Gamebase 64 - C64 Games Database

Changes List

- Changes from Original Database to Build 1000:

• Added new screenshots, in particular focusing on:
  
  
  • screenshot replacements of those created from inappropriate screen resolutions (i. e. screenshot didn't show score sometimes because only 320x200 was used, now using oversize screenshots with approximately the same aspect ratio - this works, but please use them with caution anyway!!)
    
    NOTE: All of my S.E.U.C.K. screenshots are always in same (oversize) format 320x228 (aspect ratio: 1.404)
    
    
• Added new genres to make life easier in categorizing games (total: 89 genres)
• Personal comment field used for compatibility and/or configuring information for the C64 emulators
• Full revision of Blast entries #1-#300 (about 200 were missing in original database!)
• Added remaining Blast volumes #301-#340
• Started entering game information for Dotson collection (NOT FINISHED YET!)
• Games entered: 2958

- Changes List for Build 1150:

• Added more screenshots, this time focusing on:
  
  
  • screenshot replacements of ALL games created with S.E.U.C.K. - now all show score and/or bottom line with items properly.
  • screenshot replacements for other games that require screen resolution 384x246 or higher.
  • new screenshots for new game entries in database (mostly Dotson ones)
    
    
• Lots of errors in publisher, year, category assignments and other information have been corrected now.
• Added some new links on this page (just for your pleasure :-))
  
• Added 4 new genres (first two ones especially for our friends from the U.S.) :-) (total:93 genres)
  
  Sports(American Football)
  Sports(Baseball)
  Sports(Rollerskating)
  
  Shoot'em Up (Space, V-Scrolling [S.E.U.C.K.])
  
  
• COMPLETED: Dotson collection game information!
• COMPLETED: Game information of ALL Codemasters games (thanks to Adam Harris)!
• CHANGED: ALL 'Dizzy' and 'Seymour' games are now sorted by 'Dizzy ... ' and 'Seymour ...' for easier access!
  Dizzy games were sorted chronologically, referring to the information published on 'CODIE'. Thanks Adam!
• FIXED: 2 missing screenshots whose filenames were in the DB, but couldn't be found in screenshots6.zip:
  
  • Se-Kaa_of_Assiah.gif
  • Space_Hunter.gif
    
• Games entered: 3062

This is me, Andreas, speaking to you, and I'm happy to present you the result of my hard work from November 10th, 1999 to the present day! FINALLY *sigh*! Yup, now it's almost a year since I first started to work on this!

Now there's around 550 (+ 80 since last build) new screenshots for your Gamebase 64. Lots of them were revised and created afresh.

Since there are MAJOR differences between the database originally distributed and mine, I'm going to give you a small overview what has changed, especially in the Genres section.

The reason why I changed it is mostly because of YOU. :-)
Well, a lot of people don't just request a game on the internet forums, but can only indistinctly remember 'ummm ... errm ... well I think it was a helicopter flying in the air and rescuing people from a dark place', trying hard to retrieve the game's name, sometimes close to despair :-)

Yes, of course: I'm talking about the notorious and famous 'NAME THAT GAME!' questions... :)

With this update, it'll be much easier to distinguish especially shoot'em up games in the future because these categories were refined much more now!
The category "Shoot'em Up (V-Scrolling)"has now been split into "Shoot'em Up (V-Scrolling)" and "Shoot'em Up (V-Scrolling [S.E.U.C.K.])" to make direct access to SEUCK games possible. (well, frankly, _I_ don't need that, though ;)

For the sports' game fans, I can also notify you of the fact that you can now access games about American Football, Baseball, and Rollerskating directly from now on (since Build 1150)!

NEW: The Codemasters list has got a BIG update now! Database build 1150 now contains 92 Codemasters' games!
This wouldn't have been possible with help of the CODIE! site by Adam Harris, which turned out to be a very valuable information source.
NOTE: The Codemasters games "Prince Clumsy" and "Spellfire The Sorcerer" do NOT appear in the list because they had already been entered using the more common names "Sword And The Rose" and "Wizard Willy".

I've always been thinking that 'Shoot'em Up (H-Scrolling)' does not tell you much about the actual game in particular.
Is it in outer space? Are you riding on a VEHICLE even?
So 'Shoot'em Up (H-Scrolling)' is now gone. FOREVER. Same with 'Shoot'em Up (V-Scrolling)' and many more.

Other subcategories I've added are: (these did NOT appear in earlier database versions)
NEW: these game types can now be accessed DIRECTLY! Enjoy!

ARCADE section - separate categories for:

- Collect'em Up games with 2D or 3D View (Maze) like Oxxonian and Colony.

- "Platforms 'n Ladders" games like the famous Lode Runner, Jumpman and many more)

- Skill [3D solid]: arcade skill games on high 3D geometrical solids, such as high cubes made of smaller cubes like Marble Madness, Gyroscope and others.)

- Direct access to games similar to Pac-Man, Tetris, Q-Bert, Eliminator, Styx, Worms/TRON

- Completely separated now: Arcade games with 3D views because the 'General' section became way too large.

SHOOT'EM UP section - separate categories for:

- Aircraft shooters in 3D like Afterburner and Mig-29 Soviet Fighter.

- Alien combat games like Alien Storm and Victory Road.

- Shoot With A Sight: these are games where you control a crosshair to shoot aliens, soldiers, objects etc.
(examples : Geodestruct, Operation Thunderbolt, The Tube.)

- Western Style games like Outlaws by Ultimate and Mountie Mick's Death Ride.

- NEW! Space shooters (V-Scrolling), created with S.E.U.C.K. (Shoot'em Up Construction Kit).

NEW!  SPORTS section - separate categories for:

- Games about American Football, Baseball and Rollerskating.

That's it for now - enjoy this new database - and: it's really worth waiting for the upcoming Gamebase64 v2.0!!

This database version 1.3b Build 1150 is © Andreas Eibach 1999-2000

Consider that you never ought to make a mystery of your suggestions, enhancements and improvements :-) so please contact me via e-mail anytime, of course, when there's anything you wish to see changed.

So long,

Andreas

James Burrows - for this great UNIQUE program idea he had and how perfectly he managed to substantiate it in the end

Martin Jarl - for inspiring me to categorize the games the way he does it on SHOOT!

(in fact he is the reason for the database structure looking like it looks now)

Adam Harris - for his great site 'CODIE' featuring lots of Codemasters games, without which my Codemasters list wouldn't be as close to completion as it is right now! Thank you very much!

Timothy Dotson - for his great valuable game collection he offers for free download on Arnold with lots

of rare and FULL versions of games (linked pics, full intro etc.)