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Title: How to handle ESRB rating varients
Post by: bobster on October 12, 2014, 10:18:52 pm

I'm not sure how to handle a variant I have of Kirby's Avalanche. It appears I would have to add a new entry but want to make sure I get the title right. The original listing we have has an ESRB rating of K-A while the version I have is E for everyone. The item number for the version I have also has an appended -1 at the end so I think it's a revision.

Do we track re-rated games? I was under the impression this was fairly common in early games, but browsing through the Super Nintendo category, I don't see any variants. Any help is appreciated! Thanks!

Title: Re: How to handle ESRB rating varients
Post by: foxhack on October 12, 2014, 10:24:56 pm

Yep.

Lion King Activity Center
http://vgcollect.com/item/60483 (ESRB)
http://vgcollect.com/item/60485 (RSAC)

We already track these for the Europeans (they really have a mess when it comes to ratings), just add the game with (whatever Rating goes here) in the title and mention it in the item description.

Title: Re: How to handle ESRB rating varients
Post by: pacpix on October 12, 2014, 10:26:39 pm

For Mario Kart 64 Players Choice I created a new entry and added (E Rating) to the end of the title.
http://vgcollect.com/item/49353

What I am not sure on is whether (K-A Rating) should be added to the first releases of the games that do have multiple rating variations.

Title: Re: How to handle ESRB rating varients
Post by: bobster on October 12, 2014, 10:38:47 pm

Thanks for the advice!

Here's the listing I made.
http://vgcollect.com/item/69847

The box picture was the best I could seem to find with the E rating. The cart picture is my own  :).

If it makes sense to change the other listing to state the ESRB rating in the title, let me know and I'll submit an edit.

Title: Re: How to handle ESRB rating varients
Post by: tpugmire on October 13, 2014, 10:36:48 am

Yeah, go ahead and edit the other listing so it will be easier to differentiate between the two.

Title: Re: How to handle ESRB rating varients
Post by: bobster on October 13, 2014, 10:40:50 am

Quote from: tpugmire on October 13, 2014, 10:36:48 am

Yeah, go ahead and edit the other listing so it will be easier to differentiate between the two.

Just submitted the edit. Should I somehow let everyone who had the original version know there's been a change and to check which version they have?