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"https://codexery.com/video-game-consoles-by-generation/e/video-game-consoles-by-generation/cp-system-ii/": {"t": "CP System II", "s": "Encrypted arcade board that outlived its successor by four years."}, "https://codexery.com/video-game-consoles-by-generation/e/video-game-consoles-by-generation/super-nintendo-entertainment-system/": {"t": "Super Nintendo Entertainment System", "s": "A 16-bit console that defined a generation of gaming."}, "https://codexery.com/beat-em-ups-of-the-1980s/e/beat-em-ups-of-the-1980s/golden-axe-video-game/": {"t": "Golden Axe (video game)", "s": "Three warriors battle Death Adder for the Golden Axe."}, "https://codexery.com/dvd-interactive-technology/e/dvd-interactive-technology/thayer-s-quest/": {"t": "Thayer's Quest", "s": "A LaserDisc arcade game with full control over movement and objects."}, "https://codexery.com/arcade-game-library-of-the-1990s/e/arcade-game-library-of-the-1990s/raiden-ii/": {"t": "Raiden II", "s": "It is the second title in the 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