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Attract-Mode uses its own internal lists as a way to filter and present the ROMs available on a system. Because most emulators use the explicit ROM file name as the name of the ROM, Attract-Mode can easily present the available ROMs by simply indexing the ROM file names. However, MAME uses a proprietary naming scheme using no more than 8 characters per ROM. Additionally, MAME ROM files are generally compressed archives that oftentimes contain multiple similar and bootleg versions of the same ROM/game. This presents a problem for Attract-Mode (and all other frontends) because it is unable to rely upon the ROM file name. To overcome this issue, we need to provide a way for Attract-Mode to understand MAME's naming system. Therefore, we instruct Attract-Mode to use the included helper file `/usr/share/mame/dat/mame.dat` that describes every ROM within MAME's internal database.
1.Press the `Tab` key to enter the Attract-Mode configuration menu.
1.While in the Attract-Mode frontend, press the `Tab` key to enter the configuration menu.
2. Select `Emulators` and press the `Enter` key to select the `Emulators` sub-menu.
3. Select `MAME` and press the `Enter` key to select the `MAME` emulator options sub-menu.
4. Your MAME ROM collection should contain compressed archive files. Ensure the file types you are using are enumerated in `Rom Extension(s)`. If the values in `Rom Extension(s)` look good, then skip to 5.
