ZXDB Update 26 June 2023

PeterJ · Post by **PeterJ** » Tue Jun 27, 2023 5:05 pm

The latest ZXDB update from yesterday has been applied.

pavero · Post by **pavero** » Tue Jun 27, 2023 5:27 pm

Street Fighter 2 by @4thRock
R-Type (km) (kemp8bit) by @J. Pirés
Shadow Dancer 128K by @J. Pirés
QL Today’s QL Assembly Language Programming Series by @Einar Saukas
[MOD] (The Last) Arkanoid by @Andre Leao
[MOD] Arkanoid III by @Andre Leao
Cálculo de Esforços e Deslocamentos by @Andre Leao
Cálculo de Propriedades de Soluções Químicas by @Andre Leao
Zynaps (2 in 1) (km) by @J. Pirés
Summer Games II (128K only) by @J. Pirés
Belmar: Rescue Under the Sea by @J. Pirés
Celebrity Starjacks by @J. Pirés
Turrican & Turrican II (2 in 1) by @J. Pirés
STOPgenocide by @J. Pirés
Over Relaxed by @J. Pirés
Space Race by @R-Tape
Tiratok by @J. Pirés
Bryson DeChambeau Plays LIV Golf by @R-Tape
Cuadrado Mágico by @J. Pirés
Cálculo de Sismos by @Andre Leao
Insult Megademo by @Einar Saukas
The Beeper Demo by @J. Pirés
Caracteres by @Andre Leao
The Beeper Demo by @Einar Saukas
Olga 1 by @R-Tape
Casse7e 6 by @Andre Leao
Painting Joe by @J. Pirés
Mario Bros. Game & Watch by @J. Pirés
CECSoftClone by @Andre Leao
Hey Hey 16K (The musical) by @R-Tape
Spectrum Load'n'Run v1 issue 02 by @J. Pirés
El Experimento by @J. Pirés
Chave by @Andre Leao
A Chave Mestra by @Andre Leao
The Night of the Comet by @J. Pirés
New Sports by @J. Pirés

pavero · Post by **pavero** » Tue Jun 27, 2023 6:12 pm

Ivanzx · Post by **Ivanzx** » Wed Jun 28, 2023 7:25 am

Excellent work, people! I have barely any time to do anything, but I appreciate it a lot

some very interesting titles in there! (a uMIA from 1994, Spain, and a uMIA commercial French game among others!).

BTW, the in-game screenshot of El Experimento seems to be somewhat strange

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 6&id=42078

Thanks!

4thRock · Post by **4thRock** » Wed Jun 28, 2023 9:34 am

A lot of small improvements are part of these updates but tend to go a bit unnoticed.
I've added border colour information to a lot screenshots. It doesn't take much time and it really makes a difference on listings.

Just mentioning this because there are lots of ways to participate, besides adding new/MIA titles.

druellan · Post by **druellan** » Wed Jun 28, 2023 11:23 pm

Einar Saukas · Post by **Einar Saukas** » Thu Jun 29, 2023 3:31 am

For the last few updates, we have been working to expand ZXDB in several areas. This is what we have achieved recently:

Now we have over 400 different magazine titles in several languages, including over 1,000 electronic magazine numbers available for download, and about 8,300 printed magazine issues available to read online.

More than 4,700 type-ins are now catalogued, including almost everything from Jim Grimwood's Type Fantastic. Although we still need help to upload the actual playable files!

More than 700 music files (in AY format) for Speccy titles are now identified and available for download.

The games classification was highly improved (mostly thanks to @J. Pirés). Because of this, now Advanced Search at this site offers many new search options, for instance you can now filter more specific game characteristics such as certain sports, hardware support, type of screen movement, etc.

Einar Saukas · Post by **Einar Saukas** » Thu Jun 29, 2023 3:55 am

Moreover we have been expanding integration of ZXDB with other sites. In particular:

Now each ZXDB title links to the corresponding Commodore 64 version at Lemon64 (almost 2,000 links) and vice-versa (thanks Kim!).

Now each ZXDB title links to the corresponding Amiga version at LemonAmiga (more than 700 links) and vice-versa (thanks again Kim!).

Now many unreleased titles in ZXDB (or another corresponding platform) link to the corresponding page at Games That Weren't (about 100 links). Also that site is now planning to expand their Speccy section (thanks Frank!).

Now almost all scene demos in ZXDB link to the corresponding page at Demozoo (over 700 links) and vice-versa (thanks Gasman!)

Now almost all scene demos in ZXDB also link to the corresponding page at Pouet and ZXAAA (over 1,400 links total).

EDIT: Just to make it clear, integration with Lemon64 and LemonAmiga isn't completely new. Some links already existed, and Peter had already started working with Kim years ago to expand them. The difference is that now we are fully integrated with many more links. Also ZXDB now has scripts to keep this information updated, ensuring that ZXDB contains a link to the corresponding C64/Amiga page whenever it exists.

J. Pirés · Post by **J. Pirés** » Thu Jun 29, 2023 12:16 pm

Building upon the information shared by @pavero , @druellan and @Einar Saukas (thanks to all) I would like to expand on the improvements we have made in the categorization, in which I have been closely involved. We have hard worked to improve the categorization of games.

We have successfully categorized sports games according to specific sports types. You can now easily find football, basketball, tennis, and many other popular sports games.

Furthermore, we have added thrilling new themes such as "Horror", "Time Travel", "Western", "Detectives/Crime Investigation", "Piracy", and many more. We hope you enjoy exploring and find hidden treasures that match your personal interests.

In the realm of music, we have successfully identified a vast number of games that utilize the AY sound chip.
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/list?group_id=1025

Additionally, we have been actively working on pending identifying music in ZX Spectrum productions, whether they are games or scene demos.
I invite all users to collaborate with us in identifying any missing music. Your assistance will be crucial in achieving a comprehensive and accurate musical classification.
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/music.php

I would also like to mention our ongoing efforts to improve Screen Movement section. We have introduced new categories related to Screen Movement. However, there is still much work to be done in this area and achieving even more precise and comprehensive identification.

Explore the diverse range of new categories, including sports games categorized by specific sports, thrilling themes like Horror and Time Travel.
We encourage you to dive into these categories, and share your feedback with us.

Your feedback is invaluable for continue to improve ZXDB!

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