> Sorry about all the off topic stuff about compiling. Now to get this thread back on > track. > > Is this only intended to be Arcade only or is there a way it could be modified for > simple softlist loading such as > mame64 nes smb1? > > Not sure if console stuff is outside the scope of what this script is trying to do or > if it's even possible.
As of right now, no, it is strictly arcade game coverage for which the original hiscore.dat was created (mame [machine name]). Home saving of individual softlist games would be a lot of work as well and I'd argue that there isn't really someone willing to put the effort into it. You could probably make general score saves if the data is always in the same place for a certain machine/console but I doubt this is the case. That isn't to say, though, whether or not it would be cool to have