Zombeaver Posted April 18, 2021 Author Share Posted April 18, 2021 16 hours ago, omnikam said: Awesome collection, but the game numbers look way low. None of the Might and Magic games are included As is explained in the opening post: 1) This is a curated collection so yes, of course the "numbers are way low", that's kindof the point; even when it's "done" (which it's only at about 35% at this point) it will never be near something like GB64's numbers by design, because one of the goals of the project is to filter out the extreme amount of noise in a collection like that. My estimate when all is said and done is something like 8000 games. 2) I'm making my way through Gamebase64 in alphabetical order and am currently working through "K", which means that I haven't gotten to Might and Magic yet. It's why out of a collection of 2500 games nearly 1700 of them fall within # and J. 16 hours ago, omnikam said: One question, how do you flip a disc? This is also explained in the opening post in the usage section. It's also shown on the controls reference image. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrofrogg Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 I downloaded the separate magazines module and copied the magazines across into \C64 Dreams\Magazines. The launchbox links point to the web versions though. Is there a way to install the magazines properly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombeaver Posted May 15, 2021 Author Share Posted May 15, 2021 You can launch either through the right click menu. It just defaults to the web versions until you overwrite your xml to default to the local ones (because that makes more sense as a default given that the local versions are optional). xmls to change the default launch behavior are in the magazines folder. Use the Default Local one if you want it to default to those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Brutus Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 This is a first-class piece of work and toil. It really does the C64 original launches credit by bringing together these resources, and shrink wrapping them for the 1UP/2UP players of today. Thank you Zombeaver 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaichou Posted July 1, 2021 Share Posted July 1, 2021 Hey, hopefully a quick thing. I'm merging this with my current collection, and I've followed the directions I found here. However I need to leave the C64 Dreams folder on another drive for space reasons. To accommodate this, I've edited the platform xml files for the correct path, and so far games and magazines launch just fine. The issue I'm having is that the images aren't showing up in my Launchbox. I copied over the image folders as instructed. Do you know what else I need to change? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombeaver Posted July 1, 2021 Author Share Posted July 1, 2021 The images just need to be merged in with your existing images folder. If they're not showing up the only thing I could guess is that you've inadvertently changed their paths in the process of changing the paths for the games. Either that or you didn't merge in the lines for the platforms.xml correctly from Platforms XML Insert.txt The image paths are specified in the platforms.xml in the MediaType fields i.e. MediaType Box - Back has a FolderPath of Images\C64 Dreams\Box - Back etc. repeated for each image type and for each relevant platform (Games, Magazines, etc.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombeaver Posted July 1, 2021 Author Share Posted July 1, 2021 Just FYI I've been working on the next update for the last month. I've still got a ways to go but it's coming along. I'll have some more specific progress details soon. Like last time I'll be posting games added as I go, probably in blocks of 100 or so, to give the folks that work on the LBGDB a heads up beforehand. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaichou Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 Ok, I looked in the xml files, but I didn't see those lines in your original or the ones I changed. But figured out all I had to do was select all, right click, select refresh selected images. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OdinsPlayground Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 For people who just want to import the roms + it's predefined launcher & configuration: I simply copied the "C64 Dreams" to an external drive(or anywhere else you want) and imported the .VBS files from the "Games" folder into launchbox and let it parse it. Imported as "None of the above" when prompted for type of file on import. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombeaver Posted July 13, 2021 Author Share Posted July 13, 2021 Alright y'all, the first 100 games in the next update are done. Working on the games themselves has probably been the least time consuming part of the process so far haha. I have a long blog post on my site going over some upcoming features and plans, so check that out for more info. You can find it here. The TLDR version is that I'm incorporating per-game Zzap!64 reviews i.e. you right-click on a game and then are taken directly to the review for that game, either in the web or local version depending on which shortcut you start. I'm also working on a (somewhat stripped down) version for RG351 devices (I picked up an RG351V recently and have had a lot of fun with it) which could be crossed over fairly easily to other devices like a Pi. Anyway, like last time I'll be posting the specific game additions as I add them for the purposes of any potential LBGDB metadata improvements in the interim. I have the feeling there will be less need for that with this update than there normally is since I'm focusing on titles reviewed in Zzap!64 this go round rather than just going through GB64 as I normally do. I'll definitely be getting back to that in the future but given the focus on the review integration I'm going through and adding anything that was reviewed but wasn't in the collection already. Here's the first batch: Airwolf Almazz Antics Ark Pandora Astonishing Adventures of Mr. Weems and the She Vampires, The Battle for Normandy Beatle Quest Blizzard! Part I - Commando Libya Brian Bloodaxe Brian Jack's Superstar Challenge Bristles Bulge, The Castle Blackstar Castle Dracula Chickin Chase Chopper Circus Circus Combat Leader Crillion Crossroads II Crystal Frog Cylu Emerald Isle Estra Fighter Pilot Fire One Five A-Side Fix It Felix Jr. Flight Simulator II Flyer Fox Gettysburg - The Turning Point Glider Pilot Graham Gooch's Test Cricket Grand Larceny Great American Cross-Country Road Race, The Herbert's Dummy Run Hi Bouncer Ian Botham's Test Match Jump Jet Kayak Knight Orc Knockout Lands of Havoc, The Lost City, The Merlin Mindshadow Mindwheel Monster Trivia Moon Cresta Mordon's Quest Nick Faldo Plays the Open Nutcraka On-Court Tennis On-Field Football Operation Swordfish Operation Whirlwind Out on a Limb Pac-Man Penetrator Percy The Potty Pigeon Poker (Duckworth Home Computing) Pole Position Raskel Realms of Darkness Red Moon Richard Petty's Talladega Ripper! Rupert and the Toymaker's Party Scoop!, The Scroll of Akbar Khan, The Shades Shoot Em Up Skyjet Software Star Solo Flight Sorcerer (Infocom) Space Shuttle - A Journey Into Space Spitfire 40 Spooks Star League Baseball Starfire Stop the Express Stringer Subsunk Super Gran - The Adventure Super Huey Super Zaxxon Taskmaster Tim Love's Cricket Time Search Tir Na Nog Tracer Sanction, The Valkyrie 17 Velnor's Lair View to a Kill, A Vortron Web Dimension Whirlinurd Witch's Cauldron, The World Series Baseball 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmashinGit Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Thanks for the update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbneo Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 (edited) Hi Zombeaver! I know you are mainly working down on the alphabetic order but there is superb game with nice graphics and sound on the "Z" letter. I finished the game on my childhood after countless hours. The game is called Zybex from Zeppelin games. It a was a "budget" game but it is one of the best 1 or 2 players shoot 'em up for the C64. Here is the Zzap! review. http://www.zzap64.co.uk/cgi-bin/displaypage.pl?issue=035&page=099&thumbstart=0&magazine=zzap&check=1 I would really appreciate you adding it on the next batch. Edited August 3, 2021 by bbneo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombeaver Posted August 4, 2021 Author Share Posted August 4, 2021 It'll be in there. I'm still working on indexing all the reviews, incorporating them for games that are already in the collection, and adding in games that are reviewed that aren't in the collection. Every game in the first 14 issues is now in the collection, along with their reviews, as well as reviews for games that were already in the collection for the first 31 issues. 652 reviews are setup currently. I'll have to recount but adding in the missing games until I reach 500 new games for the update should put me at around issue 35. I'll make sure that one's in there either way though. The next 100 games are in but I still have to do some testing on them, which is what I'm working on currently, but I'll be posting that list once that's done. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aevans0001 Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Awesome work! I have been looking for a set like this and somehow I missed this until tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zefrem23 Posted August 14, 2021 Share Posted August 14, 2021 The "add all reviewed games" angle is an interesting one, that I think will resonate with a lot of people. Being able to read every game review in Zzap!64 and immediately play the game is a really cool way to experience the C64!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerSchlachter Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Still the best c64 Setup i've ever seen and still in use in my Setup! One question, how can i update your Retoarch Setup to Version 1.9.8 without destroying all Setups / visuals (red UI). I want to implementate this https://forums.libretro.com/t/thenamec-mega-bezel-commodore-pack/31523 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerSchlachter Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 After a few tries I seem to have it. I just left out the config files. But I don't feel safe with it ??? My Backup is in a save place ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombeaver Posted August 24, 2021 Author Share Posted August 24, 2021 5 hours ago, DerSchlachter said: Still the best c64 Setup i've ever seen and still in use in my Setup! One question, how can i update your Retoarch Setup to Version 1.9.8 without destroying all Setups / visuals (red UI). I want to implementate this https://forums.libretro.com/t/thenamec-mega-bezel-commodore-pack/31523 You can't without breaking some things. With that said, the next version will be using 1.9.4 so you could use it with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerSchlachter Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Okay thx❤️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro666 Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 This is awesome, hope it continues development. I`d love games like booty etc if possible, is the process to add them already documented? Keep it up, seamless and just awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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