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Key:Blue = Databases of video gamesPink = Location for video game media downloadBrown = Shut downGreen = yesYellow = "somewhat" (scores half points)Red = no
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Basic InfoExtended Info10 points eachScoring (from sheet) /29Art quality scoreTotalsComments
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Database NameLogoURLSocial MediaSheet Entry Last UpdatedEntry Complete?Quest. Returned ?TypeYear beganPlatformsOwnerCountryCurrent Main DB AdminVisits in Last 3 Months (Similarweb)Self-DescriptionHas Discord?Has regions?Platform Metadata?Platform Media?Game Metadata?Box - FrontBox - Back Box - SpineBox - 3D (static)Media - FrontScreenshotsFanart - LogosGame VideosManualsExample game: PC - Space Quest III: Pirates of Pestulon; if front & back present, take average; poor = 10 points; fair = 20 points; good = 30 points; very good = 35 points; excellent = 40Sheet Total /261Overall Score /351Overall Score as %Comments - Image / Media Quality; other media type includedComments - PositiveComments - Negative
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Launchbox database
https://gamesdb.launchbox-app.com/1. YouTube4/5/2023XXDatabase2016AllUnbroken SoftwareUSA, no physical baseJason Carr861,322Game images & metadata for all known gaming platforms2928112828262800Front: 800x1006 px
Quality: Good
Back: 980x1228 px
Quality: Very Good		17826074Other fanart included (e.g. backgrounds, 3D cart, etc)· Very comprehensive
· Regular additions by the community with a fairly quick approval process
· Reportedly due for an update in 2023		· Purely a game database - no extra features like some other sites
· No game videos or manuals
· Game descriptions are fairly succinct / on the short side
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Launchbox forums downloads section
https://forums.launchbox-app.com/files/N/A4/5/2023XXMedia Package Downloads2014?AllUnbroken SoftwareUSA1,125,000NoneN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AVery variable in quality· Good range of media· Organisation could be better; for example, if we're looking for NES box art we would go to "game media" and then "NES" - this includes all sorts of game media such as cart images, banners, marquees, etc; it is not possible to narrow it down to just box art
· There is a lot of overlap with the LB Games Database
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Emumovies
https://emumovies.com1. YouTube4/5/2023XXMedia Package Downloads2005AllCircoUSACirco553,324Initially, our goal was to create video previews for video games, replacing the static screenshots used in gaming front-ends. Since then, our project has expanded to include hundreds of arcade, console, handheld, and computer-based gaming systems. Our collection now goes beyond video snaps and includes a wide variety of artwork and extras for many systems, thanks to our active community of content contributors. Also has FTP and sync options. FTP is similar to what's on the site. Sync is able to pull data for inidividual gamesN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AVariable· Good range of media
· Has good selection of game manuals		· Downloads from the site and via the FTP are in packs; it is not possible to access data for individual games - other than by using a scraper; the site does not therefore function as a proper database
· As per the Launchbox forums downloads, the organisation into game media subcategories would be helpful
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Moby Games
https://www.mobygames.com1. X
2. Discord		4/5/2023XXDatabase1999AllAtari SA (Societe Anonyme)FranceJeremiah Freyholtz ("Reed"), Tracy Poff ("TracyPoff")5,115,000MobyGames is an extremely ambitious project with the goal to meticulously catalog all relevant information about electronic games (computer, console, and arcade) on a game-by-game basis. Including release info, credits, cover art, player-taken screenshots and descriptions, and much more! In short, it's a gigantic game database and our attempt to preserve the rich history behind electronic gaming, including the companies and people who made them. Information can be submitted by any registered user, but is vetted by long-time trusted contributors with proven expertise in video game history.2121201822040Front: 636x800 px
Quality: Fair
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Quality: Fair		8814842Reasonable quality but full resolution only available to "approvers"· Includes lots of extra information such as reviews, trivia, credits
· Given the strict vetting criteria, information on the database likely has good accuracy
· Image layout is very well organised; good coverage of the PC platform (how site began)
· Regular updates to the site features and database functionality
· Has database stats page		· Given the quality of the database, the amount of game box art is less than expected
· The process of editing or adding items to the database seems overly stringent, with a wait of many months to a year before changes are approved by an "approver"
· No manuals or fanart of any type
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Gamefaqs
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.comX4/5/2023XXDatabase1995AllFandom IncUSAAllen Tyner ("SBAllen"), Devin Morgan, David McCutcheon (""ZoopSoul")170,500,000GameFAQs is an online archive of video and computer game information, codes, walkthroughs, hints, message boards, save games files, and of course, FAQs. Everything on the site is contributed freely by various members of the public and is available for free private use to all visitors. If you're stuck on a game, want to find out more information about it, or just like reading about upcoming and past games, you'll likely find what you're looking for here.

GameFAQs was first launched on November 5, 1995 by its founder, Jeff "CJayC" Veasey. It began as the "Video Game FAQ Archive", and was originally on AOL member web space. The domain "gamefaqs.com" was registered on September 11, 1996, and by the end of 1996 the site was officially renamed as GameFAQs.		26251610210200Front: 640x802 px
Quality: Fair
Back: 640x800 px
Quality: Fair		10915945· Many games had 2 spines· Focus is on FAQs and walkthroughs, rather than game artwork
· Videos tend to be longplays, rather than video snap length
· Box art not well organised; also confusing as only front images shown initially
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Giant Bomb
https://www.giantbomb.comYouTube4/5/2023XXDatabase2008AllFandom IncUSABrad Lynch ("MarinoV1"), ZombiePie6,168,000The largest video game database online, Giant Bomb features Game Reviews, News, Videos, and Forums22801222000Front: 639x800 px
Quality: Fair
Back: 641x800 px
Quality: Fair		5512536Variable· Focus is more on video game news
· Game images are very poorly organised using a tagging system, and often not tagged for platform
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Screen Scraper
https://www.screenscraper.fr/None4/5/2023XXDatabase2016?AllFranceMatthijs van der Zanden ("_Kael_"), five others521,452ScreenScraper is a site created to facilitate the gathering and free community redistribution (creative commons) of retro video game data and media. 282826282327282721Front: 640x807 px
Quality:Fair (Moby mark)
Back: 640x815 px
Quality: Fair (Moby mark)		23630186Includes image "compositions" or mixes where images are combined into a collage· Separate website www.skraper.net has an app to scrape the Screen Scraper site and download media for a frontend
· Has a good amount of platform media, including "3D Console Case" (field is not always populated) and full unfolded case inserts
· Has a nice tabular view where you can see the list of games and associated details & media		· Website is generally cluttered with a confusing layout
· Website can be slow
· Website is in French & translation function doesn't always work
· Sometimes had other regions but not USA
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The Cover Project
http://www.thecoverproject.netX
Discord		XXMedia Downloads2004AllIndependentUSAMarcus Rasco ("Snowcone")723,558Game inserts for every current and past generation gaming system that we could find cases for.· Has forums where you can request almost any cover, manual, etc. that you want, and has a pretty active community who will respond to posts.
· Has a shockingly comprehensive collection of scans for covers, disc art, and almost all other scans.
· Owner has 100GB of covers from the defunct project galaxycovers.com that aren't uploaded to the site.		· Items uploaded to forums don't seem to necessarily get added to the database part of the website.
· Site is hard to navigate and seems outdated.
· Website administration seems inactive or uninvolved. Hard to tell who runs anything.
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VGBA - Video Games Box Art
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VideoGameGeek
https://videogamegeek.com/1. X
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3. Steam Group		2/8/2023Database2010AllScott Alden, BoardGameGeekUSAMatthijs van der Zanden ("_Kael_"), five others350,900Video Game Geek (VGG) is a video game database - a collection or catalog of data and information on electronic games. VGG is NOT a retailer or gaming news website; some news related articles and ads may appear on the site, but the focus of VGG is on recording video game related information. The game information recorded here is intended for posterity, historical research, and user-generated critique and discussion. The information contained within our database was meticulously and voluntarily entered on a game-by-game basis by our user base - You. This information is offered freely through flexible queries and "data mining". You may also use VGG to keep a personal record of your game collection. Contributor's to VGG retain all legal rights to the content they submit, and it may not be copied or used off-site without their consent.
· Built in integration with BoardGameGeek, one of the most popular board game databases with a large userbase.· Does not appear to have been active with admins or leadership since 2020.
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Arcade Artwork
https://www.arcadeartwork.org/1. X
2. FB		1/31/2025XXMedia Downloads2012ArcadeSteve ("Retroman")Well, this is just a simple looking website(by design) with zero advertisements that you can download lots of different artwork and game covers from. Even though the site is aimed at providing arcade artwork it also covers lots of other systems.

You can use the artwork in various emulator front-ends or if the resolution is high enough it can be printed and used on real arcade machines or to replace any console or computer game covers you've lost or damaged.
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OpenRetro Game Database
https://openretro.org/XXAll
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Cover Century
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TheGamesDB
https://thegamesdb.net/XXAll
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SteamGridDB
XXAllDownload and share custom video game assets and personalise your gaming library
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CPCWikiXXAmstrad CPC
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Game Titles Database (GameTDB)XXNintendo
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Sega RetroXXSega
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SteamGameCoversXXPC/Steam
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NintAndBoxhttps://www.nintandbox.net/index.php/en/XXNintendo
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eXoDOShttps://www.retro-exo.com/exodos.htmlXXPC
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Playstation DataCenterhttps://psxdatacenter.com/XX
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Emulation General Wikihttps://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Main_PageXX
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IGN (Imagine Games Networkhttps://www.ign.com/ukXX1996IGN EntertainmentCovers other media e.g. films, TV, comics
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Internet ArchiveXX
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Games Database
https://www.gamesdatabase.org
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RAWGhttps://rawg.io/
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Ag.ruhttps://ag.ru/
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Gameopedia
https://www.gameopedia.com/2008
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IGDBhttps://www.igdb.com/
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Glitchwavehttps://glitchwave.com/
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Video Game Scanning Collective (VGSC)
https://archive.org/details/videogamescanningcollectiveHigh resolution video game scans that meet the requirements of the VGSC project.
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http://evilbadman.com/
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Universal Videogames Listhttps://www.uvlist.net/1998 (having trouble confirming that claim)All"The biggest and oldest video game database about any video game on any platform"

A very large database containing any game for any platform. No ROMS here, just detailed information about these games.
Vote and review your preferred (or hated) games.
Mark the games you own, have played, have completed, and so on.
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Open Game Database (OGDB)https://web.archive.org/web/20130705100600/http://www.opengamedatabase.com/
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The Legacyhttp://www.thelegacy.de/
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IMDB
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Wikipedia
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AllGamehttps://web.archive.org/web/20130601023802/http://www.allgame.com/
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RF Generationhttp://www.rfgeneration.com/
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Rovi Games Datahttps://web.archive.org/web/20130704203700/http://www.rovicorp.com/products/discovery/metadata/games-data.htm#overview
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Oregamihttps://oregami.org/en/
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SPOnGhttps://spong.com/SPOnG wants to be the IMDB of the computer games world. Our aim is to have all the information about all the games ever released, for every platform ever. ... We'll be working with people we know in the video games industry and enthusiasts around the world to make this the most complete and, just as importantly, accurate video games resource. (src)
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VGCollecthttps://vgcollect.com/2011VGCollect is a simple, modern tool to help track and organize your video game collection. Our goal is to eventually house the largest and most accurate video game database on the Internet. Each listing includes box art, descriptions, item numbers and more. We cater to the hardcore collectors by creating an individual listing for every known variation...
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Gaming History
https://www.arcade-history.com/Gaming-History (formerly known as Arcade-History), [is] a highly optimized (fast loading) website featuring a large searchable & comprehensive database which provides an accurate (WIP) list of known antique & modern games from all over the world, including arcade video games, coin-operated games (including slot machines), console video games, computer softwares, and all other sorts of electronic games.
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https://kanobu.ru/games/
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http://www.thelegacy.de/
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Musse des Jeux Video (Video Games Museum)
https://www.video-games-museum.com/en
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Kanobukanobu.ruWas a game encyclopedia database before becoming a gaming "hype" news site? See here.
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Onrpg?See here.
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StopGame
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The Retro Spirithttps://retro.gg/
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Glitchwavehttps://glitchwave.com/
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BD Jogoshttps://en.bdjogos.com.br/index.php
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