Rom with two names

[darthpaul]

Is it possible for a Rom to be called by two different names from a MaLa game list? I want to create a game list in MaLa that only lists games that two players play simultaneously but also list these games in another list if they can be played as one player. The reason I want to do this is, with the help of DaOld Man I have created automated control panels. In order for DaOld Man's program to know which game uses which panel, a list of Rom names need to be created for each panel and most of the two player games can be played by one player as well so I need a way to tell the program what mode I want to play in. The only way I can think of is to call the Rom two different names, one name for 1 player and another name for 2 player.

[Thenasty]

I dunno about MALA but I use Advdmenu and the menu/game list is just TEXT file.

ex: in  advmenu

Game Name "Frogger"
Rom "frog"
Game Description " Frogger 1 Player (what I ever i want to type here, this gets displayed on the Game Menu)"


so if I want to make another one using the SAME ROM, I make this entry manually.

Game Name "Frogger"
Rom "frog"
Game Description "Frogger 2 Player or what ever I type what I want etc..etc..."


Been  a while since I looked at advmenu in my Cab. But it's somewhere along those lines.

MAybe MALA has the same menu structure. Take a look at the xml/ini/cfg file that Mala uses.

I'm sure a MALA expert will chime in and give you a better direction.