Problem with the rom list filter

[dcparis]

I'm trying to get a clean list, but since some games get filtered, some useful clones and bootlegs, or english bootlegs of japanese games, i use the "don't filter these roms" in the gameex configuration.

There are 20 games in my list, 3 of them are still filtered and i can't find why.

Questions :

- Do i need to put the file extension in the list (like ssft2.zip)

- The games that are still filtered are : wbmlbg.zip; wbml.zip; ssrderuac.zip

I've upgraded to the last version of gameex and mame, the same games are still filtered. I've checked them directly on mame and they work fine so i don't understand why they get rejected by the gameex filter.

One option i thought of would be to take a whole unfiltered list and put the games i want to block in the "always filter these games", my question about that is what is the field length of that ?

Thank you all for your answers, it is very unfortunate because these few games that are filtered are the ones i really want to play (sucks huh ?)

[Tempest]

I'm not sure, but I think you have to "update list" before those changes will show.

[bkenobi]

Just a thought. You said you upgraded MAME, so did you update your roms as well? Perhaps MAME is saying it's invalid and you have validate roms turned on? I thought that anything in the don't exclude list would show up no matter what, so I'm not sure unless you don't have the complete rom.

No, you don't need the extension in the list.

[Brian Hoffman]

Update your games list

[dcparis]

i did update the list, that is how i got the other games in my list appearing. I also erased my gamelist.txt and .ini files so it would update from a blank list.

also i tried with putting the "want clones?" on "i don't want clones" it was on "no clones unless better" before, and after a list update my 3 games appeared on the list and are working fine. So it seems they are considered clones but the gameexlist doesn't put the original one on the list either.

[Tempest]

i did update the list, that is how i got the other games in my list appearing. I also erased my gamelist.txt and .ini files so it would update from a blank list.

also i tried with putting the "want clones?" on "i don't want clones" it was on "no clones unless better" before, and after a list update my 3 games appeared on the list and are working fine. So it seems they are considered clones but the gameexlist doesn't put the original one on the list either.

I'm no expert, but Is it possible that you don't have the original versions? I'm pretty sure that Gameex would display them if you did, and they were not filtered out.