I have noticed in the last few months the CPC Power website has been increasing their archive with more CDT and DSK files, as well as more and more cassette inlays and other scans. It's more becoming a sister site to World of Spectrum for the Amstrad scene. Given we already have a CPC Games CD. Will there be anybody who will able to produce a CPC Power archive CD or something similar to download?
I'll ask Kukulcan next week.
Maybe he can do that.
(I'm also administrating this website, but it's Kukulcan's decision and I only post new online games there)
You can download the whole CPC-Power Archive directly:
http://www.cpc-power.com/gamebasecpc/index.php?page=full
I know...
But maybe a CD (iso) could come handy here.
With menu, other functions, etc... ;)
Quote from: Devilmarkus on 19:51, 26 March 10
I'll ask Kukulcan next week.
Maybe he can do that.
(I'm also administrating this website, but it's Kukulcan's decision and I only post new online games there)
Thanks Markus. If the site was like NVG, WoS and ADATE which had a separate FTP server then it would've been easy to download a few cassette covers and a few game files while going into every single entry to do this. Which is why a archive CD or a archive download would solve it. Unless Kukulcan wants to adapt the FTP format and set certain download limits, like WoS does at the moment.
EDIT: Oh, wasn't aware the CPC Gamebase also acts as the actual archive, but I agree with Markus. A CD/DVD ISO would be handy.
Quote from: CPCIak on 20:04, 26 March 10
You can download the whole CPC-Power Archive directly:
http://www.cpc-power.com/gamebasecpc/index.php?page=full (http://www.cpc-power.com/gamebasecpc/index.php?page=full)
Does that include, all the cassette covers, scans of posters and instructions as well as the CDT and DSK (modified and original)?
Quote from: Travis P on 20:13, 26 March 10
Does that include, all the cassette covers, scans of posters and instructions as well as the CDT and DSK (modified and original)?
Uhmmmm... I don't know... Kai, do you?
BTW.: Did you know? When you register on cpc-power, you can play many games online! (about 870, more are following)
Yes, of course: DSKs, CDTs, covers, scans of discs/tapes... EVERYTHING
Well, I think:
When someone knows how to make a cool CD-menu and creates a DVD, we could ask Kuculcan after, if he agrees to release this...
(I don't know how to create such things)
Please keep in mind: The archive is almost 7GB. You would need a double sided DVD-R for a compilation.
In my opinion Kuculcan should host the files on rapidshare or something else.
What would the DVD menu contain?
I'm downloading the complete archive right now, I guess it has everything. Though, to be honest, I much prefer the interface of CPCGamesCD. If we could mix the two together...
I don't like mixing.
CPCGamesCD should be it's own thing.
IMO we need a different menu / style.
You're not getting me; my point is, I don't see why we would need two separate collections. Between the two, I love the ease of use of the CPCGamesCD, along with a few other features, and the completeness of this archive. That's what I'm saying.
What different menu/style do you have in mind?
The Gamebase CPC are not all the collection of CPC-Power.
Really Gamebase CPC are the collection of Loïc DANEELS.
And Bruno Kukulkan only put his web for download it and take this material for his web.
See this :
http://www.cpc-power.com/gamebasecpc/ (http://www.cpc-power.com/gamebasecpc/)
The last version (13) of Gamebase CPC has 1306 software.
And CPC-Power has today : 4225 Games , 439 Compilations and 499 Utilities.
Quote from: CPCIak on 10:48, 27 March 10
Please keep in mind: The archive is almost 7GB. You would need a double sided DVD-R for a compilation.
In my opinion Kuculcan should host the files on rapidshare or something else.
I think it would be better to set up a FTP server like ADATE and NVG does but set parameters like World of Spectrum to advoid mega leechers.
Should we do a torrent?
Quote from: Gryzor on 18:11, 27 March 10
Should we do a torrent?
Good to save bandwith, but only useful if a lot of people keep it running. Usually not the ideal thing for special interest items with a small fanbase.
Anyway: Just go ahead. I can keep it running 24/7. :)
I will seed it tomorrow, but anyone has a good tracker list I can use?
Quote from: Gryzor on 19:55, 27 March 10
I will seed it tomorrow, but anyone has a good tracker list I can use?
We should have a dedicated Tracker for CPC Torrents, shouldn't we? ;D
Quote from: Cpcmaniaco on 12:05, 27 March 10
The Gamebase CPC are not all the collection of CPC-Power.
Really Gamebase CPC are the collection of Loïc DANEELS.
Yes, you're right. I have just downloaded the Gamebase. It's only a fraction of the CPC Power archive. None of the compilations are in the Gamebase as well as a few other files (e.g. only the DSK version of Kettle is there but not the CDT files that can be obtained from CPC Power)
Hi there,
I am the lunatic working on Gamebase CPC :)
CPC-Power & Gamebase CPC are two different projects, even though we share ressources. For my project, I prefer scanning everything myself, so as to maintain a high consistency in presentation.
The advantage with Gamebase CPC is that when you download & install it, everything is ready to go (provided I could dump the original). So you can play the game without messing with INIs or CFGs (aside from a handfull of games) & you get all the original packaging, manuals,...
I guess the project is more geared towards collectors, but gamers can also enjoy what's in there without the headaches of using emulators. Gamers just need to be aware that not all games are included in Gamebase CPC & it takes time to track down original games. That being said, I release new updates (every 100 games added) every month or so, so there are plenty of gems to discover...
Cheers,
Loïc
Morning Loic!
Wonderful to have you here - why don't you register as a regular member? This way your posts won't need approval before they appear!
Your project is vast - frankly, I don't know how you do that, and alone at that!!! But, to be fair towards CPCGamesCD, it needs no fussing at all - I've never touched an ini or cfg file.
The underlying system of the GameBase, however... actually, I never got it fully working, and every time I try to it leaves me feeling stupid!!! I downloaded 1.3 the other day, but didn't have the time to take it for a drive. I did browse through the folders, however, and was mesmerized by the content...
So, thanks so much for your offering! :)
PS Hahaha! This is my 1337th post - I'm leeeeeet!
Hello,
I see that for some, the goal is to get everything without any effort...
On our side our goal is to build a database the most complete possible and the more accurate.
This brings out a lot of work, when DSk verifying and adding informations.
We have a little help (Thanks to CPCManiaco, Abraxas, Nich Campbell, Crackers Velus.... apologizes to those i missed)
but we are seeing as a matter of fact that most people asking or criticizing things are not helping.
I'm sorry to announce that there will never be any FTP access nor DVD creation of the cpc-power site.
There is no interest to see our work stored and archived on a DVD that will take the dust afterwards.
This website has been built in order to be the most friendly as possible, members can benefit extra options.
This is Kukulcan's message to the board, now here is my own answer :
Considering we sometimes lack the pokes to finish games and check they are "100% perfect", making a DVD of it is not
the actual thing to do. While i personaly do my best to be sure that the games dumped have no defect, it happens that
sometimes the actual dump of a game proposed is bad.
In this case i redump, but it takes quite some time. Also, please notice that games refered as "100% PARFAIT" are
verified right to the end, and they work with no problems whatsoever.
PS : "100% Parfait" means "100% perfect"
Hello dlfrsilver!
To be frank, I don't know why you took this so hard. The site is amazing and it it the result of an insane amount of work. For that, we are all grateful.
However, this does not mean that one would not like to have all this info offline, at the ease of their homes, and play with it however it pleases them to. Different things. If the latter was not reason enough then we wouldn't have all the packages floating around, covering all sorts of systems.
And yes, I understand that you may strive for perfection, and having everything in working order, and dumping new images all the time etc etc, and it's a very noble thing to do, but it does remind me of the MAME project, when the devs decided to go for 100% accuracy to the detriment of the users. Which means, every offline image would be a temporary snapshot - having non-working dumps in them would be perfectly alright. Also, by the same reasoning, does it mean that when you reach a 100% status, you'll release it as an offline archive? I don't think so...
Since I sense there's some sort of misunderstanding here, please do let me know if you take offense in something that was said, either by me or others...
CPC Power is an awesome website and I keep looking at it more and more...
A dump would be nice, but I must admit I do like the ever evolving quest for perfection that they are undertaking. 8)
Quote from: Gryzor on 18:47, 30 March 10
Hello dlfrsilver!
To be frank, I don't know why you took this so hard. The site is amazing and it it the result of an insane amount of work. For that, we are all grateful.
Thanks for these kind words :)
QuoteHowever, this does not mean that one would not like to have all this info offline, at the ease of their homes, and play with it however it pleases them to. Different things. If the latter was not reason enough then we wouldn't have all the packages floating around, covering all sorts of systems.
CPC-power website is not made, and intented to allow offline-slurping-files(tm). Each game must be picked apart, and that's how things will stay.
QuoteAnd yes, I understand that you may strive for perfection, and having everything in working order, and dumping new images all the time etc etc, and it's a very noble thing to do, but it does remind me of the MAME project, when the devs decided to go for 100% accuracy to the detriment of the users. Which means, every offline image would be a temporary snapshot - having non-working dumps in them would be perfectly alright. Also, by the same reasoning, does it mean that when you reach a 100% status, you'll release it as an offline archive? I don't think so...
Since I sense there's some sort of misunderstanding here, please do let me know if you take offense in something that was said, either by me or others...
No offline archive. You want something, you pick it on the site. Everyday i find dumps that need to be redone, because i got no pokes to finish the game, so personally, no, i don't want to see bad dumps floating around the net in DVD images or things alike.
The way CPC-power was created and considering the size of the actual database, it's too late to rebuild everything from scratch. Kukulcan has a job beside cpc-power, and that's almost a job already. So we will stay in the actual form, but stable :) .
There is no misunderstanding here, and i take no offense ;) It's just that CPC-power webmaster has decided to not go this way. So please respect it :)
I love the site, especially when browsing for all the games released for a certain year. My only problem is the site doesn't give good coverage for us English speakers, and this puts me off. I'm sure it would have been a better move to have gone with an English only site, as this would have made it more international and accessable.
Despite the above, the bits I have been able to read or translate have been top notch. well done ;-)
Quote from: ukmarkh on 09:51, 01 April 10
I'm sure it would have been a better move to have gone with an English only site, as this would have made it more international and accessable.
Typical Brit - learn French :P
What do you think the French guys speaking on here did? 8)
Woe-woe-woe-woe! I wasn't being funny, just that the English Language has become the lingua franca for many country's (53 in total) around the world, and is without question the most prominent language from an international business perspective. It is used extensively as a second language and as the official language for the European Union. Many other international organisations speak it also.
Over 400 million of the world population speaks English, that's 1 in 5 (not including America). And there are more English speaking people in China than in the United States of America. I could understand if you said learn Spanish, as 330 million people speak it as a second language, but only around 70 million speak French around the world, that's probably less than the population of the UK.
The British council recently said by the year 2015 3 billion people would be speaking English fluently on Earth.
The math's are there for everyone to see, an English text reaches more people.
Oh and by the way, I can speak Spanish and my wife can speak fluent French, so I'm far from the typical Brit you stereo type me. :P
Well, *wanting* something to come your way is one thing, not understanding why it doesn't is another :D
What I mean is, we all know how chauvinist etc etc the French are*, but I do respect their decision to keep it in french, even though it may be to the detriment of the community.
*Yes, kidding, stereotyping etc, don't jump onto my jugular please!
It's great we can all chat regardless of nationality, and more importantly get along. I don't think it's a good idea to be too nationalistic in 2010, and I don't subscribe to this "i'm British 100%" and "we're the best". The Germans and Australians have proven that we're not on many sporting occasions, instead I consider myself a lucky b@stard to even be alive, let alone travel the earth.
8)
Quote from: Gryzor on 12:01, 01 April 10
Well, *wanting* something to come your way is one thing, not understanding why it doesn't is another :D
What I mean is, we all know how chauvinist etc etc the French are*, but I do respect their decision to keep it in french, even though it may be to the detriment of the community.
*Yes, kidding, stereotyping etc, don't jump onto my jugular please!
It has nothing to do with being french in itself. All the website interface is in english, what more do you want ? I have impulsed on my own
the fact that CPC games lacked originals dumped, on both D7 and K7. We mainly had back cracks, and corrupted files when 2 years ago
i join what was before CPC games and Phenix informatique, and then CPC-power.
Just look the result, i had hard times to dump some games that were never available in original format, i had to contact Simon Owen because the DSK format even in it's extended version was not able to contains some game protections.
I have bought and tracked down on the net as much original as we needed, and then when others saw the job done, they have joined us, (french guys (loic DANEELS for example), spanish guys (our dear fellows Abraxas, CNGSOFT, Deepfb, Miguelsky,etc) , brits like Nich Campbell, etc, etc).
Now the result is here. We have the biggest Database that has ever existed for the amstrad CPC. We rose from 2200 sheets to 4236 games, 439 compilations and 565 utilities.
Everything started when i saw that some games were not running in emulators, and i said to myself, what the fuck with this ? i then noticed that SAMDISK was not able to process some huge tracks, and the loriciel protection.
This has led Simon Owen to work out SAMDISK, and then i have been able to image the games or tools correctly (physical faults apart).
After processing much tape games (500+) with most protections, and even some incredible and unattended ones, and game disks.
The result is all here, thanks to Kukulcan for his tremendous job on CPC-power (ex-CPCgames), we have rose from a sleeping CPC communauty,
to something rich and varied, with a lot of extra rare CPC games out of the woods, and we continue our extension.
The goal for me is to do the same i did for the amiga or ST, bring out as much preserved software as possible, i guess my mission will be once again a success :D !!!
Quote from: ukmarkh on 13:11, 01 April 10
"i'm British 100%" and "we're the best". The Germans and Australians have proven that we're not on many sporting occasions, 8)
So true, UK won only one gold medal in the last olympic games
Eh?
Quote from: ivarf on 16:18, 01 April 10
So true, UK won only one gold medal in the last olympic games
Thanks dlfrsilver for the info. Applaud you for getting Every Second Counts uploaded today.
@TravisP : LMAO ! What a crap game !
Well, my deepest concern is keeping all your hard work safe. After the zone went down i must admit i been getting a bit more paranoid about things vanishing. Nearly had an accident when my shortcut to Phenix-informatique suddenly didnt work one day ;D
I totally understand that you dont want to make a huge archive available for download, but please do promise me that at least one or two key people at least has a backup of the site (so that we can all sleep well at night) ;)
It's the case. Kukulcan make incremented backups of the website, so don't worry, And on my side, i have on my PC all the files i have made
and convert ;)
So everyone can be quiet :D !