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ROM folder structure #17

Closed RobLoach closed 7 years ago

RobLoach commented 8 years ago

Currently, the rom folder is structured with shortnames of the related consoles:

roms/bios
roms/nes
roms/snes
roms/genesis
roms/psx

I'd like to propose switching it to match the names of what's in libretro-database:

roms/Nintendo - Nintendo Entertainment System
roms/Sega - Mega Drive - Genesis
roms/Sony - PlayStation

It will clean up the roms directory a bit. Thoughts?

escalade commented 8 years ago

My thoughts are spaces and dashes in files/folders complicate things when scripting and will likely create issues with launching games. I might consider it once RetroArch cover enough platforms and I can drop Emulationstation.

escalade commented 8 years ago

roms/nintendo_entertainment_system roms/sega_mega_drive roms/sony_playstation

Was thinking that might be somewhat better. Not sure if's worth it though, the paths would need to be updated manually in filesystem and es_systems.cfg after upgrading.

RobLoach commented 7 years ago

Yeah, not worth it. While it does bring some clarify, the benefits are pretty low.