In addition to this, do you guys accept entries for cheat devices? I have a PS1 Xplorer and Game Boy Xploder but neither have part numbers on them.
Yes we do. In fact we track GameSharks, Game Genies etc etc as well. If you don't have a part number, a UPC or ISBN will work as well. The idea here is that with entries that are similar, we can find out if a new submission already exists in the database or not which prevents duplicates.
Cheat devices go in the database as hardware because they are accessories. I would say the Super Gameboy is hardware as well. The European Super Game Boy is in the softare section, maybe because it was put in before the decision was made to change it to hardware.
I don't know the exact explination anymore that Tan gave me, but it really belongs in software.
Items like these are not games, they are accessories as James said. A Super Game Boy is nothing without a cartridge plugged into it. Not much different than a 32x or GameCube Game Boy player. Don't let the shape of it fool you, that's merely part of it's function as a hardware device.
The mixture of software/hardware is just a throwback to an earlier time of the database. Eventually all of these items will be classified as hardware but at the moment it's a low priority task for the staff. For now we replace them casually on an "as per" basis as new submissions and scans come in.
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