--- gxmame-0.34/src/io.c.orig	2003-12-16 20:00:02.335269732 -0600
+++ gxmame-0.34/src/io.c	2003-12-16 20:00:24.095765280 -0600
@@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@
 		}
 		filename = g_build_filename(g_get_home_dir(), ".gxmame", "options", rom->romname, NULL);
 		/* if there is no file with that name, exit, will use default options */
-		if(g_file_test(filename, G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS))
+		if(!g_file_test(filename, G_FILE_TEST_EXISTS))
 		{
 			game_options = NULL;
 			GXMAME_DEBUG("option file for %s not found",rom->romname);