Have you sent a feedback about it to the the developer? I would also like a larger collection even though Giantbomb is quite extensive.

I did :D

MobyGames would be a good supplement, but not necessarily a better alternative. I've found that it lacks quite a few games, too, that can be found on GiantBomb, especially more recent and smaller indie titles.

april 25th, 2010. Is that the latest version of GCstar for windows? I really like the idea of this type of application as open source and local. No more support is never fun but it seems to be quite comprehensive with it comes to features and functions.

Edit: Nevermind, I found 1.6.1 which was released in 2011. :)

I don't know if anyone can help me, but since the GOG community members always come up with good ideas, maybe it's worth a shot:

I've been thinking about creating a database of my collection, but despite all the great suggestions in this thread I haven't quite found what I'm looking for. I'd prefer something that's 100% customizable, simple enough to handle and at the same time visuably attractive enough, and preferably also easy to import/export. To give you an idea, even if it betrays the extent of my ignorance and 'newbishness', so far I've felt most comfortable with making tables in Word (of course that's not at all an efficient method to catalogize your stuff, but it looks cleaner, more friendly and less intimidating than most actual table calculations or database tools - it should look more like fun than work, if you get my drift).

I'd like to create my own database fields without having to use any premade ones, and it seems possible with Microsoft's Access, but I only have Office 2000 and in that version it doesn't seem to offer much in terms of visual attractiveness when displaying the catalogue, or even the option to insert covers or screenshots. GCStar is much better in that regard, but I don't know if it's possible to e.g. customize the image sizes, and I'm kind of worried about the lack of ongoing Windows support. I'd prefer something in a format that won't be outdated so soon.

Not sure if I make myself clear or if I'm making any sense at all, but do you know of any highly customizable database tools that are simple and easy to handle for beginners, without too many frills attached, good overall compatibility (e.g. importing table cells from Word or Excel) and that result in a nice and clean looking catalogue with sorting options? Or do you have any other ideas what I could do?

Is it possible to completely customize and rename the fields, and can you add images?

I definitely like GCStar but it did seem to be surprsingly demanding (some CPU spikes, RAM usage) and it takes a while to get some information but I like the idea of open source and local list (those that are online, I'm always afraid they are going to shutdown and I have to redo my list all over again. GCStar also offers to import and export in multiple formats. :)

I've been trying to get myself organized for a while with my massive backlog, games I'm in the middle of etc. and had been looking at Darkadia.

Glad to see so many recommendations. Am off to set up an account, and that's what I'll be spending my evening doing :)

Thanks guys!

Edited -Okay, that's NOT going too work :(

Some of my game collection is adventure games from Big Fish Games and they don't cover those.Plus, three of my GOG games aren't on their database.

I don't want my collection catalogued half in one place and half in another, so it looks like I'll have to set something up myself . IF I ever have time. Ah well. Nice idea, but definitely lacking.

Hm, images are part of what makes the catalogueing fun for me and I'd prefer a clean catalogue with correct field titles, but thanks for the suggestion! :)


That's good to know, because in some way GCStar is inciting in me that same fear you have about online databases - what if it won't work with the next Windows version, for example? If it uses file formats that are compatible with other renowned programs, that would be an advantage.

If only someone could modify that program, or use its principles so that people could have an offline catalogue thats easy to search through, and also has pics beside it.

Hm, maybe I'll try to work with GCStar all the same, for lack of better alternatives. The export to html feature is pretty nice, even if it's not perfect. But as far as I can see, if I want to use the premade video games template, I can't fully customize it, right? There are several fields I'd like to remove and replace with my own (and under the General tab, not somewhere hidden under User specific). And I'd be content if teh program would only fetch title, image and year from the internet, none of other info. But I guess that's not possible?

In that case I guess I have to make my own template and type in everything manually ...

thanks for this thread! i needed something.

i really like the look and feel of vgcollect.com, but found the interface of darkadia to be easier to use (as i do most of this from work)

http://darkadia.com/member/sapienchavez

i thought i owned 1000 games... i was wrong :)

then again, i have about 50 games not on that database... most of them are Odyssey^2 games... not the most popular system.