Basile
@strabz
Indie iOS developer building apps for video game collectors. Maker of and Physical games, SwiftUI & game release curation.
The new VGP exclusive cover variants triggered me to clean this game entries. But, maybe we have enough version of Xeno Crisis? 15 platforms, 46 variants. 😅 #GameCollecting #TVGDB
Spent the day at Parc Spirou (that’s close to home) and we started with the new Konoha Land experience based on Naruto. That was really nice!
Something I should I have done a long time ago. A string catalog per feature. Smaller file, less merge conflicts, easier to work with. #BuildInPublic #IndieDev
Also part of the next update, Smart Collections. It took me a while to start working on this, and even more to finish it, but I'm happy with how it works! #BuildInPublic #IndieDev
Minor refinement, but I think it works better with the Product ID and UPC in the middle. #BuildInPublic #IndieDev
Done, all games on shelf. Some special editions and console boxes are still in the garage, but apart from that, they're all here. #GameCollecting #videogames
Last new additions to the collection. I took time to ensure they are correctly listed in Games. #gamecollecting #TVGDB
Coming to the next update, search results will show Product ID and UPC, so it is easier to find the version corresponding to your game. #BuildInPublic #IndieDev
Weekend additions for the collection. Got Kirby and FF7 for around 25€ each, which was really nice ! Already played a bit of Star Fox, really enjoyed it!. #gamecollecting
Another feature I'm working on, is the ability to switch between version of a game. Only a bit more than 1k games allow this over 115k, that a bit less than 1%, so I'll keep this behind a feature flag for now. #BuildInPublic #IndieDev
Other curation weird stuff. I own Ecks Vs Sever on GBA, which is the EU version, but it looks like there is also a specific UK version, with a slightly different cover, and from I what found, it comes with the US version of the cartridge. #gamecollecting #TVGDB
Cleaning Link's Awakening DX, I discovered that the FR and DE version, had 2 variants. 1 with the text language at the top and country flag on the back, 1 with the info at the bottom and no flag. The 1 w/o the flag might be an earlier version. (FR version in screenshots) #gamecollecting #TVGDB
I've been postponing this feature of Games for a while, but now it is going well. Smart Collections are on the way! #BuildInPublic #IndieDev
Worst case scenario. I broke my FF7 while wanting to scan it. To add it to the library #BuildInPublic #videogames
I didn't change any thing in US keywords, but the drop is impressive. I don’t know how to fix it. #BuildInPublic #ASO
Adding back, « gestion », and « jeu » as keywords for the French metadata, was a good move. #BuildInPublic
Some new additions of the weekend for the collection. Never played this NBA Jam. #videogames
Games 2026.2 is out! Introducing Personal Ratings. Rate your games from 1 to 5 stars and discover new insights about your collection, including favorite gaming eras, highest-rated platforms, and more. apps.apple.com/us/app/games...
While cleaning the Dreamcast short list, I've discovered that the Dreamkey version of ChuChu Rocket! exists in 2 different packaging, with different UPC and product code. So it is at least 3 different EU version. In order, normal, v1 and v2. #videogame
After some tests, I’m going with the 3rd option, and I decided to use TipKit so users can understand that this specific card is tappable. Only occurs if you have a library of 10+ games and you never rated a game before. #BuildInPublic
Fun thing of buying used game, you sometime found piece of past users. That was inside PES3.
Some new additions for the collection, obviously nothing special 😅. At least it will help me improve getgames.app database. Going to scan those and update all the data.
Working on the personal rating feature of Games, still trying to find the best way to present it. 1st is not really readable. 2nd is classic, a user might have to scroll, 3rd is nice, but this would be the only card tappable, not sure about discoverability. #BuildInPublic
Moving the Wishlist out of the paywall, brings some important changes. Now the paywall is presented on save, instead of when trying to add a game, so I also needed to show how many free games where still available. #BuildInPublic
I'm reworking Games paywall, so it will hopefully convert better. Obviously I've no idea what I'm doing. Left is the current one, right is the one I’m going to ship. Also title and subtitles now depends on where the screen is presented (3rd one) #BuildInPublic
I’ve started cleaning up Famicom Disk System games for getgames.app and doing so I just realized my Zelda 2 was never in the right box. Need to find one now.
