MAMEWorld Forums - EmuChat - Re: Default cartridge folders/directories?

>So is there a core database and auditing software somewhere for all the (popular) systems
>available under MAME (and MESS as was), or do I need to go hunting in the various machine
>communities online to find them? Or is it something MAME can do itself?

The softlist hash files, started in 2010/2011, eventually became the option.
Some of the coinop games that used interchangeable cartridges were moved to the
hash list since they could be changed out such as Neo Geo system.

The hash list .xml files are located in the Hash folder directory when downloading MAME or some alternate build of MAME.

https://github.com/mamedev/mame

https://github.com/mamedev/mame/tree/master/hash

neogeo.xml

One way to determine if a game is playable or not and if game is already documented
within the hash .xml file There are still quite a few hash files where games have yet to be documented in the hash file such as Apple II floppy diskette games.

Open up the respective .xml file and examine files.

I'll use hash/ibm5150.xml as an example.

This game is considered working because of the status software name="serenia"

If a game is not working, then look at the supported status to see if it is
either no or partial. That is how one can tell if game works or not.

software name="advmath" supported="no"