Category/Platform Requests 2.0

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Requesting Games sub-cat for Philips Tele-Spiel, perhaps specifically ES 2201 based on the wiki article.
https://www.ricardo.ch/de/a/erstes-tele-spiel-es-2201-konsole-1976-von-philips-ovp-uralt-1248750518/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philips_Tele-Game_series

Requesting Games sub-cat for Bandai Denshi Manga Juku, also known in the west as the Design Master Denshi Mangajuku.
https://aucview.aucfan.com/yahoo/j1122190491/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_Master_Denshi_Mangajuku

Requesting section for Capcom CPS Changer.
https://www.ithistory.org/db/hardware/capcom/capcom-cps-changer
https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/w1055174748
https://www.retroplace.com/en/games/45305--captain-commando

Requesting section for M&D Mono Color.
https://www.jd.com/hprm/62334235ef0d223e9c89.html
https://www.yxhjgs.com/20737.html

Is the Arcadia Electronic Skeet Shoot considered an electronic game, or a video game? It doesn't seem any different than the Funsation Off-The-Wall. If the latter, I am requesting a section for it.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/375401422261
https://www.ebay.com/itm/384850690673
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_n42A1ZVB0

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Added

Bandai
- Bandai Denshi Manga Juku
Capcom
- Capcom Consoles
- CPS Changer
M&D
- M&D Consoles
- Monon Color
Philips
- Philips Tele-Game
Toymax
- Toymax Consoles
- Toymax Arcadia

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Requesting CP System Dash sub-category under Arcade parent category.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CP_System
https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/n1116772104
https://vgcollect.com/item/266223

Requesting Toymax Arcadia II sub-category under Toymax parent category.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/355474646839
https://www.ebay.com/itm/384090047883

Requesting Sanyo Giocatraduci sub-category under PDA parent category.
https://x.com/damgentemp/status/1533720849265483777
https://www.ebay.it/itm/203216788009

Requesting Sanyo Agenda-Game sub-category under PDA parent category.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/313629580479
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1175199914/agenda-game-tr128

Requesting APF Imagination Machine sub-category under APF Electronics parent category. The system utilizes both cartridges (both for MP1000 and specifically Imagination Machine) and cassette tapes, which the latter aren't necessarily games. I'm not too sure if this is another one of those situations which any software simply goes into the coinciding system's sub-cat, like with PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APF_Imagination_Machine
https://vgcollect.com/item/170186

Requesting sections for Viewmaster Colour Cartridge.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/354430249432
https://retroinvaders.com/index.php/es/133038/videomaster-colour-cartridge-home-tv-games-console-1979

Requesting category for ITT Schaub-Lorenz and Games sub-category for Programmable Television. I believe that, for the same reasons as PDA systems themselves, the actual hardware isn't valid to have a Consoles sub-cat created. However, I've also read how each cartridge is technically considered a console when accounting for its components, so perhaps only a Consoles sub-cat needs to be created. The cartridges are also individually listed on the Wikipedia page for first-generation home consoles.
https://www.ithistory.org/db/hardware/itt-schaub-lorenz/itt-schaub-lorenz-programmable-television
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66879274
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66878371

Requesting DECO Cassette System under Arcade parent category. There are both cassette tapes and Key Modules (see page 2), both of which are needed to play games. Are both items to be submitted to the same category, like CP System III already does?
https://www.atariprotos.com/deco/deco.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DECO_Cassette_System

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Arcade
- DECO Cassette System
ITT
- Ideal-Computer
LCD Games
- Sanyo Giocatraduci (can also put the cart from Sanyo Agenda-Game into here)
PC-50x
- Videomaster Colour Cartridge

CPS Dash already is to go into Arcade Boards as per:
https://vgcollect.com/forum/index.php/topic,10835.msg177710.html#msg177710

Is the Arcadia II just branding or is it different or incompatible with Arcadia?

APF Imagination Machine looks to be an accessory, similar to say, Sega CD. It adds the ability for MP1000 to use cassettes. Will need an example of a retail released cassette existing before creating this sub-cat.

DECO Cassette System is for the games only, not the security Keys.

[dhaabi]

LCD Games
- Sanyo Giocatraduci (can also put the cart from Sanyo Agenda-Game into here)

Is the Arcadia II just branding or is it different or incompatible with Arcadia?

APF Imagination Machine looks to be an accessory, similar to say, Sega CD. It adds the ability for MP1000 to use cassettes. Will need an example of a retail released cassette existing before creating this sub-cat.

All three items from Sanyo can be submitted to the Sanyo Giocatraduci sub-cat, even though the Giocatraduci system is unable to play Agenda-Game games?

To my understanding, Arcadia II games cannot be played with Arcadia systems. This is due to the upgraded four projection slots which allow for elongated viewing cartridges to be inserted. Here is a a group photo of the three components needed to play just one game, which we can see is different than what the Arcadia system requires.

I've only been able to find one Imagination Machine cassette, given the system's rarity.

Requesting sub-cat for Toymax Accessory.
https://i.imgur.com/OWHufqJ.jpeg

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Added the two Toymax sub-cats

I can't get to the Russian site that image is located on

Videogamekraken seems to indicate that the games for Giocatraduci and Agenda-Game are interchangeable.

[dhaabi]

I can't get to the Russian site that image is located on

Videogamekraken seems to indicate that the games for Giocatraduci and Agenda-Game are interchangeable.

http://tv-games.ru/wiki/Consoles/APFImaginationMachine.html

How these items are described from every source I've read doesn't clarify whether if Agenda-Game software can only be played on its corresponding hardware, or if its software is also compatible for Giocatraduci. To me, it doesn't really make sense for the latter to be true. It's worth noting that of the dozens of images and several videos I've seen, Giocatraduci hardware has always been paired with either of its two dedicated game cartridges, and never Grand Prix which is reported to be compatible for Agenda-Game.

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Russian websites are blocked by common corporate firewall products by domain or DNS. After seeing the site from home, I was able to confirm that cassette and added the category.

[dhaabi]

Requesting Game Pocket Computer sub-cat under Epoch parent category.
https://paypayfleamarket.yahoo.co.jp/item/z289222054

Requesting RX-78 Gundam sub-cat under Bandai parent category.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandai_RX-78
https://beep-cs-player.hatenadiary.org/entry/20110813/1313217856

Requesting Sega CoCoPad sub-cat under LeapFrog parent category.
https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/x1017667992
https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/f1028376327

Requesting sections for MicroBee.
https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/397455 (view gallery below)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MicroBee

Requesting Elektronika sub-cat under LCD Games parent category.
https://vgcollect.com/search/advanced/300/%22elektronika%22/no-filter/ALL/ALL/ALL/ALL/ALL/no-filter/no-filter/no-filter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elektronika

I'll also mention that the Videobrain category should be corrected to VideoBrain.
https://vgcollect.com/item/266446

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Bandai
- RX-78 Gundam
Epoch
- Game Pocket Computer
LCD
- Elektronica
LeapFrog
- Sega CoCoPad
MicroBee
- MicroBee Computers (we will not track the original kits nor any Terminals)
- MicroBee (Only retail released games can be added. Any disk or cassette with a written label is not allowed.)

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When searching for the above Data Battle Virtual Simulation, I also came across a number of Rockman EXE systems and "chip" cartridges, which I am having a difficult time understanding. Below are the three types of cartridges I've identified so far, for various systems:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/354941877291
https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/f1117275453
https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/c1132114721

The items in the above third link seem to be the same as the following link which includes an accessory for Game Boy Advance: https://buyee.jp/mercari/item/m92809830458

I've found two wiki articles for mentioning some of the items, but since they share the same name of a much larger video game franchise, finding information for someone unfamiliar to Mega Man EXE and Mega Man on a general level is challenging.
https://megaman.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Advanced_PET_Battle_Chips
https://megaman.fandom.com/wiki/Advanced_PET_(toy)

If I can understand what these items are exactly, I'd have no problem submitting them to the database.[/font]

There is another page on that wiki which breaks down all of these devices, some of which were made IRL, some not.
https://megaman.fandom.com/wiki/PErsonal_Terminal

You can also look at the bottom in the Terminals list portion which has links to each type.
Some of these cards can be used with:
- the LCD game system itself
- the GBA add-on
- an Arcade machine (ref: https://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/news/pdf/060112.pdf)

So this means these cards should not go into the GBA, LCD or Arcade section. So at this point, the organization would be like so:
- the GBA add-ons (Link Gates, Chip Gates) go into GBA Accessory
- the Arcade game goes into Arcade (obv)

Now for the cards, there are four card types
- the squarish ones that are seen with the Bandai Plug-in Pet (there doesn't seem to be a list of these on the wiki)
- Advanced PET: https://megaman.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Advanced_PET_Battle_Chips
- Progress PET: https://megaman.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Progress_PET_Battle_Chips
- PET EX: https://megaman.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Link_PET_EX_Battle_Chips

As for the cards themselves, it wasn't able to readily find any instances of them being sold on their own and not as a pack-in with an accessory or system. I can try looking again later. Even if they were just pack-in only, they should be allowed to have their own entries, and then I think they would be under the Capcom section.

Wave Scanner appears to actually be DS accessories that come with actual cards (not PCBs/carts)
https://megaman.fandom.com/wiki/Wave_Scanner

[dhaabi]

If I can understand what these items are exactly, I'd have no problem submitting them to the database.[/font]

Now for the cards, there are four card types
- the squarish ones that are seen with the Bandai Plug-in Pet (there doesn't seem to be a list of these on the wiki)
- Advanced PET: https://megaman.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Advanced_PET_Battle_Chips
- Progress PET: https://megaman.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Progress_PET_Battle_Chips
- PET EX: https://megaman.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Link_PET_EX_Battle_Chips

As for the cards themselves, it wasn't able to readily find any instances of them being sold on their own and not as a pack-in with an accessory or system. I can try looking again later. Even if they were just pack-in only, they should be allowed to have their own entries, and then I think they would be under the Capcom section.

Seems as if most of the information is on the wiki, but I just didn't explore through it enough. The wiki comes across as comprehensive, aside from the Plug-in PET chips.

Alongside pack-in chips which were included with other items like accessories, booster packs and decks were available.
https://megaman.fandom.com/wiki/Advanced_PET_(toy)
https://megaman.fandom.com/wiki/Link_PET_EX_(Toy)
https://megaman.fandom.com/wiki/Progress_PET_(toy)

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So unless you have another idea, I can make the sub-categories to just be
- Advanced PET
- Plug-in PET
- Link PET EX
- Progress PET

[dhaabi]

So unless you have another idea, I can make the sub-categories to just be
- Advanced PET
- Plug-in PET
- Link PET EX
- Progress PET

That seems fine to me. If anything else new is learned, we can always make adjustments as needed.

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So unless you have another idea, I can make the sub-categories to just be
- Advanced PET
- Plug-in PET
- Link PET EX
- Progress PET

That seems fine to me. If anything else new is learned, we can always make adjustments as needed.

These categories have been made.