View Full Version : Decode file names
DarkKnight
October 3rd, 2006, 17:46
There are half a dozen roms for the same game title with variations in the file name, like (E), (J), [h1]. I think I know what most are but to be sure, can you fill in the blanks for me.
E = English
J = Japan
U = Universal
b = Bad Dump
h? = Hacked version?
TchuBacha
October 3rd, 2006, 18:06
From en.wikipedia.org (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROM_image#ROM_naming_schemes)
[!] Verified good dump
[a] Alternate version of the game, usually a different revision of the game code.
[b] Bad Dump of a ROM that probably doesn't work properly
[C] Complete
[cr] Cracked
[f] Fixed to run better on emulators or bug fixed
[h] Hack of a ROM that has possibly an intro added or graphics changed
[o] Overdump of a ROM which has too much space allocated for it making it too big
[p] Pirate rom released without consent or stolen from the original dumping group
[PD] ROM is in the public domain
[t] Trained ROM that has a small bit of code that lets you cheat in the game
[T]\[tr] Translation of a ROM from one language to another
[J] Japanese release
[U] US release
[E] European release
[i] Italian release
[S] Spanish release
[F] French release
[G] German release
(M#) Multilanguage (# of languages)
(###) Checksum
(**k) ROM size
ZZZ_ Unclassified
(Unl) or (U) Unlicensed
(-) Unknown year
DarkKnight
October 3rd, 2006, 18:15
You da man - thanks for the quick reply. This will help in sorting out games to remove.
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