Commodore 64 - GameBase64 v15 - Renamed using Commodore 64 Hyperspin GBv15 and fixed with correct file extensions

vbs

Hm, some weeks ago I also created a DAT from Gamebase64 v15. As far as I know it contains about 25000 games. Your DAT contains "only" about 8000 games. The 25000 games set contains a whole bunch of crap anyway, so no problem (I filtered it a bit to drop all unpublished titles). But I wonder why it is that different?

If anyone is interested I can post my DAT and also a python script to generate a gamelist.xml with all the information from the Gamebase VERSION.NFO file with links to the screenshot.

BTW The VICE script in RetroPie is able to also handle ZIP files (they will be extracted and handed over to VICE), so it is possible to use the original Gamebase64 ZIPs (while the filenames are really awful, but its ok when using a gamelist.xml).

EDIT:
Oh I lied sorry, I didn't write a Python script to generate the gamelist.xml (I did for Amiga Gamebase actually), but I used this: https://blog.spreendigital.de/2016/01/04/convert-your-gamebase64-c64-rom-files-to-emulationstation-retropie-recalbox-format/
(I just patched it to display release date propertly)

Rion

@vbs Hyperlist has always been about taking out the crap basically. I also use it on No-Intro sets to get One game One region and then making some personal changes.

But you are right this is definitely not a complete Gamebase set but uses Gamebase as a source and then cleans it to samething more manageable. But then again this is a personal preference.

But i would love to see your dat file posted with everything your where describing.

The more choices people have the better 😉

vbs

I would like a stripped down GB64 since I think it's just too much stuff in there. So I will take a look at the Hyperspin list, thanks! I just noticed though that according to this list https://hyperlist.hyperspin-fe.com/ Hyperspin seems GB64 v14 based, or is there anywhere a newer list also?

So these are the DATs I created from the untouched GB64 v15.

It contains:

gb64.dat
gb64pub_only.dat
gb64unpub_only.dat

gb64.datcontains all games. The gb64pub_only.datis filtered and contains only games that were actually published, the rest went to gb64unpub_only.dat.

Then there is this shell script that creates a gamelist.xml for C64.

It extracts the information from the VERSION.NFO to fill the gamelist.xml. I got it from here but tweaked it to show publisher and release_date correctly.

Rion

@vbs Yes thats right v14 is the latest on the hyperlist. But if you register there is a v15 dat file in the upload section.

Nismo

@Rion Thank you very much for share with us.

weirdocollector

How do you transform XML Hyperlist to DAT files ?

I'd like to use clrmamepro in order to clean my Atari800 ROMS: do I have to use a DAT file, or may I also use the XML from Hyperlist ?

Thanks for any help.

weirdocollector

@weirdocollector said in Commodore 64 - GameBase64 v15 - Renamed using Commodore 64 Hyperspin GBv15 and fixed with correct file extensions:

How do you transform XML Hyperlist to DAT files ?

I'd like to use clrmamepro in order to clean my Atari800 ROMS: do I have to use a DAT file, or may I also use the XML from Hyperlist ?

Thanks for any help.

Nevermind, I've found it myself :)

Gothrek

@vbs said in Commodore 64 - GameBase64 v15 - Renamed using Commodore 64 Hyperspin GBv15 and fixed with correct file extensions:

gb64.dat
gb64pub_only.dat
gb64unpub_only.dat

Hi, where i can download your GB64 v15 .dat files.

i try to found a dat for no parent list.

tks a lot.

vbs

@gothrek said in Commodore 64 - GameBase64 v15 - Renamed using Commodore 64 Hyperspin GBv15 and fixed with correct file extensions:

gb64pub_only

Sorry I deleted the original file accidently but I re-upped it here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mfwdfw5st1sw3en/GB64v15.rar?dl=0

Gothrek

@vbs

many tks man. i try it and give to u feedback.

edit: error importing file, wrong format

Bfollow1988

@vbs Thank you for the dats and explanations, can you share your tweaked script?
The release date mixed with the publisher bothers me a bit.

Thank you in advance

vbs

It is a while ago and I am a bit confused with my stuff but I think this should be the script:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/uvgn8vfz4h21kcy/gb64conv.sh?dl=0

Bfollow1988

@vbs that was quick lol. Yes that's it.
Thanks

MtKiddy

Could I get some assistance?
I open up clrmamepro and add the .dat file, when I select it and click the 'load/update' button, I click 'default' and get a warning message:
"Rom:
CHROMEBR_01467_01\CHROMEBR.T64
wasn't imported "
I can click ok, and it pops back up with the next rom. I can press ok on all of them and it will eventually finish. When I try to run the rebuilder, nothing changes, the names are all the same.
Anybody know what is going wrong here?

gold64

@mtkiddy Yeah I'm seeing the same thing here, not sure what to try. I'm not familiar with this app at all.

grant2258

i dont know why you guys dont just use the nointo 1g1r dat from the website. Is there any reason not to do it this way?

vbs

Lots of stuff missing for me in that collection.

grant2258

fair play I used to get all the roms i could. There where too many duplicates though i just stick to the no-intro i know i have the original with no hacks that way

aevans0001

Just to let everyone know I created a renamer for gb64 v15. It is also compatible with other versions and other gamebases. Here it is, it is a simple batch file, created through the database and a spreadsheet. [https://mega.nz/#F!cjBFwIQL!TCjFtUUEjdltJ3mmECPONg](link url)

Instructions on how to convert to other gamebases.

Open Database file (in this case it was C:\GameBase\GBC_v15\GBC_v15.mdb)
Open the Attached spreadsheet file
Copy Full Row of GA_ID, NAME, and Filename from Database to spreadsheet
The rest should be automatic, unless there is more than 25,000 entries. In that case you will need to copy d2-F2 to d250001 - D ?? ??=to wherever file list ends
On first line of new text file type the path to the games for instance C:\GB64
Copy Row D to new text file
Save text file as "Name of gamebase renamer.bat"
run new text file
optional: add Pause at the end of the batch file
Optional: Column E shows number of special characters (this mainly finds the letters with tildies and appostrophies)