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Another thing I really do not understand is the lack of the SPS disks on the FTP, they are available in the TOSEC section so why would they not be unavailable? I rebuilt mine with the dat and I could upload the full pack as well but maybe there is a reason that they are not included. I also found some content missing when I did a "verify available files" and I found the files and renamed them and added the ones missing. One of the files was a music file from the ACP & TCP so that one would be missing. I am afraid to upload the renamed files even without the ACP & TCP music file, there must be some reason their not their, I do not know. The SPS files missing just need a "." at the end, some Screenshots need the "_" removed from the end. Last edited by bobrpggamer; 29 July 2019 at 13:54. |
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... /Commodore_Amiga/TOSEC/TOSEC [2016-01-03]/Commodore Amiga - Coverdisks - SPS (TOSEC-v2015-06-27_CM) ... /Commodore_Amiga/TOSEC/TOSEC [2016-01-03]/Commodore Amiga - Educational - SPS (TOSEC-v2015-04-23_CM) ... /Commodore_Amiga/TOSEC/TOSEC [2016-01-03]/Commodore Amiga - Games - SPS (TOSEC-v2015-06-27_CM) ... /Commodore_Amiga/TOSEC/TOSEC Updates/TOSEC Release (v2018-12-27) updates/Coverdisks - SPS ... /Commodore_Amiga/TOSEC/TOSEC Updates/TOSEC Release (v2018-12-27) updates/Educational - SPS ... /Commodore_Amiga/TOSEC/TOSEC Updates/TOSEC Release (v2018-12-27) updates/Games - SPS ... /Commodore_Amiga/TOSEC/[not in TOSEC] IPFs - Official ... /Commodore_Amiga/TOSEC/[not in TOSEC] IPFs - Unofficial ... etc. Quote:
AndreasM of Amiga Future is still selling a lot of this stuff so we need to respect that. Last edited by DamienD; 29 July 2019 at 16:02. |
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TOSEC naming isn't working for Gamebase Amiga. You need specific folders and renamed file/zip archives. Then the Gamebase scanner will find them. The required SPS dat file with a .bat for mass sorting/renaming is here
Commodore_Amiga/GameBase Amiga 2/!Dats/ = check the readme too Though it's dated 27.12.2015. Everything after that isn't recognized through the scanner. Don't know if there are newer dat files for Gamebase Amiga. Last edited by Retro-Nerd; 29 July 2019 at 15:44. |
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I was already aware about the ACP & TCP warning on the FTP so I knew why that one was missing. Quote:
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This finally changed on the 29th of June 2018, see this thread and RCK's approval for removal here. I guess since the rule change, no one has bothered to get all the Gamebase Amiga SPS files collected / sorted and finally uploaded to the EAB File Server. Last edited by DamienD; 31 July 2019 at 13:35. |
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SPS\801\0859_Bonanza Bros..zip SPS\1401\1422_Super Monaco G.P..zip SPS\601\0720_S.D.I..zip SPS\2201\2293_Smash T.V..zip SPS\2601\2601_Snow Bros..zip SPS\201\0212_Chase H.Q..zip These games need a "." at the end of the filename, so I will add the renamed ones instead of the names in the dat. Uploading now. |
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Big thanks, Sir! I downloaded your files and built a 100% set of SPS 2.0 using clrmamepro. Awesome!
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Well, I have problems verifiying the normal ADF-set using clrmamepro. Some CRCs from the DAT are not matching the ADF-files on the FTP.
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1497 - Five Years After [folder: 1497 - Five Years After - size: 880kb] missing set: 1497 - Five Years After missing rom: 1497 - Five Years After.adf [size: 901120] [CRC32: c88dbd10] Aerial Racers_Disk1 [folder: Aerial Racers_Disk1 - size: 880kb] missing set: Aerial Racers_Disk1 missing rom: Aerial Racers_Disk1.adf [size: 901120] [CRC32: 309bb11b] Aquaventura_Disk2 [folder: Aquaventura_Disk2 - size: 880kb] missing set: Aquaventura_Disk2 missing rom: Aquaventura_Disk2.adf [size: 901120] [CRC32: b1ae8311] Fightin' Spirit_Disk1 [folder: Fightin' Spirit_Disk1 - size: 880kb] missing set: Fightin' Spirit_Disk1 missing rom: Fightin' Spirit_Disk1.adf [size: 901120] [CRC32: abe17260] Fightin' Spirit_Disk2 [folder: Fightin' Spirit_Disk2 - size: 880kb] missing set: Fightin' Spirit_Disk2 missing rom: Fightin' Spirit_Disk2.adf [size: 901120] [CRC32: b0bd3a32] Fightin' Spirit_Disk3 [folder: Fightin' Spirit_Disk3 - size: 880kb] missing set: Fightin' Spirit_Disk3 missing rom: Fightin' Spirit_Disk3.adf [size: 901120] [CRC32: b59d76f4] Fightin' Spirit_Disk4 [folder: Fightin' Spirit_Disk4 - size: 880kb] missing set: Fightin' Spirit_Disk4 missing rom: Fightin' Spirit_Disk4.adf [size: 901120] [CRC32: 39ec9946] Gauntlet [folder: Gauntlet - size: 880kb] missing set: Gauntlet missing rom: Gauntlet.adf [size: 901120] [CRC32: aa905e3f] Ghosts 'N' Goblins [folder: Ghosts 'N' Goblins - size: 880kb] missing set: Ghosts 'N' Goblins missing rom: Ghosts 'N' Goblins.adf [size: 901120] [CRC32: dea1a671] Operation Stealth_Disk1 [folder: Operation Stealth_Disk1 - size: 880kb] missing set: Operation Stealth_Disk1 missing rom: Operation Stealth_Disk1.adf [size: 901120] [CRC32: f3f9dfcb] Operation Stealth_Disk2 [folder: Operation Stealth_Disk2 - size: 880kb] missing set: Operation Stealth_Disk2 missing rom: Operation Stealth_Disk2.adf [size: 901120] [CRC32: 8b573e23] Operation Stealth_Disk3 [folder: Operation Stealth_Disk3 - size: 880kb] missing set: Operation Stealth_Disk3 missing rom: Operation Stealth_Disk3.adf [size: 901120] [CRC32: 4f572886] Psyborg_Disk1 [folder: Psyborg_Disk1 - size: 880kb] missing set: Psyborg_Disk1 missing rom: Psyborg_Disk1.adf [size: 901120] [CRC32: 2e84912c] Warp [folder: Warp - size: 880kb] missing set: Warp missing rom: Warp.adf [size: 901120] [CRC32: 2e8dc484] But for the actual Warp.adf from the directory /Commodore_Amiga/GameBase Amiga 2/Games/W clrmamepro gives me: HTML Code:
Path: X:\Arcade\!Amiga\GameBase Amiga v2.x (from eab-FTP)\Games\W\Warp.zip Name: Warp.adf Size: 901120 CRC32: 1d6702d9 MD5: 7268bac398a2f5dbbcc9b91deaa44fa2 SHA1: e75bbda2200861bac43913f375c9eb33f85a4813 |
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Lots of these games were fixed from memory, so Belgarath would have updated them on the FTP server, but I guess didn't update the .DAT files...
Here's some details that I remember:
Also, you need to remember that Belgarath hasn't published any further work with this since 2016... You might be best asking for an updated .DAT over at the Gamebase 64 forums under the dedicated section: Commodore Amiga - GameBase Amiga. Last edited by DamienD; 02 August 2019 at 17:56. |
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Ok, thanks alot, I will ask there again.
It puzzles me that the archive of the DAT explicitly states to be version 2.1: "Dat - GameBase Amiga - Games (v2.1).zip". But I was even suprised to see "2.1" as everyone in the forums is talking only about 2.0. Is there something odd about 2.1?` EDIT: The CRC of "Warp" in that DAT actually seems to be the version from GB1.6: Code:
Path: X:\Arcade\!Amiga\GameBase Amiga v1.6\Games\W\Warp.zip Name: Warp.adf Size: 901120 CRC32: 2e8dc484 MD5: 19a766eb92021d5a220ac1ed840b6ac5 SHA1: 5c873402c3d845c741cd4276800c58a7b44bc2d3 |
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Sorry, I can't answer your questions as have never used Gamebase Amiga; I use my own collection instead
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...have now moved the directory from: /~Uploads/bobrpggamer/Gamebase Amiga 2.0 SPS Games -->/Commodore_Amiga/GameBase Amiga 2/Extras/Gamebase Amiga 2.0 SPS Games |
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What I've written above regarding newer / better disks is 100% correct; also checked the other files you listed... you should definitely be using the ones from the "EAB File Server" Someone should really update the .DAT to reflect these better files. |
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I wrote a small script to create a DAT-file from the current FTP contents. So it is not a well defined version but just a snapshot from the current state. Maybe someone else has use for it also.
EDIT: Well, I should have gone for XML format instead of this clrmamepro format, yes? :/ Last edited by vbs; 02 August 2019 at 21:21. |
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Old Clrmame format is deprecated and has been for quite a while now.
XML is the way to go. Clrmame also defaults to XML when using Dir2dat, which is what I use to make the dats for WHDLoad. |
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE datafile PUBLIC "-//Logiqx//DTD ROM Management Datafile//EN" "http://www.logiqx.com/Dats/datafile.dtd"> <datafile> <header> <name>Commodore Amiga - Games - [ADF]</name> <description>Commodore Amiga - Games - [ADF] (TOSEC-v2018-12-13)</description> <category>TOSEC</category> <version>2018-12-13</version> <author>Crashdisk - mai - idoru - Belgarath - BippyM - CRSV - DesertWolf - morph72</author> <email>contact@tosecdev.org</email> <homepage>TOSEC</homepage> <url>http://www.tosecdev.org</url> </header> |
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Yeah I was quite surprised that people still using the extension ".dat" but actually it's XML inside.
So here as XML... BTW for multi-disk games I merged all disks into a single game. Don't know if this is approriate for someone else than me but I can provide a split version too if needed. |
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