[GH-ISSUE #628] [Feature Request] Add option to use simple filenames for save files using the filename of the loaded ROM file #98

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opened 2026-03-03 13:45:41 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

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Originally created by @kevh182 on GitHub (Dec 1, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/gopher64/gopher64/issues/628

Currently, the save files from gopher64 are saved as <game title from header>-<SHA256 Hash>.extension:

In order to bring in a save from another emulator/flash cart, you need to find the "game title" string from the header of the ROM file using a hex editor, calculate the ROM's SHA256 Hash, and rename the save file accordingly (as long as it doesn't require byte-swapping).

Legend of Zelda, The - Ocarina of Time (USA).z64 --> THE LEGEND OF ZELDA-C916AB315FBE82A22169BFF13D6B866E9FDDC907461EB6B0A227B82ACDF5B506.sra

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Add an option to use simple filenames for save files using the filename of the loaded ROM file.
Legend of Zelda, The - Ocarina of Time (USA).z64 --> Legend of Zelda, The - Ocarina of Time (USA).sra

This would make things easier to bring in saves from other emulators/flash carts/ MiSTer/etc.

Originally created by @kevh182 on GitHub (Dec 1, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/gopher64/gopher64/issues/628 Currently, the save files from gopher64 are saved as `<game title from header>-<SHA256 Hash>.extension`: In order to bring in a save from another emulator/flash cart, you need to find the "game title" string from the header of the ROM file using a hex editor, calculate the ROM's SHA256 Hash, and rename the save file accordingly (as long as it doesn't require byte-swapping). `Legend of Zelda, The - Ocarina of Time (USA).z64` --> `THE LEGEND OF ZELDA-C916AB315FBE82A22169BFF13D6B866E9FDDC907461EB6B0A227B82ACDF5B506.sra` [Request] Add an option to use simple filenames for save files using the filename of the loaded ROM file. `Legend of Zelda, The - Ocarina of Time (USA).z64` --> `Legend of Zelda, The - Ocarina of Time (USA).sra` This would make things easier to bring in saves from other emulators/flash carts/ MiSTer/etc.

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kerem commented

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@loganmc10 commented on GitHub (Feb 23, 2026):

I don't plan to add this, there is a chance it could corrupt a save file. Sometimes there are mods/hacks that use the same filename, or different versions of the same ROM

@loganmc10 commented on GitHub (Feb 23, 2026): I don't plan to add this, there is a chance it could corrupt a save file. Sometimes there are mods/hacks that use the same filename, or different versions of the same ROM

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2026-03-03 13:46:26 +03:00

[PR #98] [MERGED] Bump to 0.1.13 #206