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Site Feedback / Release dates
« on: February 10, 2011, 01:34:58 pm »
Might i suggest that the release month on the game pages be rendered as the name of the month? Rather than the number of the month?
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Site Feedback / Re: Updating listings.
« on: February 10, 2011, 10:27:06 am »
Ya I noticed it happen before when entering descriptions... it's annoying. Would be nice to either disable enter when in a form box, or allow for paragraphs in the description/box text form sections. Personally, I dislike the wall 'o text you get with the current set up.
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Site Feedback / Re: Game Ratings
« on: February 09, 2011, 10:01:32 am »
Ha. The vrc was sega's attempt at rating games. It was only used in the U.S. on sega's systems. though I don't see why you'd need to add u.s. after it.
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Site Feedback / Game Ratings
« on: February 09, 2011, 12:48:31 am »
The ratings for GA, MA-13 and MA-17 need to be changed from (ESRB) to (VRC) since these ratings are from the Videogame Ratings Council to cover games released in the U.S. on Sega's consoles.
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Classic Video Games / Box Art Tennis for Game Boy
« on: February 08, 2011, 12:37:24 pm »
Does anyone happen to have an unwatermarked version of the original release of Tennis for Game Boy? Currently the art on http://vgcollect.com/item/5277 is the Player's Choice version.
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Classic Video Games / Re: Super Mario All Stars + Super Mario World
« on: June 27, 2011, 03:15:23 pm »I would make a separate entry for just the game.
Agreed, we should prolly do this for all console bundled versions.
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Classic Video Games / Re: Super Mario All Stars + Super Mario World
« on: February 09, 2011, 12:42:35 pm »
I suppose the biggest problem is the way bundled games come in some instances. For example, SMAS+SMW was a bundle only pack in, with no box. Then there is Tetris with the Game Boy or Sonic the Hedgehog, which was bundled with Genesis core systems, also with no boxes, but it was also released in retail, or like the MGS4 PS3 bundle or the RE5 360 bundle, which included MGS4/RE5 with their full retail packaging. And then there is Wii Sports and Super Mario, which come with their manuals and a cardboard sleeve.
I've been pulling my hair out, trying to organize it all. And trust me, there isn't enough there that I can afford to be pulling on it. ha
I've been pulling my hair out, trying to organize it all. And trust me, there isn't enough there that I can afford to be pulling on it. ha
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Classic Video Games / Re: Super Mario All Stars + Super Mario World
« on: February 09, 2011, 12:36:30 pm »
Perhaps a shot of the SNES box? I need to do the same with Wii Sports and my New Super Mario Bros. Wii that came bundled with the Red Wii system. Been trying to think of a way to go about it. Worst case, maybe just use the cart as the image for now?
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Classic Video Games / Re: Super Mario All Stars + Super Mario World
« on: February 08, 2011, 12:42:20 pm »
I believe it was only a pack in as well. According to wiki, this is also the case.
"After the success of Super Mario World, the game was packaged in a special version of Super Mario All-Stars titled Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World, which was released in 1994 in the United States and in Europe as the pack-in game for the SNES "Super Mario Set" bundle."
"After the success of Super Mario World, the game was packaged in a special version of Super Mario All-Stars titled Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World, which was released in 1994 in the United States and in Europe as the pack-in game for the SNES "Super Mario Set" bundle."
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News / Style Guide Updated for Hardware Entries
« on: March 18, 2011, 05:03:03 pm »
In an effort to standardize Hardware entries and get them in line with the Software entries. I've updated the Style Guide to include a set of guidelines for submitting Hardware to the database.
Follow the link to check the updates. Style Guide
Follow the link to check the updates. Style Guide
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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: Style Guide
« on: March 06, 2012, 12:29:21 pm »
Digital Games
Digital download games should only be listed if they are from a source such as Steam, GoG.com, Origins, XBLA, PSN, Wii's Virtual Console and the like. Any game that you purchase with money or download for free and it installs to your PC or gaming device would count. Flash based browser games do not count and should never be listed on the site, since our goal is to track games people own.
Box art for digital games has their own set of rules, and are as follows:
Release Dates for Digital Games
Do not use the game's original physical release date - Steam and GOG tend to use that instead of the game's release date on their distribution service. To find the release date on Steam, search the store for the item you are looking for and the release date will show up in the search results; you can also check the item's news feed, but that is not very accurate much of the time. To find the release date for GOG games, you will have to search for the release info at GoG Database.
For standalone, store-independent releases by indie developers, use the earliest release date. If a game was released independently in 2007 but was released on Steam in 2009, you would use the 2007 release date.
Descriptions and Box Text for Digital Games
Digital games lack a traditional box, and so they also lack box text. In this case, we can use the description text from the source as the box text. For example, if I were to add The Simpson's Arcade Game to the database, the box text would be the summary that is listed on Xbox.com.
In most cases, Digital games would not need our description field to be filled in. Except in cases where it is only available from a certain location. Such as the freeware version of Daggerfall, which is from the official Elder Scrolls website. Or the indie game Hydorah, which is only available through its developer's website, locomolito.com. In these cases, you can simple say something along the lines of "The game is freeware and available for download from locomalito's website." Do not copy and paste URLs into description.
Steam listings
Steam is a digital distribution platform for PC games. For specific rules on creating database entries for the Steam category see this thread (archived) :
https://web.archive.org/web/20150224172307/http://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,5876.0.html
Digital download games should only be listed if they are from a source such as Steam, GoG.com, Origins, XBLA, PSN, Wii's Virtual Console and the like. Any game that you purchase with money or download for free and it installs to your PC or gaming device would count. Flash based browser games do not count and should never be listed on the site, since our goal is to track games people own.
Box art for digital games has their own set of rules, and are as follows:
- Games from the big digital distribution stores (XBLA, Nintendo eShop, GOG, Steam, DotEmu exclusive games) get their own cover.
- Digital special editions that are only available from certain stores get the cover from said store.
- Games released in various online stores such as Amazon, Direct2Drive / GameFly, DotEmu, and so on, should get a generic cover.
- Indie games either get their own cover (if available, several developers have them on their websites) or a screenshot of the title screen.
- Any digital game that does not have some sort of cover art, gets a screenshot of the title screen
- Do not use scans of the physical version as cover art for a digital game. Do not use fake or made up cover artwork for GOG / Steam / Origin releases.
Release Dates for Digital Games
Do not use the game's original physical release date - Steam and GOG tend to use that instead of the game's release date on their distribution service. To find the release date on Steam, search the store for the item you are looking for and the release date will show up in the search results; you can also check the item's news feed, but that is not very accurate much of the time. To find the release date for GOG games, you will have to search for the release info at GoG Database.
For standalone, store-independent releases by indie developers, use the earliest release date. If a game was released independently in 2007 but was released on Steam in 2009, you would use the 2007 release date.
Descriptions and Box Text for Digital Games
Digital games lack a traditional box, and so they also lack box text. In this case, we can use the description text from the source as the box text. For example, if I were to add The Simpson's Arcade Game to the database, the box text would be the summary that is listed on Xbox.com.
In most cases, Digital games would not need our description field to be filled in. Except in cases where it is only available from a certain location. Such as the freeware version of Daggerfall, which is from the official Elder Scrolls website. Or the indie game Hydorah, which is only available through its developer's website, locomolito.com. In these cases, you can simple say something along the lines of "The game is freeware and available for download from locomalito's website." Do not copy and paste URLs into description.
Steam listings
Steam is a digital distribution platform for PC games. For specific rules on creating database entries for the Steam category see this thread (archived) :
https://web.archive.org/web/20150224172307/http://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,5876.0.html
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Video Game Database Discussion / Re: Style Guide
« on: March 18, 2011, 04:44:49 pm »
Hardware:
In general, a conole item title should have the manufacturer and name of console, with colors or variations in parentheses and TLD in brackets. If a manufacturer's name is part of the console name, it does not need to appear twice. If the console has a unique name, the TLD is not required but the country of origin can be put into the Description field.
The name should be that which is used on the packaging itself, with other names put into the alt-name field.
If a console has special pack name or included, these should be listed like special edition games are and separated with a hyphen.
If a console has a different color, but the color is not part of a pack name, it should be put into parentheses. If the color is explicitly named on the packaging, capitalize the first letter. If the color is not or cannot be confirmed, then use lower case.
Sony specific Consoles
Sony console boxes have a unique item number and this should be used in the item title. If this item number is not known, follow the previous naming rules. The item number represents the model and the region of release and sometimes the color, as such, adding (color) or [TLD] to the item title is only required to differentiate two items with the same name. Since the console inside of the box sometimes does not match to the number on the outside, you can put the console's model number into alt-name field. Special Edition packs should still have their pack-in game put into the title after a hyphen.
Advertising terms should not be used in the item title. Any common terms such as fat, slim or super slim can be put into alt-name field to help with searching.
Nintendo specific consoles
TBA
Microsoft specific consoles
TBA
Other specific consoles
TBA
Accessories:
Items within an Accessory Category can have a TLD in the name if there were multiple releases of the item with the same name but in different countries. Regional TLDs are allowed such as [NA] and [EU].
Individually Packaged Accesories
Consoles/Hardware that include an accessory
Games that include an accessory
Accessories that include a game
We consider these to be the same as a "Game that includes an Accessory" and all of the rules listed for "Game that includes an Accessory" applies here as well (the item gets put into the Game category) except for the item title. In this case, the item title should follow the Hardware/Console naming rules.
In general, a conole item title should have the manufacturer and name of console, with colors or variations in parentheses and TLD in brackets. If a manufacturer's name is part of the console name, it does not need to appear twice. If the console has a unique name, the TLD is not required but the country of origin can be put into the Description field.
The name should be that which is used on the packaging itself, with other names put into the alt-name field.
- Atari Video Computer System CX-2600 (Printed in USA)
- Atari Video Computer System CX-2600 (Made in Taiwan)
- Nintendo Entertainment System - Action Set
- Mattel Nintendo Entertainment System - Action Set
- Sega Genesis - The Core System (Model 1) [CA]
- Sega Genesis - The Core System (Model 1) [US]
If a console has special pack name or included, these should be listed like special edition games are and separated with a hyphen.
If a console has a different color, but the color is not part of a pack name, it should be put into parentheses. If the color is explicitly named on the packaging, capitalize the first letter. If the color is not or cannot be confirmed, then use lower case.
- Sega Game Gear (Red)
- Sega Game Gear (Smoke)
- Sony PlayStation 3 - God Of War: Ascension Special Edition (red)
Sony specific Consoles
Sony console boxes have a unique item number and this should be used in the item title. If this item number is not known, follow the previous naming rules. The item number represents the model and the region of release and sometimes the color, as such, adding (color) or [TLD] to the item title is only required to differentiate two items with the same name. Since the console inside of the box sometimes does not match to the number on the outside, you can put the console's model number into alt-name field. Special Edition packs should still have their pack-in game put into the title after a hyphen.
Advertising terms should not be used in the item title. Any common terms such as fat, slim or super slim can be put into alt-name field to help with searching.
- Sony PlayStation 3 CECH-2001A
- Sony PlayStation 3 CECH-2001A - LittleBigPlanet / God of War Collection
- Sony PlayStation 3 CECH-2500A LW
- Sony PlayStation 3 CECH-2500A SS
- Sony PlayStation 3 CEJH-10003 - LittleBigPlanet
- Sony PlayStation 3 CEJH-10018 - Tales of Xillia X Edition
Nintendo specific consoles
TBA
Microsoft specific consoles
TBA
Other specific consoles
TBA
Accessories:
Items within an Accessory Category can have a TLD in the name if there were multiple releases of the item with the same name but in different countries. Regional TLDs are allowed such as [NA] and [EU].
Individually Packaged Accesories
- Items sold within their own packaging are to be put into the relevant console's accessory category
- The item should be named using the Manufacturer first, then the item's name as it appears on the packaging. If the item depicts but does not include a game, it can have the game name after a dash.
- The front and back artwork should be from the retail packaging itself.
- If the exact item within the retail pack was also available as an pack-in item for a Console/Hardware or Game release, it should be noted in the Description.
Consoles/Hardware that include an accessory
- The accessories that were included with a console or hardware pack can be put into the relevant Accessory category only if the item was not sold individually.
- The item should be named using the Manufacturer first, then the item's name as it appears on the console's packaging or included paperwork.
- The front artwork would be of the loose item.
- If the exact item was also available as a pack-in item for a Game release, it should be noted in the Description.
Games that include an accessory
- Games that include an accessory should be put into the relevant game category.
- The item should be named as directed in the Game Titles portion of this guide above.
- Use the existing game artwork rules.
- The pack-in game, if different than the retail release (such as Not for Resale, or game was only available in a pack) should be also be in the Games category as a separate item.
- The accessory itself, if not released separately outside of the game pack, should also be in the relevant Accessory category as a separate item.
Accessories that include a game
We consider these to be the same as a "Game that includes an Accessory" and all of the rules listed for "Game that includes an Accessory" applies here as well (the item gets put into the Game category) except for the item title. In this case, the item title should follow the Hardware/Console naming rules.
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Classic Video Games / Re: Mega Man 2 box art
« on: April 18, 2011, 02:10:48 pm »
Do you have both that and the Red Stripe box? might be worth doing a look over to see if there are text variations.
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Classic Video Games / Re: Mega Man 2 box art
« on: April 04, 2011, 10:06:04 pm »
Obviously photoshoped and poorly, I might add. 