Also, the original filenames should match those in the SegaROMS folder.ĪLEXKIDD_U.68K,Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle (USA).genĪlienSoldier_Europe.SGD,Alien Soldier (Europe).mdīEYONDOA_E.68K,The Story of Thor (Europe).mdīEYONDOA_F.68K,The Story of Thor (France).mdīEYONDOA_G.68K,The Story of Thor (Germany).mdīEYONDOA_J.68K,The Story of Thor - Hikari o Tsugumono (Japan).binīEYONDOA_S.68K,The Story of Thor (Spain).mdīONANZAB_JE.68K,Bonanza Bros. mnt/DATA/Jeux/Steam/steamapps/common/Sega\ Classics Renaming the filesĪssuming the username is klebs and is using Steam’s default game location, the following commands in the terminal will create a copy of the ROMs in another folder and create a CSV file with nano:Ĭd /home/klebs/.steam/steam/steamapps/common/Sega\ ClassicsĬp -R uncompressed\ ROMs/ ~/Documents/SegaROMSīefore copying the list below in nano, it’s important to make sure nothing’s missing. In my case as the above screenshot clearly shows, the folder is located at Normally, if the username is klebs and the default location set by Steam hasn’t been changed, the folder should be at /home/klebs/.steam/steam/steamapps/common/Sega\ Classics Once installed, right-clicking on Sega Classics and choosing Properties will make the pop-up window appear (see image below).Ĭlicking on the Browse local files under the Local files tab will show the exact location of Sega Classics on the computer (see image below). That way, Sega Classics will appear in the list of purchased games making it available to be downloaded and installed. Since the Sega Classics game isn’t natively available on Linux, we need to make sure Steam is configured to run all games in SteamPlay mode using Proton. From this point on, I’ll use the term Sega Classics when I refer to Sega Mega Drive & Genesis Classics for the sake of simplicity. You can legally buy certain Genesis/Mega Drive games on Steam individually or as part of a special package called Sega Mega Drive & Genesis Classics through this affiliate link on Humble Bundle. However, if you prefer a Linux-oriented tutorial or a script that will rename the files for you, I’ll encourage you to keep reading. If you also use Windows or can get around Sega’s odd ROM-naming conventions, ETA Prime’s video is all you need. he showed how to rename the files without getting into too much details.Why then do I bother writing this if ETA Prime has already covered the subject? Two reasons:
In his video, he explains how to extract ROMs, rename them and use them in Retroarch, a multi-platform tool for emulators. emulators, Mega Everdrive, project MiSTer, etc.).įirst, I’d like to thank ETA Prime for inspiring me to write this tutorial. That way, you can use them elsewhere (e.g. Klebs here and today, I’ll show you how you can legally purchase ROMs for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive via Steam and rename them in a reader-friendly format.
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