[News] VGMdb (Formerly Gamingforce Audio) Beta Launch

I know it's been a long time, but we're pleased to finally announce that the old Gamingforce Audio VGM database project has re-emerged under the new name VGMdb. We return with most of the old database intact, and after major improvements to the code, but also after a period of refocusing during which we expanded the team to include many influential people from outside of the GFF community. You can read a bit more about the purpose of the site on the About Us page. Just a quick summary -- VGMdb is a database site established with the goal of allowing the community to work together, pooling our knowledge with the hopes of cataloging every game music album in existance.

The new site can be found here:

VGMdb beta

One thing that has changed from before is that you must register a username on the site (i.e. sign up on the forums) in order to submit information. Everything that is submitted is immediately viewable, but also enters a moderation queue, where staff can approve or reject it.

Important: If your name is on this list, your account is already created, and you need to contact me to get your password.

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Aardark
Apostle
arch_slayer
beavnuts
bobo
Brent
Colonel Skills
Duminas
Ekon
el jacko
Elixir
gevarn12
Godai
isdapi
Jas
Jay
lowe
Mo0
Monkey King
MrMonkeyMan
Mucknuggle
Muzza
nazpyro
Paperfairy
Qube
Rimo
Rune Walsh
SuperSonic
Taco
the_solid_snake
Tritoch
WarpStar
Zukan

Also, if you had a collection created on the old GFA, and your account hasn't been created yet, go ahead and create your account, and contact me, telling me your account name and your Gamingforce user ID number, and I'll hook your collection up to your new account.

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Is it that bad? I kind of like it.

I think that once we're more established, we can think about doing a full redesign, maybe even ditching the color scheme, which came from here.

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Originally Posted by Rock

Also, was there a particular reason to set up a separate forum for VGMdb and not share it with GFF?

I guess I didn't fully explain this in the public eye. Back when GFF was going through its weekly crashes, we realized that we were going to have to move, in order to have the stability we needed. At the same time, with some of the difficulties that occured when we were discovered publically with our database containing material from other sites, we realized that we had to build a broader team that included people from other sites, in order to make this a resource for the whole community.

If we'd stuck with the name Gamingforce Audio, and remained attached to these forums, we'd forever be associated with some of the negative connotations that Gamingforce has never managed to shake, including its image as a hive for mass-piracy.

That said, you'll notice that much of the staff comes from here, so we're still quite related.

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Technically, I think we should settle on Doujin, since it uses the romanization that we've been favoring for the album submission information.

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I like the idea of dark text on a light background, and can't wait to see the new design.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by BZ

N/A: The BioShock EP - VGMdb beta

Tracklisting doesn't coincide with notes. Notes are right.

Yeah, good catch. I went ahead and fixed those titles.

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We've changed some file locations, so I've updated the URL in the top post.

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