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author | applehq <theappleman@gmail.com> | 2009-01-22 10:37:13 +0000 |
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committer | Yorhel <git@yorhel.nl> | 2009-01-22 16:34:58 +0100 |
commit | e09509beb27bf5e2d7d521af615169074ee4d397 (patch) | |
tree | 9c30e2c855996b5eece6e8544b362afe0d414191 /data | |
parent | 9ee7694a4b6f7dce174ec785cf5a71a5a38774bb (diff) |
Release documentation
Includes patches, age rating and platforms and media.
Media->Nintendo Optical Disk, Producers and Visual Novels still need to
be completed.
Diffstat (limited to 'data')
-rw-r--r-- | data/docs/3 | 57 |
1 files changed, 54 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/data/docs/3 b/data/docs/3 index 238e48c2..2b412928 100644 --- a/data/docs/3 +++ b/data/docs/3 @@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ 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. @@ -55,9 +67,48 @@ :SUB:Platforms & 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> |