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The Essential Video Games Database
15 years and counting!
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Information, credits, reviews, screenshots and more covering 145 video game platforms from 1971 to date!
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Hi! Reed here.
I run MobyGames via my one-man company Blue Flame Labs. I'm a web developer and game designer - some of my past projects include Drawception, GameTab and Nile Online.
A few months ago, along with the help of game industry personage Simon Carless, I managed to acquire the site from its previous owners. On day 1 we reverted MobyGames back to its previous form, which was very well received by the community (see this forum thread for details), many returned and started submitting games again, and we resolved a number of bugs and other issues in the process.
We then went to work adding missing platforms (such as arcade), tackling backlogs and a host of updates (including significant credits improvements!), with feedback from the community each step of the way. You can see the full dev log for detailed updates.
Here's a snapshot of the site's evolution during this time (we took over the site on Dec 18th):
This only scratches the surface - there's still a vast amount of work to do, and we're looking for your support to help continue improving and modernizing MobyGames.com. We also want to free its massive database of game information.
I run MobyGames via my one-man company Blue Flame Labs. I'm a web developer and game designer - some of my past projects include Drawception, GameTab and Nile Online.
A few months ago, along with the help of game industry personage Simon Carless, I managed to acquire the site from its previous owners. On day 1 we reverted MobyGames back to its previous form, which was very well received by the community (see this forum thread for details), many returned and started submitting games again, and we resolved a number of bugs and other issues in the process.
We then went to work adding missing platforms (such as arcade), tackling backlogs and a host of updates (including significant credits improvements!), with feedback from the community each step of the way. You can see the full dev log for detailed updates.
Here's a snapshot of the site's evolution during this time (we took over the site on Dec 18th):
This only scratches the surface - there's still a vast amount of work to do, and we're looking for your support to help continue improving and modernizing MobyGames.com. We also want to free its massive database of game information.
What is MobyGames?
MobyGames is the oldest, largest and most accurate database for video games spanning 145 platforms from 1971 to date. It's essentially the IMDB of the games industry, and often referenced as the go-to source for game credits and classic games.
We have an extremely ambitious project: To meticulously catalog all relevant information about electronic games (computer, console, and now arcade) on a game-by-game basis. This includes scanned cover art (250,000 and counting!), extensive game credits, release dates and countries, screenshots and much much more.
MobyGames is the oldest, largest and most accurate database for video games spanning 145 platforms from 1971 to date. It's essentially the IMDB of the games industry, and often referenced as the go-to source for game credits and classic games.
We have an extremely ambitious project: To meticulously catalog all relevant information about electronic games (computer, console, and now arcade) on a game-by-game basis. This includes scanned cover art (250,000 and counting!), extensive game credits, release dates and countries, screenshots and much much more.
How your support will help
Your support will help us be able to continue modernizing the site (including making it mobile-friendly), improve contribution tools and flows, fix bugs, attract more contributors and build a publicly accessible API.
Additionally, in the medium-term we intend to make MobyGames data available under some form of Creative Commons license so others will be able to easily use this treasure trove of data. There's less point to doing this without an effective API - so that's what you can help with!
For the past few months we've been bootstrapping this, but your support will help enable me to devote more time to developing new features, fixing bugs, enlisting other help and attracting more contributors and developers. MobyGames is an amazing resource for old games and credits, but is lacking in regards to some newer titles, especially many digital and indie games.
Your support will help us be able to continue modernizing the site (including making it mobile-friendly), improve contribution tools and flows, fix bugs, attract more contributors and build a publicly accessible API.
Additionally, in the medium-term we intend to make MobyGames data available under some form of Creative Commons license so others will be able to easily use this treasure trove of data. There's less point to doing this without an effective API - so that's what you can help with!
For the past few months we've been bootstrapping this, but your support will help enable me to devote more time to developing new features, fixing bugs, enlisting other help and attracting more contributors and developers. MobyGames is an amazing resource for old games and credits, but is lacking in regards to some newer titles, especially many digital and indie games.
All of this is a major undertaking, as the MobyGames (Perl, oy) codebase is now 15 years old. The database has over 80,000 game entries, including developer credits, trivia, tech specs, reviews and more. There are also dozens of tools for the submission and approval processes that need to be overhauled.
Become a MobyGames supporter!
We've made many positive changes to the site over the past few months, but there's MUCH more to do and we can't bring it to fruition without you - your support will go a long way to helping revive MobyGames, make the data more assessable and ensure it's preserved for another 15+ years.
Become a MobyGames supporter!
We've made many positive changes to the site over the past few months, but there's MUCH more to do and we can't bring it to fruition without you - your support will go a long way to helping revive MobyGames, make the data more assessable and ensure it's preserved for another 15+ years.
Let us know if you have any questions and we hope you'll join us!
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