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The GB64 Collection is a collaboration of efforts from a group of like-minded C64 enthusiasts. In its simplest term, it is a database of C64 games, but dig under the cover and you will find the most complete and accurate archive of C64 game information that has ever been compiled. Currently the collection has 24800 individual game entries, but still it is growing as rare games are being found and added to it all the time. The GB64 Team is constantly working on the database, adding new games and gathering more information on existing games.

This collection contains everything you need to setup the GameBase Collection V13. In the 4 .ISO images you will find:

Disc 1: Main Disc
- The GameBase frontend v1.3
- The Gamebase64 Collection Database V13
- Screenshots
- SID Music (High Coltage SID Collection Release 62)

Disc 2: Games
- All game images the database links to

Disc 3: Extras 1
- Original Disks
- Original Tapes
- Original Cartridges
- Coverdisks
- Covertapes
- Magazine Covers
- Averts
- Listings
- PD-Disks
- Type-ins

Disc 4: Extras 2
- Books
- Covers
- Docs
- Maps
- Pictures of missing games
- MP3's
- Tips

Also artwork is included (a DVD cover and 4 CD/DVD labels).
Not included are the gameplay videos. They would take to much space.

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                                 Install Notes
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Follow these steps to setup the GameBase64 V13 collection:
1) Install the GameBase frontend by running gamebase-setup-v1.3-full.exe
2) Install the GameBase V13 Collection to a folder named GBC_V13. This *MUST* be a subfolder of the folder where the frontend is installed.
3) Copy the contents of all disc images to a location of your choice, but don't make changes to the folder structure.
4) Extract the emulators you want to use to a folder named Emulators.
5) Extract the SID player to a location of your choice.
6) Start the GameBase frontend.
7) The GEMUS Emulator Setup Wizard is started. Choose "Commodore 64" and browse to the Emulators folder you created in step 4.
8) In the GameBase frontend, click Tools, 'GBC_v13' paths.
9) In the Games tab, click the "New" button and browse to the Games folder.
10) In the Music tab, browse to the C64 Music folder.
11) In the Pictures tab, click the "New" button and browse to the Screenshots folder.
12) In the Extras tab, click the "New" button and browse to the Extras folder.
13) In the Photos tab, browse to the Photos folder.
14) Click OK to close the Paths window.
15) Click Tools, 'GBC_v13' Options
16) In the Music Players tab, click the "New" button, browse to the file sidplay2w.exe in the SID Player folder and type SID in the field "Supported File Types".
17) Click OK to close the GBC_v13 Options window.
18) Click Tools, Verify Available Files. Select all 4 check boxes and click Start. The result shoud show:
   Games not found: 0/23993
   Tunes not found: 0/47634
   Pictures not found: 0/24010
   Extras not found: 728/30426
The 728 missing extras are all videos, that are not included in this collection. 
They can be downloaded from http://www.c64-longplays.de/videos.php and 
https://archive.org/details/C64Gamevideoarchive.

This completes the setup of the GameBase64 Collection V13.
Enjoy!