As the Pixies so eloquently put it in their song the number seven has a special meaning to a lot of people out there. It's not my favourite number but the next release does have 7 in it.

When I first released RetroCopy for some reason or another I was getting quite a lot of negative heat. Maybe it was the look of the website, RetroCopy's interface or the feature list that annoyed some people, who is to know. Either way it has been good that as each new version passes these people have become less and less vocal. I think RetroCopy is in a nice area at the moment, it isn't so big that people hate it because it's a tall poppy and not too small that people think you are arrogant for having an opinion.

However I think starting with the next version people are going to start realizing the "big" direction of RetroCopy and start to feel threatened by it. Why am I stating this? Just so I can say I am right about humanity before it happens! ;) Of course the support from a lot of the RetroCopy members has been superb and I would like to thank those that have helped, offered to help or just generally support the project. Anyhow enough of this talk, this is what happens when you're working 14 hours a day on something.

Tomorrow sometime I will start implementing the site changes onto the RetroCopy server that I have been working on for 4 weeks or so, just so you can see how wrong I was about this deadline - I thought it would only take 2 weeks. Granted I have done a lot of work on RetroCopy and the game editor but I should have factored that in anyhow.



This shows the current browsing mechanism for the online part, eventually I will add sorting and search options but for now it will do. When this goes live everyone can start posting their stories and game recommendations and by the time 0.700 is released it will be using that information in the program! I think reading someones story/review about a game really sets the tone for playing that game.

I have been looking at other game sites that do these online databases and they all seem rather heavy on advertisements and light on actual content. How many times have you searched for cheats for a game, up comes Gamespot first in the list and you go "oooh nice! Cheats!". You click on it, get a bazillion ads and there are no cheats.

I don't even know why people like submitting information to these large corporations that have no human connection. Hopefully we can show them that the little guy can beat them at their own GAME (pun intended), they may be large but we have the heart and passion.

7 responses to Man is five the devil is six and god is seven (0.700)

FadWare wrote:

1/5/2010 2:20:00 PM

Ralph, will the database de acessible through RetroCopy emu, or only in the website? I think that will show infos about the roms you have, but, if there is a rom i don't have? Will be the info's acessible? Have you thinked in something like a complete game list in the emulator, that enables to play only the games that you have a rom, but shows the info's/stories even that you do not have them?

RetroRalph wrote:

1/5/2010 2:36:01 PM

You will only get info in RetroCopy about games you actually have. However the online database can be browsed by everyone, and this includes the stories/reviews people write. Basically if someone writes a story, it will be shown in RetroCopy and the website.

Sparky101 wrote:

1/5/2010 3:31:29 PM

Ah, finally!

I finally tell everyone how much i think 'ZOOL, the ninja of the nth dimension' is underated!

FadWare wrote:

1/6/2010 4:19:39 PM

My heart is beating too fast because of this long waiting for the online database. How much longer we must wait for it? :D

RetroRalph wrote:

1/6/2010 10:19:38 PM

It's happening over the next few hours so.... expect some disruptions :)

Harmik wrote:

1/7/2010 12:40:38 AM

How many times have you searched for cheats for a game, up comes Gamespot first in the list and you go "oooh nice! Cheats!". You click on it, get a bazillion ads and there are no cheats.


Exactly I hate that.

Harmik wrote:

1/13/2010 2:50:18 AM

The Pixies are my all time favorite band.

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