So, let me get this straight, the number on the right is VGCollect's item numbering and the first was Gears Of War?
Ya. Gears of War was the 1st item in the database. Our database is based off of our old DigitalSomething.com website's Currently Playing feature. In that feature folks could add games to it and have a list of games in their profile that they were playing. Eventually the database grew to around 5,000 items and it began to be used as a collection listing. Unfortunately DigitalSomething died due to the difficulty of keeping up on gaming news and the massive server crash that almost wiped out VGC too.
When Matt started designing VGCollect, the item database from DigitalSomething was used as a jumping point to help give us something to build on. A lot of the first game listed are 360/PS3 era games, since that's what folks were playing.
Our first 10 titles are:
1. Gears of War - 360
2. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade - PC
3. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - 360
4. Guitar Hero II - PS2
5. Guitar Hero - PS2
6. Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin - DS
7. Battlefield 2142 - PC
8. Madden NFL 07 - Wii
9. Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies - DS
10. Call of Duty 3 - 360