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Hello all, I've had three pending submissions in the hopper for three or four weeks now, and I've even submitted additions *after* these three, that have been approved.
Like I said, they've been pending for at least three weeks now, and I've started wondering, is there any reason my submissions haven't been approved in all this time? I've never had submissions take more than a week, at most, to be approved, so I'm starting to get concerned here. I've heard nothing about them, and I've started wondering if they're even being reviewed at all.
Can someone please help? I have been refraining from making anymore submissions for awhile now, until these three are approved.

The same thing happens to me every now and then.  Now sure why, but I imagine it has to do with who is approving at the time and exactly what you are submitting.  I try to put in as much research as possible and place them in the submission notes.  That will sometimes expedite the process.  But it could also be down to the holidays, too.

All I know is that the newest submissions tend to be approved first. I myself have two submissions pending.

Thanks for the help!

I can tell you its not personal, on the overall submission queue, we don't even see the name of the submitter, so you at least don't have to worry about that. Looking at the queue right now, there's a lot of non-US flags, which mean they take more time as most of our staff is from the US and knows those games/systems the best. Things like images are generally approved quickly, page edits are a bit slower, variations are even slower and new titles are probably the slowest. It really just depends what is being submitted and who is doing the reviewing and how much they know about the item. We generally have to do more than just hit the Approve button.
And as mumboking mentioned, the newest stuff is at the top of the list, so the reviewers see that first.

lee, your submissions tend to drop to the bottom of the list mostly due to unfamiliarity - I do quite a few of the reviews, and when I have time, I tackle what I know first. I'll try to tackle yours in the next couple days, as nothing should be in the queue that long.

For reference, I did 641 reviews in December... That's kind of average numbers, but it gives you an idea of what we deal with on a monthly basis. If you need a nudge on your submissions, just let us know. ;)

Yeah, I submitted an addition for Flight Simulator X during the big Steam Sale and it's still pending. I thought I might have done something wrong, but I guess everyone's still digging through them.

Looks like we might need more approvers. *cough cough*  ;) ;)

I again have two submissions that have been pending for nearly two weeks now? I'll hold off making more submissions for the time being.

There are 82 submissions in the queue. If you have particular ones you want us to look at, I can prioritize them. I did a couple of yours last night.

I got burnt out on approving for a while. I'll plow through them tonight. Not like I'm doing anything anyway. :P

Three submissions, two of which have been lingering for three weeks now.

The pain yourself with submissions contest is creating an influx of them that regenerates right after we get them down to zero. I'll try to clear them tonight again.

My apologies for being a squeaky wheel about it. Just sometimes I see them sit there for awhile and get worried that they were forgotten.

Hi

I've had a couple of submissions pending approval for some time now. around two months I believe.
Anyone know what is up?

the games are:

(addition)  Until Dawn: Extended Edition
(variation) Grand Theft Auto V
(variation) Dishonored: Definitive Edition
(variation) Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain[Day One Edition]

All games are PS4 EU versions.

Ive had a few (9) Euro submissions pending for quite a while too. But it looks like someone is finally getting around to clearing them today as a couple are now approved

That'd be me... I've done ~250 reviews in the past 3-4 days. I'm slowly getting the queue down, but we're still sitting at almost 90.

Then you prob approved the few EURO addittions i snuck as well. Still 1 new addition pending. Plus added some box scans for the ones approved :P.

Your desk is piling up with work Shadow :P

Thought it was probably you :-)

I look away for 30 minutes, and the queue grows by 15. I blame Kam1. ;)

Schlibby ninja'd your Shovel Knight images, apparently. I accepted the Game and Manual scan because I noticed they were higher res, but I forgot to check the Box Front and Back for higher resolution before I rejected them, as I thought they were your images originally.

Feel free to replace the front cover for shovel knight. My copy had a little black mark in the top left.
Also no problem with the manual image I submitted being replaced. My scanner bed has a scratch which means black items (like the manual) have a little scratch mark on them.

I noticed you set the region to UK Shadow. You sure on this? Its got a purple Nintendo triangle not green. Also EUR code not UKV

Yes, because there's a separate German release as well, and the text on it is English only.

Yep. That's me!

Fair enough

http://www.bol.de/shop/home/artikeldetails/shovel_knight/EAN5060146462013/ID43745561.html

Different EAN, had be me puzzled as well

Did you Americans not get a release of shovel knight on physical disc?

It's in limbo.

I have still one game in Limbo:

- Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (PC - Europe)

Done. Thanks.

Half the things I submit are obscure Polish Commodore 64 titles etc. so I understand why they take so long. :)

Pictures coming up. (AND UP)

Actually, it's because I try to fill in the rest of the info from your submissions. ;)

More workload Shadow - Added some stuff again.

Been to a retro game market, so my wishlist is a bit shorter now :P

Gonna blast through all of them tonight.

Things came up, will finish tomorrow.

Hi again.

I want to thank you for getting around to some of my EU and Nordic PS3/PS4 releases. :)

I just wanted to note I just submitted The Last of US - Ellie Edition (PS3 Nordic) and for some reason it seems to have created double entries for submission. Atleast I have it twice in the queue.

Also if you have any questions about my other entries in the queue that might be solved with a scan of the cover just let me know. I wanted to hold of with scans until all my entries were accepted.

thanks!

Scans would definitely help with some of the ones already in the database, but if you're willing to provide scans I can always just push things through. Thanks for the heads-up on the Ellie edition though.

Would be good if people could attach scans to their pending submissions. I'm sure it would help you to approve stuff if you had decent quality scans to refer to

Ok dunno how to make this work. I cannot sub covers for games that hasnt been approved yet ? :p

But! maybe this will work?

Before u click any links plz turn on any popupkillers etc. I dont think imagebam intentionally tries to send out any malicious code but you never know.
Suggestions for better online img services are greatly appreciated.

Also the covers here are NOT intended for submissions, only to help the RF DB Reviewers etc.

Games Additions:

PS3: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier + Advanced Warfighter 2[Includes 2 Games]
http://www.imagebam.com/image/2049ba446662688

PS3: Medal of Honor: Warfighter
http://www.imagebam.com/image/fc3cad446662682

PS3: Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z[Special Edition]
http://www.imagebam.com/image/44049f446662696

Games Variations:

PS3: Uncharted: Drake's Fortune[Platinum]
http://www.imagebam.com/image/34d04c446662692

PS4: Dishonored: Definitive Edition
http://www.imagebam.com/image/9f2c5b446662676

Ok here are the rest of the covers for my pending subs. Hopefully this can speed up things.

All are Game Variation subs. Covers not formatted to be submitted, just to be high res enough for the RF people.

PS3 Batman Arkham Origins http://www.imagebam.com/image/542cee448028294

PS3 COD Black Ops 2 http://www.imagebam.com/image/a5cdf1448028297

PS3 COD MW2 http://www.imagebam.com/image/5fd1ec448028303

PS3 COD MW3 http://www.imagebam.com/image/11bcdd448028306

PS3 Duke Nukem Forever http://www.imagebam.com/image/74e9c6448028314

PS3 Hitman Absolution http://www.imagebam.com/image/f881a2448028315

PS3 Stranglehold, John Woo Presents http://www.imagebam.com/image/1e0933448028319

PS3 Prince of Persia Trilogy http://www.imagebam.com/image/c82cb1448028322

PS3 Resident Evil Operaton Raccoon City http://www.imagebam.com/image/400121448028324

PS3 Resident Evil Revelations http://www.imagebam.com/image/718b8b448028327

PS3 Star Wars The Force Unleashed - Ultimate Sith Edition http://www.imagebam.com/image/cc6719448028334

PS3 Elder Scrolls V, The: Skyrim - Legendary Edition http://www.imagebam.com/image/154007448028344

PS3 XCOM: Enemy Unknown http://www.imagebam.com/image/e14228448028350

PS4 Uncharted - The Nathan Drake Collection http://www.imagebam.com/image/3fab97448028358

Greatly appreciated. I'll try to knock these out. A lot of the problems with your submissions is that they're for European versions, but it's hard to determine how they're different from the UK versions without the scans sometimes. This'll help a lot.

EDIT:
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune [Platinum] was already in the database here:
http://www.rfgeneration.com/cgi-bin/getinfo.pl?ID=E-131-S-00472-A

...for Dishonored, this is why images are important for database submissions:
http://www.rfgeneration.com/cgi-bin/getinfo.pl?ID=E-215-S-00840-A

Hi Again. and thx for your time you are putting into this :)

I made two more subs since my last cover-upload, two more "nordic" versions of Halo and Halo 2 for Original XboX.
I now have 16 in total in the queue.

Here are the covers: (And once again, covers are only made for the guys working with the database)

XBOX Halo: http://www.imagebam.com/image/4b6855449058647

XBOX Halo 2:  http://www.imagebam.com/image/d3fe5d449058651

The games are sealed so I didnt want to rip them open just to scan the covers properly but I hope all the info is there. the covers were made from scans and photos and image editing.

regards
Bandaren

That Stranglehold copy is interesting. It's a re-release by WBIE, but it's also missing an "O" on the title for John Woo's name (Jhn Woo)

Providing info for current submissions in queue.

LittleBigPlanet [Bonus Offer Sticker] - Australia (Regionwide) (Playstation 3)
This has been in the queue for a couple of weeks and I haven't had much time to follow up on it.  Anyhow, there are two "black label" Australian releases.  The version I have submitted is the original which would have been released in early November 2008. 

Front cover:
[img width=300 height=377]http://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/r534/Blood-Spattered_Angel/LBP_01.jpg[/img]	Front cover with sticker.  The later version does not have the present-shaped sticker but I think that the cover slip is still the same, which is why I didn't show the back.
Close-up on sticker:
[img width=300 height=307]http://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/r534/Blood-Spattered_Angel/LBP_02.jpg[/img]	As this sticker references an offer that expires within 3 months of initial release I am assuming that this version is the original.

Close-up on Disc:
[img width=635 height=301]http://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/r534/Blood-Spattered_Angel/LBP_03.jpg[/img]
This variant uses the same disc as the original UK release.  The later "black label" release uses an ANZ disc.  The cover slip states that this game was manufactured in Australia (which it clearly wasn't) and the UK disc is likely a last minute change due to this game's launch problems.  The #2 implies that there were two disc revisions- unusual for an original release, but plausible in this instance given its launch problems (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LittleBigPlanet_%28PlayStation_3%29#Release.2FRe-release).


God Eater 2 - Japan (regionwide)(Playstation Vita) - Stand-alone original release
As mentioned in submission notes, I don't own this - information provided was based on a couple of eBay entries:

• Minto1997's auction: full image of case (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/GOD-EATER-2-Sony-PS-Vita-PlayStation-Vita-Japan-Version-USED-/221944891161?hash=item33acf24719:g:Xz8AAOSwMmBVtfIU)
• Kyubey11's auction - that sticker lists all of the different original releases and was useful in ensuring I wasn't mixing info from multiple variants (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/New-PS-Vita-GOD-EATER-2-import-Japan-F-S-PlayStation-/201463957146?hash=item2ee830069a:g:xNYAAOxyVaBSrwls)

God Eater 2: Rage Burst - Japan (regionwide)(Playstation Vita) - Stand-alone original release
As mentioned in submission notes, I don't own this - information provided was based on an eBay listing:

• Minto1997's auction: full image of case (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/God-Eater-2-Rage-Burst-Sony-PS-Vita-PlayStation-Vita-Japan-USED-/321859555547?hash=item4af05310db:g:YDwAAOSwIwhWRCyA)

God Eater Resurrection - Japan (regionwide)(Playstation Vita) - Cross Play Pack & Anime vol. 1
As mentioned in submission notes, I don't own this - information provided was based on a couple of eBay entries:

• Gengen's listing (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/PS4-GOD-EATER-RESURRECTION-Cross-Play-Pack-Anime-Vol-1-w-Blu-ray-Limited-JAPAN-/121801817305?hash=item1c5bf43cd9:g:IcoAAOSw5ZBWM2Qr)
• Kyubey11's listing (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/PS4-GOD-EATER-RESURRECTION-Cross-Play-Pack-Anime-Vol-1-w-Blu-ray-Limited-Japan-/181944947310?hash=item2a5cc3926e:g:XLYAAOSwT5tWMiMz)

Both of these show clear pictures of the front and back of box, which is the best I can get since the game was only released in October.  I can deduce that there is a physical PS4 variation inside based on the part number provided, but not a PSVita version (based on DLC sticker on front and part no on back).  Frankly, this is less information than I am happy with so feel free to reject if you think it insufficient.

I've got one stuck in Limbo: Just Cause 3 (Collector's Edition) [EU]

I've already uploaded and got it approved at another site (will link to that so you can take a look at the pictures, that will be following after approval)

http://ogdb.eu/index.php?section=game&gameid=94837

I've noticed I got a second one in Limbo:

The physical release of the Fallout 4: Season Pass

o I have more of them pesky EU/Nordic and special edition releases awaiting approval.  :)

I have scanned the covers to help out.

PS3 Alien: Isolation EVAC edition (Steelcase) http://www.imagebam.com/image/64a68a450644484
(its not the steelcase itself that has been scanned but the paper cover that slides over it for protection.)

PS3 Bayonetta (nordic) http://www.imagebam.com/image/adcca4450644507

PS3 Lost Planet 3 (nordic) http://www.imagebam.com/image/296b8b450644509

PS3 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 - Ultimate Edition (nordic) http://www.imagebam.com/image/c28f18450644490

Hope this helps...

Its always those pesky Europeans like us :p

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Anyone going to accept my Lego Batman 3 variation?  Been about a week.

4 More in the pipeline:

Assassin's Creed Syndicate [Charing Cross Edition]
Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege [Art of Siege Edition]
Xenoblade Chronicles X [Special Edition]

Thanks for the quick response and for everything you guys do.  Thanks again.

All approved. Now only need the approval of the scans. Will sort out the scans for Assassin's Creed Syndicate [Charing Cross Edition]. Need to scan them as of yet

Thanks and kudoos to the approver in question!

I annihilated the queue as of right now. Staff, let me know if I @!#?@!'ed anything up.

Got a new one in Limbo, short period, but recently came out (22nd of January) added to the databse and waiting approval (already provided in the comments i would upload the scan for it)

Life is Strange (Collector's Edition) IBM-PC (France/Netherlands)

A new one in limbo:

Rise of the Tomb Raider Collector's Edition (IBM-PC) UK

If it's UK, we'll need to update the region.

Have a submission that's been in limbo for a few weeks:

Moe Chronicles [Traditional Chinese version] - Hong Kong (regionwide)

Front cover (sealed) scan (it's a Compile Heart game, so just assume NSFW):

Spoiler (hover to show)

[img width=550 height=712]http://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/r534/Blood-Spattered_Angel/Moe%20Chronicle%20Chinese%20%20EnglishVCAS-34089%20Case%20front%20sealed0550x0712%20-%20600dpi.jpg[/img]

Released 15 May 2015 in Hong Kong and Taiwan (not sure about Singapore or other Asian countries) nearly a year after its original Japanese language release.

The variation title, "Traditional Chinese version", comes from text on the spine (繁體中文版) but has both Chinese and English subtitles over Japanese audio.  This Hong Kong release uses the Taiwanese cover with stickers to conceal the ratings logo (see cover scan), which is a fairly common practice for Hong Kong releases. 

I got a new game in the waiting list, waiting for approval of any available approver.

Bravely Second: End Layer [Deluxe Collector's Edition] - 3DS

This has been in the queue for about a month: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: Curse of the Sword

Working through quite a bit of the list today guys. See what I can do.

I have a couple that have been in the bin for a couple weeks now.

Going on 4 weeks on my submissions.

I also have some submissions on the "limbo" but i understand that is more dificult to approve because most is for european stuff.
I believe also the reviwers are only a few number and it's difficult to do it all in quick way.

I will try to give the max information i can in order to be more easy.

Keep the good job!

shaggy, yours are CD-i movies, which is causing a problem. I think the issue with reviewing those is that we don't know much information about them, and whether or not they're European (which is where a large chunk of the CD-i movies were released).

Can we get the catalog # for Conspiracy of Fear, or maybe a picture of the front/back of the case or the front of the disc? There's literally no information about the release anywhere that I can find, and it's not on the masterlist for CD-i VCDs.

toze, yours are just hard to verify. We're working through it.  ;)

Sorry, the cd-i stuff just went you know where, my parents.  Not sure when I will make it there to take pics of the two movies.  I'm positive they are not European releases but I should know more when I ever make it to my parents.  The DS game I have in limbo, however, should be much easier for you guys to cross reference.

The VCDs are in. Not a problem. I'm working through a bit of chaff in the submission queue, but I'll get to the DS game shortly if it's still there.

Waiting on Rally-X to be added for the ColecoVision

Going through the submissions today. Your Rally-X will get approved today - I've been eyeing it, and it's a simple review. Just going through the shorter reviews right now, which are mostly edits.

Someone got to it before me, apparently:
http://www.rfgeneration.com/cgi-bin/getinfo.pl?ID=U-024-S-02340-A

Ive sent a message to the guy who submitted x factor and singstar to try and find which country they relate to. Im guessing Netherlands but waiting on confirmation.

Ive been trying to find a reference to the Jax II PS2 bundle online. But cant see anything. I'll have to send a message to the submitter to see if he can shine any light on this.

They're Dutch. I just couldn't find if they were the bundles or not.

Final Fantasy XIII [Promotional Copy Not for Resale]
This has been in the queue for about a week.  Since Euro promos are a bit of an odd duck, here is some photographic evidence.

[img width=321 height=455]http://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/r534/Blood-Spattered_Angel/Final%20Fantasy%20XIII%20Promo%20EUAU%20%20FFXIII-GEN%20Case%20front%200321x0455%20-%20600dpi.jpg[/img] The front cover has PEGI, USK (Germany) and CB (Australia) ratings.

[img width=322 height=454]http://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/r534/Blood-Spattered_Angel/Final%20Fantasy%20XIII%20Promo%20EUAU%20%20FFXIII-GEN%20Case%20rear%200322x0454%20-%20600dpi.jpg[/img] No barcode.  Also note German and French notices.

[img width=303 height=303]http://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/r534/Blood-Spattered_Angel/Final%20Fantasy%20XIII%20Promo%20EUAU%20%20FFXIII-GEN%20Game%20Disc%201%20of%203%200303x0303%20-%20600dpi.jpg[/img] Promo disc, which uses a generic template used for all XBox 360 promo discs.

Promos are pre-release full versions of games given to reviewers and certain retailers (probably other people as well).

XBox 360 promos come in cases similar to retail releases (as compared to Playstation releases which tend to come in jewel cases), and it is common to have one promo version representing Europe and Australia.  The Square Enix component ID, FFXIII/GEN/---, is unique to this promo.

Sorry for the wait. Now added.

You put 3 discs. Is this right?

Yeah, FF13 is 3 disks. The promo copies essentially mirror the final copies.

So I submitted a few Tearaway Unfolded (PS4) variations that are still in the queueueueue. It's only been about 5 days, but in that time, one of these listings has disappeared from AU and US eBay sites.

• Canadian Crafted Edition/Edition Speciale (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Tearaway-Unfolded-PS4-PlayStation-4-NEW-/152150732924?hash=item236ce3f07c:g:tXUAAOSwx-9WxX8U)
• Taiwanese Chinese + English Version (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SONY-PS4-PlayStation-4-Tearaway-Unfolded-Sub-Chinese-Ver-/262444003078?hash=item3d1ae1af06:g:T0wAAOSw5dNWk7er)

Two submissions in limbo for about a week.

Anima: Gate of Memories Playstation 4, Australia (regionwide)
[img width=320 height=415]http://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/r534/Blood-Spattered_Angel/Collector%20Scores/Anima%20Gate%20of%20Memories%20PAL-AU%20CUSA-04501%20Case%20front%20sealed0320x0415%20-%20600dpi_1.png[/img]	This game got physical releases in Europe and Australia, but seems to be digital only in North America.  Developed by Anima Project, a 3-man team in Valencia headed by the creator of Anima: Beyond Fantasy (Carlos B. Garcia). Funded from a Kickstarter campaign, finally released June 2016. Comes with a full colour manual (hooray!) and a CD soundtrack.  Has English, French and Spanish language options in-game.  Uses Same disc as European version.
Halo Reach XBox 360, Hong Kong (regionwide)
[img width=320 height=457]http://i1170.photobucket.com/albums/r534/Blood-Spattered_Angel/Collector%20Scores/Halo%20Reach%20unclean%20320.png[/img]	Disregard the Australian ratings logo - it's a sticker on the case (legal requirement).  I listed this as Asia (regionwide) because Hong Kong (regionwide) has not been enabled for XBox 360.  Whether this is an oversight or simply how Microsoft define their territories I am not certain. Game is listed as NTSC-J but operates perfectly on a PAL XBox 360.

Yeah same here. Been a few days. I submitted D2 D NO SHOKUTAKU 2 Eclipsed
[img width=640 height=480]http://i.imgur.com/dcx4hn3.jpg[/img]

Sorry guys...dealing with filing for bankruptcy to protect my house from foreclosure and the last 2 semesters of school for my degree.
Just ping this thread if you feel you're not getting traction, and send me a direct PM if nothing after that. I'll get your submissions approved Ryudo, though I'd be surprised if D2 wasn't in the database already.

I'm getting through as many submissions as I can. Some take longer to check out that others though. Also, I can also only correct regions on my PC, whereas I normally do the approvals on my phone. So ones where I need to change region/country tend to get queued a bit more.

I normally wait a few days, but given the lack of useful images the only way I can prove variant exists this exists is to provide my own.  Sorry for being a little presumptuous.

Technomancer, The
Australia (regionwide) - standard release
Full cover scan (1024px)

Spoiler (hover to show)

[img width=700 height=428]http://atexnzaucghvdg9idwnrzxquy29t.g00.photobucket.com/g00/TU9SRVBIRVVTMSRodHRwOi8vaTExNzAucGhvdG9idWNrZXQuY29tL2FsYnVtcy9yNTM0L0Jsb29kLVNwYXR0ZXJlZF9BbmdlbC9Db2xsZWN0b3IlMjBTY29yZXMvdGVjaG5vbWFuY2VyJTIwZnVsbCUyMGNvdmVyJTIwMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/$/$/$/$/$[/img]

ANZ disc
[img width=380 height=385]http://atexnzaucghvdg9idwnrzxquy29t.g00.photobucket.com/g00/TU9SRVBIRVVTMSRodHRwOi8vaTExNzAucGhvdG9idWNrZXQuY29tL2FsYnVtcy9yNTM0L0Jsb29kLVNwYXR0ZXJlZF9BbmdlbC90ZWNobm9tYW5jZXIlMjBkaXNjJTIwMzg1LmpwZw%3D%3D/$/$/$/$[/img]

Looks like it's taken care of already.

I have a few titles in limbo. Providing pics to help:
I also see one of my submissions got double submitted (Infinite Warfare)

Partnumbers
[img width=700 height=471]http://i.imgur.com/S6xy9v8.jpg[/img]

Dying Light (Enhanced Edition)
[img width=700 height=560]http://i.imgur.com/EMlmN1y.jpg[/img]

Witcher3 (Game of the year ed.)
[img width=700 height=561]http://i.imgur.com/6kOtgGn.jpg[/img]

Ratchet&Clank (nordic release)
[img width=700 height=535]http://i.imgur.com/ICfDKiX.jpg[/img]

Motorstorm Apocalypse (Essentials)
[img width=700 height=550]http://i.imgur.com/zwVTqOA.jpg[/img]

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare (Legacy Edition)
[img width=700 height=537]http://i.imgur.com/YmzSpfE.jpg[/img]

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (Hardened Ed.)
[img width=700 height=532]http://i.imgur.com/paNdN2E.jpg[/img]

I have one sitting in there for a couple weeks. Tower of Guns (Special Edition) for PS4/North America. I submitted it as a variant of the EU version up there now (wasn't sure if I should submit it as a new title altogether or not).

Don't have images of mine at the moment but here's the same thing off a recent ebay posting to confirm it is out there:

[img width=700 height=700]http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/7ncAAOSwA3dYRFCa/s-l1600.jpg[/img]

Sorry about this folks. I'll get through these submissions tomorrow.

And it Shadow hasn't got around to it I can do these on friday

They should be taken care of now. Thanks!

I've a few questions.  One about a game entry, the other about what requirements are needed to volunteer with database work.

First, while cataloging my collection, I came across a game I have that is somewhat in the database.  Trackmania Turbo Build to Race for the DS.  I've found Trackmania Build to Race, but it's listed as a Wii game.  I've found Trackmania Turbo for the DS, but there's no scans, no part #, no UPC, and both the developer and publisher are different then what's on my case, card, and game manual.  Would it be best for me to change the info in an edit?

Second, what's the requirements for being a volunteer in the database?  The amount of submissions?  The length they've been a member of the forum?  Their activity?

Just activity, submissions, and knowledge of how submissions work and general knowledge of the consoles and database you're working with.

If you see something wrong or missing, make a submission! The database is generated based off the community's submissions, and the worst that could happen is that we look into your submission and it gets rejected. We'd rather have a rejected submission than nothing at all.

Been about 4-5 days and I submitted Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype for Vita physical. It's just sitting there. Just curious what is going on. Thanks.

They Play-Asia release?  I think it already exists.

http://www.rfgeneration.com/cgi-bin/getinfo.pl?ID=C-189-S-00160-A

Oh neat thanks. For some reason anytime I looked it up it would not show up. Cool,thank you!

No problem, I actually just submitted to fix the title of that entry and link it to the LRG version.

I'm waiting to see if Fire Emblem Echoes has been submitted as well as see if the regular edition of Operation Babel will be approved.  I know the special edition of OB was added but not the regular release.  I'd add FE but almost every time I add something, it gets rejected as someone else submits the title so figured it's best to not even bother this time.

...Shadows of Valentia was submitted, both regular and limited, and Operation Babel is submitted as well. You just happen to pick up similar titles that our active submitters are picking up. :D

This month has been freaking brutal on all the new releases.  Guessing someone has submitted Disgaea 5 for the switch.  Really wish people could see what's already been submitted, I can't help thinking it would help reduce any multiple submissions of the same titles.

Disgaea 5. Just got submitted twice within the last day: http://www.rfgeneration.com/cgi-bin/getinfo.pl?ID=U-231-S-00110-A
We actually only tend to get multiple submissions on RPGs and limited print games on release weeks.

Due to there being two releases, that's no surprise.  I'd have gone for the limited release from NIS but I just couldn't justify spending $90 on the extras when I got the main game for $48.

I have a submission that's been in the queue for about a week (which is registering as two separate submissions).   The submission is a UKV Super Mario Kart, which was distributed by THE Games, which uses the original blue box design.

I submitted (I think) a switch game to be added. Honestly I cannot remember if I submitted it or not lol. Its a Japanese release called Minna de Wai Wai! Spelunker. Can someone check to see if I did submit it or not?

Just go to submit tab on the top of the page and check on "view My approved Submissions"

hope it helps

Ah ok I still see it pending. Thanks!

.hack last recode was submitted 3 days ago. Still waiting. Lately it seems slower than ever to get something approved and this topic seems to get ignored now.Very frustrating.

.hack now approved.

It takes time to approve a submission because some level of research has to be done. Yet we are all volunteers in full time employment

Cyber Troopers: Virtual On x Toaru Majutsu no Index: Toaru Majutsu no Dennou Senki


Been stuck for about a week.

https://www.play-asia.com/cyber-troopers-virtual-on-x-toaru-majutsu-no-index-toaru-majutsu/13/70b0vf

Can tell you have never been to MobyGames. A week waiting for an approval is super-fast. You wanna try Months even years there. So chill.

Metal Max Xeno

Been a few days so just curious.

Approved. Sometimes new releases that are generally easy to look through get caught up in flurries of random PC titles and whatnot. Thanks for your patience.

I know you all don't like my submissions here lately but I've had one for Hellblade Senua Sacrifice for the PS4 stuck in limbo since earlier this week.

It's been approved. I wouldn't say that we don't like your submissions. We're just trying to ensure that we have solid policies regarding submissions to keep RFG as a great database. I know it can be tough as a submitter at times, but know that you and the staff are both working hard to provide the best information that we can!

 No worries Duke.  I sent you a PM as I don't know if I should post it here or not.

My submission for Sega Genesis Classics, seems to be in limbo?

Armed Seven

Seems to be stuck. Been a few days.

Is this forum still active to submit games? Not getting answers and this submission is not going through..so is the forum dying? Not on enough to know.

Hi @segata. Yes it’s still going and yes games are still being added. However, approvers like myself are doing this for free in our spare time. Sometimes things get busy and we don’t have time to make approvals.

We do have to make checks on the submissions as well. Sometimes those checks are quick and easy. Other times they can be more problematic

Hi everyone. I just wanted to apologise for the slow turn around of the queue lately.

There's been a bit of an explosion in the submission numbers of new games. On top of this I've personally been very busy with work.

I'm trying to chip away at the queue when I can. And I'm trying to do so in the order things were submitted. But please bear with us if there's a bit of a delay

Are you still having issues? Only curious. Dusk Diver has been stuck for over two weeks. If you still are really backed up that's cool. JUst looking for an update. Thank you.

I am still swamped with work. However, I’m on my Christmas holidays from middle of next week so will try and put in a bit of time each day to address the queue.

I’ve approved Dusk Diver for you :-)

Thank you. I don't envy you guys but thanks for the hard work!

Hi

I have a couple of duplicates appearing in my submissions queue.
 
So if you can, delete ONE "Radial-G: Racing Revolved" and TWO "Zone of the Enders HD Collection"

This should leave each of them still in queue.

keep up the good work!

regards
Band

Starting to really get that queue cleared now. Hopefully anything thats currently in the queue should be cleared in the next couple of days or so

Just poking the bear to see if I could get a few of mine cleared ;) There's a couple to deny but the rest should be valid.

Which are yours? It doesn't show us who has submitted unless we click onto the submission. Problem with doing that is it moves them to the top of the list so we loose track of what's been there longest if it isnt sorted there and then

Games Additions
Gigantic Army[Play-Asia Cover]
ESP RA.DE. ψ

Hardware Additions
8 Button Arcade Pad 2.4 GHz Wireless
PlayStation Platinum Wireless Headset

Both approved now.

That play Asia one stumped me a bit. Saw their photo of the back cover. EUR code. Japanese and English writing. Play Asia we often just put as Asia region.

In the end I just gave up and went with what you put   :slick:

Edit - forgot the hardware. Will have to do later

Apologies.

I tried to submit a game called Zeppelin: Giants Of The Sky for the Amiga but it has gone a bit wrong. I pressed something on my laptop and there are now three submissions and some info missing.

Thanks man! Yeah, those new pixel heart releases are strange. They are technically all European releases from my understanding but have unique covers for each region.

Wow.
I had no idea this thread I started waaaaaaay back in 2015 was still going, hah!

Anyway, I have some concerns.

I've got several submissions that have been sitting in limbo for almost an entire month.

My most recent submission as of three days ago is Paper Mario: The Origami King.

Just a little concerned again.

Same.  Of course I understand times are tough, but hopefully everything is fine with my favorite game collecting website.

We need more approvers. There was a request for help in this area on the latest news blog. So if anyone with a decent knowledge of this database wants to help check that post.

In the meantime please bear with us. Every submission sits in a queue so can’t be missed. And roughly we work from the bottom (oldest) up. We will get to everyone’s submissions eventually.

Don’t worry. All is fine on a general level as far as I’m aware. But everyone who works on this site is a volunteer. People get burned out of real life gets in the way so new eager people need to be brought on occasionally.

I'd be glad to volunteer.

Cool. Apparently you need to contact one of Duke.Togo, singlebanana, or bickman2k

Well, I sent Singlebanana a PM. We'll see what happens.

Thanks for all the work, approvers. I have two in queue for almost a month as well.

Hi, a couple more items in submit state. I've tried to fill in a lot of info so it can be an easier review. Thanks

I got one that's been there about 2 weeks or more.

An update for you all. Starting to make progress and catching up (if we don't get another super batch of submissions at least). Oldest submission in the queue at the moment is 11th Sept so currently 2 weeks at the most. And generally I start with the oldest.

I wish there was a way for non-admins to view pending submissions. This would help prevent duplicates/double work and possibly speed up the process.

Thanks for working thru the queue!

Have a pending submission that my computer auto corrected, if whoever is viewing it is able to edit instead of deleting? I dont see a way to edit myself.

Game: Moero Crystal H for the Switch
What I sent: More Crystal H for the Switch (sorry)

Grandia HD Collection from Limited Run seems to be stuck. Thx

Hi all. I have 7 pending submission that seem to be stuck.  I know a few of them have been there over a month.

Im trying to clear the queue where I can, but it takes time and I don't have much of that at the moment.

The stuff thats been in the queue longest is some atari 2600 stuff. Not sure if thats your stuff @Pop Culture Portal (if i click on them to find out they move to the end of the queue and reset the date). Frankly I'm clueless about 2600. I've asked some of the other staff to assist if they know it better but so far no one has stepped in.

If it isn't sorted soon I will just step in an approve unless I see anything obviously wrong

Thanks my man!

Have a couple of games stuck for about a month. Other 2 are more recent so not here for them.

Well the main person that was doing them, Schlibby, has decided he didn't want to do them all (I don't blame him). He made a post about it in one of the admin forums and nobody responded. So I don't think anyone is currently approving any submissions. Anything new that's being added is being done but people with admin access.

So I guess I need to find another website and not submit anything anymore *sigh*

Yeah, they said that they needed help months ago and I tried reaching out saying I can help but I got no response.  Oh well.

Hi Shaggy. Do you mean you reached out to me? I don’t remember getting any messages and can’t see any from you in my pms. I would always reply to messages I see so maybe it got lost in the ether

I'm assuming one of the Directors to get him approver access.  Looks like Duke hasn't been around since January of this year. singlebanana, Shadow Kisuragi, and bickman2k have all been around recently so no idea why at least one of them haven't broke silence.  Not sure if there's any other directors...

wish we could @ tag people...

Shadow left. He was the old approver and the head of the database. Good chap

I told one of the guys on the Discord I can help, they told me to PM someone else on the website and they never got back to me.  That was over 6 months ago.  To be honest, this website is a shell of it's former self.  It used to be bumping and tons of discussions but now, it's pretty much dead.

Ah, I was just going by last login time.

Part of the problem is no new development / new blood.  The admins have said we need various spots filled in passing more then once but as far as I know, nothing has been actively done do promote anyone to these positions even when people volunteer for them.  Obviously there needs to be some vetting for the bigger rolls but still, this has been an issue for a long while now.  I think if some of these rolls got filled with people willing to put in some time on the site, you would get some of that lively interaction back.

I'm pretty active over at The Cover Project too and that site was pretty much dead.  The admin finally got uploads working again and while it's not perfect right now, it's been crazy active with a ton of new users coming in since. 

There's obviously enough users of this site to keep it going though donations each year so the userbase is still here for now.  I know it's summer and people are busy but this has been an issue since before that.

singlebanana is mostly handling the blogs/front page stuff and I've been working a lot on trying to get the site server upgraded. Neither of us typically do a lot with the DB. I have reached out to Duke along with singlebanana to see what we can do.

Shaggy, I will talk with them as well about getting you the proper approval access to see if we can help get some additional folks to help out.

I do personally apologize for not being on a ton. I started a new job in May that has really taken a toll on some outside projects (such as this), but things are starting to clear up a bit and I'm hoping that will allow for some more time here.

If anyone has any concerns and is not getting the response they are looking for, please feel free to send a PM to any/all of the directors.

I'm attempting to work on approving a few, although I'm mostly only comfortable with Region 1 stuff.  I'll do what I can :)

Nothing has been done to actively promote anyone to these positions because nobody wants them. That's just the fact of the matter. No pay equals no interest and availability only during what spare time we all have. Before a few weeks ago, I was reviewing and scheduling all of the articles for the front page, doing the news write up, recording and editing a podcast for the site (which takes me close to 30 hours to edit each one), run the entire fund drive and raffle myself, full time job, wife, three kids all of which play sports (one that plays travel ball).... so yeah, I do what I can and I know others do as well. If you want the submissions queue down, simply step up and ask to help.

We WANT people to help out the site, but no one's beating down our down to help out and that has always been the case here. As frustrated as you all are (and I completely understand and think that you are all justified), I can assure you that I (will not speak for the other directors), am doubly frustrated. As we say in the South, "There's only so much blood that you can squeeze out of a turnip"....  whatever that means...but I'm sure it applies here. 😆.  

With that said, if you need a director, include all three of us in your PM, or send us all an email. They are listed on the staff page. We are available, but you'll certainly catch more fish by dropping more lines.

Thanks man.  And thank you Schlibby for all of the hard work as well.

Thanks for the reply bickman.  I appreciate the insight on what's going on behind the scenes.

I think I mentioned this somewhere else but maybe a "Help Wanted" Blog post / pinned thread with the positions we need filled might help?  I wouldn't mind helping out with the submission queue but I'd probably only be helpful with Region 1 releases.

I'd be willing to lend a hand with the submission queue in my spare time too. Provide I have the skill set, I'd be willing to help out in other areas too.

Got through about 75% of the backup submissions, undoubtedly with a few errors as I'm still learning the system and protocols (and using a creaky tablet with keyboard.)  BUT... that should be a start...

Nice! Thanks Slackur!

Thanks for the work to help clear the backlog, slackur! Everyone's contributions are appreciated.

Hi All,

I have two Games Variations in waiting for quite some time. I think I provided the bar code number for easy verification. Is there anything I can do to help them along? Thanks

I think I finished the variations, let me know if there are any still hung up.

You did my two. Thanks

Hi again,

I have one Games Variation and one Games Addition in waiting for quite some time. I think I provided the bar code number for easy verification. Is there anything I can do to help them along? Thank

I have a 8 that have been sitting, not sure if i did something wrong on their submissions? Bar Code number has been provided for each. All are non-USA games, maybe that is why?
All are for Nintendo Switch

Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth
デススマイルズ I・II[Deathsmiles I & II]
魔犬大騷亂 (中/英文版)[Super Cane Magic ZERO]
Trigger Witch
Kowloon High-School Chronicle
Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water
DEEEER Simulator: Your Average Everyday Deer Game
Smashing The Battle

I think its only fair to people I post this message.

Since I retired from approving submissions no one has really taken this role up. Shout out to the couple of people who did put some time into doing this. But ultimately they have either given up or dont have enough time to approve everything.

So for users you may not want to spend time submitting because for now they are not being approved. Hopefully this will change at some point. Submissions already made wont be lost because they sit in a queue.

But for now no submissions are being approved.

I get to some every now and then, but of course the reviewing process has been too much of a time sink lately.  How do we go about giving others who have asked the ability to review and accept submissions?

You need someone higher up than me to assign permissions.
Duke.Togo was the database director but he has stepped down also.

Erk.  Who is left on the database team?

I am working on the submission queue as I speak and hopefully I can take a huge bite out of it, if not clear it entirely today.

You are very kind, thanks! I will continue to try and nibble at it when I can.

Thanks for working on the submissions. I'm hesitant to take more scans now, as I don't want to add to the pile. Or is now the time to do it?

Youll have to make your mind up yourself on whether its worth the time but I will point out that approving scans is the quickest thing to approve. We dont have to look for images to check cus youre providing them :-)

Yeah, I definitely think it is worthwhile to send in more images, even I rarely screw up approving those ;)

The queue has been greatly reduced over the past week, go for it. :)

I am greatly impressed, and grateful, for your work in this, ApolloBoy.

Awesome. I'll try to get a few more sent to you guy in the next few days.

I also seem to have a bunch of games stuck in Limbo lol. I didn't think anything of it till this week.

Games Additions
Dragon's Lair II: Timewarp
Crazy Taxi
Nintendo Switch Sports
Ghostwire Tokyo[Deluxe Edition]
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands[Chaotic Great Edition]
Crawlco Block Knockers

Games Variations
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game Complete Edition[K.O. Edition]
Doom: The Classics Collection[Collector's Edition]

Had a chance to start chipping away at the queue last night (been royally non-COVID sick for a good week) and the log-jam may be slowly coming through again.  Lots of doubles to sort out due to being backed-up and some goofy site stuff.

Also, not sure if it's the submitter or the sub losing info in transit, but I've had a few pop in that had no media format, upc, or really much past a title, so that's kinda new...

Some of the "Required" fields may have got knocked out during the upgrade and are no longer marked as required?

Not sure, but it has made a few subs quite tricky...

I see that two of my submissions are held up... Probably because I forgot to add the variation title...

Both of these should have the variation title "Promo Only - Not for Resale":
Street Fighter IV (PS3) and Ico & Shadow Of The Colossus (PS3)

EDIT (18th of June 2022): Still held up.

I've had a submission for the UK version of the God of War Collection for PSVita in limbo since before the recent db troubles. Dunno if it's visible to the approvers or corrupted and just stuck there forever, but in the chance we can clear it out of my queue I've submitted another take on it.

Have two stuck in limbo from before the db issue:
Games Additions
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga[Deluxe Edition]
Turok

Lego is PS5. The standard edition submission was approved but not the D.E. variant. Turok is the PS4 Limited Run standard edition.

Thanks!

I think I updated and pushed through all of these except Lego SW, which is getting kicked out as already in the dB.  Not sure if the UPC is the same, haven't looked into it yet.  Perhaps it needs to be resubmitted as a variant?

Hello, I submitted Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition (Switch) some time ago. What can I do to help it along? It is this item https://www.play-asia.com/chrono-cross-the-radical-dreamers-edition-english/13/70fai1

Thanks.

Finally got a moment to verify this as an Asian-exclusive with several other languages included, and took the first sub in the queue (and sadly had to reject several others.)  Apologies for the long wait, some of these imports are tricky to nail down.

I just submitted a Steam program called SpaceEngine and chose IBM PC as the console, I had forgot Steam and GOG were options and have corrected that with my next submission forward Bronze Age. So whoever reviews that change it to Steam.

It was approved under IBM PC, so if anyone can change it to Steam or if its alright under PC then keep it.

http://www.rfgeneration.com/cgi-bin/getinfo.pl?ID=W-016-S-02290-A

I submitted a Double Dragon variant for Sega Genesis that I did not see in the database, but I don't see that it has been added. This was at least a couple of weeks ago. I'm not sure what I need to do to get it added.

Wait many months.

Strange, I had other submissions recently that were approved within 24 hours.

I'm just joking.

lmao oh I had no idea. I'm outta the loop!

Yeah, sorry about that, I'm on the naughty list for shoving through approvals with some issues so I've been trying to vet a little better and I had trouble verifying the Double Dragon variant.  I went ahead and pushed it through. 

The inside baseball is that I tend to be pretty lax about approving subs, mainly due to only having a little bit of time here and there to do approvals and the queue can stack very quickly.  My thought is that if it takes weeks, much less months, to get an approval then fewer folks will submit and we will lose more interest in the site and the db.  However, other db folks are trying to protect the integrity of the db and are understandably frustrated at times with my 'approve and fix later' mentality, as it can be a pain (if not impossible) to catch all of the errors that get through and be more work overall.

Also, some stuff is in the queue because I have no idea how to change or fix what is required to add, as I'm pretty much a simpleton with a rubber stamp for approvals and I have no idea how some of it works ;)

No problem man. For what it's worth here is the regular Double Dragon, and then the Video Game Classics Version. I own both :)

(https://i.ebayimg.com/thumbs/images/g/-KgAAOSw~q9i1I7y/s-l225.webp)

(https://i.ebayimg.com/thumbs/images/g/mRcAAOSwP65i3cS9/s-l225.webp)

Ah! Nice. Hadn't seen that before, very cool. And now in the db. :)

This isn't really a submission in limbo but I'm not sure where to put this. I'm trying to add the Tiger Electronics Stand Alone Handheld version of Independence Day. There is a version listed in the database. It is the version with a little pop out gun. The version I have, which is not listed in the database, is the regular black colored version that looks more like your average handheld. It is all over eBay, it exists, and I have my own copy now. It's a totally different game but I tried adding it that way and it wouldn't let me. So I tried adding it as a variant and I can't seem to figure it out.

Can someone add the game? Here is a photo of mine. It came out in 1996.

My image isnt working for some reason but here is the link
https://imgur.com/a/AHordRN

Done http://www.rfgeneration.com/cgi-bin/getinfo.pl?ID=U-00T-S-00830-B

Thank you!!

Hi, I submitted the following two game variations almost a month ago.

Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Horizon Chase Turbo

Please add to the db. Thank you

I had to track down the UPC for the Miles Morales that was different than the "Launch" and "Ultimate" edition; including that would have made it go faster as we try to make variants as verifiable and distinct in the db as possible.  :)

Not sure what makes the Horizon Chase Turbo a variant as the UPC is the same as the one in the db:

http://www.rfgeneration.com/cgi-bin/getinfo.pl?ID=U-231-S-03430-A

Thanks

Gentle and general reminder, when submitting a variant please try to include a UPC that is different than the pre-existing entries in the db.  If they are the same UPC the variant gets kicked out, and if no UPC is submitted it is difficult to confirm. 

slackur, I appreciate what you"re doing!

I co-published a bibliography in the academic field, and I realize how important consistency for the db is. I'm also a stickler when it comes to the correct UPCs, developers and publishers, and I certainly found mistakes in the db. (Submitting incorrect info myself!)  However, accepting submissions is a difficult trade-off between minimizing inconsistencies/mistakes and a timely manner in which submissions are put in the db.

In this day and age I'm with you that the latter should be a prerogative. We have an incredible and unprecedented number of releases in the last couple of years.  The resulting very long acceptance time of game submissions  (I waited for some title entries 2 months and longer) is dangerous. People might not submit game information at all and give up on it. I think nowadays your way is justified. Additionally, incorrect information can be corrected after a title is in the db.

Overall, I highly appreciate the invested work and time of ALL of you involved to keep the db updated! Thanks so much! I suspect that lots of people don't realize how much tedious work is involved and how much time goes into such a wonderful db. We should all be patient and thankful that the db of RFG is alive and well and free! Thanks again!

Very cool and congrats!  My Beloved also edits and publishes in a professional field, and it is truly more work than most realize so hats off to you!
And thank you for understanding!  Any errors that are within my ability to correct, I don't mind at all.  Hoping to get some more folks involved with the site as staff, but things are busy all around.  I appreciate everyone that comes together to make this such a great place.

I mistyped, I meant 'bibliography' and not 'biography', although I'm retired and at an age for a biography for sure. :) (embarrassing) The bibliography was published in the 80s, and I never did one again because in academia it is not highly regarded despite the amount of work which goes into it. Published articles in review-journals are the bread and butter of academic reputation, so I focused on these.

The devil lies in checking the details. This eats up time, and a lot of people don"t understand how much work is necessary to keep such a db updated. That's why I'm thankful and appreciate the work of the RFG-staff.

I have a couple of newer switch titles I just added, AEW Fight Forever and Return to Monkey Island, not sure who can approve these or if the people who can even log on but if you do, please do, thanks :)

Hello,

I submitted Callisto Protocol, The (PS5) [regular edition] some time ago. Even newer submissions of mine have been approved. What does it need to get through? Thanks

Thanks for adding Callisto. Now I have Baldur's Gate 3 [Deluxe Edition] - PC in limbo. Thank you!!