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Post by Roth on Feb 21, 2008 4:52:11 GMT
I wasn't sure where to put this topic, so I figure I'll just stick it in here. I've been working on a collection program for SMS games. Now, keep in mind that I'm not all that smart when it comes to this stuff, so I ended up having to use VB.NET. What's the downside to that? Well, that leaves out any people that use an operating system other than Windows, and it also leaves out anyone that doesn't have the .NET framework 1.0. Anyway, here's what it is at this point: *Set up in an FTP style where you can add a game to the right (collection pane), and the button that points left just deletes the game selected in the collection pane. *Uses text files as a "kind of database" for the games for easy expansion by the user(any newly discovered games, etc) *Allows you to load games in these sets (All Games, EUR, USA, BRA, JPN, and Other) This is all based from the sega8bit database. *Select each game with the options of C, I, and B (Cart, Instructions, Box), and add to a pane that shows your collection of games. *Save and load your collection in a text file. That's all that comes to my mind right now. Oh, it doesn't put things in alphabetical order in the collection pane yet. Most of it was thrown together rather quickly, so there isn't much of my own customization to the look of it right now. I was just posting this to see if any of you would find this useful or not. If not, oh well, it's fun to do haha Here's a screenshot:  Anyway, I'm relearning how to do all of this, and if there's any different kind of functionality you'd like me to add, let me know and I'll see if I can figure it out. I haven't messed with this in a couple of years, so I'm barely scraping by on some of this stuff haha Feedback and recommendations please! |
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Post by Roth on Feb 21, 2008 21:03:51 GMT
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Post by Roth on Feb 22, 2008 5:17:12 GMT
Even if you can't run the program, PLEASE, let me know.
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Post by blodsuger on Feb 22, 2008 7:12:34 GMT
seems to work good enough, saves me from writing down every game i get  |
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Post by rainmun on Feb 22, 2008 11:12:27 GMT
Mate I love it!!!
It works on three of my machines (Doin some testing on broad platforms for you).
It works on -
Vista, factory dot.net.
XP SP2, with dot.net 1.1
XP SP2, with dot.net 2.0
Once again great little util, I was using a excel spread sheet that I programmed before, I'm going to migrate to this little fella.
Cheers,
Dennison
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Post by grolt on Feb 22, 2008 16:49:05 GMT
I try to open it up but it doesn't know what program to launch it with. I have a version of the .NET framework, but still no dice. Any ideas?
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Post by Roth on Feb 22, 2008 17:19:14 GMT
Is it the .7z file that you can't open? If that's the problem, here's the solution: 7zip.org |
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Post by grolt on Feb 22, 2008 17:59:33 GMT
Whoops on that one! Had no idea that was a compressed format. The program runs great, Roth, I liked the little SMS system you put at the bottom too - nice touch. One suggestion I could offer would be to provide the option to remove the game from the games list once it has been added to the collection. That way, if you aren't worrying about documenting doubles and such, then you would be able to see the titles you still need, rather than having to refer to your haves list to deduce from there. Could be an interesting addition. That and maybe add the variants as well. Like for NTSC the blue labels, the cartridge misspellings (Mono Poly vs. Monopoly) etc. I can provide you with a list if it would help. Otherwise, great job!
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Post by grolt on Feb 22, 2008 18:08:00 GMT
I just noticed it was a text file that could be modified, so never mind with the NTSC updates. I've updated mine and corrected a few other things there, so this one here should be definitive:
Action Fighter
Aerial Assault
After Burner
Alex Kidd in Miracle World
Alex Kidd in Miracle World [re-release]
Alex Kidd in Shinobi World
Alex Kidd: High-Tech World
Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars
Alf
Alien Syndrome
Altered Beast
Astro Warrior
Aztec Adventure
Black Belt
Black Belt [re-release]
Blade Eagle 3-D
Bomber Raid
California Games
California Games [re-release]
Captain Silver
Casino Games
Castle of Illusion (starring Mickey Mouse)
Choplifter
Choplifter [re-release]
Cloud Master
Columns
Cyborg Hunter
Dead Angle
Dick Tracy
Double Dragon
Double Dragon [re-release]
Enduro Racer
Enduro Racer [re-release]
E-SWAT
F-16 Fighting Falcon
Fantasy Zone
Fantasy Zone [re-release]
Fantasy Zone II
Fantasy Zone: The Maze
Galaxy Force
Gangster Town
Ghost House [card]
Ghostbusters
Ghouls 'n Ghosts
Global Defense
Golden Axe
Golden Axe Warrior
Golvellius: Valley of Doom
Great Baseball
Great Basketball
Great Football
Great Golf
Great Ice Hockey
Great Soccer
Great Volleyball
Hang On / Astro Warrior
Hang On / Safari Hunt
James Buster Douglas Knockout Boxing
Joe Montana Football
Kenseiden
King's Quest: Quest for the Crown
Kung Fu Kid
Lord of the Sword
Marksman Shooting / Trap Shooting
Maze Hunter 3-D
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
Miracle Warriors: Seal of The Dark Lord
Missile Defense 3-D
Monopoly [Monopoly label]
Monopoly [Mono Poly label]
Montezuma's Revenge Featuring Panama Joe
My Hero [card]
Ninja, The
Out Run
Out Run [re-release]
Paperboy
Parlour Games
Penguin Land
Phantasy Star
Phantasy Star [re-release]
Poseidon Wars 3-D
Power Strike
Pro Wrestling
Psycho Fox [Psycho Fox label]
Psycho Fox [Psyco Fox label]
Quartet
R.C. Grand Prix
Rambo First Blood: Part II
Rambo First Blood: Part II [re-release]
Rambo III
Rampage
Rastan
Reggie Jackson Baseball
Reggie Jackson Baseball [re-release]
Rescue Mission
Rocky
R-Type
Shanghai
Shinobi
Shooting Gallery
Slap Shot
Sonic the Hedgehog
Space Harrier
Space Harrier 3-D
SpellCaster
Spider-Man
Sports Pad Football
Spy vs. Spy [card]
Strider
Super Monaco GP
Super Tennis [card]
Teddy Boy [card]
Thunder Blade
Time Soldiers
Transbot [card]
Vigilante
Walter Payton Football
Wanted
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
Wonder Boy
Wonder Boy in Monster Land [Wonder Boy in Monster Land label]
Wonder Boy in Monster Land [Super Wonder Boy Super Monster Land label]
Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap
World Grand Prix
Y's: The Vanished Omens
Zaxxon 3-D
Zillion
Zillion 2: The Tri Formation
Just copy and paste that into the sms_usa.txt file and all should be well!
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Post by Roth on Feb 22, 2008 20:55:22 GMT
Thanks for the updated list! I just noticed that I forgot to put in the documentation that you can remove games from your collection in the program. Click the game under My Collection, and click the arrow pointing left. It doesn't insert the game into the region list, but it removes it from your collection list  |
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Post by grolt on Feb 22, 2008 22:11:05 GMT
Thanks for the updated list! I just noticed that I forgot to put in the documentation that you can remove games from your collection in the program. Click the game under My Collection, and click the arrow pointing left. It doesn't insert the game into the region list, but it removes it from your collection list Yeah, I meant the other way around, like when you add it to your collection, it is also removed from the regions list too. |
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Post by TWRMotorSport on Feb 22, 2008 23:11:49 GMT
Its a good bit of software much better than my old excel sheets  thanks |
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Post by Policenaut on Mar 18, 2008 1:22:04 GMT
I can't open it: I get this message:
"failed to initialize properly (oxc0000135). Click on OK to terminate the application".
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Post by Roth on Mar 18, 2008 5:51:47 GMT
I can't open it: I get this message: "failed to initialize properly (oxc0000135). Click on OK to terminate the application". Do you have the .NET framework installed? Since it was made in VB.NET, it's required to run it. |
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Post by Roth on Feb 16, 2009 17:16:19 GMT
Hey guys, this isn't too much of an update, but I noticed that I had made these small changes before and never uploaded it. You can optionally have the region attached to the beginning of each game (All or Other don't attach anything, only EUR, JPN, BRA, and USA), there are menus in each pane when you right-click now, and grolt's list from however long ago he posted it up there is now in the download. hehe I'm pretty behind on this thing : P Anyway, I don't know if anyone still uses this or not, but I figured I'd let you guys know. You can grab the newest version on my site, as well as the older version. Here are direct downloads for you: version2: robertlbryant.com/programs/download/SMS_Collect_ver2.7zversion1: robertlbryant.com/programs/download/SMS_Collect_ver1.7zAlso, I just now thought about the platforms that rainmun said he tested on up there. Out of sheer laziness, I will update the readme with that on version3 hehe If any of you still use this or something, and want extra stuff added in, lemme know and I'll see what I can do. EDIT: Oh, the small page I have for this prog can be found here: robertlbryant.com/programs/index.htm |
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