It has been half a year since I upgraded MAME and last year I found out about the -(no)nvram_save parameter (nvram_save in ini) that stops MAME writing nv_ram files. However now if I write something like "mame64.exe gbcolor shantae -nonvram_save" the gbcolor\shantae.nv gets written anyway. It still works for non softlist items I think. It was not like that last time I tried, has something changed recently? Is there an option for softlists items now?