Open - Pull additional Metadata during import? - Issue # 343

[natemac00]

Is there a way to pull additional Metadata from ROMs during import?
All the below Metadata I know is available in MAMEUI, I don't know how that correlates to LaunchBox.

When importing MAME Roms, I'd like to also pull;

• Type: Raster, Vector
• Screen: Horizontal, Vertical
• Trackball: Yes, No
• Lightgun: Yes, No
• Golden Age: Yes, No
• CHD: Yes, No
• Original Game: Yes, No

[Vlansix]

Hi Nate!

Better MAME support is something we're looking into. Check the issue tracker for updates :).

[natemac00]

6 hours ago, Vlansix said:

Hi Nate!

Better MAME support is something we're looking into. Check the issue tracker for updates :).

I'm sure this is not easy to pull, is there any grunt work that you can pass down to us users? A way to speed up development on the time consuming issues, rather then the difficult issues. I'm sure you'd have many users being willing to put time in to this project.

[Vlansix]

Heya Nate!

That's actually what I'm planning on doing. See, all the MAME stuff right now makes me cry when I look at it, so I'll need to untangle it and add it as an additional tab in the DB for impacted entries. Won't be done tomorrow, but it's on my todo list :).

[natemac00]

On 9/18/2017 at 6:03 PM, Vlansix said:

Heya Nate!

That's actually what I'm planning on doing. See, all the MAME stuff right now makes me cry when I look at it, so I'll need to untangle it and add it as an additional tab in the DB for impacted entries. Won't be done tomorrow, but it's on my todo list :).

So I'm not sure if this has been something you have looked at; https://www.arcade-history.com/index.php?page=download

They release a free(donations) history.dat of descriptions on each game based on there ROM file name. It is currently up to date at 0.189.
Maybe this will help in some way.

Frontend developers ?
here is how History should be reads: 
info for games on $info=rom1,rom2,
info for machines on $info=bios1,bios2,
info for softlist on $(softlist name)=rom1,rom2,

Example of the dat file:

$info=hotd2,hotd2o,hotd2p,
$bio

The House of the Dead 2 (c) 1998 Sega.

The Special Agents who were assigned to the original House of the Dead mission, thought they were successful in wiping out the evil that resided in secret laboratories and underground passages : however, they were wrong, Dead Wrong!

In the 1st installment of House of the Dead, the situation was a grave one. However, with new hidden passages, giving the player the opportunity to alter the course of each game. The House of the Dead 2 is sure to create more excitement along with a deadlier outcome.

Unbeknownst to the Special Agents, Curlens' scientist and experiments escaped through hidden passages in the mansion. The lifeless corpses and mutilated specimens terrorize the countryside while heading for the targeted City.

The House of the Dead 2, debuting on Sega's new, low cost, high performance, Naomi Hardware Platform, guarantees excitement while the player travels through 6 new challenging levels, using a new light-gun system to destroy new zombies, gruesome creatures, ghastly ghouls, and freaks of modern science, that are bigger, stronger, and faster than ever.

- TECHNICAL -

[1] Deluxe Type.
[2] Super Deluxe Type.
[3] Upright Type.

Runs on the Sega "NAOMI" Hardware.

- TRIVIA -

Common Abbreviations : THOFD2

Released in November 1998 in Japan.
Released in January 1999 in North America.

The House of the Dead 2 was the first game released on NAOMI hardware.

- TIPS AND TRICKS -

* Show Score : L is the Left pistol trigger and R is the Right pistol trigger...
Insert coins into the HOTD2 machine. Then, click on L 2 times, R 3 times, L once, R once and press Start before demo begins.

* Increase Life Stock : To increase the number of lives a player will have, rapidly push the start button while inserting coins.
Note : This trick also works during the game!

* Grenade Launcher : On the first level hit all enemies in the HEAD and when you reach the 1st Boss you will pick up a grenade launcher .

* Quick Reload : Any fan of arcade shooters will know that it's time consuming to reload by shooting the gun away from the screen, and annoying losing your target. For a quick and painless reload, simply put your fingers in front of the nozzle and squeeze one off - then you can get back to killing whatever it was you were killing without interruption.

* No Reloading On Final Boss : If you shoot your gun away from the screen 5 times right before fighting the final boss, you won't have to reload.

* Bonus Room : If you manage to get through the entire game without killing any civilians or letting the zombies kill any civilians, you will be rewarded with a bonus room, just before the last boss. The room contains life-ups and bonus points.

* Boss Tactics : 
1) Judgement : Aim for the purple bat.
2) Heroplant : Aim for his heart,in the middle.
3) Tower : Aim for the heads that are charging up or turning yellow.
4) Strenghten : Aim for his head.
5) Magician : Aim for his left or right leg. He is faster, quicker and harder than the magician in House of the Dead part 1, so be careful!
6) Emperor : Aim for the pink ball of his body. His life goes down little by little.

* Endings :
1) Get a score of 80,000 or more for the GOOD ending
2) Get a score less than 80,000 with the last digit 0 for the BAD ending (but it is good in a way)
3) Get a score less than 80,000 with the last digit 1-9 not 0 for the NORMAL ending.

- SERIES -

1. The House of the Dead (1996)
2. The House of the Dead 2 (1998)
3. The House of the Dead III (2003)
4. The House of the Dead 4 (2005)
5. Loving Deads - The House of the Dead EX (2008)
6. The House of the Dead - Overkill (2009, Nintendo Wii)

- STAFF -

Producer : Rikiya Nakagawa
Programmers : Koji Ooto, Hitoshi Shimokawa, Kazutomo Sanbongi, Kazutaka Horie, Gen Miyazaki, Akira Ogata, Junji Shibasaki
Designers : Akira Watanabe, Nobutaka Tozawa, Takuya Ohashi, Norihito Omoda, Masaharu Ijichi, Shien Kato, Satoshi Kobayashi, Megumi Barada, Takashi Fukuda, Toshihiro Fujimaki
Sound director : Tetsuya Kawauchi
Sound : Haruyoshi Tomita
Publicity : Mika Araki
Director & Planner : Takashi Oda

- PORTS -

* CONSOLES:
Sega Dreamcast (1999)
Microsoft XBOX (2002, "The House of the Dead III") : included in.
Nintendo Wii (2008, as part of "House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return")

* COMPUTERS:
PC [CD-ROM] (2001)

- CONTRIBUTE -

Edit this entry: https://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=1152&o=2

$end

 

Edited September 20, 2017 by natemac00