New Platform: Zeebo
š Summary
Add Zeebo as a platform within LaunchBox and the LaunchBox Games Database.
ā Problem
Zeebo was a digital-only home console released in Brazil and Mexico in 2009, based on Qualcomm BREW technology.
Currently:
Users may need to manually create or standardize the platform in LaunchBox
Zeebo titles may be difficult to organize consistently
Metadata and media management is less organized without a dedicated Games Database platform
Digital-only games are harder to preserve and document because the original store is no longer available
As Zeebo emulation and preservation efforts improve, more users may want to catalog these titles properly.
š” Proposal
Add Zeebo as an official platform in LaunchBox and the Games Database.
This would allow:
Dedicated platform metadata
Platform-specific media
Consistent organization across user collections
Easier contribution and moderation of Zeebo titles
Better preservation of a digital-only console library
Where appropriate, any existing Zeebo-related entries could be reviewed and assigned to the standardized platform.
š¦ Benefits
Improves support for preserved digital-only console libraries
Provides a proper scrape target for Zeebo games
Helps document a historically unusual Brazilian/Mexican console
Makes metadata and media contribution easier
Supports growing interest from emulator and preservation communities
ā ļø Considerations
Platform naming should be standardized as Zeebo
Any existing partial platform support should be reviewed for consistency
Platform icons, clear logos, and metadata would need to be added or verified
Because the platform was digital-only, available media may vary by title

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Comments1
Aug 23
PinnedHi there!
Thanks so much for submitting this request and for taking the time to explain your use case ā that context is always super helpful.
Iāve gone ahead and fleshed out the main idea using the info you provided, and Iām opening it up to the community for further discussion and feedback. Please let me know if this fleshed-out version doesnāt match your original intended request.
Feel free to let me know if you have any extra thoughts, examples, or edge cases you think might be relevant!
Cheers,
The LaunchBox team