Cian Cunningham Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 (edited) XBMC4Gamers Synopsis Information This is a HDD ready XBMC4Gamers synopsis information setup. It was generated from a spreadsheet I made in which I collated as much information as I could find for the complete list of Xbox titles. The first building block of this spreadsheet was Cameron Brigmans list of Xbox games. The rest was taken from old defunct websites such as HDTVArcade using the wayback machine and the current Wikipedia pages. All sources linked and credited in the spreadsheet. You can filter this list by rating, genre etc. All US games ratings taken from Metacritic for consistency. It's a good tool for exploring the complete list of Xbox titles. As far as I can see it is the most up to date and complete list anywhere. This spreadsheet is very much a byproduct of creating synopsis information for Rockys XBMC4Gamers but it turned out to be a good tool for picking through titles and deciding what to fill a 2tb drive with so I have included it on the Github. Just download the 'Games.zip', extract it for the full list of HDD ready files and transfer as needed. These synopsis should be compatible with all XBMC. 3.5.3 or above once Rocky5's custom synopsis script and custom XBMC xbe are used. The US list is complete, the EU games all have some if not all information (except ESRB ratings) but the JAP games information is scant, description for most but the information is not as detailed for them. Huge thanks to Rocky5 for all his help and for creating the batch tool to automate separating out the individual default.xml files into folders from the initial excel to xml export. Any issues anyone finds I can fix and update accordingly when I have time. I hope this enhances your XBMC4Gamers setup. Edited October 30, 2017 by Cian Cunningham 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky5 Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 Thank you and this should mean folk will use my script lol 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cian Cunningham Posted October 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 1 minute ago, Rocky5 said: Thank you and this should mean folk will use my script lol Everyone should use XBMC4Gamers!! LoL 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyslim76 Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 This is great Rocky5. Several people have told me to use your xbmc emulation station for the original Xbox....... Now I have to try it. Should have tried it when you showed it on the CO forum but life got busy. Plus it seems everywhere I go there you are lol. Props to you guys. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cian Cunningham Posted October 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 Minor changes made to spreadsheet. Games folder created again to incorporate the updates. Titles now have all region title name variations back in. I had deleted some but put them back in and people can edit the individual default.xml as needed if they don't want to see title variations or [JP] or [EU] tags in titles for Japanese and European exclusives. Content should be final now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Burdios Posted November 2, 2017 Report Share Posted November 2, 2017 Minor changes made to spreadsheet. Games folder created again to incorporate the updates. Titles now have all region title name variations back in. I had deleted some but put them back in and people can edit the individual default.xml as needed if they don't want to see title variations or [JP] or [EU] tags in titles for Japanese and European exclusives. Content should be final now.Top work Cian and Rocky of course. Will grab this for sureSent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cian Cunningham Posted November 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2017 Top work Cian and Rocky of course. Will grab this for sureSent from my SM-G950U using TapatalkThanks Brian, hope you find it useful. I'm working on a full resources pack too so watch this space. Sent from my A0001 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Burdios Posted November 4, 2017 Report Share Posted November 4, 2017 I'm working on it myself, with your effort and contribution and rocky as well I have a little over a 100 done now, and counting.... Thanks again! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cian Cunningham Posted November 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2017 Good stuff Brian, if you encounter any issues with the synopsis text let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsyKos Posted November 4, 2017 Report Share Posted November 4, 2017 Thanks for this ! Great work You can find a good setup here : 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cian Cunningham Posted November 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2017 Yeah I downloaded that pack and put it on the Xbox for around 800 games. It's a good start. A lot of missing images and low res ones, but good work. Did you stretch out wide banner images for a lot of them instead of making new ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Yardley Posted November 6, 2017 Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 Just to confirm, is this a way for me to automatically add detailed information and images to every native Xbox game I have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cian Cunningham Posted November 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2017 1 hour ago, Jay Yardley said: Just to confirm, is this a way for me to automatically add detailed information and images to every native Xbox game I have? It's the detailed information text only. There are no pictures with this. What you will get is all the resources folders made for you with the folder structure and the detailed information text for each game. The complete pack will be ready in a couple of weeks including pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsyKos Posted November 7, 2017 Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 Add new version of my resources pack with better quality and preview for each games !!! On 27/10/2017 at 2:00 PM, Cian Cunningham said: Good stuff. I noticed a lot of the pictures are resized wide banner icons. I have been making a few of these myself with fresh pictures instead of using the stretched images. Also I have around 800 of the complete set of synopsis information done. I will have them all finished after this weekend I expect. I'll be giving them to rocky to do as he pleases with them but I'm sure you can add them to your pack if you want. How are you doing with the preview videos? How many have you got at this point out of the complete set? Also how are you doing on screenshots? Have you a full set of screenshots? Can we work together to make the full pack with enhanced quality ??? Nope, i don't have pack of screenshots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cian Cunningham Posted November 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2017 I will download your pack and have a look to see have you anything to fill in the gaps I have. The only gaps at the moment is the thumbs.jpg. I have the screenshots on the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozbius Posted November 10, 2017 Report Share Posted November 10, 2017 (edited) I am shocked and delighted at the same time that the original Xbox scene is still active! Rocky5 your amazing work got me to dust off my xbox and get it back in operating order! So thank you for sharing the fruit of your labor with perfect strangers! TOTALLY appreciated. Edited November 10, 2017 by mozbius 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heresy Posted November 21, 2017 Report Share Posted November 21, 2017 You guys seriously rock! I love the added synopsis script. Several months ago I started making synopsis, screenshot, and video preview files for around 40 of the more popular games (Amped, Halo, Etc) I wanted to do many more but kinda stopped..All in all it's about 500 mb of resources I can email anyone if they think it will be useful. P.S. Did I hear something about an emulation station? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heresy Posted November 22, 2017 Report Share Posted November 22, 2017 Well then...here ya go.. 40 game resources hope this helps! https://mega.nz/#!NuxhGZ5a!WdX1ddJTHy4GMAp-furZZ64miQj2tUAK0XkGgU9l8uU 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottawadad34 Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 thanks for this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocet Posted November 8, 2018 Report Share Posted November 8, 2018 Correct me if i'm wrong: The version posted in the start posting is included in the resources pack from PsyKos posted here. But the resources posted by heresy are neither included in an updated version nor in the resources pack from PsyKos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky5 Posted November 8, 2018 Report Share Posted November 8, 2018 3 hours ago, Velocet said: Correct me if i'm wrong: The version posted in the start posting is included in the resources pack from PsyKos posted here. But the resources posted by heresy are neither included in an updated version nor in the resources pack from PsyKos? Could you list the 40 games? as the current Xbox Artwork Installer has 1072 Xbox games all done with synopsis and artwork. I never knew about the one from heresy. Also if they don’t conform to the standards I set for this artwork pack, then they would never be used anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cian Cunningham Posted November 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2018 5 hours ago, Velocet said: Correct me if i'm wrong: The version posted in the start posting is included in the resources pack from PsyKos posted here. But the resources posted by heresy are neither included in an updated version nor in the resources pack from PsyKos? Yeah Psykos took the synopsis and put it in that synopsis pack. That's obsolete now. Loke way obsolete, I had loads of mistakes in that version and the latest version is correct, it has had a few versions since this was posted but it lives with the artwork on the Rocky5 GitHub now The synopsis text posted here was created before the new 1072 pack with the built in artwork installer was created. I need to maybe update the synopsis here so that it's the latest. Ignore anything you see about resources packs elsewhere and just use the pack on Rocky5's GitHub, preferable get it through the xbmc4gamers and xbmc-emustation artwork download on the downloader in settings. So in a nutshell ignore all that other stuff and get the pack from the built in downloader or from the xbmc4gamers GitHub. Downloader is the easiest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocet Posted November 8, 2018 Report Share Posted November 8, 2018 (edited) Perfect. Thanks for the answer and all the work! 11 hours ago, Rocky5 said: Could you list the 40 games? as the current Xbox Artwork Installer has 1072 Xbox games all done with synopsis and artwork. There you go: Quote Alter Echo amped 2 arx fatalis AVP Extinction baulder's gate DA2 BIA earned in blood BIA Road to hill30 Black burnout 3 Castlevania COD chessmaster Chronicles of Riddick conker live and reloaded dead or alive 3 Doom 3 ROE Farcry Evolution Farcry Instincts forza motorsport gta san andre half life 2 halo 2 Jade EMpire jet set radio future just cause max payne 2 mechassault mercenaries morrowind oddworld stranger's wrath otogi 1 POP sands of time proj gotham racing proj gotham racing 2 psychonauts Shenmue II Silent Hill 2 SoulCalibur 2 star wars battlefront 2 Star wars Kotor star wars republic commando warriors Edited November 8, 2018 by Velocet 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikeymikey Posted February 26, 2019 Report Share Posted February 26, 2019 Does anybody know where i can grab some _resource packs for the various xbox applications? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puntja Posted September 24, 2019 Report Share Posted September 24, 2019 Is it possible to add more categories to the Synopsis files? I opened one default.xml with a text editor and I tried something like: <resolution>480p</resolution> but it wasn't showing up on the xbox. I would like to add Resolution and Aspect Ratio informations to my Synopsis Files :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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