Bladexdsl said:
i'd need a complete list of stable (no nukes) vc/ww releases out so far. the list needs to include all the stuff to add them like number, size etc cos i don't know any of them. i'm pretty much online 24/7 as it's my job.
WiiWare releases are up to date it's only the Virtual Console releases you need to worry about, start off by using
this to see which games should be posted next.
Taken from a previous post of mine:
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Here are some helpful links for if anyone feels up to taking the challenge:
This is where I get my boxarts for the VC releases from, it has next to all the boxarts you will need when posting the releases -
http://vc.nintendolife.com/covers. If you can't find the boxart there have a quick look for it on Google and if still no luck leave it blank and I shall have a dig round myself for it.
For NFOs
ABGX's Virtual Console section and
Ludibria
ABGX for the data in general such as directory name, file name, rars etc.
Here is another segment taken from a previous post of mine, I have updated it slightly to reflect upon the latest release:
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This is the list I use to check what game should be posted next -
http://www.abgx.net/wiivc_releases_date.txt
A simple way to do it is to search for the directory name of the last release, in this case Zombies At My Neighbours is the latest release for Virtual Console in GBAtemps database so we search the directory name of that release which would be Zombies.Ate.My.Neighbors.PAL.VC.SNES.Wii-OneUp, so ctrl+f and search for it then start scrolling upwards and posting the releases, make sure you avoid certain releases such as:
Buster_Bros_NTSC_RF_TG16-CD.
iNJECT_iNTERNAL_VC_Wii-0RANGECHiCKEN
Xevious.VC.FC.JPN.
PROPER.Wii-PLAY-SKiLL
Blaster.Master.USA.
DiRFiX.VC.NES.Wii-OneUp
Neutopia.USA.
REPACK.VC.TG16.Wii-OneUp
[NUKED] R.Type.II.VC.PCE.JPN.Wii-PLAY-SKiLL
PROPER/REPACK/NUKED/DiRFIX/iNTERNAL/iNJECTs etc should all be avoided posting, there are probably more that fall into this category but I can't seem to find or think of any at the moment. The next release to be posted would end up being Xevious.VC.Arcade.JPN.Wii-PLAY-SKiLL as it is the next release which isn't a repack/fix/crack/internal of some sort.
So to summarize, you only need to post
clean releases. E.g. Xevious.VC.Arcade.JPN.Wii-PLAY-SKiLL is a clean release, as it has no extra tags in the DiR name whereas Xevious.VC.FC.JPN.
PROPER.Wii-PLAY-SKiLL is not a clean version as it has the proper tag. If you are unsure of anything just send me over a PM or reply here and I will try to get back to you as soon as possible, this wasn't the most detailed answer but I can't seem to think of anything else to elaborate on it at the moment.
Here's a quick image guide:
Step 1) Find the latest VC release in the GBAtemp databse.
As you can see the latest release is Zombies Ate My Neighbors, VC #0854 - Zombies Ate My Neighbors (Europe), look below the Game name and you shall see the Directory name, the directory name for this release is: Zombies.Ate.My.Neighbors.PAL.VC.SNES.Wii-OneUp
Step 2) Navigate your browser to
http://www.abgx.net/wiivc_releases_date.txt and Ctrl+f to search for the directory name:
It should highlight the release. Look up for the next
clean release, as you can see there are a few iNJECT_iNTERNAL_VC_Wii-0RANGECHiCKEN releases, as they are not clean releases you should just avoid them completely, the next clean release is Xevious.VC.Arcade.JPN.Wii-PLAY-SKiLL so highlight it, then navigate your browser to
http://www.abgx.net/filename/?ch=12, this is the Virtual Console section of ABGX. Enter in the search field the name of the next release, Xevious.VC.Arcade.JPN.Wii-PLAY-SKiLL. Make sure you search by folder.
Step 3) Once you have completed the search the screen will look like this:
This screen has all the neccessary data needed for posting the scene release, apart from the release number, as GBAtemp uses their own release list. The next game number should simply be the next number, e.g. VC
#0854 - Zombies Ate My Neighbors (Europe) is the last release, this release will be
#0855.
First of all you have the releas group "PLAY-SKiLL", you have the filename: "ps-e7hj", you have the region in the directory name (aswell as the release group) Xevious.VC.Arcade.
JPN.Wii-PLAY-SKiLL or "NTSC-J" as ABGX points out. You also have the amount of rars, "3x5" this is 3 x 5MB. Finally you have a link to the NFO file in the form of a image of a piece of paper with lines on it. Click it. You will be directed to the page with the NFO.
Step 4) You will then see in front of you the NFO of the file you searched, along with the option to download it.
Download it. You will need to upload this later.
Step 5) Finding the Boxart. Navigate to
http://vc.nintendolife.com/covers and search for the corresponding cover, we need to ctrl+f for Xevious.VC.Arcade, although searching for the dir name will not work, we will need to simplify it down a bit and search for Xevious, once you have searched for it, it should take you straight to it.
As you can see Xevious is highlighted and you can see the boxart. Click on it. You will be directed to the page where you can download the picture.
Step 6) Saving the boxart. Right-click on the main file and save it, preferably renaming it to a more convenient name such as Xevious.VC.Arcade.JPN.Wii-PLAY-SKiLL, that's what I named it to for convenience, if two files in the database have the same image filename, one will overwrite the other etc.
Once you have saved the file we can start on the posting of the release.
Step 7) Getting into the RMC (Release Management Centre)
Direct yourself to the GBAtemp portal, and along the side you will see submit scene release, click it.
You will then be directed to the Release Management Center.
It should look like this, not everything will be bolded for you as it is for me though. You need to click on Add a new release under the Wii section.
Click on it and we can get to entering in all the required details.
Step 8) You will now be on a screen that looks like this:
Now you need to enter in all the details that we got from ABGX, select the boxart, the nfo, change the release number and make sure the release type is virtual console.
After all this is done it should look like this:
Once it is all complete click post release. You will be taken to this screen where you can view your release or go back to posting more:
Now you can click view release and see your release, it will look something like this:
Your release won't go straight into the Virtual Console section like mine does, instead your topic will be created in the User Submitted News section where it will be checked and then validated (Which moves it into the corresponding section) by a member of staff.
Step 9) Repeat this for other releases, the next release to be posted will be Face.Off.VC.Arcade.JPN.Wii-PLAY-SKiLL.
Hope this covered things up.
EDIT: Replaced images with pix.gbatemp.net mirrors and added spoilers.