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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: Developer/Publisher Requests

« on: September 17, 2024, 03:16:19 pm »

IMO yes. This is a homebrew game that the developer put onto a cart and made a custom box for and is basically self-published. The company name is what is printed on the box for this release
https://forums.atariage.com/topic/319433-talvisota-a-sniper-game/page/2/#comments

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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: Developer/Publisher Requests

« on: September 12, 2024, 09:20:43 am »

Avalon Hill already exists.

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Style Guide and Identification / Videos

« on: September 05, 2024, 09:31:11 am »

Videos
https://vgcollect.com/browse/swagvideos

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Style Guide and Identification / Toys

« on: September 05, 2024, 09:30:59 am »

Toys
https://vgcollect.com/browse/swagtoys

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Style Guide and Identification / Strategy Guides

« on: September 05, 2024, 09:30:10 am »

Strategy Guides
https://vgcollect.com/browse/strategyguide

Entry Name
Entry name formatting should be prioritized in this order: spine, title page, front cover. If there are numerous title names, those lower in priority can be supplied to the Alt-Name field. It is also fine to clarify in the Description field that the spine title or front page title is being used as the entry name—something straightforward such as title name on spine/title page will suffice. Example: Doom II Survival Guide

There are few items which warrant the use of entry name edition formatting with a hyphen. Below are examples with typical formatting errors and how they should instead be presented:
incorrect name: God of War II - BradyGames Signature Series Guide
correct name: God of War II
incorrect name: Castlevania: Lament of Innocence - Official Strategy Guide
correct name: Castlevania: Lament of Innocence Official Strategy Guide

Items with the same name should use entry name descriptors just like entries in other categories.
Example: Banjo-Kazooie (Nintendo Power), Banjo-Kazooie (Prima)

Entry names should prioritize the item's localized name. If translated names also appear, they can be submitted to the Alt-Name field.
Example: Biohazard 4 Kanzen Kouryaku Guide

ISBN and Barcodes
ISBN information may be supplied to the Item Number field but should be formatted exactly as it appears. If both EU and NA details are present, NA should be prioritized.

Multiple barcodes representing different regions is common. NA barcode sequences (typically UPC but occasionally EAN) should be prioritized for the Barcode field.

Nearly all books from Japan feature two different JAN barcode sequences: one relating to its ISBN and the other relating to its market price. The sequence beginning with 978 should be prioritized as Barcode field information. More information about these barcode types can be found at the bottom of this page in the JAN codes for Books section. http://www.n-barcode.com/en/shurui/jan.html

Any additional ISBN or barcode sequence that is not formally submitted to their respective field can be submitted to the Description field.
Example: BloodRayne 2

Description
The Description field should not mention that a guide is intended to be used for a game of a specific platform. Often, this information appears on the item itself and therefore can be supplied to the Box Text field.
Example: Batman: Vengeance Official Strategy Guide (PlayStation 2)

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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: Developer/Publisher Requests

« on: September 05, 2024, 09:26:24 am »

https://vgcollect.com/item/271652
Publisher:  Atari Compendium

I can only find info relating to this with that company on this website, which shows it as Activision.
https://www.ataricompendium.com/game_library/classifieds/carts.html

Sorry, I completely forgot that I requested this.

So, in this case, here are two links which may help.  The first is from Atari.io user Scott Stilphen made in 2018 offering the cart for sale.  I believe Scott also operates Atari Compendium:

https://forums.atari.io/topic/3811-atari-vcs2600-bloody-human-freeway-cartridge/

The second is an archived copy of Atari Compendium's product page for Bloody Human Freeway.

https://web.archive.org/web/20191123021747/http://www.ataricompendium.com/game_library/classifieds/bhf/bhf.html

Both pages have pictures of the identical items.  So, after rereading this post, I guess the publisher could be either Scott Stilphen or Atari Compendium, a fielder's choice if you will.  There are also a couple of other homebrew/protos offered by Atari Compendium:  Arkyology, Meltdown, and a special version of Space Chase.

I don't think an item of this type can have a publisher. If I understand, this is a ROM that was found and put onto a cart with a custom label and sold online but not in a retail setting. In this case, there is no agreement between the developer and the person who sold it and thus this item has more in common with a bootleg cart than with a self-published game.

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Off Topic / Re: What TV/Netflix show are you currently watching? (Megathread)

« on: September 04, 2024, 10:24:46 am »

I started to watch the TMNT cartoon. I had the complete series on DVD for awhile now. A few things I noticed so far. First is that the episodes are not standalone, at least yet. I think they become more standalone later. The second was the most shocking to me. The origins of the Turtle Van, apparently the turtles stole Baxter Stockman's van in the Mousers episode. And between that and the next, Stockman went to jail. At which point, the Turtles then rob his house! I understand that Stockman becomes a villain later, but the way he is portrayed in the Mousers episode is that he is just looking for someone to sell his invention to, and is tricked by the Shredder. It is clear he did not want to use them this way and did the work for the Shredder under duress. And obviously he helps the Turtles when they find him.

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General / Re: What are you playing?

« on: August 30, 2024, 02:31:08 pm »

Minecraft back on my daily, the issue then becomes that when playing a pack it isn't a good idea to only play it once a week. So for now I am thinking that I am going to be focusing on Minecraft for a while.

In other news, I am once again going to be trying to find the max score on Bejeweled 2 flash running on Ruffle. Previously I ran into roadblocks where you could only get to just under level 200 before the game would freeze. But I recently updated my browser and noticed that it doesn't freeze at that point anymore. Previous pre-update scores were around 200 million. I did some test runs and did get to level 400 something before I ran out of moves BUT ran into another bug. If you continue to play after loosing, the score counter doesn't update. So when I submitted the level 400 score it was 0. I think I need to refresh after every failure and start over each time. I managed to get to level 200+ and got a score of 1 billion. I wonder how high it can go.

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Style Guide and Identification / Steelbooks

« on: August 29, 2024, 10:30:50 am »

Steelbooks
https://vgcollect.com/browse/swagsteelbooks

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Style Guide and Identification / Soundtrack

« on: August 29, 2024, 10:30:33 am »

Soundtrack
https://vgcollect.com/browse/swagsoundtrack

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Style Guide and Identification / Retail Code Cards

« on: August 29, 2024, 10:30:21 am »

Retail Code Cards
https://vgcollect.com/browse/swagcodecards

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Style Guide and Identification / Miscellaneous

« on: August 29, 2024, 10:30:05 am »

Miscellaneous
https://vgcollect.com/browse/merchmisc

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Style Guide and Identification / Magazines

« on: August 29, 2024, 10:29:47 am »

Magazines
https://vgcollect.com/browse/magazine

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Style Guide and Identification / Food Items

« on: August 29, 2024, 10:29:31 am »

Food Items
https://vgcollect.com/browse/swagfood

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Style Guide and Identification / Comics

« on: August 29, 2024, 10:29:14 am »

Comics
https://vgcollect.com/browse/comics

For comic books and manga

Title
Comics books
Title Vol # (Publisher) #n
Items in italics are only if required

Most comics have the actual title on the inside, typically on the first page.

Descriptors (only if needed)
- trade paperback