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Just noticed that this category's name has one too many L's in it:
It reads Phillips Odyssey when it should be Philips Odyssey, am I right?

https://vgcollect.com/browse/odyssey2brazil

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General / Re: VGCollect 2024 Secret Santa!
« on: December 30, 2024, 08:47:15 pm »
Thanks, dhaabi
I was considering buying that one. I had never seen a power cable connector like that! Looks like a phone line or something.
No wonder why the CDi was such a hit! Haha

That's quite the gift to send, koemo1! Hopefully you can try it out soon. This may be the right power supply cord? Although it's not exactly the cheapest, it was the only one I was able to find. Maybe cheaper listings will appear in time.
https://www.ebay.nl/itm/387460842046


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General / Re: VGCollect 2024 Secret Santa!
« on: December 23, 2024, 02:46:19 am »
I finally had some time to open and contemplate my gift today and I gotta say its one of the most amazing video game related presents anyone has even given me!
I wasn't expecting it AT ALL.



I had never even seen one of these in person and receiving it as a gift is absolutely insane!
Now I need to find a power suply unit for it though... Haha
If anyone can help me in finding one compatible with a this specific model (CDI450), please let me know.

I'm so happy for being part of this community!
Happy holidays to everyone! And a special one to my Secret Santa koemo1 and to dhaabi for organising everything this year again!

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General / Re: VGCollect 2024 Secret Santa!
« on: December 18, 2024, 08:38:41 pm »
I had sent out a message to you and koemo1 a few days ago about time availability for this weekend, but I never gained a reply. I'm not sure what the status of the situation going on in koemo1's personal life may be, so they may not be available during that window. But after this weekend, I won't be available for a meeting, so I'll be opening my gift regardless by Sunday night local time.

Sorry, dhaabi.
I had seen your message, but forgot to confirm my availability.
Unfortunately, I don't think I'll be able to join you, so I'll probably open my box when I get home later today.
I'll make sure to post a photo and my impressions here!

Sorry again.

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General / Re: VGCollect 2024 Secret Santa!
« on: December 18, 2024, 08:12:38 am »
I haven't opened my box yet either...
Are we still planning do do a live or may I open it? Haha

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Modern Video Games / Re: The Game Awards 2024
« on: December 13, 2024, 05:57:44 pm »
Very clear that woke feminists have taken over the industry.

As a woke social justice warrior feminist commie myself, all I can say is "I wish..."

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Modern Video Games / Re: The Game Awards 2024
« on: December 13, 2024, 04:44:16 am »
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound really got my attention and since Sega is bringing back Virtua Fighter, it made me wish they'd do something with Shinobi as well...

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General / Re: VGCollect 2024 Secret Santa!
« on: December 11, 2024, 04:46:00 pm »
I guess this means December 14th 11h00 AM in Japan, right?
If so, I'm in!

I would be interested but it depends on if my package arrives by Friday. If it does, we can do something at 9 EST like we did last year?

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General / Re: VGCollect 2024 Secret Santa!
« on: December 09, 2024, 08:59:38 pm »
Hi everyone.

Previously, I had some other stuff to do on the 13th (14th in Japan), but my appointment was canceled, so if eveyone (or anyone) is it up to it, we can do a get together on Friday!
What do you say?

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General / Re: VGCollect 2024 Secret Santa!
« on: November 27, 2024, 05:02:20 am »
Sorry for being absent of most of the discussion this year... Sorry, but December 13th doesn't work for me...
How about the next Friday (December 20th)? My giftee should have received their package by then ass well.

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General / Re: VGCollect 2024 Secret Santa!
« on: October 21, 2024, 05:54:51 pm »
I'll try send the package to my giftee so that they'll receive it by mid-December as mail tends to become a little bit chaotic as we get closer to Christmas.

As for my wishlist. It's not very long and I'll try adding some stuff to it soon, but as always, I appreciate all Sega games from any region (no need to be Japanese). Also, PlayStation 1〜5 struff is always very welcome!

Looking forward to shopping for this person this year!

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Classic Video Games / Re: PriceCharting.
« on: June 24, 2024, 06:15:55 pm »
I rarely (if not ever) use PriceCharting as they have a VERY limited archive of Japanese games (which constitutes almost all of my collection).
That said, as far as pricing may help a liiiiittle bit in discovering whether a game is authentic or not, it is far from being a reliable metric.
For example: many "repros" released by PCE Works are close to indistingable from the real thing both in looks and price, so...

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Perfect!
Thanks, dhaabi! I already created a new entry for the European release with the appropriate cover art.

Also, since I'm here, I should add that all those blank entries from before were mine. I had trouble with my internet connection and with some of the images I was trying to upload, so it all got messed up. Sorry for the trouble.

To clarify, your edits were only rejected because they don't align with what the entry was seemingly intended to represent, so we shouldn't overwrite that entry's information.

Ordinarily, the two items would be placed in the EU category due to Strictly Limited Games being located in Europe, but that isn't the case in this situation since the two versions in question are region-specific releases. Because of that detail, the two items can be placed in their respective regional categories. From the Platform post of the style guide:


Originally, this item was submitted to the Sega Mega Drive [EU] sub-category, but it was possibly changed with later edits. Since we can't confirm what the original art was (if there was any), the updated art may have just been higher quality. At the same time, the entry may have been submitted to the EU category with the same thinking that you're presenting, that the item belongs in that category placement due to the publisher's location. But, since the entry creator has been inactive for nearly two years, we can't ask them for any clarification.

Since 221041 has featured NA details for 18 months without anyone else bringing attention to this problem, I find re-categorizing it to the Sega Genesis sub-category to be the best solution, which has been updated just now by me. A new entry for the Mega Drive version which you own can be submitted to that appropriate category.


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So I recently had a box art edit rejected for this item:
Mad Stalker: Full Metal Forth (https://vgcollect.com/item/221041)
I just got the game on mail yesterday and scanned the both the front and back covers, so I am pretty sure the art isn't wrong, haha.
But here is the thing:
Taking a look at the Strictly Limited website, I realized that there are two versions of this release.

One is being sold as "MAD STALKER: FULL METAL FORTH (MEGA DRIVE COMPATIBLE GAME)":
https://www.strictlylimitedgames.com/collections/mad-stalker-full-metal-forth/products/mad-stalker-full-metal-forth-mega-drive-game

And the other as "MAD STALKER: FULL METAL FORTH (GENESIS COMPATIBLE GAME)"
https://www.strictlylimitedgames.com/collections/mad-stalker-full-metal-forth/products/mad-stalker-full-metal-forth-genesis-game

My question here is: how should we list these?
Should the first one (the one I boght and tried to edit yesterday) be added to the database as an European release and the other as a North American one?
Or, since Strictly Limited is based in Germany, should both be considered European releases and the have the distinction between them made clear on each entry's name?

Thanks in advance.

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Video Game Database Discussion / PC Engine System Cards
« on: June 22, 2024, 03:21:56 am »
Going through the various versions of PC Engine System Cards, I found out that most of them are listed as games, but the Super System Card Ver.3.0 (https://vgcollect.com/item/12882) is listed as NEC System Accessory (https://vgcollect.com/browse/tg16pceaccessory).
I understand all those cards should be categorized as Accessories, but I'd like to ask for your opinions first.

Also, I noticed that there seems to be no standardization regarding the naming of the cards:
CD-ROM System Card Ver. 1.0 (https://vgcollect.com/item/166145)
CD-ROM2 System Card Ver.2.1 (https://vgcollect.com/item/83250)
NEC Super System Card Ver.3.0 (https://vgcollect.com/item/12882)

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