Help with Mala

[leapinlew]

I am wondering if Mala has built in this functionality

- To remove games which you don't have controls for
- To remove clones. I could have swore I saw this before, but I can't find it now

[Wade007]

Mala can't permanently delete any games from your harddrive (Roms) given your controls or any other criteria but you can edit your gamelist(s) to include or not include certain games. I have game lists for: Lightgun game, Fighting game, Golden Age - Arcade, Trackball games, 4 player games, 2 player games, etc, etc.

You can create any number of games lists and once a game list is established you can just right click on a game and delete if from the list (not your harddrive).

If you want to REALLY isolate and remove games from your collection based on controls or nearly any other criteria I would suggest you use a rom sorting program. My favorite is "RomLister"

http://www.waste.org/~winkles/ROMLister/

I used RomLister to delete Mahjong, Casino, Adult, Non-working, Mechanical, Pinball (rom only) games from my harddrive. It's great once you get the hang of it.

For info on how I built the software setup for my cabinet, see here:
http://www.cheapskategamer.com/pc_game_stories_and_news/building-an-arcade-emulation-cabinetpart-one-software/

[drventure]

+1 on romlister

First, use it to regenerate a master list, removing all the crap that you wouldn't ever play, don't have roms for (mahjong cough cough), or don't have a control panel applicable to.

then, use it to create a few sub lists of specific types (sports, shmups, etc).

It might take some playing with, but it's not too tough to work with.

[BadMouth]

For the 2nd question, you just check "Only Masters".
http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Mala_Config#Basics

It won't delete them, but it will prevent them from showing up in your all games list.
Keep in mind that Pacman is a clone (puckman is the parent).
You can make Mala think it is a parent by changing the xml file.

[leapinlew]

Awesome info guys! I should have specified that by remove, I meant remove from the game list. I think I'm in good shape now. Thanks!