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[Annc] New file: GameInit.dat
#352065 - 03/28/16 03:25 PM
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A new dat-file, from MAME 0.172, was born: GameInit.dat.
This file lists the initialization procedures of some games emulated by MAME; in fact, some of them, the first time are not immediately playable. The file is available in two languages: Italian and English.
Obviously the work ahead is still very much (so help me if you can or want):
- The file is distributed to the first version; lacking many initialization procedures; I am continuing to update the file every day.
- If you know initialization procedures not listed (and especially not present on mameinfo.dat or at http://wiki.mamedev.org/ site), send them by contacting me.
- I consider very important the nationalization of this information, to allow everyone to access it, even those with little knowledge of languages. If you want to help me and your language is not English or Italian, translate the file and re-send it to me, before it can add to the package.
- If you do a search on http://adb.arcadeitalia.net/ is already in the tab with the information in this file.
Obviously the main thanks go to M.A.S.H. for his "mameinfo.dat", the various authors of the wiki pages of mamedev.org and users to mameitalia.net. My job is just to reorder this information (sometimes correction) to make them easily readable in MAME.
Download from here: http://www.progettosnaps.net/gameinit/
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Re: [Annc] New file: GameInit.dat
[Re: AntoPISA]
#352068 - 03/28/16 04:58 PM
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Thank you for making it official. I already enabled this file viewing in Emu Loader 
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Re: [Annc] New file: GameInit.dat
[Re: AntoPISA]
#352084 - 03/28/16 11:27 PM
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Thanks for this new file.
Is it possible to have, for a regular MAME user, the Dats that are still useful with 0.172 ?
I have
- command.dat
- gameinit.dat
- hiscore.dat
- history.dat
- mameinfo.dat
- marp.dat
- messinfo.dat
- story.dat
- sysinfo.dat
Are they all useful ? Do I miss some of them ?
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Re: [Annc] New file: GameInit.dat
[Re: Jaylinx]
#352085 - 03/28/16 11:34 PM
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Re: [Annc] New file: GameInit.dat
[Re: AntoPISA]
#352086 - 03/28/16 11:38 PM
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Re: [Annc] New file: GameInit.dat
[Re: AntoPISA]
#352090 - 03/29/16 01:30 AM
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There's no such thing as Mamescore.dat. You probably meant to say Story.dat.
There is a Mamescore.ini though.
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Re: [Annc] New file: GameInit.dat
[Re: Big Karnak]
#352100 - 03/29/16 08:25 AM
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> There's no such thing as Mamescore.dat. You probably meant to say Story.dat.
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> There is a Mamescore.ini though.
Yeah, you are right. With the name "mamescore.dat" no hiscore is displayed, but it works perfectly with the name "Story.dat".
So the real list at the point of 0.172 (all tested) is :
Command.dat
GameInit.dat
History.dat
Mameinfo.dat
Messinfo.dat
Story.dat
Sysinfo.dat
Moreover, i joined a Gameinit.ini for filtering if someone is interessed.
Edited by remax (03/31/16 02:08 PM)
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Re: [Annc] New file: GameInit.dat
[Re: remax]
#352234 - 03/31/16 02:34 PM
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Re: [Annc] New file: GameInit.dat
[Re: AntoPISA]
#352235 - 03/31/16 02:40 PM
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> Thanks for the info.
> The ini file will put myself in the next package.
Yeah i guess so. That was just for quick testing purpose (cause finding a game which have a gameinit entry can be tedious).
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Re: [Annc] New file: GameInit.dat
[Re: remax]
#366272 - 05/24/17 12:25 AM
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Where does "gameinit.ini" go?
I placed it in the "folders" folder and every time I start mame, an error regarding gameinit.ini appears.
gameinit.dat goes in the "dats" folder, I presume.
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Re: [Annc] New file: GameInit.dat
[Re: Jorge]
#366291 - 05/24/17 05:24 PM
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it goes in the DATS folder.
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Re: [Annc] New file: GameInit.dat
[Re: Big Karnak]
#366464 - 06/01/17 05:04 AM
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yeah, the .dat file goes in the dats folder, but where does the .ini file go?
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Re: [Annc] New file: GameInit.dat
[Re: Jorge]
#366465 - 06/01/17 12:09 PM
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I believe it goes in the "folders" folder. 
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Re: [Annc] New file: GameInit.dat
[Re: Jorge]
#366477 - 06/02/17 01:17 AM
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> Where does "gameinit.ini" go?
> I placed it in the "folders" folder and every time I start mame, an error regarding
> gameinit.ini appears.
> gameinit.dat goes in the "dats" folder, I presume.
Yeah! If I'm not wrong about the file, gameinit.ini was saved as UTF-8 hence the error. What I did: Open it with Notepad and "Save as..." changing the codification to ANSI.
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Re: [Annc] New file: GameInit.dat
[Re: Hadou Ken]
#366487 - 06/02/17 07:04 AM
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Nope, if I place it in "folders", then MAMEUI gives an error upon startup.
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Re: [Annc] New file: GameInit.dat
[Re: Jorge]
#366504 - 06/02/17 06:11 PM
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Well! I have gameinit.ini in "folders" without error because I've changed its codification to ANSI, have you done that?
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Re: [Annc] New file: GameInit.dat
[Re: JuLePe]
#366506 - 06/02/17 10:53 PM
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No, not yet, I'm gonna try that.
Although the error that appears is
"error parsing folders\gameinit.ini: missing [folder name] or [ROOT FOLDER]"
Looking at gameinit.ini, [ROOT_FOLDER] IS present...
Edit: Well, what do know, changing the encoding to ANSI fixed it.
thanks for the tip!!!
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Re: [Annc] New file: GameInit.dat
[Re: Jorge]
#366518 - 06/03/17 02:35 PM
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Nice!
ini files, in folders, should be ANSI encoded because UTF-8 encoding starts with a special character so you got "missing [ROOT FOLDER]"
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Re: [Annc] New file: GameInit.dat
[Re: AntoPISA]
#366519 - 06/03/17 02:45 PM
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Re: [Annc] New file: GameInit.dat
[Re: JuLePe]
#366545 - 06/04/17 07:05 AM
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nice find. good to know, from now on we know how to fix this issues.
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