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authorapplehq <theappleman@gmail.com>2009-01-22 10:37:13 +0000
committerYorhel <git@yorhel.nl>2009-01-22 16:34:58 +0100
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Release documentation
Includes patches, age rating and platforms and media. Media->Nintendo Optical Disk, Producers and Visual Novels still need to be completed.
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Trial versions are heavily cut down and free releases so that you can
experience a game before you buy it. Sometimes, trial versions are cut
down for web transmission and do not completely represent the finished product.
+ <br />
+ A release may be a patch (most likely, a translation patch against another (fully released)
+ release). If this is the case, check the box. The type of a patch should reflect how different
+ it is to the original (in terms of translation, the difference of readability, as most
+ translations do not affect things like BGM or visuals but are considered "complete").
</dd><dt>Title (romaji)</dt><dd>
The name of the release, in the Latin character set (using Romanisation or translation)
</dd><dt>Original title</dt><dd>
@@ -44,7 +49,14 @@
For all others, the date on which the release was first available.
If it was posted on a website, the date on which the post was public.
</dd><dt>Age rating</dt><dd>
- ..
+ The minimum age rating for the release. On most releases, this is specified on the
+ packaging or on product web pages.<br />
+ Generally:
+ <ul>
+ <li>an "adult" product is 18+; any game with sexual content is 18+.</li>
+ <li>a product with mild levels of violence and swearing is 15+.</li>
+ <li>all others are "All Ages".</li>
+ </ul>
</dd><dt>Notes</dt><dd>
Anything miscellaneous and useful.
Generally, extras (but not preorder bonuses) and progress information go here.
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:SUB:Platforms &amp; Media
<dl>
<dt>Platforms</dt><dd>
- ..
+ The platforms that the product was released for.
+ Do not include emulated platforms (e.g. Playstation 2 games on Playstation 3) or
+ WINE.
+ Note: DVD Player (in most cases) refers to DVDPG, but never a DVD Drive.
</dd><dt>Media</dt><dd>
- ..
+ <dt>Blu-ray</dt><dd>
+ Blu-ray Disk, typically 30-60GB+. Requires a Blu-ray Drive. Playstation 3 are
+ normally Blu-ray.
+ </dd>
+ <dt>CD</dt><dd>
+ CD-ROM, typically 700MB
+ </dd>
+ <dt>DVD</dt><dd>
+ DVD5, typically 4.5GB, or DVD9, typically 9GB. DVDPG games are DVD.
+ </dd>
+ <dt>Floppy</dt><dd>
+ 5 1/4" or 3 3/4", no greater than 1.44MB.
+ </dd>
+ <dt>GD</dt><dd>
+ Dreamcast games are normally GD disks.
+ </dd>
+ <dt>Internet Download</dt><dd>
+ </dd>
+ <dt>Memory Card</dt><dd>
+ Any SD (Secure Digital) Card variant or MMC variant, Compact Flash or "USB Sticks".
+ The Main difference between this and Cartridge (below) is that Memory Cards are
+ re-writable (RW).
+ </dd>
+ <dt>Cartridge</dt><dd>
+ Compare with Memory Cards (above). Read-only. Famicom (NES), Super Nintendo (SNES),
+ Game Boy Advanced (GBA) and Nintendo DS use cartridges.
+ </dd>
+ <dt>Nintendo Optical Disk</dt><dd>
+ ...
+ </dd>
+ <dt>Other</dt><dd>
+ Any format not considered to be any of these mentioned should take this media.
+ However, it should not be used liberally, and it's inclusion may need to be justified.
+ </dd>
+ <dt>UMD</dt><dd>
+ Universal Media Disk, typically 2.2GB. Playstation Portable uses this format.
+ </dd>
</dd>
</dl>