libretro / libretro/libretro-database
Add Co-op status to Retroarch and more player count data to the databases.
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Opening this ticket so there'll be a ticket I can reference later after creating a PR. Besides the PSX dat and rdb file we're not tracking the number of players well in any other consoles so at some point I plan to mash up the data against some similar databases that actually contain the player count number and even the co-op status. Although we do not currently have a place to put the co-op status.
I am actually even more interested in tracking co-op status as I am explicitly wanting to try out 2 player games with friends and family. Could we get co-op (simultaneous gameplay) added to the things we track?
+---------------------+---------+------+---------------------+--------------+
| game_title | players | coop | rating | release_date |
+---------------------+---------+------+---------------------+--------------+
| Donkey Kong | 2 | No | E - Everyone | 1986-06-01 |
| Bionic Commando | 1 | No | E - Everyone | 1988-12-21 |
| Super Mario Bros. 3 | 2 | No | E - Everyone | 1990-02-12 |
| The Legend of Zelda | 1 | No | E - Everyone | 1987-08-22 |
| Kirby's Adventure | 1 | No | E - Everyone | 1993-05-25 |
| Metroid | 1 | No | E - Everyone | 1987-08-15 |
| Mega Man 5 | 1 | No | E - Everyone | 1992-12-15 |
| Kid Icarus | 1 | No | E - Everyone | 1987-07-01 |
| Lemmings | 1 | No | E - Everyone | 1991-02-14 |
| Castlevania | 1 | No | E10+ - Everyone 10+ | 1987-05-01 |
+---------------------+---------+------+---------------------+--------------+
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Research direction
Start by comparing the PSX dat and rdb files, then inspect how other console databases represent player counts. Determine where a co-op field could be stored and how matching data would be imported. Done means the database format supports co-op status and player counts consistently across the targeted consoles.
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- databases
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
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- Needs clarification
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- 20/100