Add Alphanumeric Navigation Bar to the Games Database (Per Platform View)

📋 Summary

Introduce an alphanumeric (A–Z, 0–9) navigation bar to the LaunchBox Games Database when viewing games within a specific platform. This would allow users to quickly jump to titles starting with a particular letter or number, improving discoverability and reducing the need for manual page-hopping.


❗ Problem

Currently, when browsing a platform like Arcade or SNES on the Games Database website, the only way to navigate through a large list of games is via a numbered pagination bar (Page 1 → Page 70).

If you’re looking for a game that starts with a specific letter (e.g. “R”), you’re forced to jump from page to page, using guesswork to zero in on your target. This trial-and-error approach is inefficient—especially for platforms with hundreds or thousands of entries.


💡 Proposal

Add an A–Z / 0–9 navigation bar at the top of each platform’s page in the LaunchBox Games Database.

When a letter is clicked, the platform view scrolls or jumps to the first entry beginning with that letter or number.

Optional Enhancements:

  • Grey out letters that don’t have any entries.

  • Support special characters (e.g. “#”) for titles that start with symbols or numbers.

  • Apply the same logic to the web-based search result pages and mobile views if feasible.


✅ Benefits

  • Speeds up browsing large platform lists

  • Improves usability for curators, contributors, and general users

  • Makes the Games Database feel more responsive and organized

  • Simple, low-impact QOL improvement that aligns with common UI patterns seen on many large media sites

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LaunchBox Games Database

Date

9 months ago

Author

JoeViking245

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