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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: Developer/Publisher Requests

« on: January 27, 2025, 09:49:21 am »

https://vgcollect.com/item/53716
Publisher: Thinking Cap Enrichment Programs, Inc., commonly known as simply Thinking Cap

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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: Category/Platform Requests 2.0

« on: January 25, 2025, 04:07:30 pm »

Category created

Thanks a lot, I already submitted the first few entries to the category.
Meanwhile I hooked Up with an old PSN-Buddy from NorthEast Brazil, who supplies me with brazilian forum and trading websites to help me research. I'll try to come up with as much data as I'm able to gather. 

I welcome VGCs focus on reliable data presented by mods and try to dig out some hidden visual material on brazil tec toy Sega releases.

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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: Category/Platform Requests 2.0

« on: January 22, 2025, 01:51:59 pm »

Holla everybody,

since there were a handfull of Sega Pico Games released by Tectoy in Brazil, why not consider adding Sega Pico (BR) as platform?   

I'd like to submit those few titles...

SegaRetro is down for me at the moment, so I can't confirm at this time. What we need to know before attempting:
1. I see there are a couple Portugese carts, Winnie the Pooh at least. Is this also released in EU, and if so how is the cart or packaging different?
2. I need to know what the BR box looks like for the system. I find pictures of the system but I do not know if they are imports or not. Since all of the Pico items on ML are the Japanese version, I can't trust a loose console from there.

I found a picture of a tec Toy Pico Box on this Page:
https://www.mazzola368leiloes.com.br/catalogo_lado.asp?Num=28390&Tipo=60&p=on

(5th. Picture)

Portuguese Pico products all have european style packaging and are considered EU releases.
Brazilian ones all show a Tectoy logo somewhere and have mostly blue packaging that distinguishes them from the other release versions.

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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: Developer/Publisher Requests

« on: January 18, 2025, 12:56:19 pm »

https://vgcollect.com/item/201219
Publisher: Reggiana Elettronica

https://vgcollect.com/item/279152
Developer: Reggiana Elettronica

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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: Developer/Publisher Requests

« on: January 17, 2025, 06:24:21 pm »

https://vgcollect.com/item/140934
Publisher: Sega Toys

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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: Category/Platform Requests 2.0

« on: January 17, 2025, 01:54:02 pm »

Holla everybody,

since there were a handfull of Sega Pico Games released by Tectoy in Brazil, why not consider adding Sega Pico (BR) as platform?   

I'd like to submit those few titles...

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General / Re: 52 Games Challenge 2025!!!

« on: January 15, 2025, 04:01:02 am »

I beat Donkey Kong Land for the Game Boy.  Very solid imitation of the DKC games with limited hardware.  But it is still limited.  The platforming controls aren't super-precise or responsive, and at least one gimmick level is terrible.  Not mind-blowing or anything, but good enough for what it is.

I beat this one a few years ago, and yea, some of the later levels in the game stayed in my memory as very annoying   
I played it with the Super Game Boy using the enhanced coloring and frame.

Not as flawless as it's SNES counterpart, but very playable for a GB game! 

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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: Developer/Publisher Requests

« on: January 09, 2025, 04:35:23 pm »

https://vgcollect.com/item/168007
Developer: Creative Print Ideas

https://vgcollect.com/item/156915
Developer: ELS

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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: Error Listings and rejected edits 2024

« on: January 08, 2025, 01:25:21 pm »

created a double listing:
https://vgcollect.com/item/278629

please delete, there's already an item with SC 3000 platform.

Thanks

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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: Developer/Publisher Requests

« on: January 08, 2025, 12:00:32 pm »

https://vgcollect.com/item/167975
https://vgcollect.com/item/167863
https://vgcollect.com/item/167871
Publisher: Dotsoft
Developer: Softgold

https://vgcollect.com/item/167868
Developer: Pandasoft

https://vgcollect.com/item/167869
https://vgcollect.com/item/167937
https://vgcollect.com/item/167940
Developer: John Sands Electronics

https://vgcollect.com/item/167932
https://vgcollect.com/item/167942
https://vgcollect.com/item/167943
https://vgcollect.com/item/167946
Developer: Pyramid Software (there's a dev called Pyramid listed, but I suggest this here's a different company)

https://vgcollect.com/item/167934
Developer: Hercules Gunter

https://vgcollect.com/item/167948
https://vgcollect.com/item/167973
Developer: Wayne G. Richmond

https://vgcollect.com/item/167971
Developer: Gold Record Software

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General / Re: What are you playing?

« on: January 08, 2025, 11:01:32 am »

After beating Slider, I started playing Fantasy Zone for Game Gear. Guess this one becomes another unfinished for my backlog 
But I made it to 2nd boss so far, writing down my highscores this time.
Current highscore: 49.800    trying to beat it after dinner...

Keep on playing folks!

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General / Re: Your 2025 Gaming and Collecting Goals

« on: January 06, 2025, 06:20:59 am »

My only goal regarding my collection this year is to buy less games and to play trough as many as possible.
Maybe there will be a few minor investions, if opportunity comes ... main priority are Game Gear cartridges. Most titles missing in my deck are rare and/or expensive ones now, so I need to save some cash.
Time to play the games I got. 

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General / Re: 52 Games Challenge 2025!!!

« on: January 05, 2025, 04:45:41 pm »

02 - Slider (SEGA Game Gear)
Highscore: 95.330

https://vgcollect.com/item/8650

This is another game out of my Game Gear cartridge collection that I own for several years. I tried it once and almost beat it, but my handhelds screen gave up and had to be replaced (one of the best gaming investions ever for me).

Slider is a classic arcade/puzzle game where the goal is to turn all blue level tiles into red ones by stepping (sliding) over them to finish 99 levels filled with fast sliding, fireball-shooting or homing monsters and different types of tiles and traps.
Being able to shoot the enemies and even pick up different shots as pickups made playing this game a fun experience for me. Graphics are just fine for a GG game from early 92. Music gets kinda boring quite soon due to the fact that there aren't many scores in total and the ones given all seem kinda generic and yea ... boring. This doesn't affect the addictiveness of gameplay though. Every level has a password so progress can be 'saved'.
It took me three sessions of a few hours to beat this game. Some levels really are a pain in the rear but there's always a chance of getting a level-skip pickup if you're stuck.

I'm still grinding mages in Final Fantasy IV in daily hour shifts, so this game was another in-between ... more to come

PS.: don't consider this post a serious entry in this challenge. Most games I beat in one year was little over 30. But I'll submit as much as I can to give you guys my review of the games I finish this year. Nevertheless is this challenge a great way to keep on returning to my pile of shame

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General / Re: What are you playing?

« on: January 04, 2025, 12:33:17 pm »

While still steadily grinding mages in Final Fantasy IV for their mage summon drop in hour-shifts, I distract myself with Slider for SEGA Game Gear, a short arcade-style puzzle game - I'm at Level 59/100 now, hoping to beat it this time, for last time I tried, my handhelds screen gave up and had to be replaced with a modern one first.
Speaking of modernizing the screen, I realized that the 6 batteries last about 10 hours now, so no more hasty uncomfortable GG gaming for me

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General / Re: What are the worst games you ever tried?

« on: January 04, 2025, 12:10:29 pm »

Medal of Honor, it's really a cheap copy of COD.

Medal of Honor is older than COD, though.

Right. First CoD dev team contained staff from former MoH developers that wanted to create a WWII game with less 1-man-army appeal than MoH.