Example filters

Table of Contents Where To Add Filters Horizontal Games Vertical SHMUPs MESS/UME No Clones

Where To Add Filters

These filter sections should be added to the 'attract.cfg' file under the emulator section that you want them to be available for. On Linux the file path is '~/.attract/attract.cfg'.

Horizontal Games

Requires CATVER.INI. Filters out bootleg/prototype/terrible/unplayable games for use in a standard joystick arcade cabinet. Note we exclude favourites - they are found in a second filter.

   filter               "Horizontal Games"
      rule                 Title not_contains bootleg|prototype|Sports|Trivia|Quiz|Mahjong
      rule                 Year not_contains ?
      rule                 Manufacturer not_contains bootleg
      rule                 Category not_contains Mature|Quiz|Sports|Mahjong|Casino
      rule                 Players equals 1|2
      rule                 Rotation equals 0|180
      rule                 Control contains joystick
      rule                 Control contains 2-way|4-way|8-way
      rule                 Status equals good|imperfect
      rule                 DisplayCount equals 1
      rule                 DisplayType equals raster
      rule                 Favourite not_equals 1
   filter               "Favourite Games" 
      rule                 Favourite equals 1

Vertical SHMUPs

Requires CATVER.INI.

   filter               "SHMUPs"
      rule                 Title not_contains bootleg|prototype|Sports|Trivia|Quiz|Mahjong
      rule                 Year not_contains ?
      rule                 Manufacturer not_contains bootleg
      rule                 Category contains "Shooter / Flying"
      rule                 Players equals 1|2
      rule                 Rotation equals 90|270
      rule                 Control contains joystick
      rule                 Control contains 2-way|4-way|8-way
      rule                 Status equals good|imperfect
      rule                 DisplayCount equals 1
      rule                 DisplayType equals raster

MESS/UME

Filters are based on the most successful English language market for the system and the MESS tags.

list	Sega Master System
	filter               All
		rule                 Title contains (\(World\))|(\(Euro)
		rule                 Title not_contains (Prototype\))|(, Sega Card)
		rule                 Year not_contains ?

list	Sega Mega Drive
	filter               All
		rule                 Title contains (\(USA\))|(\(Euro, USA\))|(\(World\))
		rule                 Year not_contains ?

list	Nintendo Entertainment System
	filter               All
		rule                 Title contains (\(USA\))
		rule                 Year not_contains ?

list	Super Nintendo Entertainment System
	filter               All
		rule                 Title contains (\(USA\))
		rule                 Year not_contains ?

No Clones

Filter out anything marked as a clone in MAME/MESS lists.

	filter               "No Clones"
		rule                 CloneOf not_equals .*