MAME GAMEINIT.DAT 0.276 (Apr 5, 2025) © AntoPISA & Robbbert www.progettoSNAPS.net =========================================== This file lists the initialization procedures of some games emulated by MAME; in fact, some of them, the first time are not immediately playable. The file is supported by MAME from 0.172 version. WhatsNew: ================= 2025/04/05 11.05: Aligned item names with MAME 0.276. 2025/03/10 11.04: Aligned item names with MAME 0.275. 2025/02/11 11.03: Aligned item names with MAME 0.274. 2025/01/07 11.02: Aligned item names with MAME 0.273. 2015/01/05 11.01: Revised readme.txt file (date format and internal version numbering). 2025/01/01 11.00: New version of the file, now updated with Robbbert's collaboration (aligned with MAME 0.272). 2024/03/06 10.02: 107 new entries added (aligned with MAME 0.263). 2024/02/27 10.01: From the next version the diff file will no longer be available; to check the evolution of the file use the Github link. 2024/02/09 10.00: The files can also be found here https://github.com/AntoPISA/MAME_SupportFiles/blob/main/gameinit.dat/. 2022/06/12 8.00: 173 new entries added (aligned with MAME 0.250). 2021/06/02 7.03: 5 new entries added (aligned with MAME 0.232). 2021/05/01 7.02: 58 new entries added and and some renames (aligned with MAME 0.231). 2021/04/17 7.01: Fixed some files (eliminated the presence of BOMs that created problems). Thanks to Saknet and Robbbert. 2021/02/27 7.00: 15 new entries added and various renames (aligned with MAME 0.229). 2019/11/02 5.02: 19 new entries added (aligned with MAME 0.215). 2019/05/08 5.01: 14 new entries added and 11 fixed (aligned with MAME 0.212). 2019/02/03 5.00: 6 new entries added and 1 renamed (aligned with MAME 0.207). 2018/12/27 4.02: 8 new entries added (aligned with MAME 0.205). 2018/11/30 4.01: 269 new entries added and various minor fixes (aligned with MAME 0.204). 2018/11/22 4.00: Fixed (lottofun) entry (aligned with MAME 0.203). 2017/12/29 3.11: 11 new entries added and 1 renamed (aligned with MAME 0.193). 2017/10/01 3.10: 8 new entries added (aligned with MAME 0.190). 2017/09/25 3.09: Various fixes at the file format. 2017/07/29 3.08: Only 1 new entry added (aligned with MAME 0.188). 2017/07/01 3.07: 35 new entries added (aligned with MAME 0.187). 2017/06/09 3.06: 51 new entries added (aligned with MAME 0.186). 2017/05/01 3.05: 33 new entries added (aligned with MAME 0.185). 2017/04/08 3.04: 92 new entries added (aligned with MAME 0.184). 2017/02/27 3.03: 50 new entries added (aligned with MAME 0.183). 2017/02/01 3.02: Various spelling corrections and replaced some items that were in Italian (aligned with MAME 0.182). 2017/01/29 3.01: 40 new entries added. 2017/01/01 3.00: 60 new entries added and various fix (aligned with MAME 0.181). 2016/12/22 2.13: Thanks to the work of parsing of motoschifo, they have been corrected many syntax errors in the file. 2016/12/07 2.12: 28 new entries added (aligned with MAME 0.180). 2016/12/01 2.11: 8 entries removed (doubled). 2016/10/29 2.10: 30 new entries added (aligned with MAME 0.179). 2016/10/15 2.09: Removed 1 double entry (jojoba) from the English file. 2016/10/01 2.08: 49 new entries added (aligned with MAME 0.178). 2016/09/07 2.07: 30 new entries added (aligned with MAME 0.177). 2016/08/04 2.06: 38 new entries added and released the new diff file and various fix (aligned with MAME 0.171). 2016/08/02 2.05: Added diff pack - only in english (suggested by Stiletto). 2016/07/14 2.04: 10 new entries added (aligned with MAME 0.175). 2016/07/01 2.03: Removed 14 doubles entries (aligned with MAME 0.174). 2016/06/01 2.02: 15 new entries added and some minor type fix. 2016/05/05 2.01: 24 new entries added (aligned with MAME 0.173). 2016/04/04 2.00: 46 new entries added (aligned with MAME 0.172). 2016/04/03 1.05: Fixed some typo errors. 2016/04/01 1.04: Added 'gameinit.ini' file into pack, with all machines present in the principal file. 2016/03/28 1.03: First version online! 2016/03/27 1.02: New entries added. Splitted file in two: italian and english version. 2016/03/26 1.01: Added support in official MAME (many thanks to Dankan1890). 2016/03/23 1.00: Update and added clones to list (aligned with MAME 0.171). 2015/10/12 0.00: First version (pre-release 0.166). Sources: =================================== * https://wiki.mamedev.org/ * https://mameinfo.mameworld.info/ * My played games... How to use: =================================== Copy the file in the "dats" folder of your MAME or MAMEUI and select the file in the info tab. The "command.ini" file must be in "folders" folder. © 2015/2025 AntoPISA & Robbbert