Games Metadata

This page lets us show and discuss metadata sources and the usage of metadata in Games.

Prerequistes

From the highest priority to the lowest:

• Boxarts
• Steam tall covers
• Releases dates and developer names

Technical/legal requirements

(TODO)

Relevant Art

• Lutris uses 300x113 banners user-contributed on their own website (sample page)

• OpenEmu credits the OpenVGDB for "cover art and game data" (source). Boxarts are included as links to the GameFAQs website.

• (TODO: GameHub)

• Playnite uses metadata plugins, notably IGDB and LaunchBox

• Gamebrary is "powered by IGDB"

• GOG Galaxy 2.0 (non-free) seems to use an internal database based on IGDB (source)

• RomStation (non-free) uses its own user-contributed database at romstation.fr

• Recalbox (non-free) uses Screenscraper (also non-free)

Metadata Sources

Screenscraper

• Homepage: https://screenscraper.fr

IGDB

• Homepage: https://igdb.com

Wikidata

• Homepage: https://wikidata.org

Launchbox Games DB

• Homepage: https://gamesdb.launchbox-app.com/

To evaluate

• http://www.abandonia.com/

• http://www.allgame.com/

• http://www.arcade-museum.com/

• http://www.arcadehits.net/

• http://archive.vg/

• http://www.gamefaqs.com/

• http://www.giantbomb.com/games/

• http://www.mobygames.com/

• http://thegamesdb.net/

• http://www.guardiana.net/

  • Usable as-is:
    • No
    • License unknown
  • Data:
    • Meta-data
    • Covers
    • Screenshots
  • For:
    • Master System / SEGA Mark III
    • Game Gear, Mega Drive / Genesis
    • Mega CD / SEGA-CD
    • Mega Drive 32X / Super 32X / Genesis 32X
    • Mega CD 32X / SEGA-CD 32X
    • SEGA MODEM
    • SEGA PICO

    • LaserActive Mega LD

    • Dreamcast
    • Naomi
    • ST-V
    • Mega-Tech

• http://www.satakore.com/

  • Usable as-is:
    • No
    • License CC by-nc-sa
  • Data:
    • Meta-data
    • Covers
  • For:
    • Saturn

• http://www.gametdb.com/

  • Usable as-is:

    • http://www.gametdb.com/Wii/Downloads (Game Cube and Wii only)

    • License unknown
  • Data:
    • Meta-data
    • Covers
  • For:
    • Game Cube
    • Wii
    • Wii U
    • PS3

• http://superfamicom.org/

  • Usable as-is:
    • No
    • License unknown
  • Data:
    • Meta-data
    • Screenshots
  • For:
    • SNES / Super Famicom
    • NES / Famicom (still in progress)

• http://bootgod.dyndns.org:7777/

  • Usable as-is:

    • http://bootgod.dyndns.org:7777/xml.php

    • License unknown
  • Data:
    • Meta-data
  • For:
    • NES / Famicom

Achievements and Specific Informations

• http://www.retroachievements.org/

• http://steamcommunity.com/devg