GameEx not displaying C-64 game history/description from database

[IMBerzerk]

I've been finalizing my GameEx setup for C-64 and noticed no matter what I set the game name to, it does not display the game information from the new C-64 database.

I used Axis Assassin as a test game. I opened the C-64 database, and noted the name is the same in both columns. So I copied and pasted the name in the database to the name of the file to make sure it's matched. No change.

I then ran Romcenter to change the name as well. No help. I don't understand why it's not seeing the games. All other databases work fine for all my other emulators. I used the database from the Theme update posted on the main download page.

Thanx as always

[greatflash]

I've been finalizing my GameEx setup for C-64 and noticed no matter what I set the game name to, it does not display the game information from the new C-64 database.

I used Axis Assassin as a test game. I opened the C-64 database, and noted the name is the same in both columns. So I copied and pasted the name in the database to the name of the file to make sure it's matched. No change.

I then ran Romcenter to change the name as well. No help. I don't understand why it's not seeing the games. All other databases work fine for all my other emulators. I used the database from the Theme update posted on the main download page.

Thanx as always

I will try to help here! The c64 database is in the VERY early stages (it needs 19,274 descriptions) and completion is a way off yet - long long way off! I have to concentrate more on the sega/nintendo crowd first to keep the majority happy..

In the c64 (using Axis Assassin as an example) The games are (so far) mostly named following the goodbase64 naming convention, so for axis assassin (great game) the filename expected (in this occurence) is "Axis Assassin (516)" though this entry does not have any data associated with it. Above is an entry with data, but this will be merged with the other and nointro/tosec added also. I have started at the 'numbers' and have left it alone a bit while working on Nintendo.

If you wish to use the db's with the c64, I do strongly recommend using goodbase64 as a naming convention, this also allows various versions of the same game name (uk/us, pre/release) to be picked out easier.

I can offer no real solution to you at the moment other than "hang tight", it will all get there at some point!

[IMBerzerk]

I will try to help here! The c64 database is in the VERY early stages (it needs 19,274 descriptions) and completion is a way off yet - long long way off! I have to concentrate more on the sega/nintendo crowd first to keep the majority happy..

In the c64 (using Axis Assassin as an example) The games are (so far) mostly named following the goodbase64 naming convention, so for axis assassin (great game) the filename expected (in this occurence) is "Axis Assassin (516)" though this entry does not have any data associated with it. Above is an entry with data, but this will be merged with the other and nointro/tosec added also. I have started at the 'numbers' and have left it alone a bit while working on Nintendo.

If you wish to use the db's with the c64, I do strongly recommend using goodbase64 as a naming convention, this also allows various versions of the same game name (uk/us, pre/release) to be picked out easier.

I can offer no real solution to you at the moment other than "hang tight", it will all get there at some point!

Sure man, no problem. There is no rush on my end, I just wanted to make sure it was not something I did wrong. I'll look for that goodbase64 setup and change the rom names to fit that with Romcenter.

Thanks for all your hardwork on this and the other GameEx DB's. They look great and work like a charm.

Do you have that C64 disk swapping wrapper handy? I tried the links from the config file thread and they don't work. I'd like to get that in so I can use Racing Destruction Set and a few others.

Thanks as always...

[greatflash]

Sure man, no problem. There is no rush on my end, I just wanted to make sure it was not something I did wrong. I'll look for that goodbase64 setup and change the rom names to fit that with Romcenter.

Thanks for all your hardwork on this and the other GameEx DB's. They look great and work like a charm.

Do you have that C64 disk swapping wrapper handy? I tried the links from the config file thread and they don't work. I'd like to get that in so I can use Racing Destruction Set and a few others.

Thanks as always...

If you use the config that I posted for CCS in the configs sticky along with the Goodbase64 named roms, disk swapping will work fine.

When you are playing a game in CCS and a swap is needed, press f10 and the rest of the disks will be displayed in the list ready to be selected.

This works because in Gamebase64 all disks are contained in a single archive (much more practical than 1/2 2/2, etc) so that the whole archive is extracted to a temp directory and this is set as the path that CCS looks for the disks in.

So, to recap...

Use the goodbase64 bat file or dat (or both) to rename your c64 roms to zipped gb64 (or download!), then use the config found on the config sticky. This does rely on using ccs as the emu. But, as a ex-c64 programmer, I can vouch for this being the "SLIGHTLY" better emulator anyway.

Hope that helps and best of luck!!