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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: NEW Duplicate Listing Thread

« on: April 12, 2014, 06:42:42 pm »

http://vgcollect.com/item/50682 should be removed as http://vgcollect.com/item/7906 and http://vgcollect.com/item/16044 cover both variations.

(See my reply later in the thread.)

http://vgcollect.com/item/41446 and http://vgcollect.com/item/51958 . How do you want to deal with them? What should be the title and alternate title? There are also German and Spanish variations not in the database yet. You can find all cover scans and more here.

( - I've modified the Roi Lion entry to have the French title since the cover art it was created with was the French one. The entry only had one modification - a title change to "The Lion King." -- Foxhack)

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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: NEW Duplicate Listing Thread

« on: April 11, 2014, 06:36:34 pm »

http://vgcollect.com/item/10925 and http://vgcollect.com/item/29551
The game was never released in europe, what is pictured on the second one with dual languages is a variant from Canada.

Two people from Europe have the second one, so we can't just change an item's region. While I don't question that the specific Canadian variant doesn't exist, we have to be sure that a specific European release wasn't made.

Do you have a link or website that can help with this? I couldn't find anything to prove that this wasn't released there. (I rejected your edit while we clear that up.)

These two people from europe imported their copy, or bought it from someone who did.

For everything Master System, the reference is smspower.org. There you can check a scan of the back of the box, which clearly states it was distributed by Irwin Electronics for Canada only.

European releases never* have dual language on their box, they either are English only or go full localisation, with multi languages at the back of the box. Dual English/French multimedia products is something specific to Canada, due to Quebec regulations.

* At least I have never seen nor heard of one.

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Video Game Database Discussion / Disney games naming convention

« on: April 06, 2014, 09:12:02 am »

The Disney games in the database have an inconsistent naming convention. Some of them start with "Disney's", while the others don't, sometimes for the same title on different platform! (Search for Aladdin and The lion king for examples) What is the consensus?

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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: NEW Duplicate Listing Thread

« on: April 06, 2014, 08:58:00 am »

http://vgcollect.com/item/42809 and http://vgcollect.com/item/52326
The correct cover is on the first one.

http://vgcollect.com/item/10925 and http://vgcollect.com/item/29551
The game was never released in europe, what is pictured on the second one with dual languages is a variant from Canada.

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Site Feedback / The lists are way too long, they need to be reorganised

« on: March 26, 2014, 08:19:02 am »

They need to be by adding fields.

One example, the rating. There should be two fields, the first to select the rating organisation (ERSB, PEGI, CERO pre 2006, CERO current, etc) and a second field with the available rating. it would be much simpler to select the corresponding rating without having them all jumbled together.

Same goes with the consoles. The Megadrive is all over the place! You have the Megadrive, the Sega Genesis, the Sega Megadrive (Br) in a list of several hundred of consoles, some with the manufacturer as a prefix, some without. There should be separate field:
- Make (Nintendo, Sony, Nec...)
- Brand (Megadrive/Genesis, Playstation 3, Apple II...)
- Region / Country of origin

There are so many duplicates. Games should be grouped together per game, with additions being reviewed by the site:
- Game
- Console
- Region
- Variation

This way when adding a new game I would select
On the [Sega] [Master System], the game from [USA] [Power Strike] with the variation [Blue cover]. The Japanese variation (Aleste) would not be a separate entry and would show up in a search. Depending on which Console and Region I put for the Game, the Name and cover would reflect it, showing Aleste アレスタ if I chose JP with Power Strike in the field Also known as. Power Strike, Aleste, アレスタ, are all variation of the same entry http://vgcollect.com/item/36379 . If I choose USA as the region I should be granted the variation choice Regular cover or Blue cover. Same goes for multiplatform games, which would share the same database entry. Of course I should be able to add the same game several time if I have several variations of it / multiple copies.

You get what I mean? This would solve all your duplicate problems.

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Site Feedback / New genre needed: Light-gun shooter

« on: March 25, 2014, 09:43:50 pm »

So many guns
So many games

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Site Feedback / SEGA Rating - Rating japanese SEGA games before CERO was invented

« on: March 25, 2014, 07:01:34 pm »

http://segaretro.org/SEGA_Rating
Also referred by their colour in the western world: Green / Yellow / Red (and not pink)

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Site Feedback / CERO - That Japanese rating system

« on: March 25, 2014, 06:55:53 pm »

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Entertainment_Rating_Organization
http://uk.ign.com/wikis/content-ratings/CERO