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2nd attempt - enables 2 new software lists:

pc6001_cass, supporting all PC-6001 models (with 16 initial working software items)
pc6001mk2_cass, supporting PC-6001mkII, PC-6001mkIISR and PC-6601 (with 18 initial working items)
Approach of separate software lists, with each treated as original is consistent with approach for pc8001 and seems appropriate due to PC-6001 software being fully supported on later versions, and PC-6001 software often having mkII modes.

In line with the current hack to enable cassette based software, items are configured as carts, not cassettes.

All software items sourced from TOSEC repositories.

Revisions from initial attempt at this:

  • All items flagged as partially supported. This seems appropriate based on the software largely/fully functioning but requiring the current hacks to support cassette based software. Happy to modify to not supported though if this seems more accurate.
  • Fixed missing tag in pc6001_cass.
  • Corrected a couple of game names and also amended/enhanced some metadata, including addition of alternate Japanese titles where I can find these.

Where included files are in .p6 format, these are working (along with .cas files).

Add software lists for PC-6001 and PC-6001mk2
 Enhancements and fixes to software lists
Comment on lines 177 to 179
<info name="usage" value="Mode 4, Page 3 - PC-6001 requires N60 Extended BASIC cartridge" />
<info name="alt_title" value="スペース・エネミー"/>
<part name="cart" interface="pc6001_cass">
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<sharedfeat name="requirement" value="pc6001_cart:n60basic"/> or <sharedfeat name="requirement" value="cart:n60basic"/> should automount for this specific item, remember to test and verify executable with -validate (sharedfeat should be after the info nodes according to the DTD).

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Wasn't aware of this option - added now and good to know about this for the future.

<software name="suprball" supported="partial">
<description>Super Ball</description>
<year>19??</year>
<publisher>Unknown</publisher>
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For consistency with other hash files it should be <publisher>&lt;unknown&gt;</publisher>

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All instances of this amended now.

</part>
</software>

</softwarelist> No newline at end of file
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Missing EOF marker.

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Amended now.

Comment on lines 80 to 91
<software name="chrith" supported="partial">
<description>Chrith Ai no Tabidachi</description>
<year>19??</year>
<publisher>Comix</publisher>
<info name="usage" value="Mode 5, Page 3, BASIC" />
<info name="alt_title" value="クリス愛の旅立ち"/>
<part name="cart" interface="pc6001_cass">
<dataarea name="rom" size="26017">
<rom name="chrith.cas" size="26017" crc="8e72abd1" sha1="c3e11ec7eb4b89ba6783d4a60336bef3489fcdc2"/>
</dataarea>
</part>
</software>
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Comix is a Koei spinoff, worth mentioning as a comment.

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Comment added.

Comment on lines 210 to 212
<description>Plazma</description>
<year>19??</year>
<publisher>Techno Soft</publisher>
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Shouldn't this be Plazma Line?

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Yes - corrected now.

<software name="amita" supported="partial">
<description>Amita</description>
<year>19??</year>
<publisher>Unknown</publisher>
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Same as below, <publisher>&lt;unknown&gt;</publisher>

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All instances of this amended.

<software name="castleex" supported="partial">
<description>Castle Excellent</description>
<year>19??</year>
<publisher>Unknown</publisher>
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This is ASCII

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Updated now.

<software name="chackpop" supported="partial">
<description>Chack 'n Pop</description>
<year>1984</year>
<publisher>Hidecom-Carry</publisher>
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Nidecom Carry

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Misread the N as H on the title screen. Title screen does include the - but have amended per your comment.

<software name="pbmario" supported="partial">
<description>Punchball Mario</description>
<year>1983</year>
<publisher>Nintendo</publisher>
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Isn't this a Nintendo / Hudson Soft joint venture?

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Yes - updated now.

<software name="earthbnd" supported="partial">
<description>Earthbound</description>
<year>1984</year>
<publisher>X'tal Soft</publisher>
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Xtal Soft has no ' afaik

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Title screen does include ' but have removed it.

Several small fixes/amends to software lists.
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