04-29-2018, 05:07 PM
(04-29-2018, 04:26 PM)Superjustinbros Wrote:(04-29-2018, 04:08 PM)ZetTheLegendaryHero Wrote: Would it be possible to make subcategories for some of the consoles? For example, you would have the PC / Computer main category and subcategories like MS-DOS, Linux, Mac OS / OSX, Windows, Multiple OSes. Another example would be Mobile section being the Mobile main section and subcategories like Java ME and Android / iOS. I think for some of the more broader consoles that span many different platforms and many years this could help.
I think a potential issue with that would be that subcategories would have very little to borderline no entries. Additionally, the same game released on or ported to another console is considered it's own game.
I mean, just for some of the really broad consoles, like the PC / Computer and the Mobile consoles. Those two have decades worth of different hardware and OSes. Basically, the point would be to find games quicker. Of course, not all console need subcategories, and some console might need an other subcategory to prevent little or no entries. The main problem is that PC / Computer is such a broad category that basically spans from the 1980s to present days. Mobile isn't nearly as bad, but a Java ME game (made for phones other than smart phones [there was a time where both Flash and Java ME were supported on both Android and iOS]) is very different from an Android / iOS game. PC / Computer is also the biggest section on the Spriters Resource, and looking for a game from a particular type of PC / Computer can be hard when there are over 1,000 games in that section.
But, I don't know, maybe you're right.