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It's a nonsense and a change without a clear policy. And a generator of duplicates, redundances, and a bad workarround to clasify games. Super famicom and Super Nintendo are the same platform. We don''t need this, my suggestion to moderators is to reject changes to super famicom and wipe the super famicom entry relocating all to super nintendo. The spliting could be made when we have alternate regional names or other funtions to split or clasify.

SentaiBrad said Well in this case, the name of the game is Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen. We do have a plan for alternate names and dates for different regions, but the only Alternate I would say would be viable is the Japanese name. I've never actually seen this game referenced as that actually. I'm always naming japanese games with their japanese romanji adaptation, but i thing that at least, the japanese games that have a fantranslation available and are available in full english with and adapted english title must have this one as an alternate name, to clearly look to this games that are unnoficial western games and that in many cases have custom us covers also.

I miss some clear genres like Shoot 'Em Up (shooter is generic) Beat 'Em Up (Or brawler, Action is generic too) Visual Novel or Vs Fighting ( To avoid confusion between beatemups and vs games) We need a genre tag for chess games, shougi games,go games and mahjong games. I think if casino games is acurate for pachinko games or maybe we add an extra option because is a nasty and only japan comprensible type of game. Farming games like pet breeding, farm management i think fall on construction and management but better tag with management or create another tag. There's a little group of games that only work an are dependant of external toys or perifericals they need a category too ( Robot controler games, a bizarre golf simulation that i've seen on snes, a shooter with gun for the army etc) My proposal is Toy Enhancered Game/ Needs Addon Game. Please vote and suggest https://bitbucket.org/jasondavidcarr/gamesdb.launchbox-app.com/issues/9/extra-genres

CriticalCid said To split the consoles in the database in to the different region variants was maybe a good idea before we had the „Scrape as“ function. But now it’s completely unnecessary and only brings more trouble than usage. If someone (like myself) prefers to split his platforms into different regions than it’s really easy and simple to scrape the additional platforms as the ‘main’ one. The non- consistency right now is a huge problem as well. I think the platforms should be merged again and it’s time that Jason finally adds “Alternative Names” to the games in the database and add the feature that LaunchBox uses the right artwork for each game based on the region tag of the ROM files. DOS76 said I agree that the regional stuff should get prioritized. yeah! thanks for the support, guys !

It's a flawed funtionality. 1. In no time we could have duplicate entries like cybernator and assault suits valken etc, some defend that are diferent games on sfc and snes and other no, work to delete, work to add, losing time. 2. There's no clear policy to asign a game to super famicom, i've seen some games released on europe going to superfamicom platform because don't have US release.WT*! 3. All this issues are more and more work for moderators. Please, put on top of priority the regional data and games and avoid this workarounds. It's much better doing things right from the beginning than adding patches. Is much better have only one entry, add release and regional data and adding some presentation option on launchbox as split platform games with regional exclusives or something like that, view the japanese only separated, etc.

https://bitbucket.org/jasondavidcarr/gamesdb.launchbox-app.com/issues/122/merge-superfamicom-and-super-nintendo Vote!

This decision is only made in my opinion for fans of hyperlist/hyperspin, hyperlist for example have crazy lists that they and emumovies say complete with missing games, crazy criteria about what game are included or not, and other questionable choices about naming. I personally i refuse any change on moderation from snes to super famicom until they clarify this issue or establish a clear and valid criteria to accept this split, for example only add on super famicom platform the japan exclusives without english translations made by fans or simething like that. But i insist, is a non logic decision and a bad workarround. Much better only one entry for game in one platform, with all the data, and next an option to scrape as user likes better.

Super Famicom and SNES are the same platform. No need for this, bad decision that leads to duplicate entries. We need regional info on games, not split with regional platform games. STOP DOING THIS! The better choice to avoid duplicates is, to add only 1 entry with regional data on this, languajes, regional releases, names covers,etc. With this workarround if we have some undetected duplicate games on our romsets, undetected because customized western games or other changes, the scrapping classifies as the same ame and we can delete or merge into some type of launch eur version, launch us version, etc. creating two platform entries for regional is a mess, and don't have sense, what's the criteria to add a snes game into super famicom entry? Only available on japan? Only on japanese? If the game is translated into english with fanbase translation is a snes o superfamicom game? Why no euro exclusive platform? Please stop doing this or clarify.

we need a heavily detailed tutorial to use amiga games on launchbox, emulatro, configurations on emulator, configurations on launchbox, type of roms to choose etc. I'm still without amiga games, the emulatro configuration is heavy and a real mess, and there's a bunch of rom types.

Well, i have to point an issue attached to this conquest madness, i understand the point on the contest is to manage the bunch of contributions of this days BUTTTT!! i see obviously that acording to seeking the prize the moderation is been a disaster and a next-next-next-clicking madness only to achieve the prize. By mistake i upload a widescreen fanart as disc image and SURPRISE ! 3 moderators aprove it. Without a system to audit good moderation the result of this contest is auto-accept entries like a robot.

SentaiBrad said Cropping and Color Correction isn't really Fan Art either, however those corrections can be made to Fan Art, but the act of making those changes doesn't make it Fan Art. No one is also saying you're not providing your free time, hard work and effort. Like I said in my first reply, I totally get how you are feeling and furthermore I appreciate you for helping. We still need to have Fan Art be Fan Art however. If that means some games don't have Fan Art, then that is fine. I don't expect sports games to have any nor do I except some more obscure Japanese games to have them either. Sadly, Fan Art is going to be made for what people like the most and we have to accept that. We can't force people to create what they want to create. If it exists then lets use it (also assuming the artists is ok with that), but the Guidelines are clear about no real photography. We are adding movie art ofr movie related games and anime art for anime related games, what do your suggest for starring celebrities games, like the sports games, If a game is about michael jordan i expect some michael jordan photo, i agree with the point to not upload exacta photos but photo based or contextual. And for more amplitude i suggest to change the tag fanart to something general like Game Art, contextual art, etc. I understand that some sport photos are in hands of corporations very noisy but all the art is copyrighted, including movies, manuals, covers,etc. Edited fanart based on photo like deviantart mashups can do the trick no? Only for personalities based games. Like sport games.

We need the message system between mods to negotiation about some rejections. I still remember the refusal to delete an ilustration of juste belmont of symphony of the night because no one check he is another character of a diferent game. And if i remember i do not upload any picture without edition, cropping to widescreen resolutions, cleaning, colour management, etc. If the mods take a look i'm doing a really hard efford to improve database art, finding HQ pictures of ignote locations, artbooks, manuals etc. My objective is all snes games have an art attached, is hard to do withour some workarounds. Let's debate about how to achieve it.

TheTabman said I've rejected quite a lot of "fanart" images that are only very vaguely related to the games they are added to (for example NASA earth pictures from orbit for RPGs, or jungle pictures from known photographer for a action game), and I was wondering if it would be possible to add a sentence or two to make uploader aware that it's very unwise to just add pictures without regard of who owns the copyright. I f the picture is clearly the work of a fan, and made in response to game, it's totally fine to add it. But if people are not careful, this can very quickly become a big mess. Maybe even financially. If the image you rejected is a partial blue earth sphere it matchs very good with the cover theme of illusion of gaia. The most images you find related are all copyrighted. including covers, artbooks, etc. If the copyright may be the issue, we can stop right now uploading anything. And yes i'm a little angry about some fanart uploaded by me related with games when is near imposible to find any art and rejected. Movie games or sport games usually don't have any art besides the sport star that promotes the game or the film. What do you prefer? Doing this or keep the fanart empty? Don't you think that a earth sphere don't match with sim Earth game?

Guys! This fella is Juste Belmont from harmony of dissonance NOT ALUCARD! http://ayay.co.uk/backgrounds/action_rpg_games/castlevania_harmony_of_dissonance/juste-belmont-and-white-ghost-spirit.jpg

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orac31 said I am not good at explaining things but its quite easy and I see what I can do. to get the best you need amiga forever for the kickstarts etc I think it over and try and put down what I did Hello?

I don't agree with 12. What's the point with nudity again on this days? Forgive me if i don't understand but i'm really bored with keeping close always to US prerrogatives with nudity. Blood, destruction and magnum guns are permited but we have to censorship a boob? Parental advisor for this cases, not censorship.

i'm really lost. i need a tuto step by step of all the stages to add and emulate amiga on launchbox. I'm really surpassed with all the conf files, data files, rom types emus etc.

I'm really lost with this issue. Winuae is very complex about configurations, i've tried with the command line, but no luck. My roms are zipped ipf files and they call for a sps plugin.

SentaiBrad said Adding command line parameters isn't a workaround, that's how we achieve a lot of what we do. However, adding that to LB to happen automatically is certainly something we can achieve, or have it be a check box when editing that platform (Like the Project 64 options). That's the point, my suggestion is to avoid manual confs in every aspect that is posible. It's a simple call for improvements. The Net is plenty of funtional launchers but lacking of easy wizards or with many manual stuff to make it work. If i 'm very entusiastic and happy with launchbox development is because i see how this project is fighting to reach better goals. Eye candy, own database, automation, etc. Thanks for the feedback guys, and keep the good work.

Please can you contact Jason Carr to do this configurations automatic when adding roms? There's a ticket open. See https://bitbucket.org/jasondavidcarr/launchbox/issues/293/improve-atomiswave-naomi-demul-support-rom

SentaiBrad said Freestate said Please can you contact Jason Carr to do this configurations automatic when adding roms? There's a ticket open. See https://bitbucket.org/jasondavidcarr/launchbox/issues/293/improve-atomiswave-naomi-demul-support-rom Just check the MAME box during import. He already knows about this. Edit: Unless you're not talking about scraping the metadata during import. If you are talking about scraping then just check that MAME box. Again. I not talking only about the data scrapping. I'm talking of the complete issue to do the complete adding without workarounds. Selecting Mame is a walkaround, creating a batch file is a workaround, adding custom parameters is a workaround. Please i suggest this by default without manual conf as an improvement.

Please can you contact Jason Carr to do this configurations automatic when adding roms? There's a ticket open. See https://bitbucket.org/jasondavidcarr/launchbox/issues/293/improve-atomiswave-naomi-demul-support-rom

My worries are under the policy we must have with the games without existent covers or really hard to find in good shape (download services, satellital, hacks, etc). There's many people that love custom covers when is hard to find a good cover or when they have a fantranslation that converts their japanese game on a unnoficial western release. My point is adding a label to custom covers next to the regional ones, like JP, US, EUR, CUSTOM to have everyone happy. In my case i made some custom covers to satellaview, nintendo power snes titles to avoid the lack of real covers of this titles and understand some people prefer unified custom cover of systems like neogeo, etc. My suggestion is here, what do you think?

Riffman81 said Drybonz said Will the archive opening feature work if the game files are in a directory within the archive (for example the .bin and .cue in a folder zipped)? I tried with my TurboGrafx-CD collection (.bin .cue format) and couldn't get it working. Has anyone else been able to? EDIT: I'm thinking it's retroarch and the PCE core... on the RA forums folks are saying the core is broken and can't get PCE-CD games to load, will try a different emulator. PCEjin The pce core is broken on 1.2 on 1.3 works good.