QUOTE(competes2win @ Oct 9 2008, 08:42 PM)
As far as xbmc and its emulator section. This would be a lot faster to accomplish than the information for every rom thing. For example I have ten emulators that I use and I have taken information for those emulators (save for 2 that I havent got to yet) and edited the skin to display the text. Like You I edited xtv to my liking, making a separate "arcade window" rather than actually just editing the existing programs section. It didn't take too long.
yeah i know, i remember your thread, you have done a good job (even neverwill liked it (IMG:
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but you have done "synopsis" for the systems, as far as i'm concerned i'm working into synopsis for
all the games for one system(i know it's a boring copy/paste task)
BUT: good databases exists and covers all the games (gamefaqs.com is the largest videogames database; but there is also mobygames.com or digitall press.com for the most obscure games (obscure colecovision ones (IMG:
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The "usable" system synopsis for one system simply doesn't exist in any web site, sadly
I think the crc is the way to go (so, no need to the user to rename his roms)
the crc is a number,different in each rom, read by the emulator
concerning the multiple versions of the roms,it's not the case for all the systems
but for the nes for example i will make something like this:
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c575a831
_crc1_
crc2_
crc3etc...
The Legend of Zelda
3
Genre: Action Adventure > Fantasy
Developer: Nintendo
Release Data: 8/22/87 US - 11/15/87 EU
10
Welcome to the Legend of Zelda. Where the only sound you'll hear
is your own heart pounding as you race through forests, lakes,
mountains and dungeonous mazes in an attempt to restore peace
to the land of Hyrule. Along the way you'll be challenged by
Tektites, Wizzrobes and an endless array of ruthless creatures
who'll stop at nothing to prevent you from finding the lost
fragments of the Triforce of Wisdom. But don't despair. With a little
luck and a lot of courage, you'll conquer your adversaries, unite
the Triforce fragments and unravel the mystery of the Legend of
Zelda.
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the colecovision synopsis.txt is near to be completed
it is a "plus"
i will give it to madmab (or any coder, or even to a pc front end creator?)
and he will do what he want with it (don't throw it to the garbage (IMG:
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This post has been edited by gilles9999: Oct 9 2008, 08:36 PM