LaytToTheParty

Are we still doing monthly books? I've just joined and I'm afraid this club looks dead

I absolutely love the late 90s Bally Williams games and the early 2000s Stern stuff. Recently I really enjoyed Jurassic Park from Stern. The game just... works. Everything seemed to fall in place.

48 minutes ago, avatar! said:

True, but it's also white correction fluid that was used back in the day when people wrote by hand and not everything was easily manipulated via computers

As Estil noted, probably many people have no clue that this stuff even exists, it does! 

Believe it or not, White Out is actually still alive and kicking:

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/03/who-still-buys-wite-out-and-why/567311/

4 minutes ago, cartman said:

There's the choco egg figures from Zaini released '95 and then '96 with 2 additional figurines but i can't find what the eggs themselves look like

 

Thank you! As I'm sure you can tell, this list is nowhere near completion. I still have a bunch of pictures to add, and some candy that is missing. It'd be a big help if you dropped some pics in here if/when you find anything. Feel free to let me know if you think anything else is missing. I'm on mobile rn, but I'll add your submission once I get home.

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2 hours ago, Link said:

You can’t expect people to know whatall you’ve already looked into. I think you’re being aggressively sarcastic to peoples suggestions and for some reason nobody is picking up on it (correct me if I’m wrong) but ANYWAY....

Have you considered collecting things that are not games? I like Nintendo Power mags and unauthorized guide books for instance. Amiibos are another example — not for me, but I get the appeal of figures, and theres a ton of them.

 

I'm assuming the top part is directed at me, and for that, I'm sorry. I did not mean to come off as overly aggressive or sarcastic in any way. Yes, I already collect some other stuff-- game-themed candies and foods, Nintendo Power issues, official guidebooks, and World of Nintendo stuff. How are the unofficial guidebooks? Are they well designed and thought out? I might look into them. As for amiibos, well, I really don't want to go down that alley *shudders* In all seriousness though, amiibos sound awesome, although I may sell off some off my World of Nintendo figures and wait for prices on amiibos to come down a bit.

8 minutes ago, mbd39 said:

Always thought it was really dry and boring. 3/10

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2 hours ago, Reed Rothchild said:

Incidentally, next week is (probably) another Kevin Spacey movie

@Reed Rothchild Can we do themed months? I'd be fine with this month being Kevin Spacey month, despite the whole...mess...

54 minutes ago, Link said:

At first I thought they should be separate lists, to avoid possible confusion, but it shouldn’t be difficult to include a marker denoting verified or unverified.  

imo, expand on top of it. So that looking at a given game, you have the ability to access any of the information VGSdb has about it. As I understand it, such info return flexibility is why you use a database, instead of spreadsheets or flat lists. 

Exactly. Once we have the list of games in, you guys can make edits and revisions. I'm not really a CiB collector, so I'll leave the "contents" up to y'all to decide. However, I would like to add descriptions for games, plus genre, release date, publisher, and more. Once that's done, we can add even more, and then branch out to other systems.

We need to make it easy enough so anyone can edit and add missing information, but also include a way to see past edits and who has made them. For example, if @Gloves kept trying to change the platform of Super Mario Bros from NES to Phillips CDi, we would be able to see that and issue a warning or suspend his editing privileges. This way, we can have multiple people editing and revising at once, but a way to make sure no one spams or trolls. We could also add a "lock" feature, which would allow the mods to "lock" a section that is confirmed to be accurate from further edits (i.e. @Gloves wouldn't be able to change the platform of Super Mario Bros).

Nothing against you, Gloves, just thought you'd be fun for the example. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

8 minutes ago, Gloves said:

As for getting more eyes on this, feel free to @ people as you've already done. They'll get notified and come looking. Observe: @LaytToTheParty

Just don't go crazy and @ the whole forum or something.

Haha. I haven't gotten to that point. Not yet, at least

Alright, my bad. I figured we could get more members, like @Bubbapauls, on board with this idea and have more people working on it. As I said to @Code Monkey, we will cross that bridge (what counts as a box, contents of NES games, contents of variants, contents of games from other regions) when we get to it. What exactly do you still want to discuss before we start adding to the database? And @Gloves, what software does the site use? What languages is it compatible with? I think our first step in building the database should be transferring the NES lists from the "Big List of Lists" over, and then we can get down to checking for inaccuracies.

40 minutes ago, Draygoon said:

yeah thats actually what i wanted to do with it. Do you know if titles like Yoshi's Island and super mario rpg run well?

Mario RPG runs at 50 fps on old models, and the new models run it at locked 60fps. I'm not sure about Yoshi's Island, but the Star Fox games that use the same chip run really well on the newer models, so I imagine it runs at fullspeed.

Edit: Yoshi's Island runs natively on the system through the VC, so just inject a rom of it in .cia format and you're good to go!

9 minutes ago, Gloves said:

I was primarily referring to how it relates to the OP of the thread, but certainly, point taken. 

Honestly, I just enjoy the thrill of the hunt, and I'll certainly pursue shovelware if it has a story behind it and doesn't cost me more than $500. That's about the most I'll ever be willing to drop on one game, including Stadium Events, since I've gotten most of my bigger bois either through luck or through trades.

6 minutes ago, Trifecta said:

I'm making a 100% Contents list/thread with pictures that are games that are confirmed to be 100% complete by opening sealed games. That doesn't mean I have to be the one to open them. During my research I've been talking to several people who are the original owners of games that were the ones who cracked them open. I'm including those into the list along with the ones Austin, DrEncore and myself have opened as well as the entries on Wiz's list.

That's what I meant. Confirmation from sealed games all the way, whether it be from this community or outside of it.

 

33 minutes ago, a3quit4s said:

I keep ignoring them and people keep making new ones

46 minutes ago, Code Monkey said:

I will only be a part of this if people recognize the fact that Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt did actually come with a retail box. It included a console and controllers.

I'm actually serious, why is this not a box? It's cardboard. It contains a game and a manual. Just because it's larger doesn't make it not a box.

I've just moved this discussion to collecting general so more people see it. And yes, that is a box @Code Monkey and we'll discuss it once we get there.

Discussion about adding features, info, and lists to the database. Feel free to chime in for clarification, to make a suggestion, to ask a question, to provide an explanation...

Original Post:

I'm suggesting a database containing recovered NintendoAge posts and resources, depending on the legality of that, and potentially containing entries for each and every game- ever. Now this may sound like a lot, but read below for more info:

We could build a database with complete lists of games, giving each game its own entry, and just trust the community to provide descriptions and reviews of games they've played. Somewhat of a Wikipedia-like thing. We'd have to make it so certain users can be restricted from posting on the database for intentionally inaccurate information or troll reviews. Through this, we could constantly be updating and checking existing entries to provide the ultimate buying guide for retro games. Info on games, games ranked based on user reviews and critic reviews, the ability to sort (by system, by genre for system, ect), and the ability to leave review for games you enjoyed-- or didn't. This will be a huge undertaking, but I have pretty much allthe time in the world right now, since I'm not working and most likely won't be for a few months.

1 minute ago, Draygoon said:

hey no problem for asking. My eyes can't do the 3d since i have an astigmatism. the 3d is pretty much a useless feature to me.

i understand that i can turn it off, but i do like that its just one less thing to break in the future. 

I highly recommend modding. The N3ds line can run NES, SNES, GB, GBC, GBA, DS, Genesis, SMS, Sega CD, GG, 32X, SCUMMVM, and more damn near flawlessly for most games. N64 and PS1 also run well for a few games, the more popular titles that have been optimized, and MS-DOS and old Mac games also run well. Plus, you've got pretty much every Atari game you'll ever need.

@Draygoon I'm not looking to sell, just curious. From what I've seen, the N3ds xl is actually cheaper than the N2ds xl. I personally love my 3ds, the 3d effect in games like Mario 3d Land and Mario Kart 7 is really awesome, and with headtracking on the N3ds it works really well. I'd highly reccomend a 3ds over a 2ds, but the 2ds does have a slightly better and more durable hinge. Any specific reason you're after a 2ds?

29 minutes ago, LeatherRebel5150 said:

That's a bit much no? I go for full sets and other than the charms things under my username (cause they're just a fun little thing) no one would probably ever know about it. Not everybody goes swinging full sets in everyone's face. 

How hard was SMS? Despite being small, I hear it can be a bitch.

10 minutes ago, Tabonga said:

More often people seem to get steamed here.

True. Very true. More true than anything else. The truest of trues. You've never seen something so true.

This is literally THE PLACE to let off steam. I love it.

I enjoyed it, but it isn't the 10/10 that Pulp Fiction is.

1 minute ago, acidjaguar said:

They aren't available to the public yet.  We want to get them all done before letting them loose.  I think we are missing the Spring 1999 issue if you (or anyone) has one available.

I'll have to check. I'll make sure to keep you posted. Is that all you're missing?

@0xDEAFC0DE I was thinking of a sub-section format. We could have an "NES" section in the database. Inside that section "games" could be one of the subsections. Inside the "games" subsection, we could have the agreed upon "complete licensed NES set" as well as "unlicensed games" and "prototypes" and maybe even "homebrew NES games". I'm not too knowledgeable about NES variants, but I feel like they should be in that "games" folder with everything else, but not in the complete licensed set. However, we need to make it clear that Stadium Events is not a variation, since it includes a completely different rom made by a different publisher.

46 minutes ago, Nintegageo said:

join the Arcade Club

I've got a multicade, 2 pinball machines, and a Golden Tee I'm fixing for a friend. Is that good enough?

16 minutes ago, acidjaguar said:

I have about 8 scanned in, still a ways to go but working on them as I have time.  Think there are about 25 total.... another guy is helping out but we both got a little busy. So hopefully we can get them published this year!  I just have accumulated a pile of em at this point ... IDK what happened 
 

 

Where can I find them? And yes, there are 25 total. Between you and the other guy, do you have a complete set, I have about 5, so I may have one that you are missing.