http://www.bu22.com/wiki/ 2012-05-18T14:20:15-04:00 http://www.bu22.com/wiki/ http://www.bu22.com/wiki/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2010-10-17T15:39:46-04:00 http://www.bu22.com/wiki/configuring_existing_gamebases?rev=1287344386&do=diff OK, so you've just downloaded the latest and greatest version of your favourite GameBase database, and you want to configure it. Some GameBases might come with installers that do all the hard work for you, but if not, the following is generally the steps you need to take to get up and running... text/html 2010-11-23T09:18:42-04:00 http://www.bu22.com/wiki/creating_new_gamebases?rev=1290521922&do=diff To create your own, initially empty, GameBase database, you have to use the GBToolbox. Open the Toolbox, click on the “File” menu and select “New Gamebase...”. Give the database a name so it can be created, then fire up the GameBase frontend to get started. You can also use the GB-Toolbox to import RomCenter v2.00 datafiles. If the datafiles use the TOSEC naming convention (TNC v1) then GameBase will extract info from the game filenames and store them in the relevant fields in your database (e.… text/html 2010-11-23T09:32:56-04:00 http://www.bu22.com/wiki/developer_guide?rev=1290522776&do=diff Disclaimer Note that the majority of the GameBase code was written by me (James Burrows) waaay back in the 20th century as an exercise to learn how to program - so it may not be the most optimised, clever or succinct bit of code you have ever seen, but it works (mostly) and people seem to like the program. If you've got any problem with it, then the source-code is available and you're free to do whatever you wish with it (subject to any license restrictions). I make no claims to the code's sui… text/html 2010-04-26T04:43:59-04:00 http://www.bu22.com/wiki/exporting_gamebases_to_maximus_arcade?rev=1272271439&do=diff (by SkydivinGirl) ... ... ... ... ... See Also * GBLauncher.exe * Exporting GameBases to other Frontends text/html 2010-04-26T04:40:11-04:00 http://www.bu22.com/wiki/exporting_gamebases_to_other_frontends?rev=1272271211&do=diff This page shows you how to get GameBase databases to run on arcade/mame/other frontends, using GEMUS as a backend for launching games so that they run correctly/optimally in emulators. Why? This all came about because I wanted to run some GameBase databases on my Arcade Cabinet. text/html 2010-12-14T17:27:50-04:00 http://www.bu22.com/wiki/gamebase.exe?rev=1292365670&do=diff GameBase.exe is the main GameBase frontend application. If you run it with no command line parameters, and you have more than one GameBase database installed, then a selector window will popup, prompting you to select a database to load. You can run GameBase.exe with your chosen database, in effect skipping the database selector window, by running it with your database name (folder name / .mdb file name) as a command line parameter: text/html 2010-12-20T09:08:13-04:00 http://www.bu22.com/wiki/gblauncher.exe?rev=1292854093&do=diff GBLauncher.exe runs games from a GameBase database via command line. It uses the specified GameBase database's GEMUS setup, ensuring that the games are loaded/run in the emulators the same way they are when launched through the GameBase frontend. This includes any unpacking/repacking of archives. text/html 2010-12-14T17:27:50-04:00 http://www.bu22.com/wiki/gbregrun.exe?rev=1292365670&do=diff GBRegRun.exe can be used to aid in running portable versions of GameBase. It's purpose is to register COM components (such as the required dll files that GameBase relies on) and run applications. The default configuration is setup to register GBFuncs.dll, GBSql.dll, and Gemus.dll, and then to run GameBase.exe. Normally, if you have run the GameBase installer, these DLLs will already have been auto-registered, but if they are not (i.e. you are attempting to run GameBase from portable media, or … text/html 2010-12-14T17:27:50-04:00 http://www.bu22.com/wiki/gbtoolbox.exe?rev=1292365670&do=diff The GameBase Toolbox is used for various tasks that are not available through the main frontend. Some, but not all tasks available from the GBToolbox are: - * Create new GameBase databases * Specify/change database settings * Remove database records * Import RomCenter/TOSEC dat files text/html 2010-12-14T17:27:50-04:00 http://www.bu22.com/wiki/gemus.dat_specification?rev=1292365670&do=diff The GEMUS.DAT file is used by GEMUS's Emulator Setup Wizard. This file contains emulator definitions that the wizard uses to automatically setup a GEMUS environment. When the Wizard starts, it first checks if there is a GEMUS.DAT file in the root folder of the database that is loaded into GameBase. If it finds one it will use it instead of the default GEMUS.DAT file located in the root of the GameBase program folder. This is so that you can write your own GEMUS.DAT files for your own database (a… text/html 2010-11-23T09:14:26-04:00 http://www.bu22.com/wiki/gemus_guide?rev=1290521666&do=diff Quick Start Skipping all the info on why/what/how, this is the quickest way to get your games running in an emulator: - 1. Click Manage Emulators from the GEMUS menu in the main GameBase window. 2. Click the New Emulator button (the first button in the toolbar). text/html 2010-12-14T17:27:51-04:00 http://www.bu22.com/wiki/gemus_script_repository?rev=1292365671&do=diff Under Construction text/html 2010-04-26T16:17:02-04:00 http://www.bu22.com/wiki/getting_started?rev=1272313022&do=diff First Things First GameBase was originally designed to be both a database front-end, and an emulator front-end. Although these are still it's main uses, you can use it really for any arbitrary collection of data. GameBase needs a database to run. You can either create one, or configure an existing one that you may have downloaded. You can find many existing GameBase Databases (“GameBases”) listed on the GameBase website. text/html 2010-11-23T09:30:07-04:00 http://www.bu22.com/wiki/home?rev=1290522607&do=diff The GameBase Frontend * License * System Requirements * Getting Started * Creating New GameBases * Configuring Existing GameBases * Importing Favourites and Personal Info from Other (older) GameBases * Exporting GameBases to other Frontends * Troubleshooting * Developer Guide text/html 2010-12-14T17:27:51-04:00 http://www.bu22.com/wiki/importing_favourites_and_personal_info_from_other_older_gamebases?rev=1292365671&do=diff When downloading and installing a new version of a GameBase database (for example you have GB64 v4 and you want to upgrade to v5), you can import your personal info from the old version to the new version (as of v1.3 of the GameBase frontend)... * IMPORTANT: Firstly, you must backup your old database (.mdb) file. * Start GameBase with the *newer* database that you want to import the data *into*. * Select “Tools -> Import Personal Info...” from within the GameBase Frontend. * You will s… text/html 2010-10-17T15:55:23-04:00 http://www.bu22.com/wiki/licence?rev=1287345323&do=diff The GameBase Frontend is Licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). GameBase is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See t… text/html 2010-04-26T16:10:07-04:00 http://www.bu22.com/wiki/system_requirements?rev=1272312607&do=diff The GameBase Frontend runs on Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. It may even work on Windows 95/98, but don't quote me on that! :) For Windows Vista and Windows 7, please DO NOT install into your Program Files directory. You may also need to install/run GameBase as Administrator. text/html 2010-12-14T17:27:50-04:00 http://www.bu22.com/wiki/troubleshooting?rev=1292365670&do=diff Common Problems GameBase will not run * This could be because the required DLLs are not registered correctly. Try running GBRegRun.exe to resolve. * One of your databases could contain corrupt data. Try running the GBToolBox.exe, right clicking on the database's .mdb file and choosing “Scan and Fix Errors...”. * You might not be running as Administrator on Vista/Windows7.