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[[Sega Retro]] admin. {{fileref|CVG UK 182.pdf|page=50}}
 
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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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* [[Cogwheel]]
 
* [[Cogwheel]]
 
* [[FreezeSMS]]
 
* [[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]]
 
* [[Yabause]] (creates files in user AppData folder)
 
* [[Yabause]] (creates files in user AppData folder)
  
 
===Problem emulators===
 
===Problem emulators===
 
* [[A-Saturn]] - needs a BIOS file I can't find
 
* [[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
  
 
==Pricing notes==
 
==Pricing notes==

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