eLowar.com presents: GameBase Amiga (soon to be MAGE Amiga) by Belgarath

Introduction [^]

This is the GameBase Amiga project. GameBase Amiga is a collection of data and scripts to be used with the GameBase emulator frontend. It allows you to browse games with screenshots and a lot of extra information and run them with the WinUAE Amiga emulator with ideal pre-defined settings for a hassle free playing experience.

Please note: This project is not affiliated with the GamebaseAMY project (GameBaseAMY website defunct; archived version available at the Internet Archive).

What is MAGE? MAGE is a new frontend soon to replace GameBase for GameBase Amiga which will consequently become MAGE Amiga.

For discussion please visit the GameBase/MAGE Amiga Forum.

Features [^]

Refer to the GameBase Homepage for information on general GameBase features. GameBase Amiga offers the following:

Great care has been taken in choosing the ideal version of each configured game.
Cracked and/or trained versions have been preferred for your convenience (you don't have to enable the trainers of course if you prefer to play fair).
Each configuration has been tested extensively to avoid games crashing halfway while playing.
Screenshots have been created specifically for GameBase Amiga and it has been made sure that they display different parts of each game so you can get a good impression and not just many similar screenshots from the first level of a game.

Statistics (GameBase Amiga in numbers) [<]

GameBase Amiga statistics
Item	v1.0	v1.1	v1.2	v1.3	v1.4	v1.4.3	v1.5	Download options
Main
Games with detailed information	well over 4500	4500	4500	4500	4500	4500	4900	Direct download for database here
Games (.adf) fully configured	over 750	1250	1550	2000	2300	2400	2550	Occasional torrents, etc.
Screenshots per configured game (.adf)	at least 3	3	3	3	3	3	3	Direct download here
Games with music	over 1400	1700	1700	1800	1900	1950	2000	Direct download here
Extras
Games with boxscans	over 500	500	500	500	500	500	500	Direct download here
Games with instructions (.txt)	over 1800	1800	1800	1800	1800	1800	1800	Direct download here
Games with cheats/solutions	over 1300	1300	1300	1300	1300	1300	1300	Direct download here
Games (SPS/.ipf) partially configured⁽¹⁾	well over 1500	1800	1800	1800	2000	2000	2000	CMP/RC .dat file here
WHDLoad games playable⁽²⁾	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1300	1400	2150	Direct download from KGWHD

Due to lack of manuals, code wheels and the like, not all SPS games could be configured and tested to the same standards as the .adf games in GameBase Amiga. They are quite likely to work well though.
Playing WHDLoad games is possible using KillerGorilla's excellent WHDLoad packs.

News [^]

2007-12-31: GameBase Amiga v1.5 released
- Over 150 new ADF games supported and over 750 new WHDLoad games (plus some updates) from KG's latest WHDLoad packs
- A bunch of other small updates in Extras and Music
- There are now only Update v1.4.3 to v1.5 and Complete v1.5 downloads of all files in the file archive
2007-07-09: GameBase Amiga v1.4.3 released (small update release)
- About 100 new ADF games supported and 100 new WHDLoad games (plus some updates) from KG's latest WHDLoad pack
- About 50 new tunes along with some new MOD replayers by the Wanted Team and a couple of new hints and instructions
2007-05-27: GameBase/MAGE Amiga Wiki opened and work on better documentation started
2007-05-20: GameBase Amiga v1.4 released (now with support for KillerGorilla's WHDLoad packs!)
- Added information about WHDLoad requirements
- There are now only Update v1.3 to v1.4 and Complete v1.4 downloads of all files in the file archive
2006-12-24: Merry Christmas to everybody and Happy Birthday GameBase Amiga
2006-10-12: GameBase Amiga v1.3 Setup & Update updated to recognize WinUAE 1.3.2
2006-08-27:
- GameBase Amiga v1.3 Setup & Update updated to recognize WinUAE 1.3.1
- Added illustrated version of the post-setup instructions
- Various other minor fixes to the installer and update archive (only affects new installs/updates)
2006-07-20: GameBase Amiga v1.3 released
2006-06-05: GameBase Amiga v1.2 released
2006-06-04:
- New GameBase Amiga File Archive, now with some big packs (Music and Boxscans)
- New GameBase/MAGE Amiga Forum on EAB
2006-05-01: GameBase Amiga v1.1 released
2006-02-15: Re-designed homepage
2006-02-14: Abandoned torrents in favor of mass host downloads
2005-12-24: GameBase Amiga v1.0 released

Instructions [^]

All instructions are now in the GameBase/MAGE Amiga Wiki.

Note about screenshots: Screenshots are called Pictures in GameBase, Photos are for actual photographs of music artists and not used in GameBase Amiga

Last minute note: If you use WinUAE's quicksave feature with slot 0 (shift+end+numpad0), GameBase Amiga will automatically load your previous game state next time you start the same game. Please note this will only work correctly if you haven't manually saved a state before in the same session.

Requirements [<]

These are additional requirements for GameBase Amiga versions v1.1 and higher:

WinUAE Version 1.1 or greater (note: only official releases are supported)

These are the requirements for all GameBase Amiga versions to date (v1.0 and higher):

A Windows PC compatible with GameBase 1.1 and WinUAE 1.x and fast enough to play Amiga games with WinUAE
GameBase Version 1.1 or greater
WinUAE Version 1.0 or greater (note: only official releases are supported)
Amiga Kickstart ROM files (not available from here for legal reasons):
- Kickstart v1.2 r33.180 (1986)(Commodore)(A500-A1000-A2000)[!]
- Kickstart v1.3 r34.5 (1987)(Commodore)(A500-A1000-A2000-CDTV)[!]
- Kickstart v2.05 r37.299 (1991)(Commodore)(A600)[!]
- Kickstart v3.1 r40.68 (1993)(Commodore)(A1200)[!]

These are additional requirements to play some of the WHDLoad games (available since v1.4):

A WHDLoad registration key, some games won't run without one; Find out how to buy one at the WHDLoad Support Page
Please do register WHDLoad, if you want to use it, to support its future development.
Amiga Kickstart ROM files (not available from here for legal reasons):
- kick34005.A500
- kick40068.A1200
- kick40068.A4000

Recommended [<]

The following things are recommended for an ideal GameBase Amiga experience.

A light-weight image viewer (like XnView or IrfanView) associated with .gif, .jpg and .png files (GameBase will open image files with the default Windows application)
DeliPlayer for music support
A WHDLoad registration key to remove the nag screen when WHDLoad starts; Find out how to buy one at the WHDLoad Support Page
Again, please do not use pirated WHDLoad keys; WHDLoad is more than worth its low price!

Known Bugs [<]

Especially long paths (for Games or Screenshots for example) or possibly paths with special characters might make GameBase crash.
GameBase Amiga v1.1 may report a missing file "Indoor_Sports.png", simply locate the file "indoor_sports_001.png" and rename it to "Indoor_Sports.png".
The filename for the game Rallye Master in the last database (v1.0) is wrong ("Brands Hatch (1988)(Diamond).zip" rather than "Rallye Master.zip"). You can change the entry manually by right clicking the game's name in GameBase and selecting "Game File...", or update to GameBase Amiga v1.1.

Download [^]

GameBase Amiga v1.5 Setup (4 MB)
All direct downloads are now in the GameBase Amiga File Archive
Information about current mass host downloads and torrents may be found in the EAB thread "GameBase Amiga - Files and Torrents"

Credits [^]

GameBase Amiga Project
(c) 2005-2007 Belgarath

Created by: Belgarath

The following people/places have also helped:
eLowar Jason CodyJarrett Rob Galahad Sittingduck KillerGorilla ILM StingRay dlfrsilver Retrobrad THB Freakyweakywoo Antiriad Toni Wilen Codetapper Woody57 Zeg cATFLAP DamienD	www.winuae.net www.bu22.com hol.abime.net www.tosec.info www.exotica.org.uk amiga.emucamp.com/wt www.whdload.de www.flashtro.com guildserver.co.uk/kgwhd/

Apologies to any people/places I've forgotten.

Disclaimer [^]

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eLowar.com presents: GameBase Amiga by Belgarath

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