shawngmc / game-extraction-toolbox

Python tools for extracting ROMs from games and investigating files
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Future: Data East "Retro Classix" collection #51

Open Feilakas opened 1 year ago

Feilakas commented 1 year ago

There are a total of 12 Data East games currently for sale on GOG and Steam plus one more "coming soon".

The ROM files are in a zip inside a subfolder in the form "Retro Classix NameOfGame_Data\StreamingAssets". Taking Express Raider* as an example: Retro Classix Express Raider\Retro Classix Express Raider_Data\StreamingAssets\exprraid.zip

The zips contain all the necessary files and MOST are CRC-correct** but their names are non-standard. As such, for most games a rename operation of the files inside the zip an a rename of the zip file itself will result in perfectly standard ROM files.

** The following games have non-standard files. Both appear to work correctly under current MAME but FBNeo refuses to launch them.

Steam has the game "Retro Classix: Fighter's History" as "coming soon".

charlieglide commented 1 year ago

I would like to add that if you pick up a "My Arcade Data East Classics Mini Player" you can get all of these games plus more. Watch this video for how to extract the roms:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSdkrLdOxs4