There are many ways to add ROMs into QuickPlay. This page will summarise each of the
options available to you.
Standard ROM scanning
This is the most common method for adding new ROMs to QuickPlay.
This method involves specifying a folder (or folders) and a 'search filter' and QuickPlay
will scan the directory and add any matching files into its Database. To access this option
go to the 'ROMs' menu item and then down to 'Scan for ROMs' or press F8 on your keyboard.
The scanning dialog will now appear and you can add folders to it by clicking the add buttons.
The rest of the options are fairly clear.
MAME merged Scanning
This method is slower than a normal scan. Basically it uses MAME to scan a specified directory.
This has the advantage that MAME will be able to pick up 'merged' ROMs and the list generated will
only include ROMs that the version of MAME used can actually run. To access this option go to the
'MAME' menu and then 'Scan Merged ROMs'.
Directory Mirroring
QuickPlay offers the ability to configure a Quickplay-folder to mirror a folder
on your hard-disk. This means that if you regularly download new ROMs, instead
of constantly going to the 'Scan Roms' method, you can configure your mirror
directory and with the click of a button Quickplay will make sure its data
accurately reflects the files in your hard disk folders! To set up this extremely
useful feature, simply create a directory as shown above. Now click on that
directory, and then press the 'Folder Options' button just above the folder listing.
A new dialog will open which contains a lot of options. Go to the 'Directory Mirroring'
panel, and click the check box. This will activate all the options, now all you
need to do is select the directory on your drive you want to mirror, select the
default emulator, and a default filter search string (*.zip is the default), and
then press OK. Now to mirror the directory press the 'Re-scan directory' button
on the toolbar. Your ROM listings will then fill up! If you ever want to rescan,
simply select the folder you want to rescan and press the 'rescan' button. Its
as simple as that