Add raw data export

[GoogleCodeExporter]

A kind, offer, Phil, but I don't want to make you do any work. 

Now, for future, fun, data analysis, stats, infographics, research and more, 
extra bonus superstar points would go to you for adding "url to the thumbnail".

<dream mode>
Heck, instead of touching that perfectly functional script, how about a new 
url: ?action=raw_data 

.CSV instead of html would be more useful for people to do neat things with the 
data, including making those big desktop wallpaper collages and other new 
interesting art... in the csv you could just stuff all public data:

gamename,username,thumbnailurl,downloadurl,etc,etc

Pure raw data dump in csv format would also have the benefit of being easy for 
you to code a db dump - no fancy html, no tables, no breaking other pages, no 
cpu load.

Think of the cool opportunities for infographics. Metrics. Press releases. 
Apps. Plugins. and... drum roll please...

A GLORIOUS TRAINWRECKS INSPIRED "PIRATE KART" style .exe "arcade machine" for 
playing all the games. 

Who needs web browsers? =) You could code an iOS or android only app that scans 
the data looking for only the games than will run on whatever platform you 
have. A browser plugin or php script that only shows games you can actually 
play in your browser.

That said, consider this a wishlist feature. Something that would be 
interesting to work on, not too too difficult to code, and likely a 
more-or-less trivial effort due to no layout/design/formatting reqd.... but 
seriously, this is all dream stuff. 

Just imagine... the Ludum Dare Data API. 

Such a fun dream "someday" project. Who knows what strange twitter apps or 
browser plugins or Winnitron-style arcade machines would be built using a 
simple data dump capability.... tasty.... mmmmm. Think of it. Dream of it. Put 
that little nugget of infinite possibilities in your head for a rainy day.
</dream mode>

=)

Original issue reported on code.google.com by [email protected] on 7 Nov 2012 at 4:31