Question on default MAME32 game filtering

[Kyle]

I searched through the forums about games being filtered from the GameEX frontend, and there is always a suggestion to just turn off filtering. I actually like the vast majority of what is being filtered, but I noticed last night that even the good old "Pac Man" programs are missing from my game list, although they are listed and work fine from the MAME32 frontend.

Is there a slight "tweek" to the delivered filter list that will let this one show through?

TIA

Kyle

[emphatic]

It sounds to me like you have clones filtered out in GameEx. You see, Pac-Man is a clone of Puckman.

http://www.mameworld.net/maws/romset/puckman

You need to enable clones, then update your gamelist. Or, you could play Puckman instead.

The reason that Pac-Man was made for non-japanese countries is the fact that the P in Puckman easily could be altered to F, rendering a new game title on the cabinet not suitable for minors.

Emph

[shbon]

Actually, I think GameEx can handle this particular situation through the config. I came across the same issue and solved it as follows.

In 'Advanced MAME' config section:

1. Leave 'Set No Clones' at 'I dont want clones'

2. Don't Filter These ROMS - add the ROM pacman to the list (and any other clones to explicitly include, separated by a semi-colon).

3. Excluded ROMS - add the ROM puckman to the list (and any others to explicitly exclude, separated by a semi-colon).

This will exclude all clones except any listed in 'Don't Filter These ROMS' *AND* exclude ROMS (clones or otherwise) that are listed in 'Excluded ROMS'. Hence you'll see pacman instead of puckman!

Be sure to update your gamelist to see the change...

Shaun

[Kyle]

Actually, I think GameEx can handle this particular situation through the config. I came across the same issue and solved it as follows.

In 'Advanced MAME' config section:

1. Leave 'Set No Clones' at 'I dont want clones'

2. Don't Filter These ROMS - add the ROM pacman to the list (and any other clones to explicitly include, separated by a semi-colon).

3. Excluded ROMS - add the ROM puckman to the list (and any others to explicitly exclude, separated by a semi-colon).

This will exclude all clones except any listed in 'Don't Filter These ROMS' *AND* exclude ROMS (clones or otherwise) that are listed in 'Excluded ROMS'. Hence you'll see pacman instead of puckman!

Be sure to update your gamelist to see the change...

Shaun

Shaun,

I will try this tonight when I get home. I checked my configuration last night, and I already had checked "I want clones" and the Pacman games were not showing up, so I think you are probably on to something with your suggestion. Thanks to everyone that posted, I will report back tomorrow with my progress.

Kyle

[Kyle]

Adding "Pacman" to my list of allowed roms did fix this problem. Thanks again everyone!

Kyle

[AngelicPenguin]

Actually, I think GameEx can handle this particular situation through the config. I came across the same issue and solved it as follows.

In 'Advanced MAME' config section:

1. Leave 'Set No Clones' at 'I dont want clones'

2. Don't Filter These ROMS - add the ROM pacman to the list (and any other clones to explicitly include, separated by a semi-colon).

3. Excluded ROMS - add the ROM puckman to the list (and any others to explicitly exclude, separated by a semi-colon).

This will exclude all clones except any listed in 'Don't Filter These ROMS' *AND* exclude ROMS (clones or otherwise) that are listed in 'Excluded ROMS'. Hence you'll see pacman instead of puckman!

Be sure to update your gamelist to see the change...

Shaun

This is a good tip since I was trying to figure out why pacman was gone as well after filtering clones (faq material?)