Anyone know this guy?

[wiggy]

LOL, yeah. But he's gotta know how crazy us gamers are

I'll shoot him a message.

[larryinc64]

I wouldn't be able to up them all in one shot since it would pretty much suck up my monthly upload bandwidth limit, but I'd gladly burn some DVDs and shoot em out to folks who wanna get started on em.

Maybe send one when I finally buy the stuff you made for me.

[wiggy]

He says he just registered and is awaiting approval. Arseen, where you at my man?

Sounds like he's very much so willing to help

[segamer]

I'd be willing to commit to restoring 5 covers a week if this guy will donate his time scanning his covers for the site.

[UncleBob]

I went in and authorized him.

[wiggy]

Thank you, sir!

[byuu]

Hi.

So my goal is to scan and dump everything myself. Now I understand that angers other scanners. I am not saying I am better than anyone else, or that I'll do a better job, or anything like that. My goal is simply absolute consistency.

I bought three of the same exact model of CCD scanner. I scan everything at exactly 600DPI with the same color profile and settings. I save everything as lossless PNG. I scan everything at the same angle, at the same pixel position, as straight as humanly possible (I am not perfect here), etc. When I dump games, I extract a complete memory map using a custom microcontroller board. I actually dump the games through the SNES' controller port (how cool is that?) I have a modified SNES that I can hotswap SA-1 games into, run my own code to dump special mappers like the SPC7110, I build out a consistent database for all the board information, etc.

Further, think of it from an outsider's perspective, specifically that of a historian. Would you rather trust one very well known emulator author's set of dumps to be authentic? Or eighty seven anonymous people's dumps, gathered from who knows where and dumped by who knows what means to be accurate? The less people involved to complete a set, the less people have to be trusted. Would you want images taken from 63 different scanner models and 67 people, or a set of images taken from one specific scanner and one specific person? So please don't take any offense to me wanting to scan everything, that's not my intention at all.

So, that said, I scanned the entire US set. Boxes, carts and PCBs. It was always my intention for everyone to have access to the work. So I don't want to have to ask something like this, but I worry it's the only way I can ever complete the project.

If you guys will please work with me ... let me get the EU and JP boxes and carts to scan. I will send them back to you, and provide you with the scans. Help me finish my goal, and I will gladly help you finish your goal.

Specifically, right now my goal is to complete and own a full Japanese set, and to simply borrow and return the European set piecemeal. So if at all possible, I would like to buy Japanese CIB games, and borrow European carts and boxes that I will return (unless you don't want them, of course.)

So what do you guys think? Can we help each other achieve our mutual goals?

[madrocsz]

I think you will find an overwhelming amount of support here to help assist with your goals, like you we are in it for the preservation of such and our collections.

Also, I completely see your point about it all coming from one source, makes total sense.

That said, I will help in any way possible, though personall I cannot contribute much in the JP/PAL boxes/carts/manuals area as they are just things I am not after no have much access to.

Essentially, you are the yin to our yang of what we are after and the purpose of this site, so lets get to work and make everyone happy =)

[Arseen]

@Wiggy: Where was I? Sound asleep.

@UncleBob: Thank you.

Specifically, right now my goal is to complete and own a full Japanese set, and to simply borrow and return the European set piecemeal. So if at all possible, I would like to buy Japanese CIB games, and borrow European carts and boxes that I will return (unless you don't want them, of course.)

So what do you guys think? Can we help each other achieve our mutual goals?

You could create Mediafire acccount and dump the covers there.
Mediafire is free and has 50 gigs of space (limit is 200 megs per file if I know correctly), so you'll need 2 accounts probably.

After dumping the covers there you would not strain your bandwidth anymore as the files are off your computer.

Box.com is as good, I just don't know the limits there.

I do have PAL (I'm Finnish) and Jap boxes, carts and manuals (and maps/posters), even some rarer ones like CIB Lennus 2.
I think sneak from  here posted you link to my stuff.

I could of course mail them to you too, but i think that would be freaking expensive.

Could you send few scans for review to us so we can see the quality.

Thank you.

[Sneak]

So what do you guys think? Can we help each other achieve our mutual goals?

I first just wanted to take a second to welcome you to The Cover Project, Byuu! 

I think with some members being from Europe, some should be able to help you with your goal of scanning Euro & Japanese boxes (I would hope).

I think sneak from  here posted you link to my stuff.

Yup, I had provided Byuu the link to your stuff via private message on the Nintendoage forums a few days ago. (thank you for that Arseen)

-Sneak

[TSOLfan]

So my goal is to scan and dump everything myself. Now I understand that angers other scanners. I am not saying I am better than anyone else, or that I'll do a better job, or anything like that. My goal is simply absolute consistency.

Would you want images taken from 63 different scanner models and 67 people, or a set of images taken from one specific scanner and one specific person? So please don't take any offense to me wanting to scan everything, that's not my intention at all.

Welcome, my Nintendo counterpart

http://www.ratigators.com/

If you guys will please work with me ... let me get the EU and JP boxes and carts to scan. I will send them back to you, and provide you with the scans. Help me finish my goal, and I will gladly help you finish your goal.

Specifically, right now my goal is to complete and own a full Japanese set, and to simply borrow and return the European set piecemeal. So if at all possible, I would like to buy Japanese CIB games, and borrow European carts and boxes that I will return (unless you don't want them, of course.)

So what do you guys think? Can we help each other achieve our mutual goals?

I wish you the best of luck.  I offered up my time and equipment to scan in a full set of Genesis and Game Gear manuals, though, haven't had anyone offer up anything (and I offered to cover shipping costs both ways):

http://www.thecoverproject.net/forums/index.php?topic=6791.msg81106#msg81106

You even got mentioned in that post  I posted it everywhere I could think of (here, SegaAge, DigitPress, AtariAge, Sega 16, etc) almost 6 months ago, and have yet to find anyone offering to let me borrow anything (I'm not asking to keep anything, other than scans

Hopefully you have better luck.

Also, while we are asking, if anyone has what I've noted as missing on my site, let me know.

[wiggy]

I've only got a handful of JP boxes, Byuu, but I'd gladly let you borrow them for the cause.


Just so I understand, you have the entire US collection scanned already?

[Mel]

I have around a couple dozen sfc boxes. What would be the best way to scan them.

[pumanchero]

I have around a couple dozen sfc boxes. What would be the best way to scan them.

The idea is that you send the boxes, he scans them to assure consistency and then he mails them back.
I helped Byuu a couple of years ago getting a Super Copa loose cartridge (back then these went for like $30). I think he's as reliable as his great emulator. If you can, help him!

[taigr81m]

I volunteer to help clean some covers. You always have my help, Arseen.
by the way, Arseen,  the Claymates cover is about 50% complete.
I am backed up because of a new 2TB hdd that I've recently purchased. Copying all of my data is a long process.

I would like to have a dump of all of the BYUU scans. I am missing 50% of the U.S. collection.  I have plenty of hdd space to backup the dump too
plus, I have cleaned 5% of my collection to date. I am also remaking manuals, like the Brett Hull Hockey '95 that I finished last year. More to come.