SNES: File diffs - .smc, .sfc, .fig, .sms, . . .

[mouSeX]

Hi, there!

What's the difference between the different types of SNES ROM files? I've heard about Game Doctor and Super Famicon - what are they? How do I check for the correct type of file (smc or sfc) when somebody changed the name and extension -- is there a special header in each type of file that I can look for if I open them with hex editors???

[Jale]

The most common file extension for SNES ROMs are smc, sfc and fig. srm are save files.

[hagbard]

As for smc, sfc, fig, etc these are because the Rom dumper has been used to:

smc -> Super Magic Card
fig -> Super WildCard
swc -> Super WildCard

More info here (http://ucon64.sourceforge.net/ucon64/hardware.html)

. And yes, the header it's different, you might know it with Nach's NSRT (http://nsrt.edgeemu.com/forum/portal.php)
Ucon64 (http://ucon64.sourceforge.net/) it's very good too, but a bit hard to use

[alcoatjez]

Use NSRT to remove the headers from your ROMs. Only in that you have a 'pure' ROM (for emulators, that is).

[mouSeX]

Thanks. :D