Emulator databases

[LB11]

What is the database that stores all the game info like categories and stuff and where do I get them. Not all my emulators have them.

[Nologic]

Well there are some beta databases being worked on...tho currently paused...do a search of the forum...they will ether be in a topic started by PimpDaddyStu or myself.

[bkenobi]

Any thoughts on the next step? I think these deserve completion and incorporation!

[Nologic]

Well there are still a few that need to be fixed up for GoodMerge that Stu hasn't done and I haven't gotten around to.

If you want to finish those up then go ahead and submit to Tom for inclusion\replacement.

We can refine things later on...over all most seem to prefer the new ones...even in the current state they are in.

We'll have to sit down and shot the shit about what and when for the next stage...right now I think its just a matter of wrapping up what we have thus far...and calling it good for the betterment of the community.

[SpyDIRmaN]

Well there are still a few that need to be fixed up for GoodMerge that Stu hasn't done and I haven't gotten around to.

If you want to finish those up then go ahead and submit to Tom for inclusion\replacement.

We can refine things later on...over all most seem to prefer the new ones...even in the current state they are in.

We'll have to sit down and shot the shit about what and when for the next stage...right now I think its just a matter of wrapping up what we have thus far...and calling it good for the betterment of the community.

The new DBs are great. I think you guys have done really well with them thus far. Perhaps there could be an open discussion with Tom about how to make better use of them in GameEx. I've got my own half-brained ideas about what I'd like to see (an option to select which category fields are displayed, etc), but I think it's better left to people, such as yourself, who know what you're talking about

[Circo]

The new DBs are great. I think you guys have done really well with them thus far. Perhaps there could be an open discussion with Tom about how to make better use of them in GameEx. I've got my own half-brained ideas about what I'd like to see (an option to select which category fields are displayed, etc), but I think it's better left to people, such as yourself, who know what you're talking about

I made the decision to star converting most everything on my site from GoodXXXX to no-intro as I had MANY requests to do that. Is that going to work with these databases? Or will it break them?

[Nologic]

Well hopefully we'll also be doing name matching with no-into as well...in general most should still match up.

We can simply add another field for no-into names then Tom could parse the files and make a comparison as to which field (goodxxx or no-into) is best matched and then use that one.

So keep doing what your doing...if anything we can probably generate a renaming utility based off the fields in the databases.

As long as you are using a standard we can make things work out some how.

[bkenobi]

I didn't realize there were still sets waiting in the queue to get worked on. I can probably help out later this week, but more likely not til next week. Do you remember what thread the work is in so I can get the tools and DB's?

[one2three]

I didn't realize there were still sets waiting in the queue to get worked on. I can probably help out later this week, but more likely not til next week. Do you remember what thread the work is in so I can get the tools and DB's?

Are these the ones you're looking for?

beta db's

beta db's, Step 2

[bkenobi]

Yeah, the beta 2 is the current work. Thanks.