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[[Special:CargoTables]]
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==Extensions wishlist==
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* Something like Replace Text, except the search field can be blank. In other words, it adds some text to the beginning of every page, regardless of content.
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: [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:MassEditRegex A challenger appears], but it doesn't query all the pages matching criteria first. - [[User:Scarred Sun|Scarred Sun]] ([[User talk:Scarred Sun|talk]]) 07:51, 4 November 2017 (CDT)
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:: Better than nothing I suppose. It's possible to generate lists of pages with ReplaceText or DPL and then paste them in. - [[User:Hivebrain|Hivebrain]] ([[User talk:Hivebrain|talk]]) 21:56, 4 November 2017 (CDT)
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* A working version of [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:SpecialMultiUploadViaZip MultiUploadViaZip] that also accepts 7z files.
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: [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:SimpleBatchUpload Not quite the same, but a nice alternative to uploading multiple files without UploadLocal?] - [[User:Scarred Sun|Scarred Sun]] ([[User talk:Scarred Sun|talk]]) 07:51, 4 November 2017 (CDT)
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:: It doesn't have the benefit of compression, but could be useful nonetheless. - [[User:Hivebrain|Hivebrain]] ([[User talk:Hivebrain|talk]]) 21:56, 4 November 2017 (CDT)
  
 
==To do list==
 
==To do list==
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* [[User:Hivebrain/Article plan]]
 
* [[RealOne Arcade]]
 
* [[RealOne Arcade]]
 
* [[Sega Mobile]] games
 
* [[Sega Mobile]] games
 
* [[Sonic Cafe]] games
 
* [[Sonic Cafe]] games
* [[Telstar Double Value Games]]
 
 
* arcade PCB, cartridge and disc photos
 
* arcade PCB, cartridge and disc photos
* http://mora.jp/search/album?keyWord=sega
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* http://mora.jp/search/top?keyWord=sega
* PlayStation sites: [http://www.jp.playstation.com/ JP], [http://uk.playstation.com UK], [https://www.playstation.com/en-us/ US], [http://www.playstation.co.kr KR], [http://au.playstation.com AU]
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* PlayStation sites: [http://www.jp.playstation.com/ JP], [http://uk.playstation.com UK], [http://www.playstation.co.kr KR], [http://au.playstation.com AU], [https://www.us.playstation.com US], [https://www.playstation.com/en-us/ US (new)]
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** JP: <nowiki>http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/slpm62211.html</nowiki>
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** UK: <nowiki>uk.playstation.com/ps2/games/detail/item35418/Astro-Boy</nowiki>
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** US: <nowiki>http://us.playstation.com/games-and-media/games/ncaa-basketball-2k3-ps2.html</nowiki>
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** US (old): <nowiki>http://www.us.playstation.com/games.aspx?id=ULUS-10019</nowiki>
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* PlayStation Store: [http://store.playstation.com/#!/en-gb/home/main UK], [http://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/home/games US], [http://store.playstation.com/#!/fr-fr/home/jeux FR], [http://store.playstation.com/#!/ja-jp/home/%E3%82%B2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0 JP], [http://store.playstation.com/#!/ko-kr/home/%EA%B2%8C%EC%9E%84 KR], [http://store.playstation.com/#!/en-au/home/games AU], [http://store.playstation.com/#!/en-tw/home/games TW]
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===Portable programs needed===
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* [[Cogwheel]]
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* [[FreezeSMS]]
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* [[PC-Saturn]] - hidden in 16-bit installer, probably 16-bit itself
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* [[Satan]] - hidden in 16-bit installer, probably 16-bit itself
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* [[SSEmu]]
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* [[Yabause]] (creates files in user AppData folder)
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===Problem emulators===
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* [[A-Saturn]] - needs a BIOS file I can't find
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* [[Xe]] - needs GTK+
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* [[Daphne]] - needs some kind of video files
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** Looking up "Daphne for dummies" may be a <i><b>pleasure</b></i>
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* [[Makaron]] - seems to require Xbox 360 controller
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** To use a keyboard: change "X360PAD.dll" to "MakaronKEY.dll", under "[PortA]" in "Maple.ini"
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* [[Gearsystem]] - missing component
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* [[SSE]] - doesn't detect BIOS
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* [[Retrocade]] - couldn't get it to detect roms
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* [[Virtua]] - uses nonstandard rom set
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==Pricing notes==
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* Tax in Japan:
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** 1989-04-01 - 1997-03-31 : '''3%'''
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** 1997-04-01 - 2014-03-31 : '''5%'''
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** 2014-04-01 - 2019-10 : '''8%'''
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** 2019-10 - ? : '''10%'''
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* Microsoft Points: phased out on 2013-08-26
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* Euro: introduced 1999-01-01
  
 
==Done list==
 
==Done list==
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==NEC Retro notes==
 
==NEC Retro notes==
* Reviews: ''ACE'' {{fileref|ACE UK 33.pdf|page=62}}{{fileref|ACE UK 34.pdf|page=59}}{{fileref|ACE UK 34.pdf|page=92}}{{fileref|ACE UK 35.pdf|page=60}}{{fileref|ACE UK 39.pdf|page=104}}{{fileref|ACE UK 40.pdf|page=101}}, ''CGW'' {{fileref|CGW US 079.pdf|page=76}}, ''Raze'' {{fileref|Raze UK 01.pdf|page=33}}{{fileref|Raze UK 01.pdf|page=64}}{{fileref|Raze UK 02.pdf|page=32}}{{fileref|Raze UK 02.pdf|page=35}}{{fileref|Raze UK 02.pdf|page=41}}{{fileref|Raze UK 02.pdf|page=54}}{{fileref|Raze UK 03.pdf|page=69}}{{fileref|Raze UK 04.pdf|page=72}}{{fileref|Raze UK 05.pdf|page=79}}{{fileref|Raze UK 05.pdf|page=80}}{{fileref|Raze UK 07.pdf|page=62}}{{fileref|Raze UK 08.pdf|page=66}}{{fileref|Raze UK 08.pdf|page=67}}{{fileref|Raze UK 09.pdf|page=58}}{{fileref|Raze UK 10.pdf|page=60}}, ''CVG'' {{fileref|CVG UK 090.pdf|page=108}}{{fileref|CVG UK 091.pdf|page=85}}{{fileref|CVG UK 092.pdf|page=90}}{{fileref|CVG UK 092.pdf|page=94}}{{fileref|CVG UK 094.pdf|page=98}}{{fileref|CVG UK 095.pdf|page=119}}{{fileref|CVG UK 096.pdf|page=116}}{{fileref|CVG UK 097.pdf|page=143}}{{fileref|CVG UK 099.pdf|page=88}}{{fileref|CVG UK 100.pdf|page=96}}{{fileref|CVG UK 100.pdf|page=100}}{{fileref|CVG UK 101.pdf|page=106}}{{fileref|CVG UK 102.pdf|page=100}}{{fileref|CVG UK 102.pdf|page=104}}{{fileref|CVG UK 103.pdf|page=107}}{{fileref|CVG UK 104.pdf|page=102}}{{fileref|CVG UK 106.pdf|page=82}}{{fileref|CVG UK 107.pdf|page=121}}{{fileref|CVG UK 108.pdf|page=83}}{{fileref|CVG UK 109.pdf|page=83}}{{fileref|CVG UK 109.pdf|page=105}}{{fileref|CVG UK 109.pdf|page=118}}{{fileref|CVG UK 109.pdf|page=136}}{{fileref|CVG UK 110.pdf|page=74}}{{fileref|CVG UK 110.pdf|page=124}}{{fileref|CVG UK 112.pdf|page=34}}{{fileref|CVG UK 112.pdf|page=37}}{{fileref|CVG UK 112.pdf|page=77}}{{fileref|CVG UK 113.pdf|page=30}}{{fileref|CVG UK 113.pdf|page=79}}{{fileref|CVG UK 114.pdf|page=98}}{{fileref|CVG UK 115.pdf|page=94}}{{fileref|CVG UK 115.pdf|page=110}}
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* Reviews: ''CVG'' {{fileref|CVG UK 117.pdf|page=48}}{{fileref|CVG UK 118.pdf|page=26}}{{fileref|CVG UK 118.pdf|page=112}}{{fileref|CVG UK 123.pdf|page=30}}{{fileref|CVG UK 125.pdf|page=23}}{{fileref|CVG UK 125.pdf|page=30}}{{fileref|CVG UK 126.pdf|page=46}}{{fileref|CVG UK 126.pdf|page=61}}{{fileref|CVG UK 141.pdf|page=90}}{{fileref|CVG UK 138.pdf|page=50}}{{fileref|CVG UK 139.pdf|page=60}}
 
* Events: ''CVG'' {{fileref|CVG UK 117.pdf|page=13}}
 
* Events: ''CVG'' {{fileref|CVG UK 117.pdf|page=13}}
  

Revision as of 15:33, 2 December 2017

Sega Retro admin. [1]

Special:CargoTables

Extensions wishlist

  • Something like Replace Text, except the search field can be blank. In other words, it adds some text to the beginning of every page, regardless of content.
A challenger appears, but it doesn't query all the pages matching criteria first. - Scarred Sun (talk) 07:51, 4 November 2017 (CDT)
Better than nothing I suppose. It's possible to generate lists of pages with ReplaceText or DPL and then paste them in. - Hivebrain (talk) 21:56, 4 November 2017 (CDT)
Not quite the same, but a nice alternative to uploading multiple files without UploadLocal? - Scarred Sun (talk) 07:51, 4 November 2017 (CDT)
It doesn't have the benefit of compression, but could be useful nonetheless. - Hivebrain (talk) 21:56, 4 November 2017 (CDT)

To do list

Portable programs needed

Problem emulators

  • A-Saturn - needs a BIOS file I can't find
  • Xe - needs GTK+
  • Daphne - needs some kind of video files
    • Looking up "Daphne for dummies" may be a pleasure
  • Makaron - seems to require Xbox 360 controller
    • To use a keyboard: change "X360PAD.dll" to "MakaronKEY.dll", under "[PortA]" in "Maple.ini"
  • Gearsystem - missing component
  • SSE - doesn't detect BIOS
  • Retrocade - couldn't get it to detect roms
  • Virtua - uses nonstandard rom set

Pricing notes

  • Tax in Japan:
    • 1989-04-01 - 1997-03-31 : 3%
    • 1997-04-01 - 2014-03-31 : 5%
    • 2014-04-01 - 2019-10 : 8%
    • 2019-10 - ? : 10%
  • Microsoft Points: phased out on 2013-08-26
  • Euro: introduced 1999-01-01

Done list

NEC Retro notes

Unlicensed game reviews etc

  • Pengo (BBC Micro, H. Soft) [14]
  • Zaxxon (MSX, Electric Software) [15]
  • File:CVG UK 182.pdf, page 50
  • File:CVG UK 117.pdf, page 48
  • File:CVG UK 118.pdf, page 26
  • File:CVG UK 118.pdf, page 112
  • File:CVG UK 123.pdf, page 30
  • File:CVG UK 125.pdf, page 23
  • File:CVG UK 125.pdf, page 30
  • File:CVG UK 126.pdf, page 46
  • File:CVG UK 126.pdf, page 61
  • File:CVG UK 141.pdf, page 90
  • File:CVG UK 138.pdf, page 50
  • File:CVG UK 139.pdf, page 60
  • File:CVG UK 117.pdf, page 13
  • File:CVG UK 029.pdf, page 45
  • File:CVG UK 044.pdf, page 21