- Black Lamp
- Dark Sceptre
I'll post here if I find more
Does anyone have the originals of these games?Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Thu Oct 11, 2018 6:32 am Next games have a 'scanned instructions' feature in the database. But what we see is the scanned inlay again. It seems it's been scanned the wrong side:
- Black Lamp
- Dark Sceptre
I'll post here if I find more
Thanks [mention]Juan F. Ramirez[/mention], the original loading screen is shown in the additional downloads section. The one shown in your post is from the Outlet version. They probably need swapping around.Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Thu Oct 11, 2018 6:34 am Booty shows this loading screen:
It seems from a re-release version. It isn't the beautiful original screen.
Add Druid II: Enlightenment to the listJuan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Thu Oct 11, 2018 6:32 am Next games have a 'scanned instructions' feature in the database. But what we see is the scanned inlay again. It seems it's been scanned the wrong side:
- Black Lamp
- Dark Sceptre
It was a bug in my script which generated spreadsheets for adding inlays.Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Thu Oct 11, 2018 6:32 am Next games have a 'scanned instructions' feature in the database. But what we see is the scanned inlay again. It seems it's been scanned the wrong side:
- Black Lamp
- Dark Sceptre
I'll post here if I find more
Probably trying to find if that Lea Thompson scene made it into the game.
Exactly. There is also my opinion.Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Tue Oct 16, 2018 9:11 am Another issues I came across in several entries:
In many games, for example in Star Wars Droids or Booty, there are inlays from both archive.org (WoS) and SC's own inlays.
The SC inlays are generally in better condition than the archive.org's ones (better scanned: colour, resolution, inclu...) so why keep all those archive.org inlays if there are better inlays in here in SC? I find it 'redundant'.
Would it be too tedious to remove them from the database?
I just realized there's a thing with this inlay...pavero wrote: ↑Sun Oct 14, 2018 5:03 pmIt was a bug in my script which generated spreadsheets for adding inlays.Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Thu Oct 11, 2018 6:32 am Next games have a 'scanned instructions' feature in the database. But what we see is the scanned inlay again. It seems it's been scanned the wrong side:
- Black Lamp
- Dark Sceptre
I'll post here if I find more
These inlays in ZXDB have wrong filetype, they should have ID 4=Cassette inlay not 29 (Scanned instructions).
1067;CORE.jpg;29;Scanned instructions;
I don't believe there is any re-released version by Argus Press. There is only one original release from AnF+Argus Press and re-release by Bug-Byte.Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Wed Oct 17, 2018 10:35 am
I just realized there's a thing with this inlay...
The database says it was first released by AnF. Then, re-released by Argus Press among other companies.
Sorry for being a bit 'fusspot'... but in that inlay, in the back side, the Argus Press logo appears... maybe it must considered a 're-released cassette inlay' ?
In that case, I think the 're-releases' field should be corrected, as it displays Argus Press, Bug-Byte and Mind Games.pavero wrote: ↑Thu Oct 18, 2018 6:39 pm
I don't believe there is any re-released version by Argus Press. There is only one original release from AnF+Argus Press and re-release by Bug-Byte.
https://www.retrogames.co.uk/023608/Sin ... ore-by-AnF
Fixed! It will be in the next update.pavero wrote: ↑Sun Oct 14, 2018 5:03 pmIt was a bug in my script which generated spreadsheets for adding inlays.Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Thu Oct 11, 2018 6:32 am Next games have a 'scanned instructions' feature in the database. But what we see is the scanned inlay again. It seems it's been scanned the wrong side:
- Black Lamp
- Dark Sceptre
I'll post here if I find more
These inlays in ZXDB have wrong filetype, they should have ID 4=Cassette inlay not 29 (Scanned instructions).
1067;CORE.jpg;29;Scanned instructions;
2354;Hostages.jpg;29;Scanned instructions;
551;BlackLamp.jpg;29;Scanned instructions;
1168;Crosswize.jpg;29;Scanned instructions;
1259;DarkSceptre.jpg;29;Scanned instructions;
1530;DruidII-Enlightenment.jpg;29;Scanned instructions;
2194;Gyron_Front.jpg;29;Scanned instructions;
2194;Gyron_Back.jpg;29;Scanned instructions;
I already sent it to Einar (19/07/2018) but he probably overlooked my e-mail.
Fixed! This will be in the next update.Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Mon Oct 15, 2018 6:55 am Another supposedly wrong loading screen:
Howard the Duck by Activision:
It's from the Hello! Games re-release.
It's from a compilation, not a re-release.Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Thu Oct 11, 2018 6:34 am Booty shows this loading screen:
It seems from a re-release version. It isn't the beautiful original screen.
If it's not easy to prioritise them, couldn't the compilation screen be removed entirely? The only loading screen worth seeing in Booty is the one with the ship.Einar Saukas wrote: ↑Fri Oct 19, 2018 10:22 pm It's from a compilation, not a re-release.
Right now, there's no way to differentiate screens from compilations, in either ZXDB or WoS. I will need more time to consider the best solution to this issue...
As you wrote, they are generally better. Not always better.Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Tue Oct 16, 2018 9:11 amThe SC inlays are generally in better condition than the archive.org's ones (better scanned: colour, resolution, inclu...) so why keep all those archive.org inlays if there are better inlays in here in SC? I find it 'redundant'.
If someone provides me a list (or spreadsheet) of all redundant inlays, I can remove them easily.Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Tue Oct 16, 2018 9:11 amWould it be too tedious to remove them from the database?
Sorry, that's my fault! I thought I answered it already, but it seems I didn't
Don't worry. Files originally imported from Martijn's WoS are NEVER deleted from ZXDB. Whenever one of these files is considered obsolete for any reason, the reference to this file is moved to a separate table called "extras", together with an explanation for the reason it was moved ("replaced by updated version", "redundant loading screen", "corrupted file", etc). This way, if anyone gets any backup from Martijn's WoS and doesn't see the file in ZXDB based sites, the person can look at "extras" to find out the reason this file is not available anymore.
Please send me the list!