User:Coccola/sandbox

This torrent is a compilation made by the Pleasuredome staff of files from different sources.

The files are used by the MAME emulator or by frontends. They improve the playing experience.

All the contents of this torrent can be obtained from the websites of the original authors.

From the very beginning this torrent was made to be instantly usable while seeding back the contents.

Releases
The MAME EXTRAs, MAME Multimedia and MAME EXTRAs Update torrents are usually released every two months, about two weeks after the MAME release. It's necessary to wait until all the content is up-to-date and made available by all the sources used. The 3 torrents are released together. Do not ask when or if a new version of this torrent will be released, it will be released when it's ready.

The VideoSnaps (short videos intended to be played by frontends as previews) and Soundtracks (in MP3 format) are actually part of the MAME EXTRAs, but due to the size they are in a separate torrent named MAME Multimedia.

The MAME EXTRAs Update torrent has only the new files required to update both the MAME EXTRAs and MAME Multimedia torrents from one version to the next version.

Reproducing the torrent's contents
The files that are provided by progetto-SNAPS can also be downloaded with Arcade Database Tools.

Below are three methods to reproduce the torrent's contents using ROM Managers:

Details
Some folders/archives are used by the MAME emulator (see MAME Installation for instructions):

The dats folder has text files displayed by MAME or frontends. Its contents are:

The folders folder has  files. Each  file appears in MAME (or frontends) as one or more folders with systems inside according to specific criteria. Its contents are:

The history folder has the  file as needed by MAMEUI (a MAME derivative). There's a copy of this file in the dats folder.

The other archives are used by the MAME emulator or frontends:

Resources
Below are the lists of websites with the resources used to create the MAME EXTRAs and MAME Multimedia torrents:

Reference

 * MAMEdev.org - Resources