Need help on how to reset a ROM in MAME

[GlazedBacon]

I just need to find out how I can reset a Rom's data so that it could be like brand new. I don't know if I should delete the Rom in the process.
It would be great if anyone could give me an answer. Thanks.

[Warrior]

Uh..........do you mean the save data?

Roms do not get written to, the save data is stored separately.

Rom stands for "Read-Only-Memory"

[GlazedBacon]

Alright, how can I get rid of the save data? Do I need to find it in the ROM's folder?

[Warrior]

Alright, how can I get rid of the save data? Do I need to find it in the ROM's folder?

Yup, what system? Arcade?

Never messed with a arcade games save data but a console should have either a memory card file or battery save file.

[GlazedBacon]

Yes, arcade. Is there any special software I can download to do this?

[Warrior]

MAME or FBA?

I'm honestly having a hard time trying to figure this one out since I never bothered.

[GlazedBacon]

MAME. I'm sorry if I'm not giving enough details.

[deadlegion]

Added MAME to thread title.

[treos]

do you mean data like high scores or something? i know MAME doesn't save data like a console would. with an emulator like kega fusion it'd have any of 3 files for save data (.srm, .gs0 (this is save states i think), and .pat (iirc this is for like game genie/action replay/etc. codes you've used for the game in question.). to my knowledge MAME doesn't do anything like that. if you're talking about in-game data such as high scores then i don't know. if you're talking about something like the control configuration stuff then that can be found in the CFG folder.

aside from that all i can think of is to simply hit escape and close the ROM in question then relaunch it. i think that resets everything but i'm not 100% sure.

[GlazedBacon]

Believe it or not, but I actually deleted the progress. It was not necessary to go to the files.