforce Forever update

Windows PC

The Windows PC version is the best archive route because it has the current Broforce Forever update, PC capture/settings flexibility, online/local co-op, and level-editor support on Steam. Console ports are useful access routes, but no sourced platform-exclusive gameplay content over the updated PC version is documented.

Definitive edition

Broforce on Windows PC with Broforce Forever

Primary full run

Current PC release with Abyssal Terrors DLC and latest updates

Windows PC

The Windows PC version has the original full release, Abyssal Terrors DLC, local co-op update, and the fastest ongoing update path. Console and mobile ports are valid, but PC is the most complete and highest-fidelity archive route.

Definitive edition

Brotato on Windows PC with Abyssal Terrors DLC

Primary full run

Current Steam/GOG PC release with fixes documented

Windows PC

The PC version is the best capture/settings route for Road to Hill 30, while the console versions are valid historical routes. Because it is an older Unreal-era PC release, compatibility fixes and widescreen/controller choices should be logged.

Definitive edition

Windows PC release with compatibility fixes documented

Primary full run

Current Steam/Ubisoft PC release

Windows PC

The PC version is the highest-fidelity capture route for Hell's Highway, with modern resolution and input/fix options. PS3 and Xbox 360 remain useful launch-console references, but they do not add unique story content over the PC route.

Definitive edition

Windows PC release with fixes/settings documented

Primary full run

Current Brütal Legend PC build

Windows PC

Brütal Legend launched on PS3/Xbox 360 and later came to PC. The PC version is the cleanest capture route while preserving the action/adventure and stage-battle content.

Definitive edition

Current Windows PC build

Primary full run

Official Hamster/Taito arcade rerelease

Arcade Archives

Bubble Bobble is an arcade original with many ports, but the official Arcade Archives route centers the 1986 arcade version for modern capture. Original hardware/MAME remains the comparison ceiling, especially for timing and two-player behavior.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Arcade Archives is the main route; original hardware and variant ports are separate comparison targets.

Definitive edition

Official Arcade Archives arcade rerelease

Primary full run

Original panoramic arcade release

Arcade

Buggy Boy was developed for arcades with a panoramic three-screen cockpit cabinet, later receiving a single-screen Buggy Boy Junior cabinet and home-computer ports. The panoramic arcade version is the highest-fidelity and most authentic route.

Definitive edition

Original panoramic arcade release

Primary full run

Original PlayStation 2 release via PCSX2

PlayStation 2

Bujingai is a PlayStation 2-only release, so the original PS2 version through PCSX2 is the complete and highest-practical-fidelity route.

Definitive edition

Original PlayStation 2 release via PCSX2

Primary full run

Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition

Windows

Bulletstorm released on Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 in 2011, then received Full Clip Edition on Windows/PS4/Xbox One in 2017, Duke of Switch Edition in 2019, and a VR adaptation in 2024. Windows Full Clip Edition is the highest-fidelity and most complete flat-screen route.

Definitive edition

Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition on Windows

Primary full run

Scholarship Edition

Windows

Bully released on PlayStation 2, then expanded as Scholarship Edition for Wii, Xbox 360, and Windows, with Anniversary Edition later on Android and iOS. Windows Scholarship Edition is the highest-fidelity route for the expanded single-player game, while Wii/Xbox 360/mobile versions preserve multiplayer modes absent from Windows.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Windows Scholarship Edition is the best main route, but multiplayer/Friend Challenges require Wii, Xbox 360, or Anniversary Edition.

Definitive edition

Windows Scholarship Edition for main play; Anniversary/Wii/Xbox 360 for multiplayer content

Primary full run

Original Data East / Bally Midway arcade release

Arcade

Bump 'n' Jump originated as a Data East arcade game on DECO Cassette System/dedicated arcade hardware, with later home ports and compilation releases adapting that arcade version. The arcade original is the highest-fidelity and most authentic route.

Definitive edition

Original arcade release / Data East Arcade Classics for official compilation access

Primary full run

Steam PC release

Windows PC

The Windows PC release is the earliest native release and best capture/fidelity route, while the later PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch ports have no sourced exclusive content advantage.

Definitive edition

Steam PC release

Primary full run

Original Xbox release

Xbox

The first Burnout launched on PS2 and later reached GameCube and Xbox. With no platform-exclusive content documented, the Xbox version is the strongest hardware/fidelity route among the original releases.

Definitive edition

Original Xbox release

Primary full run

Developer's Cut

Xbox

The Xbox Developer's Cut adds 21 car skins, 15 additional Crash mode tracks for 30 total, Xbox Live leaderboards, and custom soundtrack support. It is the most complete release.

Definitive edition

Xbox Developer's Cut

Primary full run

Xbox release via Xbox Originals where owned

Xbox / Xbox 360 Xbox Originals

Burnout 3 released on PS2 and Xbox, with the Xbox release later reissued on Xbox 360 through Xbox Originals. The Xbox route has the strongest hardware/fidelity ceiling and preserves the online/local feature set as much as current service availability allows.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Original online play is shut down, so the best route is now about offline fidelity/preservation.

Definitive edition

Xbox version

Primary full run

Xbox 360 version

Xbox 360 / Xbox One backward compatibility

The Xbox 360 version adds improved graphics, ten new Crash junctions, improved online systems, Burnout Clips, marketplace cars, and later Xbox One/Series backward compatibility. It is the most complete and best-preserved version, even though online servers are shut down.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Xbox 360 online servers are shut down, but its offline additions and backward compatibility still make it the primary.

Definitive edition

Xbox 360 version via backward compatibility

Primary full run

Original PSP release

PlayStation Portable

Burnout Legends repackages tracks and modes from the first three Burnout games for handheld play. The PSP version received much stronger critical reception and includes PSP-exclusive collector car Wi-Fi mechanics, while the DS port was poorly received.

Definitive edition

PSP version

Primary full run

Original PS2 release

PlayStation 2

Dominator released on PS2 and PSP. The PS2 version is the higher-fidelity main route, while the PSP version received two downloadable tracks, Carnival City and Red Gate, making it a secondary content supplement.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

PS2 is the fidelity primary; PSP has extra downloadable tracks.

Definitive edition

PS2 version plus PSP DLC track supplement

Primary full run

Original version with console DLC installed

PlayStation 3 / Xbox 360

The original Paradise released on PS3, Xbox 360, and Windows. The Windows Ultimate Box has enhanced PC display options but did not include every later console DLC pack at launch; Big Surf Island and Cops and Robbers were console DLC. For the original 2008 release family, PS3/Xbox 360 with all DLC installed is the most complete route.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Original PC has display advantages, while original consoles had the full late DLC path; the separate Remastered entry resolves this conflict for modern play.

Definitive edition

Original PS3/Xbox 360 with all DLC installed; otherwise use Burnout Paradise Remastered

Primary full run

Xbox Live Arcade release

Xbox 360

Burnout Crash! released on PS3, Xbox 360, and iOS. The Xbox 360 version includes Kinect mode, making it the most complete feature route, though it remains a downloadable/spin-off crash-game entry.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Xbox 360 has the exclusive Kinect mode; iOS had stronger review reception but is not feature-complete.

Definitive edition

Xbox 360 XBLA release

Sami sheet

Chosen platform PC

Rating 4.0

Primary full run

Burnout Paradise Remastered on Windows

PC

The remaster is the complete modern package and the Windows release has the highest practical capture ceiling: high-resolution output, 60 fps target, controller support, and no console capture constraints. The remaster includes the Year of Paradise add-ons, including Big Surf Island; the Switch version has the same 8 main DLC packs, so there is no content reason to choose a console route.

Definitive edition

Burnout Paradise Remastered on Windows

Primary full run

Original PlayStation release

PlayStation

Bushido Blade has no sourced modern remaster; the original PlayStation release is the complete version, and PS1 emulation provides the best capture route.

Definitive edition

Original PlayStation release

Primary full run

Original PlayStation release

PlayStation

Bushido Blade 2 was released on PlayStation and later reissued on PlayStation Network; the original PlayStation version remains the complete source release, with DuckStation providing the best capture route.

Definitive edition

Original PlayStation release

Primary full run

Historical Steam release

Windows

Factions was a standalone online multiplayer release for Windows and OS X, but its servers were shut down in 2021 and it is no longer normally playable.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

The issue is availability rather than fidelity: both documented releases depended on online services that were shut down.

Definitive edition

None currently playable through a normal official route

Primary full run

Current Windows PC release

Windows

Windows offers the highest-fidelity/capture route for the first Banner Saga and has no documented exclusive-content deficit compared with console or mobile ports.

Definitive edition

Current Windows PC release

Primary full run

Current Windows PC release

Windows

Windows is the best fidelity/capture route and has no documented exclusive-content deficit compared with mobile or console ports.

Definitive edition

Current Windows PC release

Primary full run

Current Windows PC release

Windows

Windows is the highest-fidelity/capture route for the trilogy finale and has no documented exclusive-content deficit compared with console ports.

Definitive edition

Current Windows PC release

Primary full run

Steam release

Windows PC

The Windows PC release is the best route because it is the original full release with PC capture/settings flexibility. Later PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch releases make the game available on consoles, but there is no sourced platform-exclusive story or mode content that outweighs the PC route.

Definitive edition

Windows PC Steam release

Primary full run

Original Steam release with Wrath of the Lamb

Windows PC

The Windows PC version is the best way to archive the original Flash-era game because it is the original release route, supports the Wrath of the Lamb expansion, and keeps the 2011 game's feel separate from the later Rebirth remake.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth and its DLC are more complete and technically modern, but they are a separate remake entry; choose the original PC release only when the 2011 Flash-era game itself is the subject.

Definitive edition

The Binding of Isaac on Windows PC with Wrath of the Lamb

Primary full run

Current Steam release with Afterbirth, Afterbirth+, Repentance, and Repentance+

Windows PC

The Windows PC version is the best archive route because it has the remake, the full major DLC chain, official mod support from Afterbirth+, the Repentance content path, and the free Repentance+ online-co-op update on Steam. Console routes are strong access routes, especially the Repentance releases, but PC is the safest current complete and capture-friendly build.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Console Repentance packages are convenient, but the Windows Steam route has the fullest current feature path through Repentance+ and remains the best capture/modding target.

Definitive edition

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth on Windows PC with Afterbirth, Afterbirth+, Repentance, and Repentance+

Primary full run

Current PC release

Windows PC

The Windows PC version is the best archive route because it is the original release platform for the Binding of Isaac prequel, has native PC capture flexibility, and has no sourced platform-exclusive gameplay content on later console or Android releases.

Definitive edition

The Legend of Bum-bo on Windows PC

Primary full run

Original PlayStation 2 release

PlayStation 2

The Bouncer was released for PlayStation 2 and no sourced higher-fidelity port, remaster, or remake was identified, so the original PS2 release is the complete version.

Definitive edition

Original PlayStation 2 release