MarkRMWalker

I recently came across this system whilst browsing some old catalogs and decided to add it to my LB collection. The console was produced by Memorex and distributed in collaboration with Tandy in the early 90’s. It took me a couple of weeks but I managed to locate covers, snaps and other media items for all the released software (about 50 CD’s). The system was similar in concept to the Philips CDi and 3D0 in that it was mainly educational/informational multimedia but had a few games. The VIS stands for “Video Information System”. I am using MAME as the emulator and it runs the software flawlessly. So I would like to share all of this unique and now complete collection with the LB community but am unsure how to do this. If one of the devs creates a new entry in the database I will happily upload all items and metadata or is there another way to get these covers, spines, clear logos, disk and snap images so others can enjoy this interesting console.

Seems to be working now. Thanks for the fix LB team.

I have been working on the Exidy Sorcerer and Apple II adding new titles and missing images. Here is the screens where i edited and added the missing back cover to the Apple II game Zulu Raid. As you can see the edit page accepted the .jpg file and the submit page verified addition. After submission i go to the Change Status page which shows the new entry but no picture of the addition. I have made a number of submissions like this which have all been rejected. I assume because the .jpg file did not attach. I can make new game entries and update/alter the metadata section and even replace existing images but cannot add missing covers, snaps, clear logos or disc images. I have made around 34,000 entries in the past and this is first time i have come across this problem. i have noticed that on the submission page a random number appears in front of the submission details which i cant remember seeing before. In this case it is the number 2.

I have recently been having trouble adding missing images to existing entries. There is no problem creating new entries or updating metadata for existing entries but when i try to add missing images they seem to upload but when i check the submission status it shows as a blank entry. And yes i am using JPG and PNG files appropriately. It seems to accept replacing of existing images as i have just done that successfully with a better box cover but as mentioned new image additions don't seem to get uploaded to the submissions status page.

Hi nonstick, I had to hunt around a few places to find working discs, .cmd and .bas files. If you have access to the TOSEC set that will be a great help to you. it can be found at ((REMOVED LINKS)) Not every .dsk and .dmk file will work but fortunately there are plenty of alternatives. also try here:- ((REMOVED LINKS)) here and here ((REMOVED LINKS)) After a bit of a search and trial and error, I was able to find working files for 98% of LB entries. Good luck.

I have recently started adding some Apple Mac games to LB using the latest MAME v0.273. I have been sticking with the earlier monochrome titles prior to 1990 and using the Mac Classic romset (macclasc). So far I have added around 100 games with about 5 not being able to run for various reasons. I would like to try and add some color titles from the early 90’s but not being a Mac guy I am unsure which Mac system to use. Also there is little information about which MAME Mac cores are usable. Could someone please point me in the right direction. TIA

As far as I can see, and please correct me if I am wrong, the only times I’ve seen transparencies used for discs and cart is for the spinning CD (which is a nice aesthetic) what are the use cases for transparent 5.25”, 3.5”, cassettes and cartridges. We already have a category for clear-logos why don’t we just add another category CD’s that checks for transparencies. This DB is not just a nice addition to a great front end it is also an archive for retro gaming history. Ok, hardcore contributors will bite the bullet and comply but I believe a very large number of casual contributors will just give up at the first barrier. How much rare images will be lost because a well meaning contributor doesn’t understand the requirement or does not know how to create a transparent layer or indeed has the software to do so. Yes “quality versus quantity” is a good and worthy target but what about the “KISS” principal.

Are you deliberately trying to make it more difficult for people to contribute to this project? I understand your argument to do this but many contributors will be discouraged/confused by the error and not contribute out of frustration. So:- A) like me they encounter the error and give up; or B) can’t or won’t take the time to add a transparency layer. Either way the database suffers. Why would you do this for such a limited use case. Outside of clear-logos (a category already seperate) and spinning CD’s, which most people understand intuitively need a transparent layer, the vast majority of submissions are solid background use cases. And what about the the vast majority of discs and carts that already exist without this attribute, they are not going away whilst you have made it less likely that their number will increase. I now have dozens of carts and discs that I have already cropped and prepared that need more work before I can contribute to appease the limited use case of spinning CD’s. “The road to hell is paved with good intention”.

No I have not tried that, but that should only be a requirement for Clear-Logo's not Cart's or Disc's. Occasionally people post these with transparencies like CD's for example but that should not preclude JPG's or non transparent PNG's from being uploaded.

That was the first thing i looked at and used Photoshop to resave them in JPG and PNG formats just to make sure. Still no luck. I have always used PS in the past for editing the thousands of submissions i have made to LB and had no issues. But that was under the old interface.

I have attached 2 examples (PNG & JPG) i have being trying to upload into the Apple II section as North American Carts.. When i submit the JPG file as a cart i get the error message - Upload Failed: File extension error. Please upload a png file for Clear Logo, Box - 3D, Cart, and Disc. When i submit the PNG file as a cart i get the error message - Error: This image type requires a transparent background. As a test to rule out possible issues with file format I tried to upload these files as Box Covers and both formats were accepted.

I’ve recently started uploading covers, media and snapshots to the DB again after a long break and am having trouble with this new interface not allowing me to upload certain images. It keeps on giving me an error when I try to upload cart and disc images even though they are in jpg or png format. I have converted these files between these formats but it still shows an error and says they should be transparent. I am not having this trouble with box covers or snapshots in jpg or png format and have not tried clear logos yet. I have a bucket load of missing cart and disc pictures for the Apple II but can’t upload them. is this a known problem or am I doing something wrong?

Thanks. I have been naming my them as “Disk A, Disk B….) that’s why I have had trouble with the version badge showing.

How do I get LB to differentiate between multiple versions and multiple disks? Currently if I have multiple (more than two) disks both the version and disk badges appear. If I have two disks only the version badge appears.

I have come across a pile of GEMDOS images for the ST and am having trouble figuring out how to run them in the Retroarch implementation of Hatari. So far i have deduced that i need to create an Ide HDD image but i am unsure how to load these GEMDOS files into the HDD image. Could someone please give me a heads up to get me started in the right direction, TIA