{"id":5973,"date":"2019-02-02T16:07:41","date_gmt":"2019-02-02T21:07:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lesateliersphv.ca\/?p=5973"},"modified":"2019-02-02T16:07:41","modified_gmt":"2019-02-02T21:07:41","slug":"extracting-roms-from-sega-mega-drive-genesis-classics-bought-on-steam-on-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lesateliersphv.ca\/en\/extracting-roms-from-sega-mega-drive-genesis-classics-bought-on-steam-on-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"Extracting ROMs from Sega Mega Drive & Genesis Classics bought on Steam on Linux Mint 18.3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey everyone. 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. That way, you can use them elsewhere (e.g. emulators, Mega Everdrive, project MiSTer, etc.).<\/p>\n

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\nSource:<\/strong> Tigerfog, iPhone<\/em><\/p>\n

Before we begin<\/h3>\nFirst, I’d like to thank ETA Prime<\/a> for inspiring me to write this tutorial. In his video, he explains how to extract ROMs, rename them and use them in Retroarch, a multi-platform tool for emulators. To find out more:
\n<\/iframe> \nSource:<\/strong> <a href='\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC_0CVCfC_3iuHqmyClu59Uw\"'>ETA Prime<\/a><\/em><\/p>\nWhy then do I bother writing this if ETA Prime has already covered the subject? Two reasons:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>he used Windows to explain the process<\/li>\n<li>he showed how to rename the files without getting into too much details<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nIf you also use Windows or can get around Sega’s odd ROM-naming conventions, ETA Prime’s video is all you need. 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.<\/p>\n<h3>Buying the games and locating them<\/h3>\nYou can legally buy certain Genesis\/Mega Drive games on Steam individually or as part of a special package called Sega Mega Drive & Genesis Classics<\/em> through this <a href='\"https:\/\/www.humblebundle.com\/store\/sega-mega-drive-and-genesis-classics?partner=lesateliersphv\"'>affiliate link on Humble Bundle<\/a>. From this point on, I’ll use the term Sega Classics <\/em>when I refer to Sega Mega Drive & Genesis Classics <\/em>for the sake of simplicity.<\/p>\nSince 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. That way, Sega Classics will appear in the list of purchased games making it available to be downloaded and installed.<\/p>\nOnce installed, right-clicking on Sega Classics and choosing Properties<\/em> will make the pop-up window appear (see image below).<\/p>\n<a href='\"https:\/\/www.lesateliersphv.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SteamPropri\u00e9t\u00e9s_EN.jpg\"'><img 01\="" 100vw,="" 150w,="" 2019\="" 24w,="" 300w,="" 48w\"="" 616px)="" 616px\"="" 616w,="" \="" \"https:\="" alt='\"\"' class='\"alignnone' height='\"600\"' https:\="" www.lesateliersphv.ca\="" size-full="" sizes='\"(max-width:' src='\"https:\/\/www.lesateliersphv.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SteamPropri\u00e9t\u00e9s_EN.jpg\"' steampropri\u00e9t\u00e9s_en-150x146.jpg="" steampropri\u00e9t\u00e9s_en-24x24.jpg="" steampropri\u00e9t\u00e9s_en-300x292.jpg="" steampropri\u00e9t\u00e9s_en-48x48.jpg="" steampropri\u00e9t\u00e9s_en.jpg="" uploads\="" width='\"616\"' wp-content\="" wp-image-5957\"=""/><\/a> \nSource:<\/strong> personal screenshot \n<\/em><\/p>\nClicking on the Browse local files<\/em> under the Local files<\/em> tab will show the exact location of Sega Classics on the computer (see image below).<\/p>\n<a href='\"https:\/\/www.lesateliersphv.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/EmplacementSegaClassics.jpg\"'><img 01\="" 100vw,="" 150w,="" 2019\="" 20w\"="" 300w,="" 768w,="" 962px)="" 962px\"="" 962w,="" \="" \"https:\="" alt='\"\"' class='\"alignnone' emplacementsegaclassics-150x56.jpg="" emplacementsegaclassics-20x7.jpg="" emplacementsegaclassics-300x112.jpg="" emplacementsegaclassics-768x287.jpg="" emplacementsegaclassics.jpg="" height='\"360\"' https:\="" www.lesateliersphv.ca\="" size-full="" sizes='\"(max-width:' src='\"https:\/\/www.lesateliersphv.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/EmplacementSegaClassics.jpg\"' uploads\="" width='\"962\"' wp-content\="" wp-image-5954\"=""/><\/a> \nSource:<\/strong> personal screenshot \n<\/em><\/p>\nNormally, if the username is klebs<\/strong> and the default location set by Steam hasn’t been changed, the folder should be at \/home\/klebs\/.steam\/steam\/steamapps\/common\/Sega\\ Classics<\/strong><\/p>\nIn my case as the above screenshot clearly shows, the folder is located at \/mnt\/DATA\/Jeux\/Steam\/steamapps\/common\/Sega\\ Classics<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Renaming the files<\/h3>\nAssuming 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:<\/p>\n<blockquote>cd \/home\/klebs\/.steam\/steam\/steamapps\/common\/Sega\\ Classics \ncp -R uncompressed\\ ROMs\/ ~\/Documents\/SegaROMS \ncd ~\/Documents\/SegaROMS \nnano segaclassicslist.csv<\/p><\/blockquote>\nBefore copying the list below in nano, it’s important to make sure nothing’s missing. Also, the original filenames should match those in the SegaROMS folder.<\/p>\n<pre>ALEXKIDD_U.68K,Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle (USA).gen\r\nAlienSoldier_Europe.SGD,Alien Soldier (Europe).md\r\nAlienStorm_USA.SGD,Alien Storm (USA).gen\r\nALTEREDB_UE.68K,Altered Beast (USA).gen\r\nBEYONDOA_E.68K,The Story of Thor (Europe).md\r\nBEYONDOA_F.68K,The Story of Thor (France).md\r\nBEYONDOA_G.68K,The Story of Thor (Germany).md\r\nBEYONDOA_J.68K,The Story of Thor - Hikari o Tsugumono (Japan).bin\r\nBEYONDOA_S.68K,The Story of Thor (Spain).md\r\nBEYONDOA_U.68K,Beyond Oasis (USA).gen\r\nBONANZAB_JE.68K,Bonanza Bros. (Europe).md\r\nColumns3_USA.SGD,Columns III (USA).gen\r\nCOLUMNS_W.68K,Columns (World).gen\r\nCOMIXZON_U.68K,Comix Zone (USA).gen\r\nCrackDown_USA.SGD,Crack Down (USA).gen\r\nCrying_USA.SGD,Bio Hazard Battle (USA).gen\r\nDECAP_UE.68K,DEcapAttack (USA).gen\r\nDYNAHEAD_J.68K,Dynamite Headdy (Japan).bin\r\nDYNAHEAD_UE.68K,Dynamite Headdy (USA).gen\r\nECCO2_U.68K,Ecco - The Tides of Time (USA).gen\r\neccojr.smd,Ecco Jr. (USA).gen\r\nECCO_UE.68K,Ecco the Dolphin (USA).gen\r\nESWAT_U.68K,ESWAT - City Under Siege (USA).gen\r\nEternalChampions_USA.SGD,Eternal Champions (USA).gen\r\nFATALLAB_JU.68K,Fatal Labyrinth (USA).gen\r\nFLICKY_UE.68K,Flicky (USA).gen\r\nGAING_UE.68K,Gain Ground (USA).gen\r\nGalaxyForceII_UE.SGD,Galaxy Force II (USA).gen\r\nGAXE2_W.68K,Golden Axe II (World).gen\r\nGAXE3_J.68K,Golden Axe III (Japan).bin\r\nGAXE_W.68K,Golden Axe (World).gen\r\nGunstar Heroes U.bin,Gunstar Heroes (USA).gen\r\nKIDCHAM_UE.68K,Kid Chameleon (USA).gen\r\nLandStalker_USA.SGD,Landstalker (USA).gen\r\nLightCrusader_USA.SGD,Light Crusader (USA).gen\r\nMonsterLair_JUE.SGD,Wonder Boy III - Monster Lair (Europe).md\r\nMonsterWorld3.SGD,Wonder Boy V - Monster World III (Japan).bin\r\nMonsterWorld3_USA.SGD,Wonder Boy in Monster World (USA).gen\r\nPhantasyStar2_UE_GreenCrossFix.SGD,Phantasy Star II (USA).gen\r\nPhantasyStar3_USA.SGD,Phantasy Star III - Generations of Doom (USA).gen\r\nPhantasyStar4.SGD,Phantasy Star IV (USA).gen\r\nRISTAR_UE.68K,Ristar (USA).gen\r\nROBOTNIK_U.68K,Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (USA).gen\r\nShadowDancer.SGD,Shadow Dancer - The Secret of Shinobi (World).gen\r\nSHINING2_U.68K,Shining Force II (USA).gen\r\nSHININGD_UE.68K,Shining in the Darkness (USA).gen\r\nSHININGF_U.68K,Shining Force (USA).gen\r\nSHINOBI3_U.68K,Shinobi III - Return of the Ninja Master (USA).gen\r\nSONIC2_W.68K,Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (World).gen\r\nSONIC3D_UE.68K,Sonic 3D Blast ~ Sonic 3D Flickies' Island (USA).gen\r\nSonic_Knuckles_wSonic3.bin,Sonic & Knuckles + Sonic The Hedgehog 3 (World).gen\r\nSONICSPI_U.68K,Sonic The Hedgehog Spinball (USA).gen\r\nSONIC_W.68K,Sonic The Hedgehog (World).gen\r\nsov.smd,Sword of Vermilion (USA).gen\r\nSPACEHARRIERII.bin,Space Harrier II (World).gen\r\nSTHUNDER_W.68K,Super Thunder Blade (World).gen\r\nSTREETS2_U.68K,Streets of Rage 2 (USA).gen\r\nSTREETS3_E.68K,Streets of Rage 3 (Europe).md\r\nSTREETS3_J.68K,Bare Knuckle III (Japan).bin\r\nSTREETS3_U.68K,Streets of Rage 3 (USA).gen\r\nSTREETS_W.68K,Streets of Rage - Bare Knuckle - Ikari no Tetsuken (World).gen\r\nTheSuperShinobi_JUE.SGD,The Revenge of Shinobi (USA).gen\r\nToeJamEarl.SGD,ToeJam & Earl (World).gen\r\nToeJamEarl2_USA.SGD,ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron (USA).gen\r\nVECTMAN2_U.68K,Vectorman 2 (USA).gen\r\nVECTMAN_UE.68K,Vectorman (USA).gen\r\nVIRTUAFIGHTER2.bin,Virtua Fighter 2 (USA).gen<\/pre>\nAfter saving and closing the CSV file, next up, it’s time to write a script that will rename the files:<\/p>\n<blockquote>nano segaclassicsrename.sh<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<pre>#!\/bin\/bash\r\nIFS=\",\"\r\nwhile read f1 f2\r\ndo\r\necho \"rename from : $f1\"\r\necho \"to : $f2\"\r\nmv $f1 \"$f2\"\r\necho \"done\"\r\ndone < segaclassicslist.csv<\/pre>\nAfter saving and closing the script, all that remains is to make it executable and run it:<\/p>\n<blockquote>chmod +x .\/segaclassicsrename.sh \n.\/segaclassicsrename.sh<\/p><\/blockquote>\nIf everything goes according to plan, the new filenames should be more straightforward.<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\nQuestions? Comments? Let me know, thanks for reading and laters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hey everyone. 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