Current Best Databases

[Avar]

There's a ton of work going on behind the scenes right now on metadata. The way we do a lot of things will be changing. In the meantime, I have attached below all of the current best databases we're working off of. These are a good reference for Content Creators working on a system to help guide artwork. As always, if you see issues let us know. Supra's Ultimate sets are likely going to be the most accurate in cases where I've included two sets for the same system:

 

Current_Databases.zip

 

Update 1 - Newer Atari 5200 xml:

Atari 5200.zip

 

Update 2 - Newer Atari 2600 xml:

Atari 2600.zip

 

Update 3 - Newer Atari 7800 xml:

Atari 7800.zip

 

[Pwnography6]

My OCD just went into overdrive.....

 

[Avar]

Mine too... just noticed something amiss in Atari 5200 and spent 5hrs researching and digging -.-;

 

[Pwnography6]

Great work as usual buddy!! Dumb question but with homebrews included in official databases will this make the hacked games

wheel project obsolete? And if not what qualifies a homebrew to be included in an official database over the hacked games database?

[Avar]

I have no idea why some homebrews were removed from system sets but imo they never shoulda been. This set, for example, had some homebrews on it while others weren't. On inspection, it seemed totally arbitrary.

Moving forward there's a clear distinction between what constitutes a system and what constitutes a collection. A "system" is a set of games for a very specific hardware, eg. a specific console, computer build, or arcade board. Collections are logical groupings or fan-lists. For example, MAME is a Collection that is a superset of all arcade architecture ever made. Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a Console System. Atari 8-Bit is a Computer Collection that's a superset of all the various computers in the 8-Bit line (eg. 400, 800, XEGS, etc.) and Capcom Classics is a Collection that's both a subset of the MAME collection and a superset of various Arcade Systems. Sega Triforce, Sega Naomi, Sega ST-V would be examples of Arcade Systems.

 

So to answer your question, homebrews should remain part of their associated system set, but can also be part of a fan-made hack collection.

[Avar]

If you like being pedantic, are hella OCD, and enjoy digging, learning, researching, and hella keyboard jockeying you're welcome to join the database team.

[Pwnography6]

I will keep that in mind thanks Avar. I am auditing these new DBs against my old complete art sets at the moment, are the results any use for 

comparing the old hyperlist to these updated ones?

[Avar]

Depends what you're looking for I guess. The new ones seem a helluva lot more complete but we're still working on em.

[Pwnography6]

Just going through Wheels, Carts/discs and boxs atm. Im renaming what I can and listing out what media wasn't in my 100% systems.

[Avar]

With my audit I've done / am doing just that, and it'll all be accessible in the not-to-distant future so up to you if you feel it's worth doing manually. This is honestly prolly a rly good time for ppl to kick back and enjoy games or go nuts on art/database development.

[Kondorito]

Avar, for the new HS version, will the XML files remain the same? Or will they have extra fields in them like game description or number of players, etc.?

 

[wallmachine]

18 minutes ago, Kondorito said:

Avar, for the new HS version, will the XML files remain the same? Or will they have extra fields in them like game description or number of players, etc.?

 

Correct the new databases will display a lot of extra fields. Not sure what I can say but they will be interesting once complete 

[thatman84]

I hope region will be in there... pain being a european in the americas database world lol

[wallmachine]

23 hours ago, thatman84 said:

I hope region will be in there... pain being a european in the americas database world lol

I can assure you the new databases will have something for everyone 

 

To anyone who wants to help with database development please pm myself, @Avar or @SupraKarma.

Whats involved you may ask? not much! If you're eager to find out just pm myself, @Avar or @SupraKarma and we will be happy to divulge!

Once this gets done things will be more interesting  

[Pwnography6]

Woohooo the new Dreamcast database is an absolute beast. 

[Avar]

7 hours ago, thatman84 said:

I hope region will be in there... pain being a european in the americas database world lol

Imagine how anyone Asian feels @_@

[Avar]

I knew after doing Atari 5200 there would be similar issues with other Atari systems so I spent the day working on Atari 2600. Results here:

 

Note: These don't contain hacks at this time. Something the team and I'll have to discuss.

[Dilated18]

Having issues opening KlopjerO ScummVM database. Not sure if this is the problem but Hyperspin Rom Manager is complaining bout the & and &amp 

[Avar]

I haven't checked it yet and I just do my work in Notepad++.

[Dilated18]

It looks ok in notepad++ but I was trying to check all my current artwork naming to his new database when I got the error

[Dilated18]

Dont no much about xml files but it looks like the issue starts at line 2130. Hope that helps

[wallmachine]

9 minutes ago, Bain408 said:

Dont no much about xml files but it looks like the issue starts at line 2130. Hope that helps

Check if / is missing

[Dilated18]

The description end tag on line 2130 was missing a forward slash. Rom Manager and Dons tools were both having the issue and adding in the slash fixed the issue for me.

[Avar]

Atari 7800 updated with ~30 relevant homebrews and protos: