MAMEWorld Forums - EmuChat - Re: High Scores question

> Is there a list of games that typically save to nvram? Savestates are a great idea
> but I do like games that start up loading bios/etc.. I know it's a bit over the top
> but I kinda like that. I'll browse around.. savestates also might not work for me as
> I'd like to set up a synced folder to my other arcade and share the data.

The easiest way I know of is to use the "-listdevices" option in MAME and see whether the ROM says it uses nvram. I'm sure there's a better way but I don't use a front end.

Here's an example:

Code:

D:\MAME>mame64 robotron -listdevices
Driver robotron (Robotron: 2084 (Solid Blue label)):
   Robotron: 2084 (Solid Blue label) (':')
   M6809 (':maincpu') @ 1.00 MHz
   M6808 (':soundcpu') @ 3.57 MHz
   NVRAM (':nvram')
   Timer (':scan_timer')
   Timer (':240_timer')
   Video Screen (':screen')
   Speaker (':mono')
   DAC (':wmsdac')
   6822 PIA (':pia_0')
   6822 PIA (':pia_1')
   6822 PIA (':pia_2')

D:\MAME>mame64 dkong -listdevices
Driver dkong (Donkey Kong (US set 1)):
   Donkey Kong (US set 1) (':')
   Z80 (':maincpu') @ 3.07 MHz
   DMA8257 (':dma8257') @ 3.07 MHz
   Video Screen (':screen')
   8 bit latch (':ls175.3d')
   8 bit latch (':ls259.6h')
   8 bit latch (':virtual_p2')
   MB8884 (':soundcpu') @ 6.00 MHz
   Speaker (':mono')
   DISCRETE (':discrete')