What do all the n64 rom suffixes mean? (2024)

 .................................: STANDARD CODES ::...............: :\: [a] Alternate [p] Pirate :\: [b] Bad Dump [t] Trained :\: [f] Fixed [T-] OldTranslation :\: [T+] NewerTranslation :\: [h] Hack (-) Unknown Year :\: [o] Overdump [!] Verified Good Dump :\: (M#) Multilanguage (# of Languages) :\: (###) Checksum (??k) ROM Size :\: ZZZ_ Unclassified (Unl) Unlicensed:\:...............................................:\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ .................................: SPECIAL CODES ::...............: :\: .-----Gameboy-----. .----Super Nintendo----. :\: [ [C] Color ] [ (BS) BS ROMs ] :\: [ [S] Super ] [ (ST) Sufami Turbo ] :\: [ [BF] Bung Fix ] [ (NP) Nintendo Power ] :\: `-----------------' `----------------------' :\: .--------Atari---------. :\: .-----Genesis-----. [ (PAL) Euro Version ] :\: [ (1) Japan ] `----------------------' :\: [ (4) USA ] .---------GBA----------. :\: [ (5) NTSC Only ] [ [hI??] Intro hacks ] :\: [ (8) PAL Only ] `----------------------' :\: [ (B) non USA ] .--------Coleco--------. :\: [ [c] Checksum ] [ (Adam) ADAM Version ] :\: [ [x] Bad Checksum] `----------------------' :\: [ [R-] Countries ] :\: `-----------------' :\: .--------NES/FC--------. :\: .--NeoGeo Pocket--. [ (PC10) PlayChoice 10 ] :\: [ [M] Mono Only ] [ (VS) Versus ] :\: `-----------------' [ [hFFE] FFE Copier fmt] :\: `----------------------' :\:...............................................:\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ .................................: COUNTRY CODES ::...............: :\: (1) Japan & Korea (4) USA & BrazilNTSC :\: (A) Australia (J) Japan :\: (B) non USA (Genesis) (K) Korea :\: (C) China (NL) Netherlands :\: (E) Europe (PD) Public Domain :\: (F) France (S) Spain :\: (F) World (Genesis) :\: (FC) French Canadian (SW) Sweden :\: (FN) Finland (U) USA :\: (G) Germany (UK) England :\: (GR) Greece (Unk) Unknown Country :\: (HK) Hong Kong (I) Italy:\: (H) Holland (Unl) Unlicensed :\:...............................................:\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ....................................: STANDARD CODE NOTES ::............: :\: [a] This is simply an alternate version of a :\: ROM. Many games have been re-released to :\: fix bugs or even to eliminate Game Genie :\: codes (Yes, Nintendo hates that device). :\: ------------------- :\: [b] A bad dump often occurs with an older :\: game or a faulty dumper (bad connection). :\: Another common source of [b] ROMs is a :\: corrupted upload to a release FTP. :\: ------------------- :\: [f] A fixed game has been altered in some way :\: so that it will run better on a copier :\: or emulator. :\: ------------------- :\: [h] Something in this ROM is not quite as it :\: should be. Often a hacked ROM simply has :\: a changed header or has been enabled to :\: run in different regions. Other times it :\: could be a release group intro, or just :\: some kind of cheating or funny hack. :\: ------------------- :\: [o] An overdumped ROM image has more data :\: than is actually in the cart. The extra :\: information means nothing and is removed :\: from the true image. :\: ------------------- :\: [t] A trainer is special code which executes :\: before the game is begun. It allows you :\: to access cheats from a menu. :\: ------------------- :\: [!] Verified good dump. Thank God for these! :\:...............................................:\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ...................................: SPECIAL CODE NOTES ::.............: :\: **** SNES **** :\: (BS) These Japanese ROMs were distributed :\: through a satellite system in Japan :\: known as the Broadcast Satellaview. :\: They were transmitted along with a TV :\: show which was connected to the game in :\: some way. These games were only playable :\: during the show, and thus stop after an :\: hour, and many were timed so that only :\: certain time periods were playable. :\: ------------------- :\: (ST) The Sufami Turbo device allowed two :\: GameBoy sized carts to be plugged into :\: the SNES. Certain carts combined into :\: new games much like the Sonic & Knuckles :\: lock-on technology by Sega. :\: ------------------- :\: (NP) Nintendo Power has been known to release :\: games only available to its subscribers. :\: Most of these ROMs are Japanese, as this :\: practice occured mainly in Japan. :\: ------------------- :\: :\: **** Genesis **** :\: (1) Carts with this code will run on both :\: Japanese and Korean machines. :\: ------------------- :\: (4) While this code is technically the same :\: as a (U) code, it is a newer header :\: format and represents that the cart will :\: run on USA and Brazil NTSC machines. :\: ------------------- :\: (B) This country code indicates that the :\: cart will run on any non US machine. :\: ------------------- :\: [c] This code represents a cart with known :\: faulty checksum routines. :\: ------------------- :\: :\: **** GameBoy **** :\: [BF] Bung released a programmable cartridge :\: compatable with the GameBoy which could :\: hold any data you wished to play. :\: However, many games do not function on :\: Bung v1.0 carts and have to be 'fixed.' :\: ------------------- :\: :\: **** Nintendo **** :\: PC10 The PlayChoice 10 was an arcade unit :\: which played exact copies of NES games :\: in an arcade cabinet. The machines had a :\: choice of 10 games to choose from and :\: ran for about 3 minutes on 25 cents. :\: ------------------- :\: :\: VS The Versus system ran on similar hard- :\: ware to the PC10 machines, but simply :\: allowed you to play against each other. :\:...............................................:\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ..............................: Credits ::..................: :\: Document written by Psych0phobiA / q^-o|o-^p :\: :\: All codes developed by Cowering for the :\: Goodxxxx series ROM file renaming utilities. :\: :\:...............................................:\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\