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Walkinshaw:
Has anyone here setup the whole Gamebase collection or atleast a few hundred games of the C64 with Mamewah ?
I would like to know how you listed each game. Either by ROM FOLDER only or as I read in a previous post by someone, they said they made a DAT file and filled in the games. The only problem with the DAT is with 16000+ games I don't plan on filling out each one.
Or if anyone can suggest an easy way to List the games so it can show a clear description of the game rather than just a ROM FOLDER only format I'd really appreciate it.
Thanks
Minwah:
Muttley is the C64 authority here I would say...hopefully he will chime in...
I know he uses WinVICE with MAMEWAH, and has the GameBase collection. Whether anyone has made a full DAT, I am not sure, but I wouldn't bet on it :-\
Muttley:
Sorry for not replying to your PM Walkinshaw, I've been too busy setting up and playing with my cab. ;)
I use WinVICE as an emulator, but I don't use the GameBase 64 collection (well, not on the cab). Basically there's a load of junk in GameBase that's unusable on a cab due to needing a full keyboard, plus there are many duplicates and text only games that I don't want. So I'm being selective about which games I put on the cab, which also helps the whole thing work better.
Basically I load the game I want up in the emulator, and then instantly save a snapshot (select Snapshotp -> Save Snapshot Image -> and then select a filename and tick the Save currently attached disks images and Save currently loaded ROM images).
Then I create a screenshot for the game and save it with the same name as the snapshot image.
I also create a DAT file called x64.dat and stick that in WinVICE's directory. This contains entries like the following:
--- Code: ---game (
name uridiumplus
description "Uridium+"
)
--- End code ---
The MAMEWAH config is set up as using VSF rom file extensions, don't show DOS box, plus the additional command line command -autostart, and of course DAT and ROM folder for game list generation (can't remember any other specifics right now).
I also then modify the vice.ini file to set ConfirmOnExit=0 and FullscreenEnabled=1. Then you can use Alt-X to exit the emulator. I also set the emulator to use my ArcadeVGA's 384x288 (which is 50Hz) and tick the VBLANK synchronisation.
Result = Silky smooth 50Hz scrolling in all those games that jitter like hell on a PC monitor. :D
I'm planning on making a custom I-Pac key code set for c64 emulation which will include the ability to do Alt-X to quit, plus all those well used keys on the c64 (F1, F3, F5, F7, Run/Stop, etc.). Currently though I'm having problems with programming my I-Pac (need to open a support call with Andy tonight).
If you need any more help I can post copies of my config files tonight once I get home. :)
Cheers
Muttley
Walkinshaw:
Thanks Muttley,
I have a similar setup and can run the games quite easily with the method you posted a month or so back. (Similar to the one here)
I was sort of looking for the easy way out and thought someone might of made a DAT file with alot of games in it or maybe even the whole C64 collection. Saves me doing it manually =). I have a keyboard inbuilt in my current cab, nicely routed into a small piece of wood that slides under the control panel so that should not be a problem. I grew up on the C64 and there are a lot of games I loved playing on the keyboard.
Guess I'll do what you do and whatever I play I'll just make the adjustments and configure each one as I play them.
Thanks again.
Edit - I like your new C64 skin which I downloaded, but I missed the C64 keyboard from your original skin. I edited yours to add it and I think it looks much better with it ;-) Just some feedback.
Muttley:
--- Quote from: Walkinshaw on August 02, 2004, 10:37:24 am ---Thanks Muttley,
I have a similar setup and can run the games quite easily with the method you posted a month or so back. (Similar to the one here)
I was sort of looking for the easy way out and thought someone might of made a DAT file with alot of games in it or maybe even the whole C64 collection. Saves me doing it manually =). I have a keyboard inbuilt in my current cab, nicely routed into a small piece of wood that slides under the control panel so that should not be a problem. I grew up on the C64 and there are a lot of games I loved playing on the keyboard.
--- End quote ---
I think it's possible to get into the GameBase64 database (It's just Access based I believe), so maybe with some custom DB queries (or exporting tables to CSV format) you could hack together a script to automate the building of a DAT file.
--- Quote ---Edit - I like your new C64 skin which I downloaded, but I missed the C64 keyboard from your original skin. I edited yours to add it and I think it looks much better with it ;-) Just some feedback.
--- End quote ---
Yeah, I quite liked the C64 on the original, but I thought it was a bit tatty looking due to being from a low-res magazine page scan. I couldn't find a decent hi-res picture of a c64, so until I do I thought I'd leave it off. :)
Muttley
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