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Is possible to show hiscore in mala layout? maybe with a plugin?
severdhed:
i, like alot of us i think, use custom compiled versions of mame with the hiscore.dat patch applied. maybe not everyone does this, but i think that method is pretty common.
not all games support it, but alot do.
it would be awesome if there was a way to pull that data from the .hi files and display it in MALA, but i'm sure that isnt exactly easy to do.
fatfingers:
--- Quote from: severdhed on September 15, 2009, 11:37:36 pm ---it would be awesome if there was a way to pull that data from the .hi files and display it in MALA, but i'm sure that isnt exactly easy to do.
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If the .hi files were there it should be relatively easy for a plugin to grab the highest score out of the .hi file. Getting them to display in the frontend is a mystery to me.
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NelsonPJ:
I just installed CPWizard, and it displays MAME highscores when I pause a game, so it's definitely possible to "extract" that information. As stated in other posts, I'm also running a custom-compiled MAME that includes the hiscore patch.
NOP:
you should take a gander at this thread:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=83614.0
In that they've started a project to save/restore hi scores in a text mode, even being able to send them via a website.
I'd think you could utilize this application to get the hi score itself extracted out as plain text, then it should be easy to inject into a mala layout.
that does tie you directly to that project's ability to get hi scores out of whichever games they have decoded, but it's a start. Increasing the user base of any chunk of software often inspires more people to get involved, thus more hi scores will become available. it's a win-win.
Cananas:
Yep, It could be great if someone makes a plugin for mala that run hitotext.exe [romname] and show the hiscores, like gameex, hyperspin or cpwizard.
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