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The Lion King (SNES, 1994), running as a native PC program

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points · since listing → Oct 19, 16:43 UTC

Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Oct 26, 05:20 UTC).

comments · buzz +2 in latest interval

14h

listed Oct 19, 05:20 UTC

Traction (points) over time

0510ListedOct 19, 16:43 UTC · 6 points · 2 comments · 11h after listing
1 reading (one per daily ingest run). Dots are recorded values; lines just connect them — nothing in between is measured.

Key statistics

Traction
6points
Comments
Rank in GAME this week
#8of 55 HN
Rank overall this week
#96of 973 HN
Sector hit rate
10.9%6/55 · 7D
Traction line
Below10+ points
First reading
6Oct 19, 16:43 UTC
Last reading
6Oct 19, 16:43 UTC
Readings
1over 11h

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