AdvanceSCAN is an emulator-supported software that uses command line to manage your ROMS. The project is designed for working with emulators and keeping ROMS organized efficiently.
The AdvanceSCAN project is a powerful, command line ROM manager that specifically caters to emulators such as MAME, MESS, AdvanceMAME, AdvanceMESS, and Raine. Available for Unix, DOS, and Windows, AdvanceSCAN boasts a number of key features that truly set it apart.
One of the most notable features is its ability to directly read and write zip archives without decompressing and recompressing them. This not only ensures optimal performance, but also makes it easy to add, copy, move, and rename files within zip archives. With AdvanceSCAN, any ROM that you have is automatically placed in the correct zip file.
Another important feature is AdvanceSCAN's ability to recognize and delete text files added by ROM sites and dumpers. With this feature, you can keep your ROM collection organized and free from unnecessary clutter. Plus, AdvanceSCAN is incredibly safe to use - on all zip operations, any overwritten or removed files are saved in the `rom_unknown' `sample_unknown' directories for future use.
AdvanceSCAN also makes it easy to generate differential ROM sets. This feature is particularly useful if you want to compare different versions of the same ROM or simply want to save disk space.
Recently, a new update was released that added some exciting new functionality. For example, new ROM zips are only created if at least one unique ROM is found. This means that ROMs shared with other games won't trigger the zip creation process. Additionally, the update relaxed a consistency check for the local header in zip files, allowing the crc and size entries to contain the real value even if a data descriptor is present.
Overall, AdvanceSCAN is a powerful, flexible, and easy-to-use command line ROM manager that is essential for any serious emulator user.
One of the most notable features is its ability to directly read and write zip archives without decompressing and recompressing them. This not only ensures optimal performance, but also makes it easy to add, copy, move, and rename files within zip archives. With AdvanceSCAN, any ROM that you have is automatically placed in the correct zip file.
Another important feature is AdvanceSCAN's ability to recognize and delete text files added by ROM sites and dumpers. With this feature, you can keep your ROM collection organized and free from unnecessary clutter. Plus, AdvanceSCAN is incredibly safe to use - on all zip operations, any overwritten or removed files are saved in the `rom_unknown' `sample_unknown' directories for future use.
AdvanceSCAN also makes it easy to generate differential ROM sets. This feature is particularly useful if you want to compare different versions of the same ROM or simply want to save disk space.
Recently, a new update was released that added some exciting new functionality. For example, new ROM zips are only created if at least one unique ROM is found. This means that ROMs shared with other games won't trigger the zip creation process. Additionally, the update relaxed a consistency check for the local header in zip files, allowing the crc and size entries to contain the real value even if a data descriptor is present.
Overall, AdvanceSCAN is a powerful, flexible, and easy-to-use command line ROM manager that is essential for any serious emulator user.
What's New
Version 1.13: N/A