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VGMaps Social Board / Site Improvement Idea.

« on: June 01, 2008, 11:58:51 pm »

This idea would take some work, but I don't think nearly as much as the site-wide PNG conversion that happened a few years ago. This idea could potentially increase the site visibility a good deal.



The PageRank of VGMap.com is good enough to be #1 if you search for "game maps" and other similar terms. But go to Google and search the internet for video game maps for a specific game. Unfortunately, I've found that VGMaps usually isn't on the front page if you do this.



The reason specific games usual don't show up nearly as well is that the name of the game doesn't appear as text anywhere on the page that the maps are listed.



So my proposal is simply to  find a way to put the name of the game somewhere, and have it still look good. I realize the name of game is already contained in the logo, but I still don't think it would look too redundant to do do something like this.

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|.........TM & © 2008 Konami Co., Ltd.......|

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Something like unto that. Maybe there's a better-looking way to do it. Feel to discuss/reject this idea, or ask how long it took to make that stupid visual aid.



-It would also make Ctrl+F more useful in finding maps.

-Maybe try this as Beta on only one console to see if it actually helps.

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Maps In Progress / Wii Fit

« on: May 26, 2008, 01:57:35 pm »

I'm back with a vengeance!



One thing you may not know about osrevad is that he is a fatty. Or as Wii Fit calls me every single sinking day: Obese.



All of this really has nothing to do with anything. But in the game Wii Fit there are many exercises that you can do. There is even one where you put the Wii Remote in your pocket and jog in place. The best part about this is that there is a huge beautiful island that you get to "run" around. You don't have total control over where you run; you're limited to a set path. But this path varies depending on the difficulty and length of your run. There's also some forks in the path that you can choose by following a dog.



The point is that I cannot not resist the urge to map everything out. I've barely started, but I will post my progress as I work along.

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VGMaps Social Board / The Return of osrevad

« on: April 17, 2008, 04:37:58 pm »

It's been two whole years since I've been here. I'm really not sure how many people here know me.



I got back from my missionary trip last Wednesday night, April 9th. I've been meaning to post here sooner, but I've been pretty swamped with other things to catch up on, such as applying for college and other matters.



Anyways, it's good to be back. I still have the same love, for all kinds of maps, which I had before my mission. However, it's going to be a struggle to find the time to contribute to the site as much as I used to. My old computer was inherited by my little brother, so currently I don't have a computer of my own that I can work non-stop like before.



If you have any questions feel free to ask them. Also, my email address is This Username + @gmail.com