Ultimate Mame Tutorial -- All Killer No Filler - or - Playable Fullset

[dino9848]

Actually, chatGPT was helpful in fixing my region preference and CD .bin .cue .chd issues.  This is a universal script now.  This single script supports fuzzy title matching, (same as above — case-insensitive, ignores punctuation, regions, etc.),  any file type:  .zip .md, .bin, .smd .cue + .bin multi-BIN CDs Disc 1 / Disc 2 / CD1 / CD2 .chd (MAME, PS1, Sega CD, etc.)   Correct CD behavior:  If a CD-based match is found it copies all associated disc files OR copies single .chd if present (preferred).  CHD awareness (MAME-safe):  If a .chd exists for a matched title only the .chd is copied and BIN/CUE files are ignored.  Region preference is automatic: Priority order is USA > World > Europe > Japan > Anything else. Dry-run mode will let you see exactly what would be copied but copies nothing. Summary report at the end shows the titles requested, titles matched, files copied misses and dry-run status. It is reusable for any system: Genesis, NES, SNES, Sega CD, PS1, MAME, etc.  Just change the destination folder and the ROM list. For CD systems & MAME .chd always wins, if no .chd, it will fall back to .cue + .bin > multi-disc sets.   For cartridge systems it will do single-file copy as script above which should avoids broken sets and emulator issues.  I have only tested this on a couple systems, again, no warranty.  Always read a script and make sure you understand what it it trying to do before you run it!  Use at your own risk.   Be sure to populate the area commented out with a list of game names before running it:

# ---------- ROM LIST (EDIT THIS) ----------
ROMS=(
  # Example:
  # "Aladdin"
  # "Sonic the Hedgehog"
)
# -----------------------------------

 

Change the above to:

 

# ---------- ROM LIST (EDIT THIS) ----------
ROMS=(

"Aladdin"
"Sonic the Hedgehog"

"any other game name you want to copy for your system"
)
# -----------------------------------

etc.

_Universal_ROM_Curator.sh