mame Renaming MAME ROMs?

[zetecsjoe]

Hi, I have downloaded around 12000 MAME 7z ROMs, I usually run all my sets through Dom's ROM Renamer to make sure I have a full list with no extras.
When I try to scan my MAME folder it either crashes out or actually searches inside the 7z files without me asking it to.

Anyway you guys know for me to cross check my MAME fileswith the HyperList MAME XML correctly?

Thanks guys

[Guest]

MAME roms never need renaming. They are good as they are.

Make sure the rom set version you have matches the emulator version and you're good to go.


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[ci2own]

3 hours ago, zetecsjoe said:

Hi, I have downloaded around 12000 MAME 7z ROMs, I usually run all my sets through Dom's ROM Renamer to make sure I have a full list with no extras.
When I try to scan my MAME folder it either crashes out or actually searches inside the 7z files without me asking it to.

Anyway you guys know for me to cross check my MAME fileswith the HyperList MAME XML correctly?

Thanks guys

 

As tonesmalone said, you don't need to rename MAME roms.  MAME HyperSpin Database uses original rom names and adds the full game name to the description (you don't have to do anything for that).

[zetecsjoe]

5 hours ago, ci2own said:

Thank you for replying, I know it works like that regarding MAME, but there is 12000 ROMs in my download and I like to make complete HyperList Sets, where the MAME XML only has 9k ROMs.

As tonesmalone said, you don't need to rename MAME roms.  MAME HyperSpin Database uses original rom names and adds the full game name to the description (you don't have to do anything for that).

 

[ci2own]

 

MAME Complete Romset is about 32000 roms. Send me PM if don't know where to get it.

You can download filtered mame databases. I have a list excluding Mahjong, Casino, etc. There's a post here where you can download personalized databases.



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[zetecsjoe]

7 minutes ago, ci2own said:

I've got a mergeged set which is around 12000 games instead, I just wanted to run a program like Don's Renamer to pull the 9k games that match the latest HyperList XML for OCD purposes lol, I have 10TB for HyperList Complete Sets which are renamed and 7z, perfectly matching the Databases

MAME Complete Romset is about 32000 roms. Send me PM if don't know where to get it.

You can download filtered mame databases. I have a list excluding Mahjong, Casino, etc. There's a post here where you can download personalized databases.



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[ci2own]

That's right!

I have complete set because is easy to keep it updated every month.


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[zetecsjoe]

If anyone knows a way it would help me out alot

[ci2own]

19 minutes ago, zetecsjoe said:

If anyone knows a way it would help me out alot

You can use HyperSpin ROM Manager. You can download here in Downloads section or in my Mega shares (section Uploads).

 

 

[Metalzoic]

Seems like it would be far easier to just grab the correct non-merged set.

[ci2own]

Seems like it would be far easier to just grab the correct non-merged set.

That's what i do. I have complete set and HyperSpin only takes rons in database. Is the best way to keep it updated.


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[zetecsjoe]

Thanks for the replys. I only use Dom's ROM Renamer. For backup purposes I like to zip up sets that match the hyperlink XMLs so was just wanting a way to pull what I need from my name full set without it getting.confused and searching through the 7z contents, o don't really want to manually drag and drop nearly 10k games, was just hoping someone maybe knee a trick so it just reads the 7z files name and not contents. I've tried a mixture of settings on Dom's ROM Renamer but no luck

[ci2own]

1 minute ago, zetecsjoe said:

Thanks for the replys. I only use Dom's ROM Renamer. For backup purposes I like to zip up sets that match the hyperlink XMLs so was just wanting a way to pull what I need from my name full set without it getting.confused and searching through the 7z contents, o don't really want to manually drag and drop nearly 10k games, was just hoping someone maybe knee a trick so it just reads the 7z files name and not contents. I've tried a mixture of settings on Dom's ROM Renamer but no luck

HyperSpin ROM Manager does what you want. 

[zetecsjoe]

It doesn't scascan my correct name set properly. Out of 9777 files it finds like 15 or so. I've got a non merged 7z name set with 12k roms

[ci2own]

3 minutes ago, zetecsjoe said:

It doesn't scascan my correct name set properly. Out of 9777 files it finds like 15 or so. I've got a non merged 7z name set with 12k roms

I'll check it but i did it a year before to sort Classics sets and it worked.

[zetecsjoe]

Yeah, please let me know. As I want to make all the classic sets this way too but no luck either

[ci2own]

Just now, zetecsjoe said:

Yeah, please let me know. As I want to make all the classic sets this way too but no luck either

This is how i did it a year before. But best way (at least for me) is to download complete MAMe romset (Splitted) and point MAME (and all systems uses MAME romsets included classics) to the same MAME ROMS folder so you don't have to separate with any rom manager and as i told you is better to update it every month with clrmamepro.

 

[zetecsjoe]

I know, I know lol. O just wanted to seperate them for OCD collection purposes lol