The Rating List

[lazertron]

No, the newer ELSPA logo originated in 1999, not 2000 as you stated.

I was once part of http://www.kinezu.ro/defconsoft/index.html, and the data from the PSXDatacenter was mostly built on our data from 15 years ago. And it's not error-free. Nor am I, as I slipped a few cells in the database and stated Shaolin as 1999 release, which of course it wasn't. It was released March, 2003

[tripredacus]

Well you can't fault anyone for getting things wrong if we are using your incorrect (and uncorrected) data as reference. :p

Anyways, do you have any links to official sources on the matter?

[lazertron]

Forget it. Not worth my time. Please be so kind to erase my profile. Thanks.

[tripredacus]

Forget it. Not worth my time. Please be so kind to erase my profile. Thanks.

https://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,10247.msg168250.html#msg168250

[tripredacus]

The GCAM (General Commission for Audiovisual Media) is a rating system used in Saudi Arabia since 2012.

3: Video game content suitable for ages 3 and above only.

7: Video game content suitable for ages 7 and above only.

12: Video game content suitable for ages 12 and above only.

16: Video game content suitable for ages 16 and above only.

18: Video game content suitable for ages 18 and above only.

To Be Classified: Equivalent to rating pending, is used in marketing materials. This rating was created in 2020.

[tripredacus]

The NMC (National Media Council) is a rating system used in United Arab Emirates from 2018-2021.

3: Suitable for 3.

7: Suitable for 7.

12: Suitable for 12.

16: Suitable for 16.

18: Suitable for 18.

21: Suitable for 21.

[dhaabi]

The Calificación de videojuegos is a rating system used in Chile since 2018. It is used in pair with the ESRB and PEGI rating systems.

ER: Video game especially recommended for children and adolescents: for containing educational material and no inappropriate material for their age.

TE: Video game without objectionable content that can be viewed by people of any age.

8+: Video game not recommended for children under 8 years of age because it contains a lower percentage of inappropriate language, sexual innuendoes or violence. Suitable for 8+.

14+: Video game not recommended for people under 14 years of age because it contains a moderate percentage of inappropriate language, sexual innuendoes or violence. Suitable for 14+.

18+: Video game not recommended for people under 18 years of age because it contains a significant percentage of vulgar language, explicit sexual material, frequent nudity or significant levels of violence. Suitable for 18+.

[dhaabi]

The Indonesian Game Rating System (IGRS) is a rating system founded and set by the Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Informatics in 2016.

SU: Playable for all ages.

3+: Age 3 and over. No restricted content is shown including adult content, use of drugs, gambling simulation, and online interactions.

7+: Age 7 and over. No restricted content is shown including adult content, use of drugs, gambling simulation, and online interactions.

13+: Age 13 and over. Restricted contents are partially shown, including light use of drugs and alcohol by figures/background characters, cartoon violence, mild language, gambling simulation, horror theme, and online interactions.

18+: Age 18 and over. Restricted contents are mostly shown, if not all, including use of drugs and alcohol by main characters, realistic violence (blood, gore, mutilation, etc.), crude humor, gambling simulation, horror theme, and online interactions.

[dhaabi]

Although I don't have a reliable resource to help me understand the information, numerous Japanese rating companies seem to all individually regulate adult videos and, to a lesser extent, adult video games. Here are some various resources: 1, 2, 3

Content Soft Association (CSA), or コンテンツ ソフト協同組合. Defunct in 2010 and is now a part of JSRC.


East Japan Content Software (EJCS), or 東日本コンテンツ・ソフト. Defunct in 2015 and is now a part of JCRC.


Japan Video Ethics Examination Organization, or 一般社団法人日本映像倫理審査機構. Renamed to JCRC in 2016.


Japan Contents Review Center (JSRC), or 日本コンテンツ審査センター. Previously known as Japan Video Ethics Examination Organization.


Japan Video Production and Sales Ethics Organization / Japan, Produce, Visual, Sell (JVSP), or 日本映像ソフト制作.


Visual Software Content Industry Cooperative (VSIC), or ビジュアルソフト コンテンツ産業協.

[dhaabi]

The International Age Rating Coalition (IARC) is an initiative aimed at streamlining acquisition of content ratings for digital video games and mobile apps, from authorities of different countries.

3+: Ages 3 and over.

7+: Age 7 and over.

12+: Age 12 and over.

16+: Age 16 and over.

18+: Age 18 and over.

Hourglass: Rating pending

[tripredacus]

TecToy used a rating system in Brazil in the 1990s.

Recomendado Todas as Idades T.I.: All Ages
Recomendado para Majores de 6 Anos: Ages 6 and over
Recomendado para Majores de 13 Anos: Ages 13 and over
Recomendado para Majores de 14 Anos: Ages 14 and over
Inadequado para Menores de 14 Anos: Ages 14 and over
Inadequado para Menores de 16 Anos: Ages 16 and over
??? 17 (appeared on House of the Dead for Saturn)
Recomendado para Majores de 18 Anos: Ages 18 and over

[tripredacus]

Sega used a rating system in Japan in the 1990s.

Zen Nenrei (推奨年齢 全年齢): All Ages (used before May 1995)
Zen Nenrei (推奨年齢 全年齢): All Ages (used after May 1995)
Nenrei Seigen 18 Saiijou (推奨年齢 年齢制限 18才以上): Ages 18+
X Shitei 18 Saiijou (Ｘ指定 18才以上): Ages 18+ X-rated

Bouryoku Nado no Hyougen ga Fukuma Rete Imasu (暴力などの表現が含まれています): Contains violence (not an age rating)

[dhaabi]

The SMECCV (Lineamientos Generales del Sistema Mexicano de Equivalencias de Clasificación de Contenidos de Videojuegos) is a set of guidelines used in Mexico since May 2021. All games distributed in Mexico will have their own set of ratings effective May 27, 2021, replacing the ESRB ratings system that was being used, while still being in accordance with them.

A: Todo Público | For All Ages

B: +12 Años | Age 12 and Over

B15: +15 Años | Age 15 and Over

C: Adultos +18 Años | Adults Age 18 and Over

D: Exclusivo Adultos | Exclusive to Adults

[ignition365]

Do we have a request to add SMECCV to the ratings list in the DB?

[tripredacus]

At this point I'd rather not add additional ratings until ratings can be reworked. I say this because I feel that all of these missing ratings (that are in this thread) should be something we could select, but also that adding them all into the drop-down list may be super annoying, especially since it would then space them out and most people are only using ACB, Cero, ELSPA, ESRB and PEGI options. Secondary to that is probably ClassInd.

If there is a better way to select ratings to put on entries then I would do it, but really would like to wait until a better way is determined.

Do we have a request to add SMECCV to the ratings list in the DB?