How is everyone fixing "Recommended Games (0)" (mameinfo.dat) these days?

[Triangel7D]

Just did a lot of searching on this topic last night, and there hasn't been any discussion in the last two years. It's a feature I'd really love to work in MaLa (I love discovering new games).

Are people still fixing the "Recommended Games:" lines (getting rid of "(Airforce 2)" for example) as outlined in this post?

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=71074.msg731384#msg731384

If so, has anyone found a "smart find/replace" program out there, so hand-correcting each one isn't necessary?

Someone had posted an old corrected data in the thread below, but I cannot seem to unzip his archive (even with WinZip).

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=84625.0

Also, if I end up correcting my own mameinfo.dat (.138), is that something I can post to the File Repository?

[capitaineflam25]

Recommended games is a feature i appreciate a lot too.
In order to wait for a fix, you can use my corrected mameinfo.dat: http://www.moremce.com/dl/mameinfo_0.138_recommended_clean.zip

I've done a regular expression search and replace with notepad2 (http://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html): Recommended Games (.+): -> Recommended Games:

[Triangel7D]

Recommended games is a feature i appreciate a lot too.
In order to wait for a fix, you can use my corrected mameinfo.dat: http://www.moremce.com/dl/mameinfo_0.138_recommended_clean.zip

I've done a regular expression search and replace with notepad2 (http://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html): Recommended Games (.+): -> Recommended Games:

capitaineflam25 -- I've been off the board for a while (just had my 2nd child) and just saw this now. This is fantastic! Thank you so much!

[empardopo]

I don't understand this feature!
Can anyone tell me its value?

Thanks in advance.

[Triangel7D]

I don't understand this feature!
Can anyone tell me its value?

Thanks in advance.

If you're playing, say, Pac-Man, you can have Mala pull up the Recommended Games list to tell you similar games you might also like -- like Make Trax or Mousetrap or Lock & Chase. For me, it helps me find games I've never heard of (and there are a lot in Mame).

The Recommended Games list in mameinfo.dat changed so Mala has a hard time reading it (every game shows 0 recommended games). capitaineflam25's fix quickly fixes the file.

[empardopo]

OK, now yes!
That's great but how can i use it with my lauout?
Thanks a lot!

[Triangel7D]

OK, now yes!
That's great but how can i use it with my lauout?
Thanks a lot!

I can't get to my machine at the moment, but there's options to open sub-windows in Mala (one button to open the windows, one to cycle through -- both configurable). It cycles through Marquees, Cabinets, Recommended Games, Game History, etc.

[empardopo]

Please, when you can get to your machine, tell me how can i configurate it in my MALA!!
Thanks in advance.

[Triangel7D]

Please, when you can get to your machine, tell me how can i configurate it in my MALA!!
Thanks in advance.

Point your Mala to mameinfo.dat in this configuration box:

http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Mala_Config#Additional

[Triangel7D]

Please, when you can get to your machine, tell me how can i configurate it in my MALA!!
Thanks in advance.

Point your Mala to mameinfo.dat in this configuration box:

http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Mala_Config#Additional

...then in this window...

http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Image:Mala_OptionsCKA.JPG

...configure the buttons for Menu open/close and Menu Select.

[empardopo]

Thanks a lot!
I'm going to test it.
Greetings!

[kernelpanic]

Recommended games is a feature i appreciate a lot too.
In order to wait for a fix, you can use my corrected mameinfo.dat: http://www.moremce.com/dl/mameinfo_0.138_recommended_clean.zip

I've done a regular expression search and replace with notepad2 (http://www.flos-freeware.ch/notepad2.html): Recommended Games (.+): -> Recommended Games:

This works great! thanks!

[empardopo]

How can i configure MALA?

I've tested it but it doen't work.

Thanks in advance.

[kako121]

How can i configure MALA?

I've tested it but it doen't work.

Thanks in advance.

One must modify the mameinfo.dat (I think) so that MaLa can read it.  One must configure nothing more  

If you want I give you mine.

Saludos 

[empardopo]

How i can modify that file?

If you don't mind gime me your file.

Thanks! (Muchas gracuas)