Mame isn't saving high scores (YES, I have hiscore.dat set up)

[Sylentwulf]

I have in the mame.ini
hiscore_dir           hi
hiscore_file           hiscore.dat

Yes, both file and directory name are correct, and in place. First example that comes to my head is Mr. Do doesn't save high scores. Using Mame .86 I believe, could be .78. Anything easy I could be missing? (Using mamewah 1.5x but that shouldn't matter)

[KHAN]

Do you have NVRAM forlder,because many games (like neogeo) use
this folder to store hiscore.
Delete all cfg files from it's folder...and always try to get the latest unofficial hiscore.DAT file.

[zaphod]

Not all the games actually save the high scores to the file.  

[Sylentwulf]

But it seems that NONE of them are. The only one I know off the top of my head that IS was Q*Bert. I just updated with unnoficial, and missile command and Mr. Do aren't saving high scores. Seems like those are fairly popular and would have a high score saving system.

[papaschtroumpf]

the high score saving is more based on technical issues than popularity.

[danny_galaga]

yep, just checked mine and mr do IS saving the high score

[Magnet_Eye]

how about your roms and mame versions? are they the same? I had an issue saving hi scores once and it was because I was using older roms with a current mame version.

[Sylentwulf]

I believe I'm using a full checked set of .78 mame and rom set. Replaced a couple that weren't working, but none I've checked the score on.

[dabone]

Make sure your files don't have a read only attribute.

IF windows right click the folder and select properties and make sure read only is not checked.

If dos / (Or windows command line) go to your mame dir and type

attrib *.* -r /s


Later,
dabone