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Video Game Database Discussion / PS2 Shadow of the Colossus different barcode

« on: July 23, 2025, 12:44:35 pm »

Im not sure if this is even worth posting but i will anyway because someone might find it of interest 

Ive just picked up a nice copy of Shadow of the Colossus for the PS2 and added it to my collection in the database but i notice that the barcode on my copy is different to the one in the database.  On investigation i cannot find any other example of this game with the same barcode as the one i have :/

Looking through Ebay, every listing that shows the barcode shows the one in your database.  For some reason i appear to have an uncommon one thats exactly the same in every way as the standard edition except for the barcode.

PS2 Shadow of the Colossus with barcode 711719653967

My copy with barcode 711719654964

I dont think its necessary to add a new listing for this barcode difference but does anyone know anything about this?

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Video Game Database Discussion / PS2 UFC Throwdown listing

« on: July 23, 2025, 12:18:47 pm »

Ive just added another version of UFC: Throwdown that wasnt in the database and notice the title it probably wrong but i wanted to check before amending it.

The listing that was already in the database is titled 'Ultimate Fighting Championship: Throwdown' HERE.  The problem is that nowhere is the UFC acronym written in full, its always referred to as UFC.  On the spine, the disk and every graphic its called UFC only.

I always use the game name from the spine of a game so the title in the database feels wrong to me.

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Video Game Database Discussion / Missing game front covers

« on: March 10, 2025, 10:58:42 am »

Have you finished reinstating all images/pictures that you can after the database outage?

I ask because i have some images i can submit to fill in some gaps.  I dont want to waste time submitting them if they will be replaced with originals in the future.

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News / Re: Site Status

« on: February 27, 2025, 12:25:45 pm »

Is it worth adding more images at the moment?

The existing images are still down, but does that mean any new additions will not function?

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Classic Video Games / Re: The Best Retro Game Music - 8bit and above

« on: October 08, 2024, 03:35:13 pm »

I never played ZX Spectrum but I love that metallica instrumental orion! What was that game about? I'm shure there's a way to find it ... 

Besides, couldn't it be that instead of the games music creator being inspired by metallica, metallica may have been inspired by this game?  Consider the release year of this album ...

I have no clue whether the game or Metallica did the riff first.  I just remember connecting the two back in the 1980s, that theyre the exact same riff.  From the depths of my memory i think i remember it being on a title screen, probably some kind of D&D or RPG game.

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Classic Video Games / Re: The Best Retro Game Music - 8bit and above

« on: October 03, 2024, 11:24:44 am »

Ok i have a mission for everyone on here with Retro game music knowledge...

When i was a kid I distinctly remember playing a game on the ZX Spectrum in the mid 1980s that had a tune i really liked on it.  I remember later finding out that the tune was the bass riff from Metallica - Orion.  I now cannot find that game!

I always thought it was a game called Dark Star, but i cannot find any music on that game now. Im guessing it was another early Spectrum release   

If anyone can find the game it would be awesome!

Metallica Bass Riff starts at 3:59

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General / Re: List your favorite game from your collection for each letter of the alphabet!

« on: October 01, 2024, 02:04:01 pm »

[All From PS1 and PS2 in my collection]

# - 50 Cent Bulletproof
A - Adventures of Alundra
B - Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
C - Command & Conquer
D - Discworld 2
E - Escape From Monkey Island
F - Final Fantasy VII
G - God Of War
H - Hitman
I - International Track & Field
J - Jade Coccoon
K - Kingdom Hearts
L - Legaia 2
M - Monster Rancher
N - Need For Speed Most Wanted
O - Onimusha 2
P - Parasite Eve 2
Q - Quake 2
R - Resident Evil
S - Street Fighter EX Plus
T - Tomb Raider
U - Urban Chaos
V - Vagrant Story
W - Warhammer Shadow of the Horned Rat
X - X-Com Enemy Unknown
Y - Ys The Ark of Napishtim
Z - Zero Divide

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

« on: April 25, 2024, 09:48:31 am »

You just rejected a back cover artwork for https://vgcollect.com/item/77308 (PS1 EU: Monopoly [UK]) saying its the wrong one and should be on https://vgcollect.com/item/258679.

English 5023117435065 (note "Developed by Blue Planet Software, Inc." back cover text)
English/French/German 5023117435065 (note "Developed by Gremlin Interactive Ltd." back cover text)
English/French/German 5023117435058 (note "Developed by Gremlin Interactive Ltd. back cover text)

It is common for different items to share the same barcode information. Based on 77308's other entry data, your submitted back art is incorrect.

Both the first and second items linked above are found in the UK, so the descriptor may need updating to something like (Blue Planet Software) and (Gremlin Interactive).

So you now have a back artwork showing barcode 5023117435065 on the artwork on a listing that has barcode 5023117435058.

That doesnt seem right :/

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

« on: April 25, 2024, 08:36:06 am »

You just rejected a back cover artwork for https://vgcollect.com/item/77308 (PS1 EU: Monopoly [UK]) saying its the wrong one and should be on https://vgcollect.com/item/258679.

The problem is that the artwork i submitted has the correct barcode thats listed on the UK edition and the one you have added it to has a different barcode in the listing.

Im guessing its because there is a USK (German) age rating on it.  Well, the barcode 5023117435065 has the USK rating on the artwork. 

Maybe the [UK] is marked on the wrong listing?

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

« on: April 17, 2024, 03:34:36 pm »

Singstar R&B - PS2

Ive created a new listing for R&B UK release because the existing R&B listing is another European country, Poland maybe?
(Judging by the case rear art photo)

My new listing
https://vgcollect.com/item/264388

Old listing
https://vgcollect.com/item/128732

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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: Duplicate List 2023

« on: September 26, 2023, 02:51:04 pm »

Duplicate PS2 EU

Formula One 2002

https://vgcollect.com/item/62843
https://vgcollect.com/item/125872

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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: Error Listings and rejected edits 2023

« on: August 30, 2023, 03:11:52 am »

For ten years, why did no one look at the back art for 31604 and think, wait, this art doesn't reflect the item I own, and then ask about it? Of course, the reason why is that most people are not concerned about these finer details, meaning they are also not concerned about having the correct item being added to their online collection.[/font]

Because they checked the barcode which read as the UK release.

I just think it would make more sense to accept that this entry was seen as the UK (European) release and the new entry should have been created as NL.  But hey, thats your call.

As an aside i think it must be noted that English is the main European gaming language and therefore European games are released in English.  Basically English language games are not limited to UK only.  I get the feeling US natives dont understand this fact so when they see a UK release and think thats only released within UK borders, its not.  The UK releases were shipped all over Europe and sold in dozens of other countries.

Historically the UK releases were sold all over Europe where it was too expensive to convert games into a local European language - Europe is made up of around 50 countries, most with their own languages.

Just an observation.

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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: Error Listings and rejected edits 2023

« on: August 28, 2023, 04:05:35 pm »

I just had an edit rejected and im very confused with the changes you have made to the original listing.

I submitted a rear case scan of the True Crime Streets of LA to this listing https://vgcollect.com/item/31604 - this listing had the incorrect rear scan a Dutch edition scan.

You rejected that scan saying that this listing was for [NL].  The listing was originally not listed as [NL] you have added that into the title when you rejected my rear scan.  You have also changed the barcode.  I ALWAYS look at the barcode as the principle indicator of the database entry and this entry was 100% not the [NL] release except for the incorrect rear case scan that was on the listing.  The barcode was originally the correct common release (ending 128).

This [NL] listing now has 128 people saying this is in their collection.  I dont think that most people have the [NL] copy of this game which is much rarer release.

You have also created a new entry for the common release of this game which uses my rear scan https://vgcollect.com/item/252886 - this common release is not in anyones collection.

I dont understand why you changed the barcode on the original listing and created a new entry for the common release.

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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: Error Listings and rejected edits 2023

« on: August 25, 2023, 12:14:11 pm »

The listing https://vgcollect.com/item/221733 is the re-release under [Midas] and i am going to make the amendment now. 

I have just put together the listing for the original and i will put this up also now.  The reason i am posting this here is because the one thats listed in the database has the title needed for the original.

There is another listing on the database for this game https://vgcollect.com/item/90191 and that is correct.

This title - Heroes of Might and Magic: Quest for the DragonBone Staff

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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: Error Listings and rejected edits 2023

« on: August 18, 2023, 11:24:03 am »

Ive just had a disc image rejected due to being classed as the wrong one.  Its correct.

Weirdly the entire release of the FIRST edition was issued with a French game disc.  You can see this if you peruse Ebay and see that all of the game discs the game title is written in French.  The second release (Ubisoft Exclusive) had the correct English disc. 

This item came with a French disc.
https://vgcollect.com/item/70913

This one has the English disc.
https://vgcollect.com/item/175838

NOTE: here is an example of the first release with the French disc on Ebay
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/195762729049?hash=item2d945e3059%3Ag%3Ak5IAAOSwJ9li3TNp&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4NVR7DYj2TLCaNvNH%2Br%2BOc%2FbZCKqiKLxZAuSYjUF4ulBncedKViefnXZCEwb4lHDXaxCZZRBywVq5IdcO2BhWEs%2F9F%2FvlwYbj0OEdJLcqmzxRW2IGlBHUmsYks7A%2FeRCnpt5i%2FFgYlnVDYh2sFBUrxio%2FvC1fDazJYZ%2BL6dM6c%2BwRSBOsGfxHR8QBdyxqluEax2lNBrIV5HuYhKCu1xu1c0Z%2BOCc2HfGN4bl8hkR6jlkD693StbI4ift0mSEM9YMH28OeTNRIeu%2Blf0Ft8Oh5reHmdk%2BL8jf4OFDCYTjbknR%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR7666ZPBYg&LH_BIN=1