GameBaseAMY dat file ready for flaming

Runey · 31 December 2004, 06:44

Well I said I would do a release before New Years.
Unfortunately I'm not going to make it

But I have finished the initial dat file to be used with the first version of GBA

It contains 3921 Sets and 5765 ADFs and is for ClrMamePro only at this stage

[EDIT: Link removed.. See GBA v0.1b thread or website for links]

The dat file uses the TOSEC - Amiga - Games - ADF (v0.29) dat file as it's basis

It is automatically generated using a little, well not so little, proggy I wrote just for the occasion. It is bound to have problems, mainly for two reasons. 1) I'm an average programmer at best

2) Some very inconsistent names in the TOSEC dat file

I chose this path as I felt it would get the ball rolling faster than manually adding one game at a time. Individual games can now be manually altered as problems arise with the automatically selected ones.

The program used a series of 'rules' to discard known / suspected bad copies and turn the remaining ones into something more usable by GameBase.

Each individual game or set is zipped with every ADF required for that game. The set names and disk / rom names have been shortened, again automatically. The description at this point is a left over from the TOSEC description. It should give you an idea of which TOSEC files each game is using.

Even though the TOSEC dat has it's problems, this would not have been possible without it. So I would like to express my thanks to everyone at TOSEC especially those that have contributed to the Amiga dats.

So if you're interested please have a look. Run the dat through ClrMamePro and get ready for the first GBA. It will be out in a day or two. I'm just putting the finishing touches on it now. However I'm due to go out and get drunk soon

So it will have to wait till the weekend.

Well as always all comments good / bad or otherwise are always welcome

Runey

plasmatron · 02 January 2005, 19:40

WOOW! Cool!! I thought about it yesterday. And now here it is!

R.E.S.P.E.C.T Runey

[idoru] · 02 January 2005, 23:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Runey

Even though the TOSEC dat has it's problems, this would not have been possible without it. So I would like to express my thanks to everyone at TOSEC especially those that have contributed to the Amiga dats.

Maybe you could mention something like that in the Acknowledgement section on the project's homepage then

BTW, the dats have been updated and released several times since v0.29 - with MANY corrections.

Runey · 03 January 2005, 01:00

Give me a few more hours Plasmatron and the first release should be out

Still buggy but working...

I certainly will mention that Idoru, as soon as I finish the actual release and update the site

As for the dat file. v0.29 was the last version I could find before the online datgen came into being. Since the online version generated so many errors (at least for me) I decided against using it until those issues were sorted out. So I stuck with the last version released which was v0.29.

Anyway watch this space

[idoru] · 03 January 2005, 13:02

That's no problem, the dats are relatively difficult to get to at the moment with the site being down. I'll upload the current Games dat to the Zone for you.

Runey · 03 January 2005, 13:04

Thanks Idoru

[idoru] · 03 January 2005, 16:29

Just noticed you probably need the Games - PD dat also, so I've just uploaded that to the Zone as well now

Runey · 04 January 2005, 02:07

Thanks again Idoru. Downloading them now.

I'll run them through my little proggy and see what it spits out

Silver · 05 January 2005, 16:10

The Gamebase Amy stuff looks good....

I'd also quite like a look at those newer Tosec dats.... but I don't have access to The Zone - guess I'm too new....

Could someone provide a link where I could pick them up?

Thanks

CodyJarrett · 05 January 2005, 16:16

To access the Zone go to User CP->Group Memberships and join the Zone group.

Silver · 05 January 2005, 17:47

Whoops! Thanks for that, guess who feels like a chump. Did not notice any info for this in the FAQ....

Cheers

12 February 2005, 01:29

would this work for the following

Im trying to remove all duplicates so that i can put them onto a dvd with winuae for my xbox

Runey · 14 February 2005, 22:22

Sorry for the slow reply.

There's no reson why you can't use the dat file to create a duplicate free version of your collection. It's only ClrMamePro conmpatible thouhg, so keep that in mind. Make sure you pick up the latest version of the dat though, as there are some major bugs in the first couple of versions.

31 December 2004, 06:44	#1
Runey Survivor Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Adelaide / Australia Age: 52 Posts: 85	GameBaseAMY dat file ready for flaming Well I said I would do a release before New Years. Unfortunately I'm not going to make it But I have finished the initial dat file to be used with the first version of GBA It contains 3921 Sets and 5765 ADFs and is for ClrMamePro only at this stage [EDIT: Link removed.. See GBA v0.1b thread or website for links] The dat file uses the TOSEC - Amiga - Games - ADF (v0.29) dat file as it's basis It is automatically generated using a little, well not so little, proggy I wrote just for the occasion. It is bound to have problems, mainly for two reasons. 1) I'm an average programmer at best 2) Some very inconsistent names in the TOSEC dat file I chose this path as I felt it would get the ball rolling faster than manually adding one game at a time. Individual games can now be manually altered as problems arise with the automatically selected ones. The program used a series of 'rules' to discard known / suspected bad copies and turn the remaining ones into something more usable by GameBase. Each individual game or set is zipped with every ADF required for that game. The set names and disk / rom names have been shortened, again automatically. The description at this point is a left over from the TOSEC description. It should give you an idea of which TOSEC files each game is using. Even though the TOSEC dat has it's problems, this would not have been possible without it. So I would like to express my thanks to everyone at TOSEC especially those that have contributed to the Amiga dats. So if you're interested please have a look. Run the dat through ClrMamePro and get ready for the first GBA. It will be out in a day or two. I'm just putting the finishing touches on it now. However I'm due to go out and get drunk soon So it will have to wait till the weekend. Well as always all comments good / bad or otherwise are always welcome Runey Last edited by Runey; 06 January 2005 at 00:17.

12 February 2005, 01:29	#12
ricflairandy Posts: n/a	would this work with xbox would this work for the following Im trying to remove all duplicates so that i can put them onto a dvd with winuae for my xbox

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02 January 2005, 19:40	#2
plasmatron Zone Friend Join Date: May 2003 Location: Germany Age: 48 Posts: 967	WOOW! Cool!! I thought about it yesterday. And now here it is! R.E.S.P.E.C.T Runey

03 January 2005, 01:00	#4
Runey Survivor Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Adelaide / Australia Age: 52 Posts: 85	Give me a few more hours Plasmatron and the first release should be out Still buggy but working... I certainly will mention that Idoru, as soon as I finish the actual release and update the site As for the dat file. v0.29 was the last version I could find before the online datgen came into being. Since the online version generated so many errors (at least for me) I decided against using it until those issues were sorted out. So I stuck with the last version released which was v0.29. Anyway watch this space

03 January 2005, 13:02	#5
[idoru] Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: UK Posts: 246	That's no problem, the dats are relatively difficult to get to at the moment with the site being down. I'll upload the current Games dat to the Zone for you.

03 January 2005, 13:04	#6
Runey Survivor Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Adelaide / Australia Age: 52 Posts: 85	Thanks Idoru

03 January 2005, 16:29	#7
[idoru] Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: UK Posts: 246	Just noticed you probably need the Games - PD dat also, so I've just uploaded that to the Zone as well now

04 January 2005, 02:07	#8
Runey Survivor Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Adelaide / Australia Age: 52 Posts: 85	Thanks again Idoru. Downloading them now. I'll run them through my little proggy and see what it spits out

05 January 2005, 16:10	#9
Silver Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: London Age: 45 Posts: 118	The Gamebase Amy stuff looks good.... I'd also quite like a look at those newer Tosec dats.... but I don't have access to The Zone - guess I'm too new.... Could someone provide a link where I could pick them up? Thanks

05 January 2005, 16:16	#10
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,160	To access the Zone go to User CP->Group Memberships and join the Zone group.

05 January 2005, 17:47	#11
Silver Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: London Age: 45 Posts: 118	Whoops! Thanks for that, guess who feels like a chump. Did not notice any info for this in the FAQ.... Cheers

14 February 2005, 22:22	#13
Runey Survivor Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Adelaide / Australia Age: 52 Posts: 85	Sorry for the slow reply. There's no reson why you can't use the dat file to create a duplicate free version of your collection. It's only ClrMamePro conmpatible thouhg, so keep that in mind. Make sure you pick up the latest version of the dat though, as there are some major bugs in the first couple of versions.

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