I use linux actually haha. And yep, restarted it and it was done in under a minute. Not sure what went so wrong here, but at least it's over with now.
DATABASE CHANGES:
1) In \wiiflow\plugins_data\PCENGINECD, edit PCENGINECD.ini and change all instances of "Ranma 1/2" to be "Ranma 1-2" (lines 264-266)
1a) OPTIONAL: In Line 123, change Ginga Ojousama Yuna to Galaxy Fraulein Yuna. In Line 124, change the game title to Galaxy Fraulein Yuna 2. These games have translation patches.
2) Same directory, modify PCENGINECD.xml in the following ways:
Line 6588: Change Ranma 1/2 to Ranma 1-2
Line 6621: Change Ranma 1/2 to Ranma 1-2
Line 6653: Change Ranma 1/2 to Ranma 1-2
Line 6502: Change R-type Complete Cd to R-Type Complete CD
OPTIONAL: Lines 3430 and 3433, change the game name and title to Galaxy Fraulein Yuna
OPTIONAL: Line 3456: change the game name to Galaxy Fraulein Yuna
OPTIONAL: Line 3459: Change the title to Galaxy Fraulein Yuna 2 : The Eternal Princess
3) Added 32X Database from wiiflow.zip from 4th page of wiiflow lite database thread on gbatemp
4) In \wiiflow\plugins_data\SG1000:
In SG1000.xml, line 2234, replace Q*Bert with Q'Bert
In SG1000.ini, line 69, replace Q*Bert with Q'Bert
5) In \wiiflow\plugins_data\MASTERSYSTEM:
In MASTERSYSTEM.ini, line 142: change "Fantasy Zone - The Maze" to "Fantasy Zone - The Maze"
6) In \wiiflow\plugins_data\wonderswan:
In WONDERSWAN.ini, line 56, change game name to "Meitantei Conan - Nishi No Meitantei Saidai No Kiki!", no question mark
Line 119: delete the question mark
Line 190: change Run=dim to Run-dim
In WONDERSWAN.xml, line 1669, change game name to "Meitantei Conan - Nishi No Meitantei Saidai No Kiki!"
Line 1672, change to Meitantei Conan: Nishi no Meitantei Saidai no Kiki!?
Line 3533, change game nam to "Wuzb Produce - Street Dancer"
Line 3536, capitalize the W
Line 5513, change Run=dim to Run-dim
7) In \wiiflow\plugins_data\PCENGINE:
PCENGINE.ini: Line 119, changed Gaia no Monshou to Crest of Gaia, The
PCENGINE.xml: Line 3907, changd "Gaia no Monshou" to "Crest of Gaia, The"
Line 2910, changed Gaia no Monshou to Crest of Gaia, The
8) In \wiiflow\plugins_data\COLECOVISION:
COLECOVISION.ini: Line 74, changed "Blackjack\poker" to "Blackjack-poker"
Line 112, change Q*bert to Q'bert
Line 113, change Q*bert's Qubes to Q'bert's Qubes
COLECOVISION.xml: Line 2175, change "Ken Uston Blackjack\Poker" to "Ken Uston Blackjack-poker"
Line 3290, change "Q*bert" to "Q'bert"
Line 3319, change "Q*bert's Qubes" to "Q'bert's Qubes"
9) In \wiiflow\plugins_data\C64:
C64.ini: Line 648: appended 2D55F3F9|
Line 2321: appended 2929F6D8|
Line 8940: appended 9B622A52|
Line 2307: appended AD12CB85|
Line 8415: appended DEFFD9FB|
Line 8936: changed "Magician's Apprentice, A" to "Magician's Apprentice, A"
Line 8937: changed "Magician's Maze" to "Magician's Maze"
Line 10096: appended C3E39431|
Line 10587: changed "Olli & Lissa" to "Olli And Lissa"
Line 11266: appended EDD61DBE|
Line 11267: changed "'" to "'"
Line 13396: appended 2F1C891B|
Line 14518: appended 06A6F94C|
Line 15276: changed "They $tole" to "They Stole"
Line 15148: appended 784A8624|
Line 12825: appended 767B1C1C|
10) In \wiiflow\plugins_data\GENESIS:
GENESIS.ini: Line 1168: Deleted ? from "Where In Time Is Carmen Sandiego?"
Line 254: Change the / to a - in "Devilish / Bad Omen"
Line 259: Change the game name to "Dick Vitale's " to match the XML document
Line 465: Change game name to "Jesse 'the Body' Ventura - Wrestling Superstars"
Line 351: Appended 1A493EDB|9FEFB1AB|
(OPTIONAL) Line 583: Change game name to Mega Man - The Wily Wars
Line 618: Change "Monster World Iv 4" to "Monster World Iv"
Line 846: Appended FCB85E4A|48778ADD|
Line 904: Appended 45A851FC|9767E840| (For Sonic 3D Blast DIrector's Cut)
Line 167: Appended FABFCA58|238A9B8F|
Line 1213: Appended 0F041D2E|67C7E4C1|
Line 1105: Appended C54888BA|C25FF3F2| (Triple Play Gold Edition)
GENESIS.xml: Line 43119: Delete ? from "Where In Time Is Carmen Sandiego?"
Line 9819: Change the / to a - in "Devilish / Bad Omen"
Line 17769: Change game name to "Jesse 'the Body' Ventura - Wrestling Superstars"
Line 9003: Change title to Dahna : Goddess' Birth
Line 20365: Change title to Lord Monarch - Legendary Battle Royale
Line 22145: Change game name to "Mega Man - The Wily Wars"
Line 23396: Change game name to "Monster World Iv"
Line 3319: Change title to Record of the Bahamut War
11) In \wiiflow\plugins_data\ATARI2600:
ATARI2600.ini: Line 888, change * to -
Line 127: change / to -
Line 371: change / to -
Line 829: change / to -
Line 126: change / to -
Line 646: change / to -
Line 1001: change /s to -s
Line 1053: change /s to -s
Line 1103: change /s to -s
Line 1114: change /s to -s
Line 525: delete ?s
Line 699: change *s to .s
ATARI2600.xml: Line 23571, change * to -
Line 3423: change / to -
Line 9848: change / to -
Line 21940: change / to -
Line 3397: change / to -
Line 16894: change / to -
Line 26731: change /s to -s
Line 28167: change /s to -s
Line 29670: change /s to -s
Line 29960: change /s to -s
Line 13974: delete ?s
Line 18302: change *s to .s
Line 18305: change .s to *s
12) In \wiiflow\plugins\FDS:
FDS.ini: Line 61, change Akumajou Dracula 2 to Dracula II
Line 123: change Kid Icarus to Hikari Shinwa - Palthena no Kagami
Line 144: change Monitor Puzzle Kineko: to Monitor Puzzl Kineko -
FDS.xml: line 2044, change Akumajou Dracula 2 to Dracula II
Line 4354: change Kid Icarus to Hikari Shinwa - Palthena no Kagami
Line 5122: change Monitor Puzzle Kineko: to Monitor Puzzl Kineko -
13) In \wiiflow\plugins\INTELLIVISION:
INTELLIVISION.ini: Line 117, change Q*bert to Q-bert
INTELLIVISION.xml: Line 3089, change Q*bert to Q-bert
14) In \wiiflow\plugins\GB:
GB.ini: Line 140, change / to -
Line 997: change / to -
Line 741: change : to -
Line 493: append 115B99F2|630193E8| to the CRC listings for Kaeru No Tame Ni Kane Wa Naru
Line 1244: delete ?
Line 1269: append 5EBFD96A|4F3340E3| to CRC listings for X
Line 847: append 5B4CDEBB|51340573|0911161B|9D7D7884| to CRC listings for Pokemon Green
Line 819: append 8E0BC0FB|B61908C3| to CRC listings for Picross 2
Line 338: append DB6F5930|278DFE31| to CRC listings for Makai Mura Gaiden - The Demon Darkness (Gargoyle's Quest II)
GB.xml: Line 4454, change / to -
Line 28440: change / to -
Line 21388: change : to -
Line 14440: change title to For The Frog The Bell Tolls
Line 35321: delete ?
15) In \wiiflow\plugins\SNES:
SNES.ini: Lines 1107-1111: change /s to -s
Line 1098: change * to -
Line 411: change / to -
Line 1706: remove ?
Line 1768: remove space and ?
Line 135: change Blackhawk to Blackthorne
Line 380: append FF353940|0C30EB26| (Famicom Detective Club Part II)
Line 408: append D02AEABF|145C1E1F| (Fire Emblem Thracia 776)
Line 447: append 3DB2E07A|D10F1650| (Goemon 2)
Line 448: append 42B1F0DF|EFE30643| (Goemon 3)
Line 1116: append FE117C8F|25E375E1| (Record of Lodoss War)
Line 1190: append FE9C5067|DFB821E4| (Trials of Mana)
Line 1150: append EB046820|250553B9| (Treasure of the Rudras)
...and then i ran a python script to append the zipped CRCs for any rom CRCs it found in the database. That worked successfully!
I then added more things via the zip script, might have made a few more manual changes, and in particular, removed the CRCs for Street Fighter ROMhacks from the database entry for Street Fighter II.
Removed CRCs for Super Metroid Redesign from Super Metroid's entry.
SNES.xml: Line 41234, 41273, 41316, 41364, 41401: change / to -
Line 40918: change * to -
Line 63270: remove ?
Line 63270: change title to Hey Punk! Are You Tuff E Nuff?
Line 65546: change game name to "Where In Time Is Carmen Sandiego"
Line 11942: change game name to "Dragon Quest III - Soshite Densetsu e..."
Line 14094: change 2 to II
Line 11982: change game name to "Dragon Quest V - Tenkuu no Hanayome"
Line 43247: change game name to "Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon R"
Line 8946: change game name to "Cybernator"
Line 10578: change game name to "Do-Re-Mi Fantasy - Milon no Dokidoki Daibouken"
Line 11646: change game name to "Dragon Ball Z - Super Saiya Densetsu"
Line 12020: change game name to "Dragon Quest VI - Maboroshi no Daichi"
Line 14029: change game name to "Exhaust Heat"
Line 14094: change game name to "F1 ROC II - Race of Champions"
Line 33404: change game name to "Mystic Quest Legend"
Line 18461: change game name to "Ganpuru - Gunman's Proof"
Line 18155: change 2 to II
Line 14911: change III to VI
Line 14908: change 6 to III
Line 14870: change II to IV
Line 14867: change 4 to II
Line 14963: change 5 to V
Line 18420: change game name to "GunForce - Battle Fire Engulfed Terror Island"
Line 21220: remove , The
Line 60110: remove , The
Line 23297: change game name to "Jim Lee's WildC.A.T.S - Covert-Action-Teams"
Line 10547: change - to :
Line 10544: change game name to "Mickey to Donald - Magical Adventure 3"
Line 46844: change game name to "Smart Ball"
Line 49310: change game name to "Street Sports - Jammit"
Line 59527: change game name to "Duel, The - Test Drive II"
Line 59641: change game name to "Flintstones - The Treasure of Sierra Madrock, The" (extra space)
Line 44359: change title to Trials of Mana
Line 42856: change title to Treasure of the Rudras
Line 18155: change title to "GP-1 - Part II"
Line 6545: swap name with line 6548
Anglicized a few more game names for English language. I stopped keeping track, sorry.
Line 15254: change title to Fire Emblem - Mystery of the Emblem
Line 15295: change title to Fire Emblem - Genealogy of the Holy War
16) In \wiiflow\plugins_data\GBA:
GBA.ini: I ran a python script on GBA.ini to add a buncha zipped CRCs to the database, according to if the unzipped CRC was found.
Line 911: change / to -
Line 1195: appended 8A850DA7|E4F5EE71| to CRC listings for Oriental Blue
Line 1348: appended 0A7D0372|D41E6288| to CRC listings for Rockman EXE 4.5 Real Operation
GBA.xml: Line 23485: change / to -
Line 14777: change title to Fire Emblem : The Blazing Blade
Line 14812: change title to Fire Emblem : The Binding Blade
Line 14813: change game name to Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade
Line 34980: change title to Mega Man Battle Network 4.5 Real Operation
17) In \wiiflow\plugins_data\NES:
I ran a python script on NES.ini to add a buncha zipped CRCs to the database, according to if the unzipped CRC was found.
Line 64: change : to -
Line 1776: delete ?
Line 1774: delete ?
Line 1775: delete ?
Line 1445: change / to -
Line 1421: change / to -
Line 1231: delete :
Line 1564: change /s to -s
Line 1565: change / to -
Line 1566: change /s to -s
Line 715: change : to -
Line 933: delete :
Line 1179: change : to -
Line 1294: change * to '
Line 1197: removed extra space between Pac-Man and Tengen
Line 1638: removed extra space between T2 and Terminator
Line 1787: changed & to and
After line 1033, add new line: Rockman 4 Minus Infinity=1318AB|A2A63039|20BBF1D5|
NES.xml: Line 2097: change : to -
Line 54743: delete ?
Line 54676: delete ?
Line 54705: delete ?
Line 44626: change / to -
Line 43963: change / to -
Line 38504: delete :
Line 48201: change /s to -s
Line 48236: change / to -
Line 48269: change /s to -s
Line 22742: change : to -
Line 29487: delete :
Line 36974: change : to -
Line 3293: change game name to "Astérix"
Line 40187: change * to '
Line 55107: change & to and
End of file, added new entry for Rockman 4 Minus Infinity
18) In \wiiflow\plugins_data\ATARI5200:
ATARI5200.ini: Line 71, change * to '
ATARI5200.xml: Line 2100, change * to '
19) In \wiiflow\plugins_data\GBC:
GBC.ini:
Added new line after 804: "Pokemon Picross=82597A|55C5FE03|4FBB13C6|F72CFA3D|40CF25CE|CF647F4B|1F7CBF7D|"
Added new line after 1038: "Super JetPak DX=82801A|22DEF6F9|9B746362|"
Line 796: append B45CCCCD|7D527D62| to CRC listings for Pokemon Yellow
Line 802: append D880DFC1|F2EC3916| to CRC listings for Pokemon TCG 2
Line 607: append 007B4804|2A28E081| to CRC listings for Megaten Gaiden - Last Bible II
Line 1054: append 5C55B58C|97DD7776| to CRC listings for Survival Kids II
GBC.xml: line 19972: change title to Pokémon TCG 2 : The Invasion of Team GR
Added lines towards end of file: entries for Pokemon Picross and SuperJetPak DX
Then i made a few more changes that ammounted to i dont remember, sorry.
20) In \wiiflow\plugins_data\DOS:
DOS.ini: added line "Doukutsu=158387|C5A2A3F6|" after Doublelink
renamed Ultima VII part 1 to "blackgate"
renamed Ultima VII part 2 to "serpentisle"
added line: Alien Breed Obliteration=190001|
added line: Bermuda Syndrome=190002|
added line: Hydra Castle Labyrinth=190003|
added line: Giana's Return=190004|
added lines for Quake II (baseq2), Quake II the reckoning (xatrix), quake II Ground Zero (rogue), Road Fighter, KoF FoC
Renamed entries for "Rogue" and "Rogue Clone" to "R0gue" and "R0gue Clone" to distinguish it from quake ii ground zero.
Made these changes to the XML as well, and to snapshots.
DOS.xml: added entry for cave story.
renamed game name for Ultima VII part 1 to "blackgate"
renamed game name for Ultima VII part 2 to "serpentisle"
added entry for Alien Breed Obliteration
added entry for Bermuda Syndrome
added entry for Hydra Castle Labyrinth
added entry for Giana's Return
21) In \wiiflow\plugins_data\PCFX:
in PCFX.ini: added CRCs for my cue files.
in PCFX.xml: fixed a couple typos in Tyoushin Heiki Zeroigar and Vajra Fight
22) In \wiiflow\plugins_data\AMSTRAD:
in AMSTRAD.ini: Line 798, change Colosseus to Colosseum
Line 1852: fixed what looks like a cut-paste error within the line
in AMSTRAD.xml: Lines 21877 and 21880: change Colosseus to Colosseum
SNAPSHOTS CHANGES:
1. UNDER \wiiflow\snapshots\PCENGINECD:
Renamed 14542.png to "Ranma 1-2 - Datou Ganso Musabetsu Kakutou-ryuu!.png"
Renamed 14570.png to "Ranma 1-2.png"
Renamed 14575.png to "Ranma 1-2 - Toraware No Hanayome"
Renamed 119203.png to "Fausseté Amour.png"
2. ADDED SNAPSHOTS MYSELF: "Galaxy Fraulein Yuna.png" and "Galaxy Fraulein Yuna 2.png"
3. Added PS1 snapshots from thread i found
4. Added 32X Snapshots from same place as #3 above
5. In \wiiflow\snapshots\SG1000, change Q_bert.png to Q'bert.png
6. In \wiiflow\snapshots\MASTERSYSTEM\:
Renamed 769.png to "Astérix.png"
Renamed 795.png to "Astérix And The Great Rescue.png"
Renamed 812.png to "Astérix And The Secret Mission.png"
Renamed 18487.png to "Game Box Série Corridas.png"
Renamed 18490.png to "Game Box Série Lutas.png"
Renamed 18506.png to "Mônica No Castelo Do Dragão.png"
Renamed 18525.png to "Sítio Do Picapau Amarelo.png"
Renamed 18539.png to "Turma Da Mônica Em - O Resgate.png"
Renamed 115799.png to "Felipe Em Ação.png"
Renamed "Fantasy Zone - The Maze.png" to "Fantasy Zone - The Maze.png"
7. In \wiiflow\snapshots\GAMEGEAR:
Renamed 12890.png to "Astérix And The Great Rescue.png"
Renamed 12936.png to "Astérix And The Secret Mission.png"
8. In \wiiflow\snapshots\WONDERSWAN:
Renamed 38508.png to "Meitantei Conan - Nishi No Meitantei Saidai No Kiki!.png"
Renamed 38531.png to "Wuzb Produce - Street Dancer"
Renamed "Run=dim - Return To Earth.png" to "Run-dim - Return To Earth.png"
9. In \wiiflow\snapshots\AMSTRAD:
Added "Enforcer, The.png" and "Tennis Cup 2.png"
10. In \wiiflow\snapshots\PCENGINE:
Renamed "Gaia no Monshou.png" to "Crest of Gaia, The.png"
11. In \wiiflow\snapshots\COLECOVISION:
Renamed 38111.png to "Ken Uston Blackjack-poker.png"
Renamed "Q_bert.png" to "Q'bert.png"
Renamed "Q'bert's Qubes.png" to "Q'bert's Qubes.png"
12. In \wiiflow\snapshots\GENESIS:
Renamed 86.png to "Astérix And The Great Rescue.png"
Renamed 276.png to "Where In Time Is Carmen Sandiego.png"
Renamed 409.png to "Devilish - Bad Omen.png"
Renamed 1047.png to "Dick Vitale's .png"
Renamed 125754.png to "Pokémon Crazy Drummer.png"
Renamed 125756.png to "Pokémon Stadium.png"
Renamed 155396.png to "Jesse 'the Body' Ventura - Wrestling Superstars.png"
Renamed "Rockman Mega World.png" to "Mega Man - The Wily Wars.png"
Renamed "Monster World Iv 4.png" to "Monster World Iv.png"
13. In \wiiflow\snapshots\VG5000:
Renamed "Tortues - Turtles.png" to "Tortues.png"
14. In \wiiflow\snapshots\ATARI2600:
Renamed "Q_bert's Qubes.png" to "Q-bert's Qubes.png"
Renamed 14135.png to "Pelé's Soccer.png"
Renamed 37679.png to "Bachelorette Party-burning Desire.png"
Renamed 51207.png to "Dishaster - Dancing Plate.png"
Renamed 59484.png to "Phantom 2 - Pirate.png"
Renamed 87701.png to "Bachelor Party-gigolo.png"
Renamed 87780.png to "Jungle Fever-knight On The Town"
Renamed 88029.png to "Smash Hit Pak - Frogger - Stampede - Seaquest - Boxing - Skiing.png"
Renamed 88035.png to "Sports Action Pak - Enduro - Ice Hockey - Fishing Derby - Dragster.png"
Renamed 88036.png to "Super Action Pak - Pitfall - Grand Prix - Laser Blast - Barnstorming.png"
Renamed 88037.png to "Super Hit Pak - River Raid - Grand Prix - Fishing Derby - Sky Jinks - Checkers.png"
Renamed 103386.png to "Going-up.png"
Renamed "M_a_s_h.png" to "M.A.S.h.png"
15. In \wiiflow\snapshots\FDS:
Renamed 88219.png to "Monitor Puzzl Kineko - Kinetic Connection.png"
Renamed "Akumajou Dracula 2 - Noroi No Fuuin.png" to "Dracula II - Noroi No Fuuin.png"
Renamed "Kid Icarus.png" to "Hikari Shinwa - Palthena no Kagami.png"
16. In \wiiflow\snapshots\INTELLIVISION:
Renamed "Q_bert.png" to "Q-bert.png"
17. In \wiiflow\snapshots\GAMEBOY:
Renamed 3054.png to "Astérix.png"
Renamed 3009.png to "Astérix And Obélix.png"
Renamed 65232.png to "Buster Bros. - Pang.png"
Renamed 69850.png to "Pokémon Green Version.png"
Renamed 69972.png to "Pokémon Blue Version.png"
Renamed 69990.png to "Pokémon Red Version.png"
Renamed 70017.png to "Pokémon Yellow - Special Pikachu Edition.png"
Renamed 70482.png to "Soccer - Football International.png"
Added "Who Framed Roger Rabbit.png"
18. In \wiiflow\snapshots\SNES:
Renamed 2192.png to "Astérix And Obélix.png"
Renamed 2195.png to "Astérix.png"
Renamed 2239.png to "Ranma 1-2 - Hard Battle.png"
Renamed 19170.png to "Ranma 1-2 - Chougi Ranbu Hen.png"
Renamed 2570.png to "Ranma 1-2 - Akanekodan Teki Hihou.png"
Renamed 2497.png to "Ranma 1-2 - Neighborhood Combat.png"
Renamed 2473.png to "Ranma 1-2 - Ougi Jaanken.png"
Renamed "Q_bert 3.png" to "Q-bert 3.png"
Renamed 2277.png to "Fire Emblem - Monshô No Nazo.png"
Renamed 2321.png to "Super Swiv - Firepower 2000.png"
Renamed 2443.png to "Aero Fighters - Sonic Wings.png"
Renamed 2593.png to "Val D'isère Championship.png"
Renamed 2619.png to "Albert Odyssey 2 - Jashin No Taidô.png"
Renamed 2740.png to "Gintama Oyakata No Jissen Pachinko Hisshôhô.png"
Remamed 2787.png to "Super Robot Wars Gaiden - Masô Kishin - The Lord Of Elemental.png"
Renamed 19076.png to "Hey Punk! Are You Tuff E Nuff.png"
Renamed 19196.png to "Star Fox - Starwing.png"
Renamed 78584.png to "Where In Time Is Carmen Sandiego.png"
Renamed "Blackhawk.png" to "Blackthorne.png"
19. In \wiiflow\snapshots\GBA:
Renamed 3805.png to "Harry Potter Et L'ordre Du Phénix.png"
Renamed 3817.png to "Astérix And Obélix Xxl.png"
Renamed 3861.png to "Avatar - Le Dernier Maître De L'air.png"
Renamed 3890.png to "Titeuf - Méga Compet'.png"
Renamed 3906.png to "Avatar - Le Dernier Maître De L'air - Le Royaume De La Terre En Feu.png"
Renamed 3913.png to "Astérix And Obélix - Paf ! Par Toutatis !.png"
Renamed 4089.png to "Frère Des Ours.png"
Renamed 4127.png to "Buffy Contre Les Vampires - La Colère De Darkhul.png"
Renamed 4281.png to "Le Monde De Némo - L'aventure Continue.png"
Renamed 4321.png to "Disney Princesses - Aventures Enchantées.png"
Renamed 4352.png to "Léa Passion Vétérinaire.png"
Renamed 4383.png to "Fievel Et Le Trésor Perdu.png"
Renamed 4440.png to "Hello Kitty - C'est La Fête !.png"
Renamed 4523.png to "Razbitume ! Restez Branchés !.png"
Renamed 84406.png to "Pokémon Emerald Version.png"
Renamed 84408.png to "Pokémon Firered Version.png"
Renamed 84802.png to "Disney's The Lion King 1 1-2.png"
Renamed 141788.png to "Pokémon - Chaos Black (hack).png"
Renamed 143468.png to "Pokémon Hard-fire.png"
Renamed 143470.png to "Pokémon Version Éclat Pourpre.png"
Renamed 143546.png to "Pokémon Silver Moon.png"
20. In \wiiflow\snapshots\NES:
Renamed 1272.png to "Chevaliers Du Zodiaque - La Légende D'or ,Les.png"
Renamed 1331.png to "Astérix.png"
Renamed 1489.png to "Akumajou Special - Boku Dracula-kun.png"
Renamed 1580.png to "Shufflepuck Café.png"
Renamed 1657.png to "Who Framed Roger Rabbit.png"
Renamed 1687.png to "Where In Time Is Carmen Sandiego.png"
Renamed 1961.png to "Where's Waldo.png"
Renamed 18754.png to "Short Order-eggsplode.png"
Renamed 18856.png to "Sesame Street 1 2 3-a B C.png"
Renamed 87628.png to "Photon The Ultimate Game on Planet Earth.png"
Renamed 94350.png to "Super Mario Bros. - Duck Hunt.png"
Renamed 94351.png to "Super Mario Bros. - Duck Hunt - World Class Track Meet.png"
Renamed 94352.png to "Super Mario Bros. - Tetris - Nintendo World Cup.png"
Renamed 129430.png to "Hidden Chinese Chess - An Qi.png"
Renamed 173095.png to "Legend of Zelda, The Time Crisis, Fall of the Moon.png"
Renamed 189446.png to "Oeka Kids - Anpanman to Oekaki Shiyou!!.png"
Renamed "Q_bert.png" to "Q'bert.png"
Renamed "Pac-man (tengen).png" to "Pac-man (tengen).png"
Renamed "T2 Terminator 2 - Judgment Day.png" to "T2 Terminator 2 - Judgment Day.png"
Renamed "Wizards & Warriors.png" to "Wizards and Warriors.png"
Added "Rockman 4 Minus Infinity.png"
Added "Study Hall.png"
Added "Ultimate Frogger Championship.png"
21. In \wiiflow\snapshots\5200:
Renamed "Q_bert.png" to "Q'bert.png"
22. In \wiiflow\snapshots\GBC:
Added "Pokemon Picross.png"
Added "Super JetPak DX.png"
Renamed 37036.png to "Astérix - Sur La Trace D'idéfix.png"
Renamed 142834.png to "Pokémon Red Color Hack Gen 2 Graphics.png"
Renamed 142835.png to "Pokémon Red Vanilla Color Hack.png"
Renamed 142836.png to "Pokémon Blue Vanilla Color Hack.png"
Replace "Pokemon Card Gb2 - Gr Dan Sanjou!.png" with an english snapshot
23. In \wiiflow\snapshots\DOS:
added "Alien Breed Obliteration.png"
added "doukutsu.png"
added "hexen ii.png"
added "bermuda syndrome.png"
added "heart of darkness.png"
added "giana's return.png"
added "hydra castle labyrinth.png"
24. In \wiiflow\snapshots\ZX:
Duplicated avalon.png and renamed to "Legend of Avalon, The.png"
25. In \wiiflow\snapshots\PCFX:
added "Der Langrisser fx.png"
added "Last Imperial Prince.png"
added "Farland Story.png"
added "Fire Woman - Matoi-gumi.png"
added "Kishin Douji Zenki Fx Vajura Fight.png"
added "Tyoushin Heiki Zeroigar.png"
added "Tengai Makyu Karakuri Kakutouden.png"
26. In \wiiflow\snapshots\PS1:
Pulled a bunch of snapshots from the thread
added "I.q. - intelligent qube.png"
added "Marvel Vs. Capcom - Clash Of The Super Heroes.png"
added "legend of mana.png"
added "klonoa - door to phantomile.png"
27. In \wiiflow\snapshots\AMSTRAD:
renamed "Colosseus.png" to "Colosseum.png"
CARTDISK CHANGES
1. Added 32X files. DID NOT RENAME DIRECTORY.
2. In \wiiflow\snapshots\SG1000, change Q_bert_2D.png to Q'bert_2D.png
I haven't had any problems with the accented characters. As for the differences between like Q'Bert or Q-Bert... yeah i guess i was inconsistent with that, thinking "it doesn't really matter than much"... i think it was based on what ROMs i already had for that console and what they were already named?Thanks. I haven't really checked yet, just a quick glance.
Not sure why you renamed Q*Bert to Q'Bert in some platforms. It seems the game's name is more Q*Bert or Q-Bert.
A bit reluctant about accented characters in filenames and in general. Maybe it's just me, and despite being present in my native language but it used to be less easy to manipulate.
All in all, it seems good. Any help welcome to check your update.
Thanks. But once again the database is invalid. Please people, it's nice to help but try to be more careful.I created snapshots, cart_disk and database for AMSTRAD_GX4000
AMSTRAD_GX4000 [cart_disk]
https://mega.nz/file/IGZmiJBY#6x3S5spXfKvZ8P9vhQEIYLx7baNyyDiaqpcvqz1DXRQ
AMSTRAD_GX4000 [snapshots]
https://mega.nz/file/8DxkmTqJ#jh441rNL8CNLoO6V5gBTJ5HKaMO93ICdMNkab-rlkrs
AMSTRAD_GX4000 [Database]
https://mega.nz/file/JWBWEDxR#HxZ_M6PoJuKrNXxkHN5A3ZXePLqGRiZh0KQaxjHkOXE
Indeed, there are standards for a long time or else preservation would be a big mess. Well, the fact there are still at least 2 main filenaming is problematic.I'll be honest i'm not super familiar with TOSEC and No-Intro conventions, like i know they exist, but i haven't familiarized myself with them. I do appreciate a good Standard though, but unfortunately while working i'm kinda just inconsistent. I know these lists are also meant to potentially match filenames too and i've used that functionality. I might go in and try to make the QBerts consistent. It'd be interesting if there was an ability to sign multiple names to a given gameID.
As for the snapshots being named after gameIDs, they actually were only partially named such, only including the number up until any As. As far as i could tell, even with full six character gameIDs as png names, that wasn't enough for WiiFlow to attach the snapshot to the game. Feel free to make changes for consistency purposes and post them obviously. I might consider cleaning up sometime, too, but the biggest problem for me would be *picking* a standard to stick to, since the provenance of my files are a bit scattered.
Plus like i said there's still the possibility of illegal filenam characters still existing in the database. My biggest concern is whether a) I can work with the filenames on my computer (which is Windows 10), and b) whether the Wii can handle them. I'm genuinely not familiar with cross-platform standards or anything. I am familiar with some of the old filename standards like not including spaces.
(incidentally, is there a reason why gameIDs i've come across only seem to have A as the only alphabetic character in them? In my own gameIDs i've generated i simply haven't cared and have been fine using the other hexadecimal characters. I'm unfamiliar with the standards that were used to generate the gameIDs of any arbtrary console in the first place, so insight would be helpful).
" "
' '
< <
> >
& &
you take care of it, or when I get home I correct itThanks. But once again the database is invalid. Please people, it's nice to help but try to be more careful.
How to check xml validity:
- The quick way but not very informative : open xml file in Firefox or any web browser.
- With xml tools (recommended) :
* xmllint
xmllint AMSTRAD_GX4000.xml
* XMLStarlet
xmlstarlet val -e -s AMSTRAD_GX4000.xml
See the output:
AMSTRAD_GX4000.xml:2226: parser error : Opening and ending tag mismatch: developer line 2215 and game
</game>
^
AMSTRAD_GX4000.xml:2896: parser error : xmlParseEntityRef: no name
<game name="Crafton & Xunk">
^
AMSTRAD_GX4000.xml:2899: parser error : xmlParseEntityRef: no name
<title>Crafton & Xunk</title>
^
AMSTRAD_GX4000.xml:3092: parser error : Opening and ending tag mismatch: synopsis line 2215 and title
<synopsis>Cybernoid : The Fighting Machine</title>
^
AMSTRAD_GX4000.xml:3315: parser error : Input is not proper UTF-8, indicate encoding !
Bytes: 0x92 0x65 0x6D 0x20
The Dawn of Kernel is a flip-screen shoot�em up requiring skill and reflexes to
^
AMSTRAD_GX4000.xml:3482: parser error : Opening and ending tag mismatch: game line 2215 and genre
</genre>
^
AMSTRAD_GX4000.xml:3660: parser error : Opening and ending tag mismatch: locale line 2215 and synopsis
</synopsis>
^
AMSTRAD_GX4000.xml:3661: parser error : Opening and ending tag mismatch: game line 2215 and locale
</locale>
^
AMSTRAD_GX4000.xml:3673: parser error : Opening and ending tag mismatch: datafile line 2215 and game
</game>
^
AMSTRAD_GX4000.xml:3674: parser error : Extra content at the end of the document
<game name="Double Dragon II - The Revenge">
^
this is great, thank you fore the feedback!Thanks. But once again the database is invalid. Please people, it's nice to help but try to be more careful.
How to check xml validity:
- The quick way but not very informative : open xml file in Firefox or any web browser.
- With xml tools (recommended) :
* xmllint
xmllint AMSTRAD_GX4000.xml
* XMLStarlet
xmlstarlet val -e -s AMSTRAD_GX4000.xml
See the output:
AMSTRAD_GX4000.xml:2226: parser error : Opening and ending tag mismatch: developer line 2215 and game
</game>
^
AMSTRAD_GX4000.xml:2896: parser error : xmlParseEntityRef: no name
<game name="Crafton & Xunk">
^
AMSTRAD_GX4000.xml:2899: parser error : xmlParseEntityRef: no name
<title>Crafton & Xunk</title>
^
AMSTRAD_GX4000.xml:3092: parser error : Opening and ending tag mismatch: synopsis line 2215 and title
<synopsis>Cybernoid : The Fighting Machine</title>
^
AMSTRAD_GX4000.xml:3315: parser error : Input is not proper UTF-8, indicate encoding !
Bytes: 0x92 0x65 0x6D 0x20
The Dawn of Kernel is a flip-screen shoot�em up requiring skill and reflexes to
^
AMSTRAD_GX4000.xml:3482: parser error : Opening and ending tag mismatch: game line 2215 and genre
</genre>
^
AMSTRAD_GX4000.xml:3660: parser error : Opening and ending tag mismatch: locale line 2215 and synopsis
</synopsis>
^
AMSTRAD_GX4000.xml:3661: parser error : Opening and ending tag mismatch: game line 2215 and locale
</locale>
^
AMSTRAD_GX4000.xml:3673: parser error : Opening and ending tag mismatch: datafile line 2215 and game
</game>
^
AMSTRAD_GX4000.xml:3674: parser error : Extra content at the end of the document
<game name="Double Dragon II - The Revenge">
^
Indeed, there are standards for a long time or else preservation would be a big mess. Well, the fact there are still at least 2 main filenaming is problematic.
And there's also the file's signature. Here for performance among other reasons, crcs and 'serial' headers for CD roms. Others rom managers are using md5 and sha1 now. Serials have been used for Snes too but off course it doesn't always work without a header in rom.
Anyway, as said the convention for filenaming used here is No-Intro(minus country flags etc) when possible. It covers most of the known 8/16 bits consoles.
For CD based, it's more complicated. Tosec was used but quite incomplete(seems better now). Redump is a reference nowadays.
For less known consoles and some computers it can be anything. Dedicated websites or whatever...
The main source was screenscraper.fr but a dozen of other databases too.
Regarding illegal characters. 2 main concerns. The OS and the filesystem.
Windows:
<>:"/\|?*
Unix:
/
There are also reserved names and other specifities on Windows(might also depend on version). No idea about Mac possible peculiarity. The Wii is Unix like.
cf. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/naming-a-file
The filesystem may have restrictions too. The most common here is fat32. No case sensitivity for example.
The GameID is screenscraper.fr filled with A letters. I've made it this way to have a fixed length string. Filling with A letter was post data creation and I forgot to rename the images.
Perhaps the initial commit may have helped to understand how this stuff work:
https://github.com/Wiimpathy/WiiFlow_Lite/commit/09525023a268a3bb3dfd2df2ad3c75da442039ab
The snaphots/carts must be named with the <game name= value found in xml or with the full GameID. The <title> isn't used and that's why you must be very careful when you rename the game name in xml. Not sure why some of your images don't appear. Can you give example?
Here are a few remarks about data changes:
C64D
=====
C64D.xml is invalid. The & character in <title>Zeros & Ones</title>.
It's not really an issue in WiiFlow but it's best to have clean files. You have to escape this character. Main escaped characters :
WiiFlow will translate them back again.Code:" " ' ' < < > > & &
SUPERNES
=========
- Flintstones - The Treasure of Sierra Madrock, The --> Flintstones, The - The Treasure of Sierra Madrock (No-Intro name in .ini and .xml)
- Captain Tsubasa 3 - Koutei no Chousen --> Captain Tsubasa III - Koutei no Chousen
- F1 ROC II - Race of Champions --> F1-ROC II - Race of Champions
- Trials of Mana --> Seiken Densetsu 3 (officially never released in SuperNes era. Seiken Densetsu 3 was japanese exclusive. But the Press before US cancel was talking of Secret of Mana 2. Later with the fan translations it was also called that way with original jap name as subtitle. Trials of Mana only came recently for the Switch)
I haven't checked more than that. At this point, filling the data with script or manually should at least refer to the No-Intro dats if possible.
https://github.com/libretro/libretro-database/tree/master/metadat/no-intro
By the way, the platform.ini file isn't up to date. It doesn't contain AMSTRAD_GX4000 for example. I completely lost rack of it but it seems the latest one can be found here:
https://gbatemp.net/threads/the-great-quest-for-wiiflow-plugins-tm-a-call-for-adventurers.563575/
Pfiou, sorry for this long post.
not an issue i seek help for, but pointing out this amusing date error i spotted while going through 9.1:
View attachment 306075
settledThanks. But once again the database is invalid. Please people, it's nice to help but try to be more careful.
How to check xml validity:
- The quick way but not very informative : open xml file in Firefox or any web browser.
- With xml tools (recommended) :
* xmllint
xmllint AMSTRAD_GX4000.xml
* XMLStarlet
xmlstarlet val -e -s AMSTRAD_GX4000.xml
See the output:
AMSTRAD_GX4000.xml:2226: parser error : Opening and ending tag mismatch: developer line 2215 and game
</game>
^
AMSTRAD_GX4000.xml:2896: parser error : xmlParseEntityRef: no name
<game name="Crafton & Xunk">
^
AMSTRAD_GX4000.xml:2899: parser error : xmlParseEntityRef: no name
<title>Crafton & Xunk</title>
^
AMSTRAD_GX4000.xml:3092: parser error : Opening and ending tag mismatch: synopsis line 2215 and title
<synopsis>Cybernoid : The Fighting Machine</title>
^
AMSTRAD_GX4000.xml:3315: parser error : Input is not proper UTF-8, indicate encoding !
Bytes: 0x92 0x65 0x6D 0x20
The Dawn of Kernel is a flip-screen shoot�em up requiring skill and reflexes to
^
AMSTRAD_GX4000.xml:3482: parser error : Opening and ending tag mismatch: game line 2215 and genre
</genre>
^
AMSTRAD_GX4000.xml:3660: parser error : Opening and ending tag mismatch: locale line 2215 and synopsis
</synopsis>
^
AMSTRAD_GX4000.xml:3661: parser error : Opening and ending tag mismatch: game line 2215 and locale
</locale>
^
AMSTRAD_GX4000.xml:3673: parser error : Opening and ending tag mismatch: datafile line 2215 and game
</game>
^
AMSTRAD_GX4000.xml:3674: parser error : Extra content at the end of the document
<game name="Double Dragon II - The Revenge">
^