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

« on: Today at 12:04:27 pm »

Added the two Toymax sub-cats

I can't get to the Russian site that image is located on

Videogamekraken seems to indicate that the games for Giocatraduci and Agenda-Game are interchangeable.

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

« on: Today at 10:25:41 am »

Arcade
- DECO Cassette System
ITT
- Ideal-Computer
LCD Games
- Sanyo Giocatraduci (can also put the cart from Sanyo Agenda-Game into here)
PC-50x
- Videomaster Colour Cartridge

CPS Dash already is to go into Arcade Boards as per:
https://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,10835.msg177710.html#msg177710

Is the Arcadia II just branding or is it different or incompatible with Arcadia?

APF Imagination Machine looks to be an accessory, similar to say, Sega CD. It adds the ability for MP1000 to use cassettes. Will need an example of a retail released cassette existing before creating this sub-cat.

DECO Cassette System is for the games only, not the security Keys.

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General / Re: IGN just acquired a ton of their competitors

« on: May 23, 2024, 12:17:42 pm »

All major new sources have paid articles. It even happens in television news, especially for local TV news where segments consist of three things primarily: 1. Local stories, 2. national stories, 3. paid stories. The paid stories are done as a form of advertising, they are either acquired by the company itself (they have sales departments) or come from one of the services they subscribe to. Print media does the same thing and since online news websites are based on the workings of legacy (print and television) media, it is expected that they work the same way.

In the early internet things were different because those legacy media corporations did not have a large foothold. Sure they had their own websites but there were many other websites that sprang up where news was being delivered by non-affiliated aka regular people. This is "on the streets" reporting which is usually better in at least that it is organic. Over time those new internet alternatives disappeared, either were bought by the new guard of online media (who were able to suplant legacy media since they were not quick enough to adapt) or disappeared over time like forums. Independent media barely exists now and the on-the-streets equivalent is only found on social media sites.

There is always going to be bias. The big company's bias is driven by money and the regular person bias is their own opinions. You won't ever escape that as there are far too few people who are able to deliver information in that way. And if metrics are correct, people tend to prefer news that is biased or opinionated more than just straight information. Straight info is the domian of specialized fields (science and finance) and the average person is not interested in that type of information.

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General / Re: IGN just acquired a ton of their competitors

« on: May 22, 2024, 12:06:08 pm »

The loss is huge. This isn't good for the gaming industry. Every site being under one banner means less trust

IGN has a history of doing this. They purchased/merged with GameSpy and subsequently nuked the Planet sites many years ago. IMO, the online landscape for gaming news went down the toilet back then and not this recent thing.

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Modern Video Games / Re: Funko Fusion

« on: May 21, 2024, 12:00:38 pm »

Emojis > Chibis and I hate Emojis

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Hardware and Tech / Re: How Do I Find And Download "AV to USB 2.0 Driver For Windows 10

« on: May 21, 2024, 09:18:22 am »

Need the Hardware ID as shown in Device Manager.

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General / Re: VGC's Anonymous/"General" Topic:

« on: May 20, 2024, 12:01:03 pm »

I recently created a Discogs account to manage my small collection of music. After cataloging everything I own that's already present on the site, I've begun submitting new items. For my first submission, it took well over an hour to finalize it as I tried to understand their system and UI alongside additional (unwarranted but welcomed) feedback which was quickly given from other members.

Discogs has an in-depth database with an incredibly active community to help build it. Something like that for VGCollect seems nice, but the experience also felt a little overwhelming. I can't imagine many casual collection-tracking members—especially new ones—willing to go through that process to catalog a simple CD or game.

Discogs is extremely annoying for adding missing items. Since I had previously worked in the music industry, I have some CD and record releases that are not on there, and getting them to be added onto there was such a pain that I stopped using the site.

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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: Metal Gear Solid Day One Edition Switch

« on: May 20, 2024, 10:57:52 am »

What seems to me is that this is one of those situations where an entry was made for a game before it came out, and wasn't updated with the correct art/title when it did release.

So I'm pretty sure that this is the item you are looking for:
https://vgcollect.com/item/246932

A quick check on Ebay seems to indicate there is no non-Day One Edition that was released.

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News / New DB Mod - nathan776

« on: May 20, 2024, 10:52:43 am »

Let's congratulate our new DB Mod, nathan776!

(previous threads like this say "let's welcome" but he has already been on the site for a long time and that didn't make sense lol)

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

« on: May 17, 2024, 11:38:53 am »

Added

Bandai
- Bandai Denshi Manga Juku
Capcom
- Capcom Consoles
- CPS Changer
M&D
- M&D Consoles
- Monon Color
Philips
- Philips Tele-Game
Toymax
- Toymax Consoles
- Toymax Arcadia

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

« on: May 16, 2024, 10:43:50 am »

Added:

RCA Studio II
- Visicom COM-100

Konami
- Konami Consoles
- Konami Picno

PC-50x
- Video Cassette Rock

Interton
- Interton Consoles
- Interton Video 2000

Milton Bradley Omni is not a video game.

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Hardware and Tech / Re: New PC Talk...

« on: May 16, 2024, 10:10:32 am »

Am I getting that much of an upgrade with just some new parts? I tried to sorta browse what I think an upgraded build for me could be on Youtube and it didn't seem like I would be getting a huge leap on more graphic heavy games that are out now. An improvement for sure, better than what I got now, but I'm trying to do a big leap in quality while also setting myself up for the next couple years

There isn't a way to know without being able to try both. The price on your picker deal is pretty good considering what is included.

Personally I notice when playing games that max settings usually isn't worthwhile. First because there are many games where I can't tell the difference between Med/High/Ultra. Second is that unless the game is a walking simulator or some other type thing where you get to look around at the environment alot, the extra things that appear may not be noticable if you are focusing on the action. Since you're talking about Helldivers 2 the MP game, it is similar to me when I was playing BO4, where I didn't need or want the graphics to be on max because competition (and hence, speed/performance) takes priority over how the game looks. Even BITD the best Q3 player I personally knew ran the game on low settings to get the highest framerate. I know multiplayer games are more in the general public so you may not be a competitive player that cares about that, idk.

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Hardware and Tech / Re: New PC Talk...

« on: May 16, 2024, 09:52:48 am »

This is a long amazon link but this is my current gaming monitor it's big and clear and works and even can sound great too with HDMI sound, it is versitle and I could even play a console on it if I wanted to I probally could even hook a cable box to it also I but this is not a smart tv

https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Basics-75hz-Panel-Monitor/dp/B08WJ3GYC9/ref=sr_1_1_ffob_sspa?crid=AL1ADG1JE922&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.A-X3GESwiWdUuk2y6Q74FcYO-gcmrW6LHBq-V6-vLGANbKSPcUPvm9YC9CRYGOzlhxR6zHKYoqIdZ9f3XZCXK3Nn4EAHIcm9YBcDy_ycpUBehGd43aVXk2VXlORCbrynX2qoNbVzTWFa-D3SUMYrccMBEIJpaBNH3N6Dv75ohCyz9FE5xvAvwe2KUbZFCz8U2sCKfhPQYyH3Hdb6fdKqHjhKs8dsgO-OraecNvxYFfU.8OxgMMBBMzw3f8u3nbVee8vpnTgrh6ANqen4odI-Tug&dib_tag=se&keywords=monitor&qid=1715848287&sprefix=monitor%2Caps%2C3691&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1

You don't need to post the full URL. Short URL is the same (just have /dp/ASIN)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08WJ3GYC9/

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

« on: May 15, 2024, 10:00:54 am »

I was wrong about IQ cartridges being for both EU and NA (which makes sense, but I do believe I read that somewhere.) I've identified an OZ game released in NA. Can this item also be submitted to Sharp Electronic Organizer, or do the categories now need to be divided by region since you mentioned the existing category as for EU only?

There is no region on the sub-cat. Any game for "Electronic Organizer" can be put into there.
This is true of any sub-cat that doesn't have a TLD in the name.

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

« on: May 14, 2024, 11:58:41 am »

Made sub-cat for Sharp Electronic Organizer for the EU games under PDA.

The systems cannot be added at this time because they are neither Consoles or Computers. There is more involved than just adding a type, it needs to also show up in reports. So we kick that can down the road as the priority is low.