Nibbler rom sets
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 4:38 am
I just happened to look at the Nibbler scores recently...to notice it seems at some point in recent versions of MAME the rom set names have changed...and labeling has changed evidently incorrectly even within 145.
I still use wolfmame106 mostly and would be using 106 for any future nibbler play.
MARP database now shows:
nibbler=== set 9
nibbler6==set 6
nibbler8==set 8
nibblero = olympia
I see in doing a search in 145 these are the sets according to 145.
I have discovered this actually is not correct. I have the 145 rom sets for these that still show the old naming
nibbler = set 6
nibblera = set 9
nibblerb = set 8
nibblero = olympia
I can directly run the "nibbler" and "nibblero" rom sets.
I can run "nibblera" by renaming the rom set to "nibbler6".
I can run "nibblerb" by renaming the rom set to "nibbler8".
There is a moment in the attract mode when running the game you can get the game to id itself as which rom set...
hold "down" on the controller after seeing the yellow square grid screen...and keep holding through main nibbler splash screen...look at bottom left by the JHU initials. After several seconds a number will pop up. That is the rom set # for nibbler running.
I tried this with the renamed rom sets above and found:
nibbler==nibbler set 6(not set 9 as 145 shows it should be)
nibblera==nibbler6==set 9(not set 6 as 145 shows it should be)
nibblerb==nibbler8===set 8(THIS IS CORRECT!)
nibblero==nibblero==Olympia (also a set 8, but plays harder/faster/longer snake)(THIS IS CORRECT!)
set 6 is the original parent set for nibbler and first arcade release so not surprising even 145 the "nibbler" runs as 6.
This also is what it was in previous versions of mame from 142u6 and earlier...not sure if the rom set naming changed was with 145 or between 142u6 and 145.
so seems to be mamedev group needs to fix this where "nibbler" still is set 6. nibbler6 is renamed to nibbler9 since that is set 9.
either way...we need special rules setup for nibbler to show if using certain versions then this is the rom set you play...etc.
all the scores showing in the MARP database for "nibbler" are for set 6 scores.
can you please look into this with the mamedev team and check it out? I know some of you have direct contacts and more clout with the dev team than I do.
thx
I ask because my next vacation when home I may decide to marathon the set 6 nibbler for as long as I can go...with goal of 1+ billion on it. no one has done that in mame yet and I want to be the first..and don't want any rom set controversies etc.
I still use wolfmame106 mostly and would be using 106 for any future nibbler play.
MARP database now shows:
nibbler=== set 9
nibbler6==set 6
nibbler8==set 8
nibblero = olympia
I see in doing a search in 145 these are the sets according to 145.
I have discovered this actually is not correct. I have the 145 rom sets for these that still show the old naming
nibbler = set 6
nibblera = set 9
nibblerb = set 8
nibblero = olympia
I can directly run the "nibbler" and "nibblero" rom sets.
I can run "nibblera" by renaming the rom set to "nibbler6".
I can run "nibblerb" by renaming the rom set to "nibbler8".
There is a moment in the attract mode when running the game you can get the game to id itself as which rom set...
hold "down" on the controller after seeing the yellow square grid screen...and keep holding through main nibbler splash screen...look at bottom left by the JHU initials. After several seconds a number will pop up. That is the rom set # for nibbler running.
I tried this with the renamed rom sets above and found:
nibbler==nibbler set 6(not set 9 as 145 shows it should be)
nibblera==nibbler6==set 9(not set 6 as 145 shows it should be)
nibblerb==nibbler8===set 8(THIS IS CORRECT!)
nibblero==nibblero==Olympia (also a set 8, but plays harder/faster/longer snake)(THIS IS CORRECT!)
set 6 is the original parent set for nibbler and first arcade release so not surprising even 145 the "nibbler" runs as 6.
This also is what it was in previous versions of mame from 142u6 and earlier...not sure if the rom set naming changed was with 145 or between 142u6 and 145.
so seems to be mamedev group needs to fix this where "nibbler" still is set 6. nibbler6 is renamed to nibbler9 since that is set 9.
either way...we need special rules setup for nibbler to show if using certain versions then this is the rom set you play...etc.
all the scores showing in the MARP database for "nibbler" are for set 6 scores.
can you please look into this with the mamedev team and check it out? I know some of you have direct contacts and more clout with the dev team than I do.
thx
I ask because my next vacation when home I may decide to marathon the set 6 nibbler for as long as I can go...with goal of 1+ billion on it. no one has done that in mame yet and I want to be the first..and don't want any rom set controversies etc.