Ultimate SNES (2.0) 2.0

For those who are familiar with my "MAME  0.181  full wheels (minus casino), genre art, databases" project, you should already know what to expect.

The idea is, you get everything you need as a one stop solution. Hopefully I'm saving someone else time that they could be spending actually playing the games.  

Included in this pack is an edited version (for typos, errors, and inconsistencies) of the official database, 132 (genre, publisher, and custom) genre databases, genre wheel art to go with it, every theme I could get my hands on, a default theme, wheel sounds,  letters, the official wheel art, and complete 2D, 3D, and cartridge art.

When I say 'complete,' I mean even the protos and homebrews. Every game in the official list has a 2D box, 3D box, and cart.

Credit and thanks:

Themes: Everyone who contributed an SNES theme. Too many people to name. I'm not sure who made the default theme included in this pack but it wasn't me. I simply tweaked it to make the videos display properly. If you know who did it, please PM me so I can give proper thanks.

Box Art: (see the following thread) https://gbatemp.net/threads/cover-collections-for-emulators-with-cover-support.324714/

Azzbarb @ Hyperspin
Koolbrez67 @ Hyperspin
Mildanti @ Hyperspin
BajaResident @ Hyperspin
Donnie1979 @ Hyperspin
JuniorUnderground @ Hyperspin
BBB @ Hyperspin
WallyWonka @ Hyperspin
Crapahute @ ColecoBoxArt.com
Shenske @ TheCoverProject.net
Arseen @ TheCoverProject.net
Lumberjack42 @ TheCoverProject.net
Rx_79 @ TheCoverProject.net
segagamer @ TheCoverProject.net
EktoPhase @ TheCoverProject.net
Sheep2001 @ TheCoverProject.net
1980coelho @ TheCoverProject.net
mel @ TheCoverProject.net
PeachWaffles @ TheCoverProject.net
Raven1280 @ TheCoverProject.net
Other Cover Artists @ TheCoverProject.net
mastershoes @ DarkUmbra
Jabossi @ DarkUmbra
ToddofWar420 @ gbatemp
Tetsuo Shima @ gbatemp
sion_zaphod @ gbatemp
mike1 @ gbatemp
drakorex @ gbatemp
RiCK420 @ gbatemp
halen @ gbatemp
Cypher16 @ gbatemp
Seam @ gbatemp
halen @ gbatemp
Wiimpathy @ gbatemp
Pepois @ gbatemp
ModdingBird @ gbatemp
Keith_Loving @ gbatemp
Beast @ DarkUmbra
Timothy Rooker
NeoCverA/loopyeddie @ Southtown
Other Cover Artists @ Southtown
travistouchdown @ AtariAge
Felyx @ AtariAge
Jeffrey_Bones @ AtariAge

2D box: Basically all I did here was set up a batch routine in photoshop to crop out the fronts and backs, using the art from the above link. It took me all of 5 minutes to make the best quality SNES box art I've seen. Then I used azzbarb's set to fill in some blanks. Fixed Barbie Vacation Adventure box, Super Copa box (looked kinda rough). 

Box Backs: All the box backs (700 out of the official 807 games) are in Artwork4 folder by default. If you have Rocketlauncher configured properly, you can read the backs of the boxes in the 'Artwork' tab in Pause.

Cartridge: I used the Official HyperSpin set and filled in the blanks.

Database: The official of course. This database needs some work in my opinion, particularly to double check the 'manufacturer' field. 

I fixed the following entries:

Jim Power - The Lost Dimension in 3D (USA) database entry, manufacturer is Electro Brain (with a space), consistent with other games containing the space

Ultima - Runes of Virtue II (USA), manufacturer/publisher is FCI, not Electronic Arts Victor

Legend (USA), manufacturer/publisher Seika Corp. (entry did not have the period before, added for consistency)

Changed all entries of 'Sun Soft' as a manufacturer to SunSoft, there should be no space, all other databases I've encountered have it as one word. Plus, there were both Sun Soft and SunSoft in the original database. 

Ninja Warriors, The (USA), changed manufacturer 'Taito corporation' to 'Taito Corporation.'

Super Caesars Palace (USA), changed manufacturer from 'Virgion' to 'Virgin.'

Added, created, or edited artwork (Box 2D, Box 3D, Cartridge) for the following games:

Apocalypse II (Europe) (Proto)
Arcus Odyssey (USA) (Proto)
Batman - Revenge of the Joker (USA) (Proto)
Classic Kong (World) (Unl)
Congo - The Movie - The Secret of Zinj (USA) (Proto)
Dragon Ball Z - Hyper Dimension (France)
Dragon Ball Z - La Legende Saien (France)
Dragon Ball Z - Super Butouden (France)
Dragon Ball Z - Ultime Menace (France)
MazezaM Challenge (World) (Unl)
Miracle Piano Teaching System, The (USA)
Mr. Bloopy - Saves the World (USA) (Proto)
Network Q Rally (USA) (Proto)
Nightmare Busters (Europe) (Proto)
RHI Roller Hockey '95 (USA) (Proto)
Skipp and Friends (World) (Unl)
SpellCraft (USA) (Proto)
Super Probotector - Alien Rebels (Europe)
Super Shadow of the Beast (USA) (Proto)
Tinhead (Europe) (Proto)
Uwol - Quest For Money (World) (Unl)

Wheels:  The official set. I edited 'Mr. Bloopy Saves the World (USA).' It is spelled 'Bloopy,' as per the title screen, original logo had 'Bloppy.'

A brief description of some of the custom genre database wheels.

All Games: Takes you back to the main wheel. Serves no purpose, other than a starting point.

Publishers (Activision, Acclaim, Konami, etc): I've included genre databases (and wheel art to go with them) for 72 different publishers. I didn't get them all, but I got most of the well known ones. I also tried to use a logo that was consistent for the SNES era, but there's a few I couldn't find quality scans for (Gametek and Bulletproof Software comes to mind), so I had to use what I could find. If you'd like to contribute SNES era logos to this project, or higher quality logos than what I've included, please feel free to share them. I have very amateurish photoshop skills. I attempted to do a few redraws (Koei, Sofel, FCI, Hot-B, THQ Toy Headquarters, and Ubisoft. They're acceptable but they could be better.

European Games: All games from the official database with (Europe) and (France) in them.

Prototypes: All games from the official database with (Proto) in them.

Homebrew: All homebrew games that I am aware of from the official database.

2 Player Games: A list of most (if not all) 2 player games. Credit goes to MPQC, see this thread for more details: https://forums.emulator-zone.com/showthread.php?t=15458

Multiplayer: A list of most (if not all) games that use the multitap. I found a google group dedicated to this list. Credit goes to them. Not linked, because I'm not sure if they'd like to be associated with this or not.

Super Scope: All Super Scope games.

Super: Ever needed to find a game that begins with 'Super' in your alphabetical list, and been frustrated at the hundred thousand regular 'S' games you had to scroll through, then the additional hundred thousand 'Super Something' games you have to scroll through to get to the one you actually wanted? Well, you're not the only one.  This was my solution.

Themes: All games that have themes.

Hacks: A list of unofficial hacks.

Action, Adventure, Sports, etc.: Your typical genres.

Brief instructions: This should be self explanatory, if you've even found this. But a quick rundown.

Copy all 139 database files included in this pack to wherever your SNES database is located. You need all of them in order to make the 'genres' function properly. The genre.xml file is already set up and ready to go. Just drag and drop. In my setup, the folder is Databases/Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

Copy the 'images,' 'sound,' and 'themes' folders to wherever you have these located. On my setup, it is Media/Super Nintendo Entertainment System. If you want to test the new stuff out without losing the old, just change the folder names of the old by putting a '1' in front of them (e.g. 'Images' becomes 1Images). If you're using 'details' view sorted by name, the folders you just disabled will auto-sort to the beginning of the list. If you don't like the new stuff, just delete it, and rename the old stuff back by removing the '1.'

I think that about covers it.

If you find any errors, please post them here.

This *could* be an ongoing project. The whole idea behind this is to have the 'ultimate SNES' solution. If you have ideas on how to make it even better, and would like to contribute, be sure to share them.

I have more of these up my sleeve. Particularly, my NES wheel, which puts this project to shame. But it's also a lot of work organize, put together, and upload. So, we'll see.