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- Notes
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Published only in Europe
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Published by Hasbro Interactive under MicroProse brand
- ↑ Copyrighted by MicroProse but published by Jaleco
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Published by Microplay Software
- ↑ Published European SNES and Mega Drive versions
- ↑ Released under MicroProse brand by Cybergun Group
- 1 2 Published by Infogrames under MicroProse brand
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Published by MicroStyle
- ↑ Published only in North America
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- ↑ "Carrier Command 2 on Steam". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ↑ "Darklands (1992)". MobyGames. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
- ↑ Chick, Tom (September 24, 2013). "Microprose still in business with Girl Fight". Quarter to Three. Retrieved April 11, 2020.