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Database work is thankless, tedious work, and I'm guessing that most of the official databases were done by just a few people. I do not mean to step on anyone's toes by releasing this or any other database.

So I made it a point to make mention of them in the 'manufacturer' field. But it didn't sit well with me, putting those companies in the description, so I solved this little dilemma by putting "Capcom/Virgin Interactive Entertainment", and "Capcom/Acclaim Entertainment, Inc." This is one of those instances where a judgement needed to be made on whether to make things 'black and white.' Capcom published the games originally, and the games are well known Capcom games. Three very well known Capcom games, "Mega Man X3," "Street Fighter - The Movie" and "X-Men - Children of the Atom" were published by Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Acclaim Entertainment Inc., and Acclaim Entertainment Inc., respectively. One could easily come to the conclusion that Sega in fact published the games, but did not.ģ. Some games, the publishers didn't bother to put their logos on. I debated putting 'id Software/Sega' as the manufacturer but decided on Sega.Ģ. Quake has 'id Software' on the box, but was published by Sega. However, there were some oddities with this particular system. The manufacturer field is the *only* thing changed from the official database.ĩ times out of 10, the publisher will match the name on the box.

Well look no further, this is that database. Does it drive you crazy that the official database uses the 'developer' as the manufacturer data some of the time, and then the publisher other times? Do you like accurate data, free of mistakes and typos? Do you like consistency? Do you like the idea of someone sitting down with the official Sega Saturn database, and spending 2 days doing research, making sure that the manufacturer data reflects not the developer, not the distributor, but the publisher?