Filter out newer clone and have older one show up instead?

[mikecoscia]

For example the simpsons rom. There are a few of them and when I have no clones enabled only the 4-player simpsons shows up in the list. Unfourtunetly that one does not work well, you can't select a character. However the 2-player alternative version works fine, but its not on the mame list when no clones are selected. I don't want to allow clones, as its just to many games. Is there anyway to filter out the simpsons 4-player and just have the 2-player version show up?

[fRequEnCy]

For example the simpsons rom. There are a few of them and when I have no clones enabled only the 4-player simpsons shows up in the list. Unfourtunetly that one does not work well, you can't select a character. However the 2-player alternative version works fine, but its not on the mame list when no clones are selected. I don't want to allow clones, as its just to many games. Is there anyway to filter out the simpsons 4-player and just have the 2-player version show up?

In Advanced MAME Settings just add the 2-player version to the Don't Filter These ROMS setting and add the 4-player version to the Excluded ROMS setting.

[mikecoscia]

In Advanced MAME Settings just add the 2-player version to the Don't Filter These ROMS setting and add the 4-player version to the Excluded ROMS setting.

Do I type in the dame of the rom zip file, or the actual name of the game?

[fRequEnCy]

Do I type in the dame of the rom zip file, or the actual name of the game?

The ROM name without the extension.

So you would have something like this:

Don't Filter These ROMS: simpsn2p

and

Excluded ROMS:  simpsons

You can also exclude the ROM in GameEx itself by pressing delete. When ROM is deleted in GameEx then it is deleted from the List only and is put in the Excluded ROMS section.