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Attract-Mode Support => General => Topic started by: SuperBee on September 23, 2024, 07:32:15 PM

Title: Bizarre issue with the wrong game launching
Post by: SuperBee on September 23, 2024, 07:32:15 PM

Running the latest Attract Mode 2.7.0 with MAME .269 and an up-to-date, merged ROMset.  Everything works great except...

When I try to run Pacman (Midway), the game that launches is Pacmania. 

• Running "mame pacman" from the command line launches the game as expected.
• Looking at the Attract Mode output/logs, it appears that Attract Mode is actually passing "pacmania" on the command line, i.e. it's not MAME missing a ROM and trying to do fuzzy matching.
• Looking at MAME.txt, all of the correct information for Pac-Man (Midway) appears to be there.  All of the info displayed on screen with the game selected appears correct.
• I've tried rebuilding the games list repeatedly, the issue always remains.
• If I actually try to run Pacmania, it works as expected.
• I have not seen any other games so far that exhibit this same type of mixup.

Does anyone have any ideas?  I'm stumped as to how it could be just this one game with this issue.

Title: Re: Bizarre issue with the wrong game launching
Post by: Lukesv on September 27, 2024, 07:09:28 AM

Check the romlist.

Title: Re: Bizarre issue with the wrong game launching
Post by: progets on September 28, 2024, 01:32:43 AM

Run the game in "console mode". This will show the exact command Attract-Mode is sending and very likely expose the issue to you, or to someone on the forum if you post the results.