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Sega Master System Retroachievements Playlist - xml - clear logo - video View File Hi! this playlist has 90 games. here the complete list: https://retroachievements.org/gameList.php?c=11 They are 91 but 1 is missing, they are updating...now I have learned that This playlist has been done by the Anonymous_ONE (thank you), we teemed up. I have rechecked and added a different naming for some roms, so I hope that it works when you'll import it. (and dont worry if you check the playlist and see missing titles, some are doubled) You can find xml, clear logo (the same type that I have already used) and video (Used video from Nlash and uploaded by Benjam to keep an Unified style) I'll add, soon or later, the homebrew titles...they are accepted at last... That's all for now SMS Ra are very funny! Played Bank Panic and already unlocked some. I love Bank Panic!!! Submitter xevious1974 Submitted 01/17/2023 Category Playlists
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Hi! this playlist has 90 games. here the complete list: https://retroachievements.org/gameList.php?c=11 They are 91 but 1 is missing, they are updating...now I have learned that This playlist has been done by the Anonymous_ONE (thank you), we teemed up. I have rechecked and added a different naming for some roms, so I hope that it works when you'll import it. (and dont worry if you check the playlist and see missing titles, some are doubled) You can find xml, clear logo (the same type that I have already used) and video (Used video from Nlash and uploaded by Benjam to keep an Unified style) I'll add, soon or later, the homebrew titles...they are accepted at last... That's all for now SMS Ra are very funny! Played Bank Panic and already unlocked some. I love Bank Panic!!! -
Hi all! I was searching, but cannot find it, if there is a Special Theme that exalt RA. Or maybe, someone knows how to do it and can give me some advice...I never done it...(never used theme creator neither) What I'd like to see is: I use a different general theme BUT when I click on my Retroachievements playlist, I can see my games list (horizontal, vertical, text, that is not important) and when I stop on a game, before choosing it, the theme shows me the RA TAB and maybe a snap video, or box, or something. But what is important that shows me the RA TAB, before entering the game and clicking on TAB. What I mean, I'd like to find a way to show directly the RA tab. Anyone can help? Regards
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Do you know what is an ROM HACK? Maybe not
xevious1974 replied to xevious1974's topic in Contributions
First of all, thank you for your replies!! I am very happy to expand my own point of view You are tragically right! At this address https://retroachievements.org/gameList.php?c=12 you can find Ps1 games and you'll see 3 different SUBSET for Final Fantasy VII (sic) I totally agree with you. And I repeat what you are saying, for the subset it is a little different because it creates an issue, in xml and in the LB tab. It is not my wish to enter new data in the DB (I am a lazy, old man), it is to use in the best way the RA data. And I think that adding some entries (100, maybe 200 in the future) it'll not create a great problem. I hope that. At the moment I am not able to think other solution than to insert new entries. I hope someone can find this agreeable or a better solution. No one can negate that RA patches are in the second category. But we are creating 2 different hack categories? I think it creates a very difficult way to sustain in the long period. Anyway, you cant negate that a patched rom is an hacked rom 🤣 That is a problem, or maybe it is THE problem. And for RA feature is a good problem. So I was thinking that for some entries....it was not a great DB problem. We have to think if we want to make RA feature to work how it deserve or in a bad way. Obviously, anyone wishing to answer this question should put themselves in the shoes of those who use this feature a lot. Thank you again for your time -
Do you know what is an ROM HACK? Maybe not
xevious1974 replied to xevious1974's topic in Contributions
Thank you a lot for your reply! Yes! I can understand what you mean, and you are right. You can read info here: https://docs.retroachievements.org/Subsets/#what-are-subsets What I mean, anyway, is that only if you hack that rom you can play the new RA. So, at the end, you are using an hacked rom. Not the official one. If we enter the problem of "How much should be hacked a rom to be considered an Hacked rom"...we'll die before reaching a solution. I apply a patch? Yes. ---> I hacked the rom. And we have 2 problems: -1)exchanging complete playlists. Try to dl my playlist and add them to your launchbox, subset may disappear because they have same entry of the original game if we dont separate them (someone has suggested to create a new RA platform for example @Jakatsu) -2)If they are on the same entry, when I click on that game I can see only the achievements of the base rom and not the subset one. Ok, you can say it is not a great problem, but why I am using a feature that I cannot completely use? There are a lot of RA players and having a quite perfect UI that handle RA can help spread LB software. But, if we speak in general of DB entries, what I cant understand is "DB has some space (HD) problem that cannot handle other entries? What is the problem adding a total of...100 roms (for all platform) for a feature we are using?" I cant understand that. I thought I should speak about how registering them... I put ~HACK~ in front or [SUBSET] to the end...I was very surprised seeing that there was a problem adding the 7 hacked roms for Ps2... Thank you very much for your reply, I like to understand and speak -
Hi again, I see that some mod are going to delete entries of SUBSET ROM, or rejecting them. Well. Our DB accept ROM HACK. If we dont want HACK, we have to remove all from DB (SNES-NES-SMS-SMD and so on). But if we accept them...we have to accept. You dont like these SUBSET...I am sorry, but there are people who likes them and work on them. Maybe some of you ignore what is an rom hack. Here a simple review: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROM_hacking And to be very clear, here what you should know: "Once a hack is completed (or an incomplete version is deemed suitable for an interim release) it is released onto the Internet for others to play. The generally accepted way to do this is by making an unofficial patch (in IPS format or others) that can be applied to the unmodified ROM" So, you find the SUBSET patch at this address: https://github.com/RetroAchievements/RAPatches Now: Dot Hack Part 1 - Infection [Subset - Book of 1000] PS2 Dot Hack Part 2 - Mutation [Subset - Book of 1000] PS2 Devil May Cry 3 (USA) (Special Edition) [Subset - Bonus] PS2 Dirge of Cerberus - Final Fantasy VII Subset PS2 and so on ARE ALL HACKED ROM it is not an Alternate version/name/family/gender or what. It is an existing game that has been modified by a patch, so it is an hacked rom. Believe me, it is not so difficult. Thank you
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OOOOOHHH we have the final result: Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition [Subset - Bonus] was rejected for 7- 11 Here you can see the reasons: I want to be very clear on that. I am not interested in forcing the DB. I can use a separated entry in my OWN LB and I'll be happy. It is mine collection. Here I am only giving something to the community, working at my best on a LB features (RA). A subset rom is an hacked version. STOP. If we dont want hack, remove ALL of them from LB. If you allow them...ALLOW them. Have I to fight for this stupid debate? I have to loose time producing images, with a logo on it for all? No thank you. For me this is an hobby, a pleasure. If people cant understand that having more entries allows to enjoy RA, to exchange easily playlists...it is not MY problem. Changes start from us. Before adding other entries I'll wait for a reply here, from anyone that reads this P.S. "Not clear what this is" Ok, I hope you are joking. I have mod about 3000 entries. Very few, you can say. Yes, because for each entries I have tried to research, study and understand. If you dont know what are doing...please,dont do it I love you all, anyway
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Dreamcast Retroachievements Playlist - xml - clear logo - video
xevious1974 commented on xevious1974's file in Playlists
Dear Moudrost, thank you for your feedback. There is a little problem that I was asking about here: And you are proving that I am right. When you add xml to your LB something change I looked only 2 titles, Jet Grind Radio and PenPen, I have set them in EU form, that is right. But probably when you add them, something changed (you have USA priority, for example) And I dont know which rule makes this change. I have already added some playlists and this happened also to me. This is another example. Mine is working correctly. Why? Because there are 2 working version for this entry: L.O.L. - Lack of Love (Japan) L.O.L. - Lack of Love v1.001 (2000)(ASCII)(NTSC)(JP)[!] When doing a playlist we should add the 2 entries? No list can be "ended". They keep on adding titles. For arcade I have already updated 3 times. When I have uploaded were 70, now 71, tomorrow...who knows! Anyway, thank you for your precious feedback, I am beginning to understand how these playlists work. And I prefer to make them with care, I dont like missing hundred titles in a list. For that reason I am also trying to add subset entry to our DB, because when you add playlist to LB they are easily removed. Yes, I used the word "trying" because moderators are rejecting some SUBSET roms without debating on that (some are accepted...Argh...there is no "ratio"): Seems that Subset roms are not hacked roms and some of them require an entry as alternate...This will not work with RA anyway. Thank you again. -
Thank you again for your reply! I believe that talking about this topic is particularly important and can help reflection on moderation in general I know that DEMO and Protoype are a sensetive topic. Thank you again for your time spent reading and talking. You can see that you are the only one that replied here, so thank you very much.
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Thank you for your reply! So, you are telling me that all the hacked rom we have in our DB (nes-snes-sms-md) should be removed? Maybe with a retroachievements platofom we should resolve. But which is the difference to add a rom to ps2 or to a retroachievements platform? "Clutter" is an interesting word. I think I am not cluttering the DB but I am filling it with the needed data for which the RA-feature was born. and I am glad you took the moderator guideline Rule 3, but we need to read to the end: "A game should only have 1 entry per platform. Multiple Disc games don't get entries per disc. Still 1 entry. Special Editions only get a unique entry on the Database if the game is significantly different than the already existing entry. I.e. Fallout 3 and Fallout 3 Game of the Year Edition would be two separate entries." There is more difference between Fallout 3 and Fallout 3 Goty or from a game and his hacked rom?
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Playstation 1 Retroachievements Playlist - xml - clear logo - video View File Hi guys, this playlist has 506 titles for Playstation 1 They should be 507 but I am going mad if I find what I miss! https://retroachievements.org/gameList.php?c=12 This playlist has been done by @TrailerVert, we teemed up. I have only rechecked all. I had some problem importing. You can read here: if you have got same error report please. You can find xml, clear logo (the same type that I have already used) and video (Used video from someone here to keep an Unified style) I see that @moudrost is compiling other playlists. I am very happy with that. More people work on these lists and more we complete the actual database. And we'll make happy @Azgorath I suppose (you asked me for other playlists, right?) I think that could be usefull not compiling the same playlist, so, Moudrost if you want to team up, we can save some time. And I can keep on going making logo and video if you need, Moudrost. That's all for now P.S. oh, I am just debating a little on the DB entry on Launchbox. I'd like having separated entry for the subset Roms. If you want to join up conversation...there are interesting things: Submitter xevious1974 Submitted 01/12/2023 Category Playlists
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Hi guys, this playlist has 506 titles for Playstation 1 They should be 507 but I am going mad if I find what I miss! https://retroachievements.org/gameList.php?c=12 This playlist has been done by @TrailerVert, we teemed up. I have only rechecked all. I had some problem importing. You can read here: if you have got same error report please. You can find xml, clear logo (the same type that I have already used) and video (Used video from someone here to keep an Unified style) I see that @moudrost is compiling other playlists. I am very happy with that. More people work on these lists and more we complete the actual database. And we'll make happy @Azgorath I suppose (you asked me for other playlists, right?) I think that could be usefull not compiling the same playlist, so, Moudrost if you want to team up, we can save some time. And I can keep on going making logo and video if you need, Moudrost. That's all for now P.S. oh, I am just debating a little on the DB entry on Launchbox. I'd like having separated entry for the subset Roms. If you want to join up conversation...there are interesting things: -
I was looking in "my change status" TAB It is very interesting. Some changes are accepted without problem. BUT moderator are fighting for: Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition [Subset - Bonus] 7 approvals and 7 rejections I'd like to ask to people that reject this game how they handle what I am asking in this topic. I think I deserve a reply, I'd like to learn, maybe they have a better solution that I dont know. Please, please, please
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Dear @LonestarK, thank you for your reply. I think I should reply Yes. I have some entry that contains more than 1 game, in additional apps and then in alternate name. (like this: In that way can work but there is a problem that I am not able to resolve. For example, I am checking, atm, the psx 1 list that contains 507 titles. I have to add all the games to the playlist and then check if I added all. How I check it? I click on Ps1 RetroA playlist and I check the total number on the bottom. If it is equals...I know it is correct. You can tell me "Hey, take track on a sheet!" Right But Retroachievements has fast update and I should take track of all my playlist and then remember what I was adding in one entry... I think it is easier for all if I have 1entry-1Rom in that playlist. And for the future I can track all in one place only. Then, there is a little aesthetic problem. I click on Tetris rom (arcade playlist) and it contains 2 roms (tgm2 and tgm2p) . In the Retroachievements tab I can check progress for only 1 rom. Maybe it is a minor problem, but it is not the RA feature was released for, I suppose. Keep in mind that I am trying to make something that is userfriendly for all. Thank you again for your reply!
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Dear guys, I love retroachievements! It was a great integration in our loved LB I am adding a lot of titles that are missing in our DB and that are what I write in this topic title. I see that moderator are accepting them but there is a good fight on each title. And I have only updated for Ps2 now (I have made a mistake on a title and mod have, correctly, rejected it, I'll do it again). I think I dont need to mark why we need to have these roms in our DB, but I want to do it just to clarify. First, there is this: I think that Eta Prime appreciate that on the forum we exchange playlist to facilitate also who have no time to create them. Second, I have to check if I put all the titles in the playlist, matching with Retroachievements DB and so I have to check the total number and so I need separated entry. Third, LB cannot filter games with badge or with RA parameter ( yes, it is linked to the second), and I have to add them MANUALLY!!! (I also requested that features but none have voted. Ok. https://bitbucket.org/jasondavidcarr/launchbox/issues/6965/posibillity-to-create-autopopulate https://bitbucket.org/jasondavidcarr/launchbox/issues/6929/add-developper-or-publisher-filters Fourth, if the game titles does not match, LB/BB does not show the RAchievements tab (yes, it works then, but...why I shouldn't use that TAB if I want to use a LB feature?) and not add the badge (that is not official, I know). Yes, I can do it manually...AGAIN! If I am doing something wrong, please, please, please, help me to ease my work here. I dont like adding hundred titles to a playlist, but if II try to do something I try to do at my best. And I like having a (near) perfect playlist. What do you think? Help me, Thank you in advance!
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[METADATA] Need help with title names when importing SNK NEO-GEO AES set.
xevious1974 replied to txrx's topic in Noobs
Altbeast4 is not an SNK Neo Geo AES, it is a classic Arcade Rom http://adb.arcadeitalia.net/dettaglio_mame.php?game_name=altbeast4&arcade_only=0&autosearch=1 this is the games list for SNK Neo Geo AES platform https://gamesdb.launchbox-app.com/platforms/games/23 -
How to download videos from emumovies for all games?
xevious1974 replied to azorean's topic in Noobs
To use BigBox you have to be a premium user But to download video from Emumovies, you have to be an Emumovies premium user also. It's a double premium -
How to download videos from emumovies for all games?
xevious1974 replied to azorean's topic in Noobs
If I remember correctly, to download video from emumovies you have to pay them. Or to say it better, you have to be a premium user for emumovies. Anyway I think it deserves. -
I try you should create Platform Category AMIGA 2 platforms ADF & WhdLoad - they'll contain all the games 3 playlists under ADF and 3 playlists under Whdload (what I think it's tragic, is that you should manually add to playlist, unless you have a paramater to insert in the filter tab to search what you need to add) With this you have |------> ADF (with your roms) and 3 playlists | Amiga (empty, it shows only the 2 platforms)-----| | |------> WhdLoad (with your roms) and 3 playlists But keep in mind that: in launchbox you see in that way in BigBox if you put a playlist under a platform you cant see roms under the platform but only under the playlist. So it'll show ADF and when you click on it, it'll show you 3 playlists I hope it helps
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Hi all, I am adding playlist xml files to my LB that comes from other guys. We are working toghter to make new playlists so we exchange each other to check titles. Anyway, I have added a new xml file. LB closed. Then I'll launch LB and I find the playlist added. Good. Then I check titles to see what I miss and I have noticed that LB have removed some titles from xml. If I look the files (I have a copy of course) before adding it, it contains all the titles, when I have added it, LB have removed somes titles. Which titles? All the titles that refere to Subset of existing roms. For example: Ps1 in the list I have Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 Subset - Single Run Here the xml <GameId>dea9e231-47bf-4eb9-bd48-dab138f07e65</GameId> <LaunchBoxDbId>11667</LaunchBoxDbId> <GameTitle>Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3</GameTitle> <GameFileName>Tony Hawk_-_s Pro Skater 3 (USA).7z</GameFileName> <GamePlatform>Sony Playstation</GamePlatform> <ManualOrder>-1</ManualOrder> </PlaylistGame> -<PlaylistGame> <GameId>24496923-30a6-462b-b5fd-a3a03d7f062b</GameId> <LaunchBoxDbId>11667</LaunchBoxDbId> <GameTitle>Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 [Subset - Single Run] (USA)</GameTitle> <GameFileName>Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 [Subset - Single Run] (USA).zip</GameFileName> <GamePlatform>Sony Playstation</GamePlatform> <ManualOrder>-1</ManualOrder> I was thinking that could be the same ID, but I have created some playlists and uploaded on the forum and none reported me this. Have I some option to check? What I am doing wrong? Thank you!
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Dreamcast Retroachievements Playlist - xml - clear logo - video View File Hi again! This playlist comes with all the 70 titles for dreamcast (for now) https://retroachievements.org/gameList.php?c=40 You can find xml, clear logo (the same type that I have already used) and video (Used video from someone here, Nashj...can be? So I can keep an Unified style) That is all for now Submitter xevious1974 Submitted 01/06/2023 Category Playlists
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Hi again! This playlist comes with all the 70 titles for dreamcast (for now) https://retroachievements.org/gameList.php?c=40 You can find xml, clear logo (the same type that I have already used) and video (Used video from someone here, Nashj...can be? So I can keep an Unified style) That is all for now -
Retroachievements Playstation 2 playlist xml - logo - video
xevious1974 commented on xevious1974's file in Playlists
I'd like to make it for all. But it takes an incredible amount of time. There are platform with more than 700 games to select and LB has some limit in the research box. People does not want having RA Badge integrated and LB cannot filter by badge. Maybe there is a faster way to take titles and put in a playlist, but I dont know it. But I'll do soon or later some other platform. Doing logo and video is very fast instead, because I use what I already have pasting some images over -
I think we should start from here. What I have to upload? I play Retroachievements, I love it! I need a separate entry for Ps2 NFSU Most Wanted DEMO. I need it. But I think that all people that play that game, need that entry. DB also is missing the Subset Rom in ps2...I was going to upload them...Can I do it? Everyone that want to play RA...need a separated entry and need also that the name match with RA name. So, we should merge or we should non-merge titles? Finding a line I think it is impossible. So, we need a change. We should choice, for example when importing, if merge or non merge same title but different versions. Yes, I think that multiple entries is the right way.
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