Cross-platform related games database?

[Macarro]

Has anyone ever started or planned a database containing different versions of the same game? It could be something simple, just a list of general names for the games and a list containing the system and crc32 for identifying the ROMs wich belong to those games. Something like:

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Addams Family, The
	gb	    	28fa451e	Addams Family, The (Europe) (En,Fr,De)	
	gb	    	4c749c14	Addams Family, The (Japan)	
	gb	    	c170a732	Addams Family, The (USA)
	ggear	 	1d01f999	Addams Family, The (World)
	megadrive	2803a5ca	Addams Family, The (USA) (Beta)
	megadrive	3a173e1f	Addams Family, The (USA) (Beta) (Alt 1)
	megadrive	71f58614	Addams Family, The (USA, Europe)
	msystem     72420f38	Addams Family, The (Europe)
	nes   		bf700470	Addams Family, The (Europe) (En,Fr,De)
	nes	   	65518eae	Addams Family, The (USA)
	snes	  	82497f19	Addams Family, The (Europe) (En,Fr,De)	
	snes	  	cd80351c	Addams Family, The (Japan)		
	snes	  	2e8034ab	Addams Family, The (USA)

Aero the Acro-Bat
	megadrive	1a3eaf57	Aero the Acro-Bat (Europe)
	megadrive	a3a7a8b5	Aero the Acro-Bat (USA)
	snes	  	fa0ce63a	Aero the Acro-Bat (Europe)	
	snes	  	919f23cb	Aero the Acro-Bat (USA)
	
Alien 3
	megadrive	a3b00d6e	Alien 3 (USA, Europe)	
	megadrive	b327fd1b	Alien 3 (USA, Europe) (Rev A)
	msystem	  b618b144	Alien 3 (Europe)
	nes	   	ddc6d9c9	Alien 3 (Europe)		
	nes	   	c527c297	Alien 3 (USA)
	snes	  	378613b0	Alien 3 (Europe)
	snes	  	8a21b63f	Alien 3 (Japan)		
	snes	  	98e2ac15	Alien 3 (USA)	
	snes	  	77713c95	Alien 3 (USA)
	
Cool Spot
	megadrive	5f09fa41	Cool Spot (Europe)
	megadrive	e869efb1	Cool Spot (Japan, Korea)	
	megadrive	f024c1a1	Cool Spot (USA)	
	megadrive	0ebaa4a8	Cool Spot (USA) (Beta)
	snes	  	281244b0	Cool Spot (Europe)	
	snes	  	55964905	Cool Spot (Japan)		
	snes	  	44e60e58	Cool Spot (USA)	
	snes	  	9a14c57d	Cool Spot (USA) (Beta)
	
Mortal Kombat
	megadrive	1aa3a207	Mortal Kombat (World)
	megadrive	33f19ab6	Mortal Kombat (World) (v1.1)
	snes	  	a81657d3	Mortal Kombat (Europe)
	snes	  	91af0cec	Mortal Kombat (Europe) (Beta)	
	snes	  	047b3d88	Mortal Kombat (Europe) (Rev 1)	
	snes	  	def42945	Mortal Kombat (USA)	
	snes	  	0bd8ec55	Mortal Kombat - Shinken Kourin Densetsu (Japan)
	
Street Fighter II
	snes	  	8b93f566	Street Fighter II (Europe)	
	snes	  	5556c5c9	Street Fighter II (Japan)	
	snes	  	bc3dcd9d	Street Fighter II (USA)
	
T2 - The Arcade Game
	megadrive	5e6fe52c	T2 - The Arcade Game (Japan)	
	megadrive	94255703	T2 - The Arcade Game (USA) (Beta)		
	megadrive	a1264f17	T2 - The Arcade Game (USA, Europe)
	snes	  	32633fa6	T2 - The Arcade Game (Europe)
	snes	  	cb5409ff	T2 - The Arcade Game (Japan)		
	snes	  	5dc6b9fe	T2 - The Arcade Game (USA)

[Tauwasser]

What's the advantage over using multiple databases pertaining to only one platform?

cYa,

Tauwasser

[Macarro]

The idea is not to substitute the existing databases. Instead, this new database would be useful:

a) to see all the versions for certain game at once.

b) to use in emulator front-ends, wich is my main idea. You choose a game, and then you choose what version do you want to play. Or, as another example, you could rate the ROMs and when you want to play a game, automatically you start playing the highest rated version.

[KingMike]

See the first game on your list: The Addams Family. That is at least three distinct games you are lumping together.
SNES and Genesis/Mega Drive are one game.
The NES version is a completely different game (and I think the Game Gear and Master System versions are ports of the NES game).
And Game Boy is its own game.

[Macarro]

That is just a quick example. I know several games could be splitted because their big differences. On the other hand, I think is better to have as few games as possible. That's the main reason behind this DAT.