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invisimeble t1_iwl9gng wrote

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Blastercorps t1_iwlinwd wrote

One-up-manship. Special rank is above merely A rank.

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Mickey-the-Luxray t1_iwn9iuv wrote

S-ranks are actually a feature of Japanese academic grading, being their equivalent to an A+. Hence, Japanese games used that scale for their own grading, and thus the practice followed them across the pond.

Some games even have SS, SSS, or X ranks to denote extra super special ones.

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