> The information contained within most of the produced .ini files I think is mirrored > in the mameinfo.dat file from M.A.S.H., has been useful on many occasions for me > concerning research for regressions and testing if, indeed, a certain bug was present > since added or not. Knowing when it was added and also when it was renamed is useful > in tracking specific set issues as it gets difficult to track some sets after over 19 > years of setname changes and parent readjustments.
No, I agree that it's useful to have in MASH's mameinfo.dat. I just don't understand the point of having it in a FE-digestible format. I've never said "self, I want to play only games first emulated in 0.121".
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