Info about original/clone game in mala FE

[PaTrYcK]

Hello!
in Mala front end is possible have information if a game is original or is  clone of other games?
Thanks!
 

[PaTrYcK]

Now i found in MalaFE the way for know if a game (in all games list)  is clone of other original game, this is the configuration in malalayout.exe for have it:




Now in the screen (if the game is a clone ) appear in the text the name of the original game:



But unfortunately in the screen appear the name of the roms, not the original name, sometime not is clear the master  name...
Is possible show the name of original game ?

Thanks

[loadman]

Isn't that What Description is?

[PaTrYcK]

Sometime the name of the rom not is the name of the game, example:

Ghosts'n Goblins, rom's name is gng
super sprint is sprint
pacman is puckman
gun hohki is mysticri eccc....

Is possible show in mala the original name instead of rom's name?

Thanks  

[loadman]

Is possible show in mala the original name instead of rom's name?

What would be an example of that. Sorry I am missing something here

[PaTrYcK]

sorry my english not is good...  

In the list "all games" there are master game and clone game,  if is present a clone game i would that  mala fe show the name of the original game, but mala show only the roms name, not original name...

example? there are many example...

clone game: dragonninja; original game: Bad Dudes vs. Dragonninja (US); name of rom: baddues.
If i have in list the game dragonnninja and i set mala for have information "clone of...", mala show: "clone of baddudes", I think it would be better if mala show : "clone of Bad Dudes vs. Dragonninja"

i hope now understand me

[loadman]

ok sorry yes I understand thanks

[PaTrYcK]

ok sorry yes I understand thanks

Good!
You think is possible do it?
Thanks loadman 

[loadman]

ok sorry yes I understand thanks

Good!
You think is possible do it?
Thanks loadman  

Not easily. I'll put it on the list

[PaTrYcK]

Not easily. I'll put it on the list

great...you are the best!

 

[loadman]

Hi,

I dug into this and MaLa is getting this info from mame.xml. This is the creaters of mame that have decided to label it this way

You can edit this file save it then start MaLa and then refresh game lists

A section of mame.xml

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<game name="drgninja" sourcefile="dec0.c" cloneof="baddudes" romof="baddudes">

[PaTrYcK]

Oh...i need to rename all games in xml file?


In the line 317533 of mame.xml:
   <game name="drgninja" sourcefile="dec0.c" cloneof="baddudes" romof="baddudes">
      <description>Dragonninja (Japan)</description>
      <year>1988</year>


but in the line 317438 i find:
     <game name="baddudes" sourcefile="dec0.c">
      <description>Bad Dudes vs. Dragonninja (US)</description>
      <year>1988</year>

it's possible configure mala for read in this line "Bad Dudes vs. Dragonninja" ?