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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: LeoneFamily's VGC Database Work

« on: May 31, 2022, 01:23:16 pm »

Thanks both for your replies. Controller Adapter is actually that guy's registered company name. Therefore, I will list it under Controller Adapter SNES-2-3DO (Black/Gold). Since the controller adapter logo is on that "shipping box" I'll count it as the actual item's box.

There's 4 different color variants for this item. Should I add them all separately? I spoke with the guy who builds these accessories and he told me that all the color variants share the same shipping box, the only way to tell the variant without opening the box is to look at the shipping label where the color is indicated.

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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: LeoneFamily's VGC Database Work

« on: May 28, 2022, 03:31:23 pm »

This is the SNES-2-3DO (Black/Gold variant). It can be purchased here:

https://controlleradapter.com/products/snes23do

I'm going to add it to the database, but I'm unsure about a few details. These accessories are made by one guy with his 3D printer, so obviously it's going to go in the Unofficial Release category. But I'm wondering, could the shipping box it comes in be considered as the actual "item box"? On one end, it's just a shipping box, but yet there's the ControllerAdapter logo on it. And also, there's a sticker of the ControllerAdapter logo inside (as well as candy). Should I consider this as the item box when I create the item in the database or should I disregard this and just consider this item as a loose artisanal accessory? Also, we have to keep in mind that there are different color variations but that difference is not indicated on the box itself, only on the shipping slip.

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Site Feedback / Re: Would anyone be interested in A VGcollect Discord Server?

« on: May 26, 2022, 08:50:20 pm »

We already have the forums. I see no point in creating a Discord.

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Off Topic / Re: VGcollect nostalgia

« on: April 25, 2022, 11:21:18 am »

As for Gamespot's forum it was more or less pure shit. It was full of trolls, the worst fanboys you've ever seen online, and moderators on a constant power trip just waiting for the most minor infraction to temporarily suspend or ban you.

I used to double-track my collection on both VGcollect and Gamefaqs at the same time in the beginning, but I stopped going on Gamefaqs and do exclusively VGcollect because the way we classify individual game releases is way better than Gamefaqs. And yes, I saw how much of a mess the forums were, it was a jungle.

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Off Topic / Re: VGcollect nostalgia

« on: April 24, 2022, 08:15:47 pm »

Been here since 2017. I was still a teenager at that time. VGcollect is an important part of my life.

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General / Re: What would you do if you lost your entire collection?

« on: April 15, 2022, 12:42:32 pm »

If such a thing was to happen, I would completely give up on collecting.

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General / Re: Ever bought a game for a system you didn't own?

« on: March 19, 2022, 04:29:41 pm »

The whole reason why I'm on VGcollect has to do with this. I bought my very first 3DO game in 2017 back when I was a teenager. The game was OverDrivin'. I Google searched the game and found a link to itm#15478. That's how I found VGcollect and that what fueled me to start collecting. Eventually I got my first 3DO console in 2021.

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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: Error Listings and rejected edits 2022

« on: March 08, 2022, 04:11:19 pm »

Tried changing #213062 out of "Xbox One Accessory" and into the general Accessory category like it was originally and how it should always have been, but it was rejected. It's the exact same thing as #135822 but in a different color. This is NOT an item made for Xbox specifically, they're just regular headphones with a standard headphone plug. Astro decided to put some giant Xbox lettering on the box just for cosmetic reasons, because there's some green on the headphones and that's Xbox's colour. The box still says that it's compatible with PS4, Switch, Mobile, e.t.c. so it should be in the Accessory category, not Xbox One Accessory. #135822 for instance is the same headphones but in different colours, and it has a big PS4 lettering on it, but it's in the appropriate category, so why shouldn't #213062 be in the same category aswell?

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Off Topic / Re: Are You _______ About Someone Knowing Your IP Address

« on: January 28, 2022, 11:13:40 pm »

I work in IT Security so I'll educate you a little but on how IPs work.

Fun fact: did you know there's a massive secret data center near my hometown in a remote region of Canada? Of course you didn't, even the common inhabitants of my hometown aren't aware of it. I had the misfortune of being a little too exploratory with my late night drives when I got my first car at 18. One night I'm exploring the outskirts of the town and I notice that there's a large plot of land somewhere which is all fenced-off and the building is very far away (there's a lot of open space between the fences and the building). As I stay in front of the gates with my car, I also notice that weirdly the windows of that building are very reflective, we can't see inside no matter what.

Then an armed man comes out of the building and approaches me. I must leave, but I was still very curious so I was eventually explained by someone what this place was. According to them it's literally the largest data center in Canada, and the reason why it was in such a remote region is because our cold climate is ideal for these kind of servers. And these windows, they say, are made out of Titanium and are resistant to all types of firearms and even some explosives. I'm not going to reveal where that data center is though, the government is probably already watching me just for making this post lol 

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General / Re: What was your greatest game-related find from a yard sale/thrift store?

« on: January 28, 2022, 10:47:46 pm »

On my end, it was my copy of OverDrivin' on the 3DO, and this is exactly what led me to find VGcollect.

We're in 2017 and I'm still just a teenager with barely 80 items in my "collection". I visit the shittiest thrift store which smells weird in my hometown (in a remote region of Canada). Inside a plastic bin and in the middle of lots of PC shovelware I see a cover that intrigues me. OverDrivin' for the 3DO, CIB with the obi-strip inside. At that time I very vaguely knew about the 3DO. I also had no idea that this game was in fact the very first Need For Speed which was branded differently in Japan at the time. So I ended up paying 5$ for it, and I immediately hop on my bicycle and get home. I look it up on the internet, and that's how I find VGcollect.com, thanks to item #15478. I'm sooo frickin proud that I create my VGcollect account and this item is the very first that I add to my collection. If you go to my profile and click on the gallery you'll see hilariously outdated photos of my "collection" when it started out in 2017, and you can always see OverDrivin' proudly displayed on the pictures.

I also have another interesting thrift store story, but it doesn't involve video games.

For a long time I was desperately looking for the VHS of The Fifth Element. I would go very often to the thrift stores and check EVERY bin for it but it just never popped up. Then one day, I'm there with my cousin. We notice that they added a new shelf with more tapes inside. On the bottom tablet the tapes were very misorganised and placed chaotically. Because I'm standing up I can't see the tapes on top of that misorganised pile (since they're hidden from my point of view by the next tablet). So I crouch down (without looking) and I say to my cousin "Watch this, I'm going to FINALLY find the Fifth Element without even looking". Just by feeling the tapes with my hand, I blindly pick one VHS on top of that pile... AND IT'S THE FUCKING FIFTH ELEMENT. We flipped the f* out. What are the chances? (especially since that's exactly the reason why we were at the thrift store in the first place)

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Classic Video Games / Re: Where do the GTA games rank from your favorite to least favorite?

« on: December 30, 2021, 09:57:33 am »

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad Of Gay Tony
Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
Grand Theft Auto III
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
Grand Theft Auto V
Grand Theft Auto: The Lost And Damned
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Grand Theft Auto
Grand Theft Auto 2
Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 (and London 1961)
Grand Theft Auto: Advance

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News / Re: Find out how many items you have created!

« on: December 30, 2021, 09:49:06 am »

Add me in please!

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Site Feedback / Re: It's time we create a notification system for when items are modified or deleted

« on: December 26, 2021, 01:13:25 pm »

This has been a feature I personally suggested among other staff. How such a feature is introduced and implemented is an issue, though. There is a considerable backlog of site issues that need to be addressed both on user side and mod side, and other features may need to be addressed before solving this issue. Just know that you're not alone in having this opinion. It's not uncommon for me to discover new items in my collection that warrant new entries being made, for myself or for others.

There's already a notification system for accepted/rejected edits, so I suggest it could be implemented in the same way? But anyways, in my situation, it is the biggest issue that I'm facing on the site right now. I suppose many others agree with us aswell. I wonder how long it will take until this is implemented, because the day it will be implemented I will have to review my entire collection and make sure everything is accurate. Until then, my collection will just continue to grow and it will get even worse for me the longer we wait.

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Site Feedback / It's time we create a notification system for when items are modified or deleted

« on: December 26, 2021, 11:34:01 am »

Often we have items in the database that are created with missing information. x item is created and everyone assumes it's the only variant. But sometimes, much later afterwards, someone realises that two or more variants of that item exists and it becomes necessary to create a second item to differenciate the two. In this instance, the original item gets changed to one of the two variants. But if I'm unlucky enough to own the second variant, since the original item now becomes the first variant, it creates an error in my collection database, because now it says I own an item which I don't actually own.

It happened to me once with item #1521 when it was found out there was a second variant of it, which was created as item #163912. One day I'm just browsing the PS2 section for fun and I notice the two, and realise the item I had added to my collection initially is now incorrect.

And now it just happened again with item #175417 and #211404. I own the latter, and thank god I logged on at the perfect moment to notice the new item in the Latest Items bar, because otherwise I would have been stuck with yet again an item rendered incorrect due to changes in its description.

We seriously need to implement a notification system for when items in your collection are modified, to avoid added items becoming retroactively incorrect. I'll have to go back and double check all of my 1000+ items in my collection now, because I'm starting to notice that at least a good amount of them have become incorrect over the years. Just imagine those with 10000+ items in their collection already!

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News / Re: Also On Platforms Feature

« on: December 01, 2021, 11:25:09 am »

I'm not too keen on this new feature, it makes the items page look too overwhelming and it feels a bit unneccesary. But at least it doesn't mess with the rest of the features.