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Title: Info about original/clone game in mala FE
Post by: PaTrYcK on May 23, 2011, 03:55:27 pm

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

Title: Re: Info about original/clone game in mala FE
Post by: PaTrYcK on June 10, 2011, 09:54:26 am

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:

(http://i.imgur.com/ZuFP0.jpg)


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

(http://i.imgur.com/1L7tD.jpg)

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

Title: Re: Info about original/clone game in mala FE
Post by: loadman on June 10, 2011, 10:02:08 pm

Isn't that What Description is?

Title: Re: Info about original/clone game in mala FE
Post by: PaTrYcK on June 11, 2011, 04:32:41 am

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  :applaud:

Title: Re: Info about original/clone game in mala FE
Post by: loadman on June 11, 2011, 07:13:31 am

Quote from: PaTrYcK on June 11, 2011, 04:32:41 am

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

Title: Re: Info about original/clone game in mala FE
Post by: PaTrYcK on June 11, 2011, 07:19:46 am

sorry my english not is good...  :dunno

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 :)

Title: Re: Info about original/clone game in mala FE
Post by: loadman on June 11, 2011, 08:54:26 pm

ok sorry yes I understand thanks

Title: Re: Info about original/clone game in mala FE
Post by: PaTrYcK on June 12, 2011, 05:24:00 am

Quote from: loadman on June 11, 2011, 08:54:26 pm

ok sorry yes I understand thanks

Good!
You think is possible do it?
Thanks loadman  :applaud:

Title: Re: Info about original/clone game in mala FE
Post by: loadman on June 12, 2011, 07:39:47 am

Quote from: PaTrYcK on June 12, 2011, 05:24:00 am

Quote from: loadman on June 11, 2011, 08:54:26 pm

ok sorry yes I understand thanks

Good!
You think is possible do it?
Thanks loadman  :applaud:

Not easily. I'll put it on the list

Title: Re: Info about original/clone game in mala FE
Post by: PaTrYcK on June 12, 2011, 12:26:44 pm

Quote from: loadman on June 12, 2011, 07:39:47 am

Not easily. I'll put it on the list

great...you are the best!

 :applaud:

Title: Re: Info about original/clone game in mala FE
Post by: loadman on June 12, 2011, 11:33:40 pm

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

Code: [Select]

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

Title: Re: Info about original/clone game in mala FE
Post by: PaTrYcK on June 13, 2011, 06:20:03 am

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

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" ?