Author Topic: Backwards compatibility with Roms? (Read 1569 times)

EndTwist · « **on:** November 12, 2003, 06:35:42 pm »

Maybe this is a dumb question, but I'll ask anyway. Why are some MAME roms, even if seemingly unupdated, not backward compatible?

Example: Download the latest crush.zip (Crush Roller) or crush2.zip/crush3.zip. Run it in MAME 0.59. Doesn't work! It says "missing crush.4a". How come it was removed, even if the rom crush.zip has been in mame since 0.1?

Minwah · « **Reply #1 on:** November 12, 2003, 07:27:46 pm »

I think the reason is usually either:

a) they found a better rom/dump
b) they moved some roms to different parent/clone set
c) some rom(s) were re-named.

I don't know but I suspect the one you mention was probably renamed somehow (?) Try ClrMAMEPro on it, it will rename/re-arrange if possible to fix...

EndTwist · « **Reply #2 on:** November 12, 2003, 09:08:28 pm »

I've tried ClrMamePro, and it doesn't see anything wrong with it. I'm using my "MAME 0.59" dat file I made using the exe.


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Author Topic: Backwards compatibility with Roms? (Read 1569 times)

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