Ideas for video game collection icons

[BlackMageGaming]

For a while now, I've been working on indexing my collection of videogames on my webpage, my primary goal is to have each game sorted by console, and each menu for the consoles looks like the bios for the console it came from. You can see an example here.

However, I'm a bit stuck now. My current goal is to have icons that can quickly represent little things about the games.
So far I have 2 icons, both for achievements. Both link to Exophase.

The blue one is specifically for games that I have completed.

Now, where I'm stuck, I want to create icons for:
- Unlicensed games (ex. Bible Buffet NES)
- Bootleg games (ex. Pokemon Stadium SNES)
- Homebrew games (ex. Micro Mages NES)

I'll also make an icon for the region that certain games are from, if it's important. (I usually don't collect things I can't play)

But that's where I am personally, and now I ask YOU for help! Do you have any ideas for icons for these?
Or, are there any other icons that may be important?

[candycanearter07]

Unlicensed, maybe you could do a reference to the company I'm forgetting the name of that AVGN called the sh*t rainbow?
Bootleg would probably be GRAND DAD 7 since that is the most popular(?) bootleg
Homebrew could be something like this

[KibbehTheKib]

like candycanearter07 said, grand dad is what came to mind immediately for bootleg. I do like the beer glass idea for homebrew too!

for unlicensed games, maybe a blank NES cartridge? shows that it's its own thing, not a bootleg of something else, but it's not necessarily official either - someone bought a cartridge to load something custom onto it. so, something like the pic I've attached :)

[TheFrugalGamer]

For bootleg I was going to suggest either a pirate hat, or literally a boot and a leg. If that floats your boat.

I'm not sure if it's your style, but you might include another for "Did not finish." Sometimes I just can't get on with a game and have to abandon it for the time being.

Unlicensed, maybe you could do a reference to the company I'm forgetting the name of that AVGN called the sh*t rainbow?

I believe it was LJN!

[candycanearter07]

like candycanearter07 said, grand dad is what came to mind immediately for bootleg. I do like the beer glass idea for homebrew too!

I stole the beerglass idea from https://brew.sh/, lol. Though, I'm not exactly sure how you'd get across that its 7GRANDDAD in such a small pixel area..

For bootleg I was going to suggest either a pirate hat, or literally a boot and a leg. If that floats your boat.

I'm not sure if it's your style, but you might include another for "Did not finish." Sometimes I just can't get on with a game and have to abandon it for the time being.


I believe it was LJN!

Yarrr! That be a swell idea!

Thanks, I remembered it was a 3 letter acronym..

[Yoylecake420]

How about an image of Papa Louie and Radlynn for Flash/online games where they direct you with a sign?

[candycanearter07]

How about an image of Papa Louie and Radlynn for Flash/online games where they direct you with a sign?

I like the idea, but (at least to me) I feel like the Henry Stickmin series would be more representative of Flash games. You could also do the flash F logo, too.