New Database Model ZXDB

[Einar Saukas]

Thanks for this list of (possible) issues! It's going to take me some time to check each one, I will report later my findings here.

[Einar Saukas]

In the meantime, I have just released a new ZXDB update!

Technically columns disk_price, microdrive_price, and cartridge_price were moved to table "releases". It makes more sense to store these values per release, instead of just once per title. Unfortunately there's no way to determine what's the specific release for previously existing information imported from Martijn's WoS that didn't make this distinction, so the only options here are either storing the same information in all releases or in original release only, then manually adjusting it later case-by-case whenever possible. At least this way, every price we store from now on will be more accurate.

Column spanish_price wasn't moved. This is typically the release price of the Spanish release of each game, so I'm now working to identify the proper release for each case and assign this value properly. Approximately a thousand games had a spanish price, I have just reassigned about half of them. I will try to sort the rest in the next update.

I will let R-Tape describe what else he included in this update.

[Einar Saukas]

There's yet another ZXDB update now, containing credits for cover artists.

[jpablo]

Column spanish_price wasn't moved. This is typically the release price of the Spanish release of each game, so I'm now working to identify the proper release for each case and assign this value properly. Approximately a thousand games had a spanish price, I have just reassigned about half of them. I will try to sort the rest in the next update.

I just read this. Please don't waste time on this - this information came in from the SPA2 database, and the prices are mapped on a per-release basis there.

I can send you a copy of the current (provisional) state of the SPA2 datase, so that you can work from this. Please pass me an e-mail address so that I can send a database dump to you.

Cheers

[StooB]

Thanks for this list of (possible) issues! It's going to take me some time to check each one, I will report later my findings here.

and while you're looking at the releases table, I've found another problem! Everything has a release, whether it happened or not.

eg: Duet was only released on the Hit Pak compilation, but apparently it was released in 1987 at £7.95
(where this price comes from is a mystery as it's not on the original WoS entry or the price of the compilation either)

Unfortunately, it's not just titles that were only released on compilations...

The Eye of the Moon was released by Beyond.

Mire Mare was released by Ultimate!

even Bandersnatch!

[PeterJ]

Hi @StooB

The prices I'm taking are from the first release, so I believe the price showing for Duet us the price of the compilation it appeared on.

Peter

[StooB]

Hi @StooB

The prices I'm taking are from the first release, so I believe the price showing for Duet us the price of the compilation it appeared on.

Peter

The compilation price is £9.95 though, not £7.95!

6 Pak compilation:
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=11197

[PeterJ]

Good point! I need my eyes tested...

[Einar Saukas]

Thanks for this list of (possible) issues! It's going to take me some time to check each one, I will report later my findings here.

and while you're looking at the releases table, I've found another problem! Everything has a release, whether it happened or not.

The problem is not the information itself. We shouldn't omit the information that Beyond Software was the publisher behind "Eye of the Moon" for instance, although this game was never published therefore it didn't have a publisher!

The problem is how to present this information, to avoid misunderstandings. SpectrumComputing has just updated this section, please see if it works for you now.

eg: Duet was only released on the Hit Pak compilation, but apparently it was released in 1987 at £7.95
(where this price comes from is a mystery as it's not on the original WoS entry or the price of the compilation either)

This price came from SPOT/SPEX.

And SPOT/SPEX took this price from Your Sinclair #13. Look at the bottom of this page:

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/mag.php ... 34&page=10

It seems the game was announced as a standalone release for £7.95 but never released this way. Therefore this price should be removed. Right?

Unfortunately, it's not just titles that were only released on compilations...

The Eye of the Moon was released by Beyond.

Mire Mare was released by Ultimate!

even Bandersnatch!

Do they look correct now?

[Einar Saukas]

Column spanish_price wasn't moved. This is typically the release price of the Spanish release of each game, so I'm now working to identify the proper release for each case and assign this value properly. Approximately a thousand games had a spanish price, I have just reassigned about half of them. I will try to sort the rest in the next update.

I just read this. Please don't waste time on this - this information came in from the SPA2 database, and the prices are mapped on a per-release basis there.

I can send you a copy of the current (provisional) state of the SPA2 datase, so that you can work from this. Please pass me an e-mail address so that I can send a database dump to you.

Cheers

Thank you!!!

I just sent you a PM