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.
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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.
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...
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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...
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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'.
Someone would need to check them all, one by one, to see if there's any difference to justfy preserving both. Then compile a detailed list of all redundant files that should be removed.
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?
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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!
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I don't like the idea of throwing away any content from the database, just to improve visuals. I'm sure we can figure out a better solution!R-Tape wrote: ↑Fri Oct 19, 2018 10:24 pmIf 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...
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Are you sure? The archive contains different tapes for A'n'F, Argus, and Bug-Byte releases...
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ZXDB already contains this information. If you vist the CORE page at SC page, then click on either Argus or Bug-Byte, you will see they are both owned by Grandslam.
Can anyone suggest a better way for SC to display this information?
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According to tzxlist, CORE.tzx.zip is from "Spectrum Games Compilation" (https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=14685).Einar Saukas wrote: ↑Fri Oct 19, 2018 11:03 pmAre you sure? The archive contains different tapes for A'n'F, Argus, and Bug-Byte releases...
CORE(ArgusPressSoftwareLtd).tzx.zip is the original version, however Argus are only doing the 'marketing' according to this review.
The final two A'n'F releases after CORE are Xeno and WIbstars which were also marketed by Argus but are shown as published by A 'n' F in ZXDB.
Finally, the Bug Byte re-release year should be 1987 according to the reviews.
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La Città Fantasma
La Città Fantasma is not only wrongly spelt ("Fantasimo"), but being a hack translated and sold as an original game, as it was common in Italy back in the day with the infamous "tape magazines" (Load 'n' Run - which also included original software coded by readers, however this is not the case -, Program, Special Program, Special Playgames, Tutto Spectrum etc.), should not be hosted in the archive.
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Death Pit/Doom Pit entry integrations
The entries for Death Pit and Doom Pit should be integrated with a notice specifying that both are sold together by Monument Microgames as a physical media compilation (two distinct tapes, printed manuals and CD-ROMs in fact) for the price of 22.00.
Currently, the entries state that Doom Pit only is sold on tape at that price, and that Death Pit is not available as physical media. The loading screen for the 2018 release of Death Pit is also different from the 1985 one:
Currently, the entries state that Doom Pit only is sold on tape at that price, and that Death Pit is not available as physical media. The loading screen for the 2018 release of Death Pit is also different from the 1985 one:
The Golden Locket
The entry for The Golden Locket says it was created using The Quill.
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=6376
It was actually created using Tartan's Adventure Builder System (see the Zenobi instructions and the in-game intro program)
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=6376
It was actually created using Tartan's Adventure Builder System (see the Zenobi instructions and the in-game intro program)
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Al's Double Bill: The entry lists a "map" which is, in fact, the map for the old 48K version of Lost In My Spectrum. Please remove it from the entry.
Lost In My Spectrum and Apulija-13: Please change the license from "Free (Creative Commons)" to "Freeware".
Funky Fungus: The archive still hosts the old 1.0 version, which has been superseded for more than five years by now Please substitute it with the newer 1.1/Plus version (which also has a re-worked loading screen).
Lost In My Spectrum and Apulija-13: Please change the license from "Free (Creative Commons)" to "Freeware".
Funky Fungus: The archive still hosts the old 1.0 version, which has been superseded for more than five years by now Please substitute it with the newer 1.1/Plus version (which also has a re-worked loading screen).
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At a first view, it seems almost every Firebird, Encore, Beyond, The Hit Squad & Mastetronic title has a redundant inlay. I'll post if any other company has the same issue.Einar Saukas wrote: ↑Fri Oct 19, 2018 10:37 pm
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?
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Another issue:
Whenever I try to find the game https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=2446 typing the correct name (I.C.U.P.S., with every point) no entries are displayed. It has to be typing 'ICUPS' or 'icups' to get the desired game.
The same with the game C.O.R.E. (A'n'F, discussed some posts above). In this case, if I type 'core' 5 pages of games are displayed.
Whenever I try to find the game https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=2446 typing the correct name (I.C.U.P.S., with every point) no entries are displayed. It has to be typing 'ICUPS' or 'icups' to get the desired game.
The same with the game C.O.R.E. (A'n'F, discussed some posts above). In this case, if I type 'core' 5 pages of games are displayed.
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Blockade Runner is listed as a 48K-only title, when in fact it runs on the 16K as well; also see the inlays:
- "For any ZX Spectrum"
- "Para Spectrum 16K/48K"
- "For any ZX Spectrum"
- "Para Spectrum 16K/48K"
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I wonder why [MOD] Manic Miner - Highscore Challenge - https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=34429 has this screen capture?
Looks like it was captured just at the end of the level, when everything flashes.
Looks like it was captured just at the end of the level, when everything flashes.
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Also Bug-Byte.Juan F. Ramirez wrote: ↑Tue Oct 30, 2018 10:12 am At a first view, it seems almost every Firebird, Encore, Beyond, The Hit Squad & Mastetronic title has a redundant inlay. I'll post if any other company has the same issue.
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The loading screen for Chickin Chase is wrong. It is an in-game screen in fact.
This is the correct one. (The error was most probably carried over from the WoS database which also shows the same, wrong screen.)
Speaking about loading screens, here is the new one for Death Pit (see my previous post in this thread).
This is the correct one. (The error was most probably carried over from the WoS database which also shows the same, wrong screen.)
Speaking about loading screens, here is the new one for Death Pit (see my previous post in this thread).
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Ramsbottom Smith...
The
Ramsbottom Smith... https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=34416
entry, is missing one of the authors...
namely
Gareth Pitchford
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... el_id=5192
Ramsbottom Smith... https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=34416
entry, is missing one of the authors...
namely
Gareth Pitchford
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... el_id=5192
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I took that. I felt that because it was a Hi-Score based game, the screen should demonstrate the difference between that and Manic Miner level 1.druellan wrote: ↑Wed Oct 31, 2018 11:51 am I wonder why [MOD] Manic Miner - Highscore Challenge - https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=34429 has this screen capture?
Looks like it was captured just at the end of the level, when everything flashes.
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Oh, fair enough then!
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Is the Ninjajar youtube video linked to the right one in the database?
The video is on the ATM version but the video seems to be the 128 version?
Regards.
The video is on the ATM version but the video seems to be the 128 version?
Regards.
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You're right—the youtube RZX should be linked to the 128 version. I don't know if it's Einar or Daren that need to fix it, but I'll add it to the list.
Great game.
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Star Reporter https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=7036
appears to have been made with The Quill rather than the Professional Adventure Writer, judging from the file structure on the tape and the results of UNPAWing a snapshot of the game.
appears to have been made with The Quill rather than the Professional Adventure Writer, judging from the file structure on the tape and the results of UNPAWing a snapshot of the game.
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