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:It's not my collection. [[User:DecafGrub47393|DecafGrub47393]] ([[User talk:DecafGrub47393|talk]]) 18:47, 21 April 2016 (BST)
:It's not my collection. [[User:DecafGrub47393|DecafGrub47393]] ([[User talk:DecafGrub47393|talk]]) 18:47, 21 April 2016 (BST)
::Okay. Anyway, I think I'll try to update AU ratings some time later using https://www.playstation.com/en-au/ but my script will need to literally ''search'' for each game to get to the results [https://www.playstation.com/en-au/games/god-of-war-ps2/ like this]. They don't make it easy anymore :-( --[[User:Ngng|Ngng]] ([[User talk:Ngng|talk]]) 19:03, 21 April 2016 (BST)


== Final Fantasy XII Hor+ / Vert- edit ==
== Final Fantasy XII Hor+ / Vert- edit ==
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* <s>Sort test entries (new test entries were inserted at the top of test tables). Such a work can possibly only be done by hands and it is pretty time consuming.</s>
* <s>Sort test entries (new test entries were inserted at the top of test tables). Such a work can possibly only be done by hands and it is pretty time consuming.</s>
* <s>Finish adding Japanese names (take 1)</s> / <s>clear Japanese names of html codes (&amp;reg; remains)</s>
* <s>Finish adding Japanese names (take 1)</s> / <s>clear Japanese names of html codes (&amp;reg; remains)</s>
* <s>Check for disabled and removed regions (should not be many left).</s>
* <s>Ask game FAQs permission to use their box arts. </s><s>(submitted by users, btw), try to use Wikipedia's box arts if not possible. No answer to my messages. :-\</s>
* <s>Update the following info: game descriptions from game FAQs with their permission. They gave me the permission to use game descriptions and box-arts on the basis that either comes from the publishers (although AFAIK uploaded by the users so I'll still credit the users involved). What can I say, mighty nice of them! </s><s>(Dolphin wiki has all the descriptions copied from game FAQs), or Wikipedia if not possible.</s>
* <s>Update the following info: genres, multiplayer status, developers/publishers, special controllers from game FAQs, www.jp.playstation.com</s>
** <s>Ongoing update: game FAQs: controllers, descriptions, ratings.</s>
** <s>Ongoing update: genres, multiplayer status, developers/publishers, Metacritics links from game FAQs</s>
* <s>Update widescreen=1 statuses, using pretty chaotic *.pnach database (hard), </s><s>decide if splitting widescreen=1&2 to widescreen & widescreenpatch is needed</s>
* <s>Use [http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps2/list-999 Game faqs] to create still missing titles, serials, release dates, AKAs. I'd even get boxarts from them but I'd need their permission for that. So no luck here I guess.</s>
* <s>Use [http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps2/list-999 Game faqs] to create still missing titles, serials, release dates, AKAs. I'd even get boxarts from them but I'd need their permission for that. So no luck here I guess.</s>
** <s>Clear all existing serials from nonuniform, duplicate and bad entries</s>
** <s>Clear all existing serials from nonuniform, duplicate and bad entries</s>
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** <s>All AKAs with serials -> Original names, all AKAs without -> Also known as. It's getting messy otherwise.</s>
** <s>All AKAs with serials -> Original names, all AKAs without -> Also known as. It's getting messy otherwise.</s>
** <s>Add all the new demo discs from sonyindex.com and redump.org. Every demo page requires a good amount of work. :-\. Almost done.</s>
** <s>Add all the new demo discs from sonyindex.com and redump.org. Every demo page requires a good amount of work. :-\. Almost done.</s>
** <s>redump.org: add collected languages to the wiki articles</s> Japanese mark for most of the articles is still needed.
** <s>redump.org: add collected languages to the wiki articles Japanese/</s><s>English marks for the majority of the articles are still needed.</s>
** Use http://www.play-asia.com/games/classics/sony/playstation2/games/14/71fd#fc=o:1
** Use http://www.play-asia.com/games/classics/sony/playstation2/games/14/71fd#fc=o:1
** Other places to check: http://mirage.just-size.net/slps/slps.html (mysterious place), http://playstationcollecting.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Search.PS2 , http://www.gony.pe.kr/wiki/gony/moin.cgi/PS2_20_c1_a4_bd_c4_b9_df_b8_c5_20_b8_ae_bd_ba_c6_ae (small Korean DB), http://www.gameplanet.co.kr/xe/2337317 (small Korean DB), http://www.arcade-history.com/index.php?page=database&listtypes=44&lemot=&annee=0&editeur=&keyword1=0&gallery=&Tri=0&position=1 , http://www.suruga-ya.jp/search?category=20002&search_word=&cookie=true&inStock=On (unsure), http://homepage2.nifty.com/gamedatabase/software/DB_SNC2_PS2_top.html (unsure), http://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/ps2/list-games/ (unsure, data differs from game FAQs), http://gamee.cc/doc/ps3_ps2id.php (easy), http://oplmanager.no-ip.info/site/index.php?gamelist (unsure).
** Other places to check: http://mirage.just-size.net/slps/slps.html (mysterious place), http://playstationcollecting.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Search.PS2 , http://www.gony.pe.kr/wiki/gony/moin.cgi/PS2_20_c1_a4_bd_c4_b9_df_b8_c5_20_b8_ae_bd_ba_c6_ae (small Korean DB), http://www.gameplanet.co.kr/xe/2337317 (small Korean DB), http://www.arcade-history.com/index.php?page=database&listtypes=44&lemot=&annee=0&editeur=&keyword1=0&gallery=&Tri=0&position=1 , http://www.suruga-ya.jp/search?category=20002&search_word=&cookie=true&inStock=On (unsure), http://homepage2.nifty.com/gamedatabase/software/DB_SNC2_PS2_top.html (unsure), http://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/ps2/list-games/ (unsure, data differs from game FAQs), http://gamee.cc/doc/ps3_ps2id.php (easy), http://oplmanager.no-ip.info/site/index.php?gamelist (unsure).
** Use http://ns348841.ip-91-121-109.eu/psxdata/psx2/ntsc-j_list2.html to include additional serials (game FAQs does not have all of them), found 244 dupes in all site's serials. :-\ Should I bother cleaning this at all?! (148 left, I postponed parsing this until all the other sites are parsed and loaded, too many errors).
** Use http://ns348841.ip-91-121-109.eu/psxdata/psx2/ntsc-j_list2.html to include additional serials (game FAQs does not have all of them), found 244 dupes in all site's serials. :-\ Should I bother cleaning this at all?! (148 left, I postponed parsing this until all the other sites are parsed and loaded, too many errors).
* Update the following info: genres, multiplayer status, developers/publishers, special controllers from game FAQs, www.jp.playstation.com
* Many descriptions (~2300) are still missing, should be updated from Wikipedia in the future.
** <s>Ongoing update: game FAQs: controllers, descriptions, ratings.</s>
* <s>Build a list of articles without verified descriptions (either with no description at all or with description added by someone else, which should be verified). Many of such unverified descriptions contain only useless basic info from Wikipedia.</s> Update articles from the list.
** Many descriptions (~2300) are still missing, should be updated from Wikipedia in the future.
* <s>Renew Japanese original names for the titles lacking them, remove all dupe original names with prefixes and postfixes like "PlayStation®2 the Best", "コナミ・ザ・ベスト", etc. -- they are just useless...</s>
** <s>Ongoing update: genres, multiplayer status, developers/publishers, Metacritics links from game FAQs</s>
* Update Australian game ratings (at least give it a good try), only available [https://www.playstation.com/en-au/ here].
** Build the full list of articles without verified descriptions (either with no description at all or with description added by someone else, which should be verified). Many of such unverified descriptions contain only useless basic info from Wikipedia.
* Automatically set Wikipedia links (where possible)
* <s>Check for disabled and removed regions (should not be many left).</s>
* Build a list of articles <s>without images or</s> with bad quality images (low-res, small size)
* Renew Japanese names using new serials (take 2) / find Japanese games that game FAQs does not have (currently I known of only one such title)
* <s>Update PS3 serials (NPJD/NPUD etc.) from GameFAQs and release dates for games missing them</s>
* <s>Update the following info: game descriptions from game FAQs with their permission. They gave me the permission to use game descriptions and box-arts on the basis that either comes from the publishers (although AFAIK uploaded by the users so I'll still credit the users involved). What can I say, mighty nice of them! </s><s>(Dolphin wiki has all the descriptions copied from game FAQs), or Wikipedia if not possible.</s>
* Automatically set Wikipedia links (where possible) -- not that hard
* <s>Ask game FAQs permission to use their box arts. </s><s>(submitted by users, btw), try to use Wikipedia's box arts if not possible. No answer to my messages. :-\</s>
** Build a list of articles without images or with bad quality images (low-res, small size)
* Game properties
* Game properties
** Update widescreen=1 statuses, using pretty chaotic *.pnach database (hard), <s>decide if splitting widescreen=1&2 to widescreen & widescreenpatch is needed</s>
** Update perfectly-emulated=1 and scales-properly=1 statuses (ask forum users)
** Update perfectly-emulated=1 and scales-properly=1 statuses (ask forum users)
** Online/LAN games: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_2_online_games
** Online/LAN games: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_2_online_games
** Other properties? (will need icons from SHunter)
** Other properties? (will need icons from SHunter)
== Demo discs missing The Netherlands ==
Not sure if it's possible for the bot to still add this or if we have to do it manually instead, but Official Playstation Magazine was released in The Netherlands as well, along with the demo discs. I noticed the country is missing from the released versions list. -- [[User:Ryudo|Ryudo]] ([[User talk:Ryudo|talk]]) 12:14, 7 May 2016 (BST)
:I think you meant OPS2M. Information on OPS2M demos is far from complete. If you know a source where I can find more I can look into it (hardly a work for the bot though). --[[User:Ngng|Ngng]] ([[User talk:Ngng|talk]]) 16:47, 7 May 2016 (BST)
::Unfortunately I don't have a whole lot of information available. All I can give you is the info from the magazines I actually have. (I used to be a member of the magazine for a while). I should still have a bunch of the discs around here, that should at least give access to covers, CRCs, etc. Here are some photos of one of them.
::[http://i.imgur.com/Om9fAgd.jpg Image #1]
::[http://i.imgur.com/8XvkO0i.jpg Image #2]
::[http://i.imgur.com/pHF8G4u.jpg Image #3]
::[[User:Ryudo|Ryudo]] ([[User talk:Ryudo|talk]]) 18:42, 7 May 2016 (BST)
:Well then, physical discs are the most trustworthy source (unlike the Internet which is prone to drag the same errors through various places). You can add it yourself of course, the only trick with OPS2M here (OPM2 in your case, the name varied) is that I tried to combine similar issues in one page. For instance, [[Official PlayStation 2 Magazine Demo 24|this article]] has two different discs (issued in different time) but content-wise they are pretty similar. I thought for a while about splitting these discs into separate articles but decided against it in the end (it's easier to compare and see "bigger picture" this way). --[[User:Ngng|Ngng]] ([[User talk:Ngng|talk]]) 20:18, 7 May 2016 (BST)
== Thanks I will try to improve my edits in the future ==
I noticed a couple of changes you've made to my recent edits that improve them. I'm still relatively new to wiki editing so this is helpful to me. I will try to keep track of whatever changes are made and incorporate them myself in future edits to make things easier. Thank you for your time.
(Also I'm pretty sure this may not be the place to post messages like this, but I wasn't sure where else to put them. Sorry about that.)
--[[User:Flang|Flang]] ([[User talk:Flang|talk]]) 09:28, 22 July 2016 (CST)
:Oh, Hi! And welcome (& this is the very place to post messages to me). Thanks a lot for your contributions!
:One note: [[Complete List of Games‎]] is a generated page so there's no need to edit it (all your edits will be lost the next time I'll update it) --[[User:Ngng|Ngng]] ([[User talk:Ngng|talk]]) 15:58, 22 July 2016 (BST)
:Thanks that is good to know, because it seemed a little intimidating trying to update that list correctly. --[[User:Flang|Flang]] ([[User talk:Flang|talk]]) 10:21, 22 July 2016 (CST)
== VP2 WS patch ==
Please check your facts before reverting edits. The VP2 WS patch was removed from the archive in this commit [https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/commit/8e8b8f8ed537947da83725d01ca0617a6ee7bb0f]. It should never have made it in there, because it triggers the games cheating protection and at the very least reproducibly freezes the game in various places, in addition to possibly flagging the save and causing more subtle long-term issues (drop rates and such).
I stated as much in the changelog.
What's the issue here? That the patch is still in the last stable release archive? Even if so, it's buggy and shouldn't be advertised. The game includes a native 16:9 progressive option that should be used instead. [[User:Eloris|Eloris]] ([[User talk:Eloris|talk]]) 18:54, 11 August 2016 (BST)
:Hey, hey! Mind your brain cells please. Simple explanation would've been sufficient. --[[User:Ngng|Ngng]] ([[User talk:Ngng|talk]]) 21:09, 11 August 2016 (BST)
::Just for the record, there was no need to remove nemesis' name. Not sure what you're afraid of, but he's a respected member of the PCSX2 community who has created a majority of the widescreen patches. So I have no idea why you were so against mentioning his name. And it was actually useful information for people that want to know of any progress on future patch files. -- [[User:Ryudo|Ryudo]] ([[User talk:Ryudo|talk]]) 23:39, 11 August 2016 (BST)
:It just wasn't the right place to mention the name, that's all. It'd require an additional explanation and it wasn't the place for that, too. --[[User:Ngng|Ngng]] ([[User talk:Ngng|talk]]) 06:47, 12 August 2016 (BST)
== Kinda lonely around here + question on pictures ==
Looking through the recent changes, it seems you're pretty much one of the only consistently active users on here, if not THE only. I hope that changes, it's certainly not as if PCSX2 is some dead project or the forums are empty. I'll do my best to contribute info on the games I personally own and possibly some others.
On another note, would scans like http://i.imgur.com/0goUutP.jpg be appropriate for infoboxes on game pages, or stick to just front covers? I have one or two currently but I could certainly do more with my collection to provide better boxart/sleeve images. [[User:Jonbuddy1|Jonbuddy1]] ([[User talk:Jonbuddy1|talk]]) 20:01, 16 August 2016 (BST)
:Well I guess it's a quiet place because the forums are more accessible (and much more social). It has it's ups and downs, but overall I'm the only one tending to it on a permanent basis (not that I mind doing it, I like the monotonous work that distracts me from my real work :)).
:Many boxart images are of a low quality so feel free to update them. Game page images are currently designed to contain only front covers (they may look too small otherwise, you can try it yourself). Edit or add something, any contribution is appreciated! --[[User:Ngng|Ngng]] ([[User talk:Ngng|talk]]) 20:30, 16 August 2016 (BST)
:Sorry for busting in, ng check your forum PM :P *Flies away*
:Same :P
== NPUD really necessary? ==
I noticed you mentioning having to rescan GameFAQs for these serials, but PS2 Classics is a PS3/PS4 thing, so is that really necessary at all to have on a PCSX2 Wiki? You're probably better off not wasting your time on those serials. -- [[User:Ryudo|Ryudo]] ([[User talk:Ryudo|talk]]) 17:55, 25 December 2016 (UTC)
:I believe they are Sony online store serials (never had the PS3 so I don't know the name) for encrypted PS2 ISOs you can purchase and download on your PS3. They have the same utility as, for instance, Konami serials like VW021-J1. They can be used as search phrases on the internet among other possible uses. Besides, I've already updated them. --[[User:Ngng|Ngng]] ([[User talk:Ngng|talk]]) 18:28, 25 December 2016 (UTC)
== Adding 60 FPS codes to the pages ==
Asasega over at the PCSX2 forums is creating 60 FPS codes for certain games. What are your opinions on adding those to the pages of their respective games? -[[User:Vibhor|Vibhor]] ([[User talk:Vibhor|talk]]) 16:43, 12 February 2017 (UTC)
:Why, only positive -- the more information the merrier (are you proposing to add another icon?). But I'm totally ignorant on the subject, is he turning 50 Hz PAL game into 60 Hz NTSC? What's the novelty in having 60 Hz games? --[[User:Ngng|Ngng]] ([[User talk:Ngng|talk]]) 16:57, 12 February 2017 (UTC)
:: I suggest not adding these hacks to the wiki. The widescreen hacks are added to PCSX2 builds in an archive. These 60 FPS hacks are unreliable, hardly tested hacks that often mess with or break parts of a game and are not included with or endorsed by the PCSX2 team.
:::The majority of these new 60 FPS hacks are very much unfinished and only serve in 'speeding' up the game. They still have to be fixed to a point where it doesn't make the game run at 200% speed, which is unfortunately still the case for most of these. -- [[User:Ryudo|Ryudo]] ([[User talk:Ryudo|talk]]) 00:35, 13 February 2017 (UTC)
== Ski Alpin 2005 ==
This is definitely the same game as Alpine Skiing 2005. Some examples:
Backcover of Alpine Skiing 2005:
http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/SHgAAOSw0w9YVp2M/s-l1600.jpg
Backcover of PC version of Ski Alpin 2005, featuring the same text and images, and of course the same developer, and the frontcover of PC version of Ski Alpin 2005 is also the same as Alpine Skiing 2005.
http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/KMsAAOSwv0tVR1q8/s-l1600.jpg
Same image is also on the Ski Alpin 2005 and Alpine Skiing 2005 disc covers:
http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/KyMAAOSwr7ZW5rF3/s-l1600.jpg
http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/WLIAAOSwiONYNAtA/s-l1600.jpg
:Yeah, I suspected it as much, I'll remove the duplicate, thanks! --[[User:Ngng|Ngng]] ([[User talk:Ngng|talk]]) 18:26, 29 March 2017 (BST)
== PMed you ==
It's me again, check your forum PM kthx :P
== PS2 List Possible Missings ==
Hi Ngng! I love the list you put together of PS2 games and I've been referencing it for redump.org's (still incomplete) miss lists.[http://wiki.redump.org/index.php?title=Discs_not_yet_dumped#Sony_Playstation_2]
I’m sure you’re aware of SonyIndex.com from back in the day. Their PS2 Asia list had a bunch of untranslated titles accompanied by serial numbers. I used the list on the PCSX2 wiki to fill in a lot of these names, however there were some serial numbers missing from this wiki. While some of these serial numbers may be incorrect, I they probably all aren't. Here is the list in case it is useful to your efforts.
SCPS-19212 zzz_unknown_japanese_title NTSC-J
SCPS-55034 zzz_unknown_asian_title NTSC-J
SLAJ-25054 zzz_unknown_asian_title NTSC-Unk
SLAJ-35002 zzz_unknown_asian_title NTSC-Unk
SLPM-62259 zzz_unknown_japanese_title NTSC-J
SLPM-62452 zzz_unknown_japanese_title NTSC-J
SLPM-65147 zzz_unknown_japanese_title NTSC-J
SLPM-65188 zzz_unknown_japanese_title NTSC-J
SLPM-65251 zzz_unknown_japanese_title NTSC-J
SLPM-65293 zzz_unknown_japanese_title NTSC-J
SLPM-65351 zzz_unknown_japanese_title NTSC-J
SLPM-65814 zzz_unknown_japanese_title NTSC-J
SLPM-65983 zzz_unknown_japanese_title NTSC-J
SLPM-65993 zzz_unknown_japanese_title NTSC-J
SLPM-66048 zzz_unknown_japanese_title NTSC-J
SLPM-66154 zzz_unknown_japanese_title NTSC-J
SLPM-66256 zzz_unknown_japanese_title NTSC-J
SLPS-20014 zzz_unknown_japanese_title NTSC-J
SLPS-20049 zzz_unknown_japanese_title NTSC-J
SCAJ-25040 zzz_untranslated_asian_title NTSC-Unk
SCPS-19314 zzz_untranslated_japanese_title NTSC-J
SLPM-62024 zzz_untranslated_japanese_title NTSC-J
SLPM-62089 zzz_untranslated_japanese_title NTSC-J
SLPM-62090 zzz_untranslated_japanese_title NTSC-J
SLPM-62111 zzz_untranslated_japanese_title NTSC-J
SLPM-62152 zzz_untranslated_japanese_title NTSC-J
SLPM-62173 zzz_untranslated_japanese_title NTSC-J
End of list
:Oh, hi! Welcome! Thanks for using the list! I've got a number of sites and places to check so it's definitely not finished (unlikely to ever be), I'm just taking my sweet time to enjoy the summer so I don't spend much time here. I have a copy of all SonyIndex serials and I'm aware that there are still many unknowns. I hope I'll get to it sooner or later (if ever, life's so unpredictable). Thanks again, though. --[[User:Ngng|Ngng]] ([[User talk:Ngng|talk]]) 21:28, 3 August 2017 (BST)
:Actually checked your table against ''complete games list'' and there are two or three cases that are already on my list (either your source was old or some small errors crawled into the parsing code). Other than that the above table already proved useful (I've effortlessly found 4 serials on www.jp.playstation.com). So thanks yet again.
:Oh, and by the way. If I remember correctly I found a number of errors in SonyIndex and the list itself was pretty incomplete (try to exclude all the SonyIndex's serials  from ''complete games list'' here you'll definitely get some new ones). --[[User:Ngng|Ngng]] ([[User talk:Ngng|talk]]) 18:40, 6 August 2017 (BST)
::Cool, glad to hear it was useful :). I'll continue using your list as a reference for redump.org's miss list in the never ending goal of preservation. Thanks for your awesome work and I'll be sure to cross check our list again to update with the new data you found for these serials. --[[User:Dizzzy|Dizzzy]] ([[User talk:Dizzzy|talk]]) 18:57, 9 August 2017 (BST)
== Question regarding demo missing from games list. ==
Hey Ngng, I recently came across info about a demo - 989 Sports Demo (not the 2004 one SCUS 97373). Here are pics[http://imgur.com/a/74ozQ]. At first glance it looks like a PS1 demo disc however I know this is not the case, at the bottom of the front it also says "only for PS2". I'm thinking it might be SCUS-94677, 989 Sports 2003 Demo Disc (which sonyindex incorrectly listed as a PS1 game). Any more info? I saw it pop up on ebay a couple weeks back and am kicking myself for not buying it. --[[User:Dizzzy|Dizzzy]] ([[User talk:Dizzzy|talk]]) 16:31, 20 August 2017 (BST)
:Hi! It could still be 2004 Demo Disc (but, yeah, it's doubtful). If it's some 2003 demo it should (but may not) have serial number in range of 97200..97300 (see 97253, 97325, 97226, 97315, 97223, 97317, etc.), I've never seen 946XX serials for the PS2 (but who knows...). The sleeve says it contains only "exciting ''videos'' of these sport titles", so it's still could have only videos on it. But if you collect demos, I'm sorry you've missed it, it looks like it's in mint condition. --[[User:Ngng|Ngng]] ([[User talk:Ngng|talk]]) 08:16, 21 August 2017 (BST)
::Meh, I don't really collect discs, I buy, redump / share then resell. It will probably turn up again eventually. By the way, the master list is missing: SLUS-29200 Konami Kids Playground. --[[User:Dizzzy|Dizzzy]] ([[User talk:Dizzzy|talk]]) 20:31, 21 August 2017 (BST)
:Which one? There are four Konami Kids Playground titles and each of them already has a serial. I remember seeing this 29200 when I was working on SonyIndex database (or somewhere else) but skipped it back then. I can probably return to it later, though. --[[User:Ngng|Ngng]] ([[User talk:Ngng|talk]]) 08:05, 22 August 2017 (BST)
:: It's a demo [http://www.ebay.com/itm/PLAYSTATION-2-PS2-KONAMI-KIDS-PLAYGROUND-DEMO-DISC-FAST-FREE-SHIPPING-WORKS-/291488889046?hash=item43de1778d6:g:dH0AAOSweW5VUOUa]. --[[User:Dizzzy|Dizzzy]] ([[User talk:Dizzzy|talk]]) 17:19, 23 August 2017 (BST)
:Oh, cool, thank you! I'll add this when I get home from vacation. --[[User:Ngng|Ngng]] ([[User talk:Ngng|talk]]) 07:45, 24 August 2017 (BST)
== More Missings ==
Hope these help!
* SLUS-28065 Odin's Sphere (trade demo) [DVD][https://imgur.com/a/OaUfT]
* SLUS-28069  Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 (trade demo) http://www.ebay.com/itm/Atlus-Shin-Megami-Tensei-Persona-4-Playstation-2-Trade-Demo-Rare-/263203380651?hash=item3d4824ddab:g:QLAAAOSwcndZuFJj
I also found evidence of a Persona 3 trade demo, but then found they made a PSP persona 3 trade demo and figured that might have been it (didn't have a serial number for it! --[[User:Dizzzy|Dizzzy]] ([[User talk:Dizzzy|talk]]) 23:08, 14 September 2017 (BST)
:Wonderful! Thank you! --[[User:Ngng|Ngng]] ([[User talk:Ngng|talk]]) 06:49, 15 September 2017 (BST)
== GameFaqs link infobox broken? ==
Hey ng, I was just modifying some pages and noticed GameFaqs links are no longer showing up. Did something get broken in the Infobox template with this? -- [[User:Ryudo|Ryudo]] ([[User talk:Ryudo|talk]]) 11:09, 23 September 2017 (BST)
:Hey! They were always sitting there in the code "just in case". I had neither intention nor reason to show those links (otherwise someone would definitely remark about wiki affiliation with gamefaqs (which, if true, wouldn't be that bad)). --[[User:Ngng|Ngng]] ([[User talk:Ngng|talk]]) 15:52, 23 September 2017 (BST)
== Note for You ==
Just a heads up, the reaosn you're seeing a bit more activity than normal is because I put a shout out on Reddit yesterday to try and get untested games filled in :)
:Good thinking, thank you! I don't think this will last too long, though. :-\ I really need to shake off my own laziness one of these days and do something constructive for the wiki too... --[[User:Ngng|Ngng]] ([[User talk:Ngng|talk]]) 15:29, 17 November 2017 (GMT)
Is there any way you specifically can edit the left column? It would be nice to add a tab for "Untested games" - currently it's buried in the Browse section, so not many people know about it.
:By "Untested games" you mean [[:Category:Games without test cases|this category]]? The category is ''almost'' correct (it consists of articles with at least one empty test entry, so [[Ikki Tousen: Shining Dragon|this one]] will also qualify)).
:Yep, the right panel is editable. I'll add the category there, if you think it'll help (and you can also edit it yourself, it's not protected). --[[User:Ngng|Ngng]] ([[User talk:Ngng|talk]]) 21:28, 17 November 2017 (GMT)
Never mind, I saw your post above.
:I guess this can be improved, but as it stands it shouldn't be a big problem. I'll think about it... --[[User:Ngng|Ngng]] ([[User talk:Ngng|talk]]) 22:58, 19 November 2017 (GMT)
I know this is another big sort of request, but a way to identify games without compatibility threads linked in them would help us alot as well. I'm sure you could just detect whether or not the string is there no?
:Initially I linked all compatibility thread posts to the corresponding wiki articles and every article back to a forum thread. Now I periodically update wiki articles with new posts' links. It's not a problem at all considering that the forum posts are sorted by date and I know the date of the last post I've checked. But "periodically" in my case means sporadically.
:In other words, it's not an issue you want to spend any time on. It's under my slow and lazy control. --[[User:Ngng|Ngng]] ([[User talk:Ngng|talk]]) 20:43, 20 November 2017 (GMT)
:And btw, I've checked now and save for your two new posts there were no updates since my last watch. --[[User:Ngng|Ngng]] ([[User talk:Ngng|talk]]) 20:57, 20 November 2017 (GMT)
== new disc not on list ==
* SCED-52391[https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Welcome-Pack-Bonus-Demo-6-PlayStation-2-PS2-/352218397084]
* SCED-53018 Bonus Demo 8 (Geu) [Germany?]
S?ED-????? Area 51[https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PlayStation-2-ps2-area-51-demo-promo-disc-is-excellent-UK-pal-/272901179775]
'''SLED-54315''' Lego Star Wars II The Original Trilogy[https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lego-Star-Wars-II-The-Original-Trilogy-PlayStation-PS2-Demo-Disc-/222679232092]
--[[User:Dizzzy|Dizzzy]] ([[User talk:Dizzzy|talk]]) 05:50, 3 December 2017 (GMT)
:Thanks, man! Your attention is really appreciated! --[[User:Ngng|Ngng]] ([[User talk:Ngng|talk]]) 09:14, 3 December 2017 (GMT)
:I've brute-forced Lego Star Wars II serial, but was unable to do that with Area 51's one. I'll try to search for it later again, or maybe a better shot will pop up somewhere. --[[User:Ngng|Ngng]] ([[User talk:Ngng|talk]]) 10:27, 3 December 2017 (GMT)
:: you're welcome. a rare PS2 USA demo collector has joined redump recently, he sent me a list he has compiled. I added a handful of discs to our miss list. At least a few of these discs are missing from your list. See changes I made to the redump wiki list today here[http://wiki.redump.org/index.php?title=Sony_Playstation_2_US_Missing_Dumps&action=historysubmit&diff=16285&oldid=16122] --[[User:Dizzzy|Dizzzy]] ([[User talk:Dizzzy|talk]]) 20:12, 4 December 2017 (GMT)
:I will definitely check the new serials, thanks again! --[[User:Ngng|Ngng]] ([[User talk:Ngng|talk]]) 06:04, 5 December 2017 (GMT)
:PAL demos look like an untapped gold mine. Whenever I search for a serial at least 2-3 more new demos pop up. --[[User:Ngng|Ngng]] ([[User talk:Ngng|talk]]) 11:14, 5 December 2017 (GMT)
== running ngbot again ==
Hey, it seems the ngbot hasn't been logged in since May 23, 2017 according to the fourms. The compatibility list is quite outdated and alot of the dates are reported as not being updated since March 1st, 2015 - it seems like a full scrape should be in order.
I wasn't sure if there was anything that had to be done on your side to get that going again. Thanks ;)
Also remind me again, how does the data flow for the compatibility list work? I can't remember if entries from the forums automatically get added to the wiki or not/the other way around. Also, is the compatibility list sourced from the forums or the wiki? It's not exactly clear to me :P
:Hey! Happy holidays!
:I'll try to answer by explaining what ngbot is. ngbot is just my second account with different set of rights (say, a bit more rights for some forums threads). I used this account to fill '''every''' compatibility forum thread (and I mean, every one of them) only '''once''' (it was the spring of 2015, 2.5 years ago). And yes, it was done by the script run from my machine, but the script required A LOT of prior work (because forum threads named differently than the wiki pages, so I had to build a link table between the two, which was a cumbersome task).
:After that time I had '''never''' run that script again (and hopefully never will). The wiki links for all the new forum threads (created after ngbot did it's job) are filled without using any script -- either by the person who created the thread or by me sporadically logging in into ngbot account (only if the link is absent).
:On the wiki side the same work of initial linking was done by me (around the same time) by using the second script. After the initial run I've never used the second script either. All the subsequent new links I've added manually (fortunately there weren't so many at all).
:Let's make it clear that we are talking only about [https://forums.pcsx2.net/Forum-Public-compatibility-list this forum] and the thread inside it. We're not talking about the contents of [https://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-Request-thread-for-new-game-in-compatibility-list this thread] at all.
:Question: Why ain't I updating forum links on the wiki pages? Answer: I'm on it, but I'm slow so bear with me (you can do it yourself if you want, though). The last time I've checked the compatibility forum for the new threads was in November 20, 2017 (I know the exact date because it is written in a special text file). When the next time I'll visit this forum I will open each thread that was created (or modified) '''after''' 11/20/2017 and make changes accordingly (if the thread misses a wiki link, I'll add a correct wiki link, if a corresponding wiki page misses a forum link, I'll add a forum link to that wiki page; and sometimes I add new forum test case itself to the wiki as well).
:As to the subject of [https://pcsx2.net/compatibility-list.html this table], it has nothing to do with me at all. As far as I know it's filled by the simple (?) script run on the server side (periodically?). The script indeed creates table from the data of public compatibility forum threads ('''not''' the wiki). If the data on the PCSX2 main page is stale you better write Bositman, because only he can help you.
:One more thing just in case: I've never created forum threads automatically either from wiki pages or from [https://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-Request-thread-for-new-game-in-compatibility-list @Request thread for new game in compatibility list] thread. The pages are always created manually by the different forum users when they fill like doing it.
:I hope this small wall of text cleared all the stuff you wanted to know. Also, could you please add your signature after you ask something on the wiki (for posterity and readability)? To add signature just use <nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki> at the end of the sentence. Thanks! --[[User:Ngng|Ngng]] ([[User talk:Ngng|talk]]) 21:50, 4 January 2018 (GMT)
== Discs with the same CRC ==
Cheats & WS pnachs and GSdx-HW hacks key on CRCs. If discs have the same CRC, it might cause problems.
Info about this might be confusing to those who haven't (what so ever) dealt with pnachs or hacks, but I doubt that anyone finds it discouraging.
:Uh, hello!
:The same CRC for a different disc means the same binary (executable) which should mean the cheats will work for both discs (I've never seen this CRC code though, only my speculations). If it works as expected why bother mentioning it then? I'm not trying to dissuade you if you're serious about parsing CRCs for every game in the catalogue, but leaving such information of questionable use on only 3 pages is kind of breaking the consistency of said catalogue. Again you can go ahead if you want but there are at least 12K serials to go! It's an astronomical amount! --[[User:Ngng|Ngng]] ([[User talk:Ngng|talk]]) 06:04, 27 February 2018 (GMT)
If the discs have the same CRC then it doesn't necessarily mean that they are binary identical, at least not judging from the GSdx-HW hack list in "GSCrc.cpp" which claims that a disc version of "Spyro New Beginning", a disc version of "ICO", and a disc version of "Twisted Metal - Black" have the same CRC, and that a disc version of "Devil May Cry 3" and a disc version of "God Of War" have the same CRC. But OK, this might be better placed in "GameIndex.dbf".
== PAL Games Playable in NTSC mode ==
Yeah, that's precisely what I meant. I don't know what sort of icon you could use for that. But I think in general people would rather play in NTSC mode on PCSX2 since it's usually easier to scale up the resolution than the frame rate. [[User:EddieHimself|EddieHimself]] ([[User talk:EddieHimself|talk]]) 23:48, 26 February 2019 (GMT)
:Oh, hi! If you're dedicated to fill such an information for as many games as you can (because no one else here has this information, certainly not me), please go ahead! You can come up with a picture or an idea at least for me to create a picture (or may be I myself will think of something). When an icon is created I'll add it to the template right away. --[[User:Ngng|Ngng]] ([[User talk:Ngng|talk]]) 05:46, 27 February 2019 (GMT)
== Sorry about the punctuation for the crawler bot! ==
Sorry about that Ngng. I'll make sure to catch that before I make any other edits! Thank you for your assistance and guidance so far!
- OneBigSpud
:Oh, hi! Don't worry about that! Your contributions are really great! I always wanted to fill in missing descriptions but never had the time. :-\ Thanks a lot! --[[User:Ngng|Ngng]] ([[User talk:Ngng|talk]]) 21:22, 15 April 2019 (BST)
== Wiki backups ==
Are regular backups of the wiki made? It would be a shame to lose all this information if something went wrong. There seem to be some information about backing up MediaWIki [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Backing_up_a_wiki here]. It would also be good to verify that any backups made can actually be restored properly :P. --[[User:Ratchet66|Ratchet66]] ([[User talk:Ratchet66|talk]]) 23:09, 17 August 2019 (BST)
:Hello there! I do make backups occasionally, but I don't have any access to the wiki server, so my backup program uses the standard backup features [https://wiki.pcsx2.net/Special:Export for pages] and [https://wiki.pcsx2.net/Special:ListFiles images]. The real burden of backing up is on the wiki hosting service (and I could understand your possible skepticism, but I'm just a contributor like any). I can guarantee you though that I can restore my backup any time; after all this wiki was created on a totally different server and then transferred here by the means of such a backup. So rest assured that if the worst comes to the worst, most of the info will be safe and sound. Better yet, you can make your own backup, all you need is a program or a script of some sort for this. --[[User:Ngng|Ngng]] ([[User talk:Ngng|talk]]) 08:38, 18 August 2019 (BST)
::That's great to hear! I might make my own backup as well, it can't hurt. --[[User:Ratchet66|Ratchet66]] ([[User talk:Ratchet66|talk]])
:I gotta warn you though. My program just finished download and it's huge. ~7K images/~13K pages with total size of ~2.2Gb, which took 1.5h to download, and one particular page refused to be exported with full history (unsurprisingly it's [[Complete List of Games]]), so I was oblige to code an exception in the process and export only the last revision of it. --[[User:Ngng|Ngng]] ([[User talk:Ngng|talk]]) 14:38, 18 August 2019 (BST)
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