Franchises starting with J

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Jade Empire: Special Edition

Windows PC

The PC Special Edition is the expanded route, adding extra content over the original Xbox release while giving the best capture/settings path. The original Xbox version remains useful for launch-version comparison.

Definitive edition

Jade Empire: Special Edition on Windows PC

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Original PC release via modern storefront/DOSBox package

MS-DOS / Windows DOSBox

The original PC version is the complete base game and is available through modern PC wrappers; the Nintendo DS version has altered content and cut features despite unique presentation changes.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

The DS port has unique presentation changes, but the original PC version is more complete.

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Jagged Alliance 1 Gold / modern PC DOSBox package

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Jagged Alliance 1 Gold / modern PC DOSBox package

MS-DOS / Windows DOSBox

Deadly Games is a stand-alone DOS expansion/sequel, and the modern PC package is the complete playable route.

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Jagged Alliance 1 Gold / modern PC DOSBox package

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Jagged Alliance 2 Gold / current Windows PC release

Windows

Windows is the original and most supported route, with modern storefront access and community compatibility/mod options; the Linux port has no exclusive content.

Definitive edition

Jagged Alliance 2 Gold on Windows, with compatibility/community fixes as desired

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Windows stand-alone expansion

Windows

Unfinished Business is a stand-alone Windows expansion for Jagged Alliance 2 and has no alternate platform with exclusive content.

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Windows PC release

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Windows stand-alone expansion

Windows

Wildfire is a Windows-only stand-alone expansion/mod-derived release for Jagged Alliance 2, so the PC version is the complete route.

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Windows PC release

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Windows PC release with Shades of Red and Point Blank DLC

Windows

Windows is the original and highest-fidelity route for this 3D Jagged Alliance 2 remake, with DLC availability and the most direct capture path.

Definitive edition

Windows PC release with Shades of Red and Point Blank DLC

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Windows stand-alone expansion

Windows

Crossfire is a Windows-only stand-alone expansion to Back in Action, and PC is the only documented release platform.

Definitive edition

Windows PC release

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Jagged Alliance Online: Reloaded historical Windows release

Windows (Reloaded)

The original browser service shut down and Reloaded was the later paid Windows re-release, making it the most complete historical form even though official live play is no longer available.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Reloaded is the best historical version, but shutdown/delisting means it is not a normal playable recommendation.

Definitive edition

Jagged Alliance Online: Reloaded, historical only

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Windows PC release

Windows

Windows is the main release and best capture route for this reboot/prequel attempt; macOS and Linux have no exclusive content.

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Windows PC release

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Windows PC release

Windows

Windows is the highest-fidelity release and has no content gap against the PS4/Xbox One versions.

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Windows PC release

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Current Windows PC release

Windows

Windows has the highest-fidelity route, mouse/keyboard controls, modding/tool support, and no content loss versus the console ports.

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Current Windows PC release

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Jak and Daxter Collection

PlayStation 3 via RPCS3

The PS3 Collection remasters the original trilogy at HD resolution, 60 fps, and trophy support, making it the best official route.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Unofficial OpenGOAL PC ports can exceed the official remaster fidelity, but the PS3 Collection remains the official primary recommendation.

Definitive edition

Jak and Daxter Collection on PS3

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Jak and Daxter Collection

PlayStation 3 via RPCS3

Jak II is included in the PS3 HD Collection, which is the best official route for the original trilogy.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Unofficial OpenGOAL PC route exists, but official PS3 Collection remains the primary archival recommendation.

Definitive edition

Jak and Daxter Collection on PS3

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Jak and Daxter Collection

PlayStation 3 via RPCS3

Jak 3 is included in the PS3 HD Collection, the best official route for the trilogy.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

OpenGOAL's Jak 3 PC port is public beta/feature-complete, but it remains unofficial.

Definitive edition

Jak and Daxter Collection on PS3

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PS2 digital release

PlayStation 4 / PlayStation 5 compatibility

Jak X was re-released digitally with the first four Jak games on PS4 and is available on PS5 through backward compatibility.

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PS4 digital release on PS5 compatibility

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2024 re-release

PlayStation 4 / PlayStation 5 compatibility

Daxter is a PSP spin-off that was re-released for PS4 and PS5 in 2024, making the modern PlayStation route the best official path.

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PS4/PS5 re-release

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2024 re-release

PlayStation 4 / PlayStation 5 compatibility

The Lost Frontier shipped on PSP and PS2, then was re-released for PS4 and PS5 in 2024, making the modern PlayStation route the best official path.

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PS4/PS5 re-release

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HD Collection

PlayStation 3 via RPCS3

The collection remasters The Precursor Legacy, Jak II, and Jak 3 for PS3 with HD visuals, 60 fps, and trophies.

Definitive edition

PlayStation 3 HD Collection

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PS4 digital bundle

PlayStation 4 / PlayStation 5 compatibility

The PS4 bundle contains the original trilogy plus Jak X and remains useful as the current official route for Jak X and a convenient route for the PS2 games.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Bundle is convenient and includes Jak X, but PS3 Collection is the better official route for the trilogy itself.

Definitive edition

PS4 digital bundle on PS5 compatibility

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Owned PC build; delisted Activision Bond route

Windows PC

The PC/HD-console version is the highest-fidelity shooter route, but Activision Bond titles were delisted after license expiration. A legal owned PC disc/digital copy is the capture route; PS2, Wii, and DS versions differ materially and must be labeled if used.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

The best route is delisted/owned-copy dependent, and platform branches differ.

Definitive edition

Legally owned PC/HD-console branch with delisting and multiplayer state documented

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007 First Light PC (Steam / Epic Games Store)

Windows PC

PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S launched together with the same content, so PC is the fidelity pick (uncapped settings and resolution against fixed console targets). The Switch 2 version arrived later and is the lowest-fidelity branch.

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007 First Light on Windows PC, current patch

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Retail PC release patched to 1.02

Windows PC

The PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 releases share the full HD Ryder campaign, but PC provides the highest rendering ceiling, widescreen/ultrawide options, and stereoscopic 3D support. The PC version is delisted and its retail release uses TAGES/Solidshield activation, so this recommendation is only practical with a legitimate working copy.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

PC is the fidelity winner for the HD Ryder game, but no single release contains the Wii/PSP Raiuk story or the Nintendo DS Nok story. Three branches are required for narrative completeness.

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GOG Jazz Jackrabbit 2 Collection data in Jazz² Resurrection

Windows PC

The GOG collection supplies the DRM-free base game, The Secret Files, and The Christmas Chronicles; Jazz² Resurrection imports those original assets into a maintained native engine with modern Windows support, native widescreen, pixel-perfect scaling, and unlocked frame rates.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Jazz² Resurrection has the best modern display and OS support, but it is a reimplementation and only partially supports some JJ2+/MLLE features. Keep the patched original engine for edge cases rather than pretending either route is a perfect superset.

Definitive edition

GOG Jazz Jackrabbit 2 Collection plus Jazz² Resurrection

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PlayStation Store enhanced classic

PlayStation 5 / PlayStation 4

The PS4/PS5 release is the best official route because it converts the PSP game with up-rendering, rewind, quick save, and custom video filters, and it also made the game officially available in Europe.

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PlayStation Store enhanced classic

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Original PlayStation 2 release via PCSX2

PlayStation 2

Jet Li: Rise to Honor 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.

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Original PlayStation 2 release via PCSX2

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North American Windows port with 3Dfx acceleration

Windows

The Windows version adds 3Dfx hardware acceleration with higher-resolution rendering and visual enhancements such as reflective water while preserving the original game's course and race structure.

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Windows 3Dfx-capable port

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Original standard PlayStation release

PlayStation

The standard PlayStation release keeps the full 10-racer format. The later Championship Edition runs at a higher frame rate but reduces the race field to four competitors, so it is a fidelity tradeoff rather than the best complete playthrough.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Championship Edition improves frame rate but reduces the race field to four, so the standard release remains the complete-play primary.

Definitive edition

Original standard PlayStation release

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Original PlayStation release

PlayStation

Jet Moto 3 is a PlayStation release with no sourced PC or modern remaster; the PSN release was removed shortly after release, making the original disc/emulation path the dependable preservation route.

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Original PlayStation release

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HD rerelease where owned

Windows

Jet Set Radio originally released for Dreamcast in 2000, followed by Japanese mobile versions, HD releases on PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation Vita, iOS, and Android, and later storefront delistings on some digital platforms. The Windows HD release is the highest-fidelity native route where owned, but the Dreamcast original remains important for original-release and soundtrack preservation.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Windows HD has the fidelity lead where owned, while Dreamcast is the preservation route for original-release context and soundtrack differences; use both when documenting the game comprehensively.

Definitive edition

Windows HD rerelease where owned, with Dreamcast original as preservation secondary

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Original handheld adaptation

Game Boy Advance

Jet Grind Radio for Game Boy Advance is a distinct handheld adaptation of Jet Set Radio, developed by Vicarious Visions with an isometric 2D presentation, local multiplayer, and hardware-specific compromises. Game Boy Advance is the only release and therefore the complete route.

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Game Boy Advance original

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Original Xbox release via Xbox hardware or Xbox 360 backward compatibility

Xbox

Jet Set Radio Future released only for Xbox in 2002, later becoming backward compatible on Xbox 360. The original Xbox release is the complete source version, with Xbox 360 backward compatibility as a convenient access route rather than a separate release.

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Original Xbox release

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Current PC release

Windows PC

Journey's PC release is the cleanest high-resolution capture route, while the PS3 original remains the historical launch version. The anonymous online companion system is central to the experience, so network/service state should be recorded.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

PC is the capture route, but PS3 is the original historical version and online companion state matters.

Definitive edition

Current PC release, with PS3 original as historical comparison

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Midway Arcade Origins backward-compatible release

Xbox One / Xbox Series X|S

Midway Arcade Origins contains the 1982 Williams arcade game and remains sold for Xbox One and Series consoles. It is the cleanest current official purchase route to the arcade version, with local play and modern display output.

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Arcade Joust through Midway Arcade Origins

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Current Steam release with free DLC

Windows PC

Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation is documented on Steam as a Windows colony/survival strategy game from Suncrash, with Workshop support and free Desert Survival and Outposts DLC listed on the store page. No sourced console, Mac, Linux, or mobile release was found in this pass. Windows PC with the free DLC installed is the complete archive route.

Definitive edition

Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation on Windows PC with free DLC

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PlayStation Store enhanced classic

PlayStation 5 / PlayStation 4

The PS4/PS5 PlayStation Store classic is the best current official route because it preserves the original PlayStation game on modern hardware after earlier PS3/PSP/Vita digital releases.

Definitive edition

PlayStation Store enhanced classic

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Original PlayStation release

PlayStation

The original PlayStation release is the highest-fidelity sourced version of Jumping Flash! 2; the later PSN release is a digital reissue of the same PS1 game.

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Original PlayStation release

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Original Japanese PlayStation release

PlayStation

Robbit Mon Dieu is a Japan-only PlayStation follow-up in the Jumping Flash line; the original PlayStation release is the complete sourced version, with the later Japanese PSN release serving as a digital reissue.

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Original Japanese PlayStation release

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Original Japanese release

PlayStation / PocketStation

Pocket MuuMuu is a Japan-only Jumping Flash spin-off built around PlayStation play plus PocketStation-connected mini-game content; the original release is the complete sourced version.

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Original Japanese PlayStation/PocketStation release

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Current PC release with DLC state documented

Windows PC

The PC route is the best capture path for park management, DLC campaigns, dinosaur roster, and graphics settings. Switch Complete Edition and sequels are separate routes and should not replace the original PC entry.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

DLC ownership and platform route determine campaign/dinosaur/content scope.

Definitive edition

Current PC release with DLC/park state documented

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Current PC release

Windows

The Windows release is the highest-fidelity and most configurable route; the Windows version is based on the original Xbox release.

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Current Windows release

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Current PC release

Windows

Just Cause 2 shipped on Windows, PS3, and Xbox 360; Windows is the highest-fidelity and most configurable route.

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Current Windows release

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XXL Edition / current PC release

Windows

Just Cause 3 shipped on Windows, PS4, and Xbox One; Windows XXL/current release is the best route with DLC support and higher settings.

Definitive edition

XXL Edition / current Windows release

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Complete Edition / current PC release

Windows

Just Cause 4 shipped on Windows, PS4, and Xbox One; Windows Complete/current release is the best route with DLC support and higher settings.

Definitive edition

Complete Edition / current Windows release

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Cancelled mobile project

Cancelled - iOS / Android early-access only

Just Cause Mobile had a regional early-access rollout but was cancelled before global launch in July 2023.

Fidelity vs completeness conflict

Cancelled before full launch; no stable public release matrix exists.

Definitive edition

Cancelled