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Title: ROM and related info extracting software?
Post by: The Man on February 10, 2004, 01:14:09 pm
I'm trying to find an application that would let me select a rom and all the files pertaining to that game in one step.

Example:  I pick a game in the 80's folder (I use mame32), and would like only that game and all the other files that go with it (pics, artwork, samples), so I can burn only the games I own to one CD, without going through all the folders looking for all the info.

Anyone know of a tool like this?

Thanks for your time.
TM
Title: Re:ROM and related info extracting software?
Post by: PacManFan on February 10, 2004, 01:42:26 pm
I wrote a utilty exactly like that into Kymaera. You can create a GameList, and then click "resource copy".
Kymaera will copy all the roms,snaps,marquees,cabinets,etc.... to a destination folder and preserve the directory structure. I was using it to set up a limited list of games on my new cabinet.

Unfortunately, it's not in the current release, but it'll be in the next.

-PMF
Title: Re:ROM and related info extracting software?
Post by: The Man on February 10, 2004, 02:00:04 pm
I wrote a utilty exactly like that into Kymaera. You can create a GameList, and then click "resource copy".
Kymaera will copy all the roms,snaps,marquees,cabinets,etc.... to a destination folder and preserve the directory structure. I was using it to set up a limited list of games on my new cabinet.

Unfortunately, it's not in the current release, but it'll be in the next.

-PMF

Cool... nice lookin Front End.  Let me know when you get it updated, it sounds like just what I'm lookin for.

I haven't looked at Front Ends for awhile, I guess I should start :)

TM
Title: Re:ROM and related info extracting software?
Post by: The Man on August 10, 2004, 07:12:13 pm
I wrote a utilty exactly like that into Kymaera. You can create a GameList, and then click "resource copy".
Kymaera will copy all the roms,snaps,marquees,cabinets,etc.... to a destination folder and preserve the directory structure. I was using it to set up a limited list of games on my new cabinet.

Unfortunately, it's not in the current release, but it'll be in the next.

-PMF

Did it ever make it into the release?
Thanks,
TM
Title: Re:ROM and related info extracting software?
Post by: PacManFan on August 10, 2004, 10:37:09 pm
A new release should be on it's way very soon. I just ported Kymaera to Dos and Linux, and I'm tyeing up some loose ends with it and testing.

-PMF