Mame No-Nag Updated Monthly, Current Version: 0.286

23 hours ago, BlackPredator72 said:

 

Thanks again! I really appreciate your work.

I have another small request: would it be possible to include the DAT files as well?

After each MAME update, I find myself checking this page more than a hundred times to see if the new DATs are available:
🔗 https://www.progettosnaps.net/dats/MAME/#bottom

It would be fantastic if, once MAME is updated, we could immediately use RomVault or any other tool to verify our sets, what’s complete and what’s still missing.

Thanks again for all your efforts!

 

Sorry, but as this is a modified mame, the dat set would be incomplete as there are 2 games that are re added by me, so no unfortunately i cant add the dats, and i no longer use dats.

As for normal dats just search 'pleasuredome git' in your fave search engine, you will find them on there fairly easily, or you could create the dats with clrmamepro and the mame.exe (this last one does have some draw backs though)

Edited August 5, 2025 by MadK9

Followed every instruction in these comments to the letter, still getting nagged when I launch a game. Using MAME 279, really not sure why it isn't working.

On 8/19/2025 at 2:52 AM, breppusschlep said:

Followed every instruction in these comments to the letter, still getting nagged when I launch a game. Using MAME 279, really not sure why it isn't working.

You to be a bit a little more descriptive on what is showing up on your screen, or a screenshot, this will help narrow down somethings. (are you running mame as a standalone emulator, or are you using the Launchbox installation, as these require two different approaches.) Some times people mistake what this actually does and removes, we will try to help you as much as we can, but as you are the only one reporting an error, it must be a simple error, that can probably be remedied easily. 

Most times just replacing the exe file in you mame setup will result in it working, if you run a standalone version that you installed manually (not using Launchbox's install option) you need to edit the mame.ini and just make sure  'Skip_gameinfo  1' is set. Thats all there is to it, you will know if its working as when you run a game that has a yellow/red warning will show a Warning Information option in the Tab menu when you are in the game.

 

Thanks for the upload. Appreciated.

Fairly new at this, currently running 0.278 , is there a repository or somewhere i can get the no-nag for it? i just dont want to mess around updating my rom set. thanks

3 minutes ago, greatbigjay said:

Fairly new at this, currently running 0.278 , is there a repository or somewhere i can get the no-nag for it? i just dont want to mess around updating my rom set. thanks

You are literally on the post where all new no-nag MAME versions are posted...

9 minutes ago, greatbigjay said:

Fairly new at this, currently running 0.278 , is there a repository or somewhere i can get the no-nag for it? i just dont want to mess around updating my rom set. thanks

Forum UI doesn't really reflect it but if you push Download File there are several versions you then have to pick which one to download. Just grab the one you're searching for.

6 minutes ago, GodElite said:

You are literally on the post where all new no-nag MAME versions are posted...

yup...i can read... i cant find anywhere that older versions would be.. but thanks for the helpful reading tip bud... 

2 minutes ago, C-Beats said:

Forum UI doesn't really reflect it but if you push Download File there are several versions you then have to pick which one to download. Just grab the one you're searching for.

Awesome, thanks for the help! ( see it wasn't that hard to just help out @GodElite) I never went that far because I just assumed that would have been just the 0.281 version

7 minutes ago, greatbigjay said:

Awesome, thanks for the help! ( see it wasn't that hard to just help out @GodElite) I never went that far because I just assumed that would have been just the 0.281 version

didn't want to sound like a wise guy... I literally commented because I was trying to help. never thought you didn't tried clicking the Download file button yet.

Just discovered this version today and it is very good thank you.

Can you add support for Clockwork Aquario? Apparently it is supported in some other versions of mame but I prefer your no nag version.

3 hours ago, SnorkelSealion said:

Can you add support for Clockwork Aquario? Apparently it is supported in some other versions of mame but I prefer your no nag version.

Unfortunately not, as far as i know it was never released in the arcades due to it being canceled before completion, and as such has never been on mame. Im sure i read that there was a "possible leak" of the roms, but other than that, i think your best bet is either

the PS4 or Switch version of the game. If there is  a version that was added to a version of "mame" was probably a bit of a Frankenstein build of it.

I try to keep the no nag clean as possible, so adding something like a game into mame that wasn't there before is not something i would want to do.. 

Sorry..

8 minutes ago, MadK9 said:

Unfortunately not, as far as i know it was never released in the arcades due to it being canceled before completion, and as such has never been on mame. Im sure i read that there was a "possible leak" of the roms, but other than that, i think your best bet is either

the PS4 or Switch version of the game. If there is  a version that was added to a version of "mame" was probably a bit of a Frankenstein build of it.

I try to keep the no nag clean as possible, so adding something like a game into mame that wasn't there before is not something i would want to do.. 

Sorry..

It seems like it only requires changes to segas18.cpp https://git.redump.net/hbmame/diff/src/hbmame/drivers/segas18.cpp?id=723738d56e87a9c448e492dec4baf3bba0540338

13 hours ago, SnorkelSealion said:

It seems like it only requires changes to segas18.cpp https://git.redump.net/hbmame/diff/src/hbmame/drivers/segas18.cpp?id=723738d56e87a9c448e492dec4baf3bba0540338

Again as i said, the game was incomplete, and was never added to mame, so i will not be adding it to the nonag. Just add the game to your LB and just set the emu to hbmame for that one game.

3 hours ago, zugswang said:

Is there any way you could look into doing Arcade64 nonag ?

I did in the past, but there just isn't a demand for it. There was someone else posting it a few months back. But its not something i will go back to doing, as i have no use for it. 

5 hours ago, MadK9 said:

Again as i said, the game was incomplete, and was never added to mame, so i will not be adding it to the nonag. Just add the game to your LB and just set the emu to hbmame for that one game.

OK. Thanks for your consideration.

On 11/29/2025 at 8:14 AM, zugswang said:

Thanks for this, it's appreciated.

Is there any way you could look into doing Arcade64 nonag ?

I am sure I seen it once, but now nobody seems to be doing it.

Thanks again 👍

There's no reason to do that in Arcade. If you go to the Advanced menu and change Seconds to Run to 1 that should enable it.

Thanks for another great update. Appreciated 😁

I used to just download the exe, pop it in the mame folder and the nagging stopped. This isn't the case anymore- the red warning screen still persists. Is there another step required now? (Have also set Skip_gameinfo to 1 in the ini)  

On 3/1/2026 at 9:53 AM, zugswang said:

Give an example of a game it does this on, then others can test it.

 

Thanks for the reply. Sorry- I assumed the nag was just blanket removed for all games not still there for some (in which case, might I suggest calling this “some-nag mame”  ). Anyway, the games I’m seeing this on are: Teraburst and ThrillDrive.

34 minutes ago, zugswang said:

Both those game are classed by MAME as Not Working, hence the nag screen showing.

I am not sure, but I thought No-nag just removed the working games info.

My xml only has working games on it for the reason I actually want them to load when I play them.

Whats annoying for me is nag screens telling you info you don't need to know. The game NOT working isn't one of them IMO.

Okay, that’s fair enough. I just thought/hoped this build was one for those of us who understand if a game doesn’t work fully we shouldn’t nag the MAME folks saying it’s buggy. For my money, Teraburst is now running beautifully (having said that I never played it in the arcade so can’t compare it to anything) and Thrill Drive, provided you have the right version, is as fun and playable as I recall. Neither (by my standards at least) needs flagging as not working

3 hours ago, zugswang said:

When I say not working I mean MAME on the emulator designates it as a non working game (not good enough to go into their 14,000+ games/clones working games category)

It might run, but is obviously not good enough ... YET.

As I say, I only use a custom xml that only has working game son it, so I never see these games till they drop onto their working games list, so that's probably why I never notice MAME nonag emulator flagging them up all the time.

Okay thanks. Just a shame MAME has such exacting standards for working versus non-working games. I’ve played Teraburst start to finish without any  issues and even Video Games Esoterica has been raving about how well it runs. I’m not sure what else needs to happen for it to be classed as working. I guess I just have to keep waiting for now 

On 2/28/2026 at 2:08 PM, Benjc said:

I used to just download the exe, pop it in the mame folder and the nagging stopped. This isn't the case anymore- the red warning screen still persists. Is there another step required now? (Have also set Skip_gameinfo to 1 in the ini)  

I tested and the no nag works as it should with this game, and shows no warning to me at all. Do you have multiple versions of mame and you are adding the no nag to incorrect mame. Other than an incorrect folder the only other thing is the skip gameinfo flag.

17 hours ago, MadK9 said:

I tested and the no nag works as it should with this game, and shows no warning to me at all. Do you have multiple versions of mame and you are adding the no nag to incorrect mame. Other than an incorrect folder the only other thing is the skip gameinfo flag.

I do have multiple MAMEs but made sure to download only the latest no nag for the latest MAME. I haven’t had chance to check yet but I’m hoping the earlier suggestion that the ini file could be at fault might be it. Due to wanting to keep my various controllers working without much faff I tend to copy the mame.ini from my previous MAME so maybe a file diff will reveal the problem. 

Hi guys. Just wanted to know, when you use the Mame No-Nag build, does it get rid of the "Type OK or move the joystick left or right" screen that pops up even for working games?

3 hours ago, isamu said:

Hi guys. Just wanted to know, when you use the Mame No-Nag build, does it get rid of the "Type OK or move the joystick left or right" screen that pops up even for working games?

That was removed from mame a long long time ago, you must be running a very old version.