Exidy Sorcerer command line

[link182]

Hi all, does anyone know the command line to automate the start of games from mame/mess thanks in advance

[launchretrogirl2562]

mame.exe sorcerer -autoboot_script "autobootscripts\sorcerer_cass.lua" -autoboot_delay 1 -cass1 galx

Use the sorcerer_cass.lua and autoboot_common.lua from

https://github.com/dsync89/mess-curated-autoboot-scripts

 

 

[spycat]

The lua and the command line listed works fine with Binary games that boot to Monitor and use LOG or BYE then LOG.
Games that use CLOAD then RUN need to load in BASIC and this requires the basicpac cartridge.
Mounting it in the command line (or as an ini in MAME) allows the BASIC games to launch. However, it causes an unwanted side effect in that now all games load via BASIC even Binary ones that by right should boot to Monitor. The Binary games still appear to load and play, oddly enough.
Mind you, this is going against what the MAME hash states, so while Binary games can be launched via BASIC there may be hidden issues.
Ideally, BASIC games should have the -cart basicpac parameter in the command line, but Binary games should not.