# xlenore/ps2-covers

PS2 Covers Collection

Repository: https://github.com/xlenore/ps2-covers
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ps2-covers
Language: Python
License Family: other
Topics: covers, downloader, pcsx2, ps2, retroarch, download, cover, aethersx2
Last push: 2026-07-21T22:36:46+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 74/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 93, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1560, "days_push": 43, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4595, forks 214 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:54.733420+00:00)

## What it is
A community-maintained collection of PlayStation 1 and PlayStation 2 game cover images organized by disc serial number, hosted on GitHub. It includes URL templates for emulators like PCSX2 and DuckStation to fetch covers automatically, plus a companion downloader app (PSCoverDL).

## Use cases
- download ps2 game covers for pcsx2
- get cover art for duckstation
- fetch ps1 box art by serial number
- set up 3d covers in retroarch
- bulk download playstation game covers
- cover art for aethersx2

## When to choose
- you need cover art for PS1/PS2 games in emulators like PCSX2, DuckStation, RetroArch, or AetherSX2
- you want a serial-keyed URL scheme for automated cover downloading
- you want the broadest available PS2 cover collection

## When to avoid
- you need covers for non-PlayStation consoles
- you require a licensed or guaranteed-complete dataset (coverage varies by region and serial)
- you need an actively licensed codebase (the repo has no license)

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: active
- function: image-processing, developer-tools
- domain: gaming-tools, media, files
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: ps2, ps1, covers, emulation, pcsx2, duckstation, retroarch, aethersx2, game-art, downloader, web-server

## Member repositories
- xlenore/ps2-covers (main) score 74

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:54.733420+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:19:49.072070+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/xlenore/ps2-covers (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:54.733420+00:00, sha bc4eb27df36d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.