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clrmame Discussion / Re: strange 1g1r behavior selecting unneeded

« on: 03 February 2019, 18:09 »

So, it's more or less a task for the datfile authors to define the upper attributes correctly.
The release element only specifies the final name of the file which is picked.

Sounds like I should post on the DAT-O-MATIC discussions, since they seem to be the DAT file authors, to please revise that game (and possibly others) in the NES set. After all, I'm just a mostly-n00b and don't see the value in personally inspecting the algorithm (unless I can change it) nor comparing hashvalues if it won't solve anything.

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clrmame Discussion / Re: strange 1g1r behavior selecting unneeded

« on: 03 February 2019, 17:12 »

Good day. I am running into the same issue here with my No-Intro NES ROMset. Specifically, Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! never gets checked.

From what I can tell, the USA release is a clone of the Europe release. Even though they are a part of the latest No-Intro ROMset, they simply are never added to my "ROM-Paths" folder. I've tried using a "standard" DAT file (rather than Parent-Clone) and it does get included that way, but so do the various "Rev." of various games (which can get confusing). I also have to set the region in DAT-O-MATIC when downloading the DAT file.

Both of these issues are fine, and I can deal with them if it means getting Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (among other missing games, I'm sure). But if there's something that I'm missing, please let me know, because I do like the 1G1R simplicity better. I also don't like the idea of having to add "release" elements to select games in the DAT file. For 900 NES games, this makes my head spin. Can't even imagine doing this for other platforms!

Is there a trick that I'm missing to get the 1G1R method to work, or should I just stick with a "standard" DAT file and have LaunchBox merge all the "Rev." titles by hand?