Hacking GameTDB - game information database + covers

TiMeBoMb4u2 · May 23, 2016

Wipeout: Create & Crash [S2YE52]
I noticed the HQ cover was missing, and I was unable to find one with the standard Google searches. So, although it's not the best quality, I pieced one together using various sources.
I uploaded it to GameTDB, but I think I may have selected the wrong cover type. Either way, here's the one I pieced together, which is still better than no HQ.

EDIT: Fixed Wii logos on Front and Spine.

...and if someone would like to clean up my work, here are the source images I used (found on various sites).

Keith_Loving · Oct 30, 2016

I have a question about the wii disc region coding....I have some game backup IDs and while some are obvious which region the game is, the others I am not sure about....I'll summarize below:

xxxExx = English/USA
xxxPxx = PAL/Europe
xxxJxx = Japan
xxxXxx = ?????
xxxYxx = ?????
xxxZxx = ?????

If someone call let me know what X, Y, and Z represents, I would appreciate it.

Thanks so much,
KL

zorglub07 · Oct 30, 2016

X, Y, Z is mainly PAL (alternate versions) but also used by a few US games, mostly Best Buy, Toys R Us and Walmart special editions.
If you know the IDs you can search for the first 3 characters here to see the different versions: http://www.gametdb.com/Wii/Search or replace the ID in the URL: http://www.gametdb.com/Wii/[ID]

Cyan · Oct 30, 2016

isn't X used or considered region free?
maybe it's not really region free but the same Id used in different region.

zorglub07 · Oct 30, 2016

Yeah, X, Y, Z were used by PAL games at first, then for both. Most are European versions. Else Nintendo uses A for region free (apps, demos, some Pokémon versions on 3DS)

Wiimm · Nov 3, 2016

Excerpt from wit source; see it as collection and not for the ultimate truth!

Code:

    /*A*/ { REGION_EUR,  0, "ALL ", "All" },
    /*B*/ { REGION_EUR,  0, "-?- ", "-?-" },
    /*C*/ { REGION_EUR,  0, "-?- ", "-?-" },
    /*D*/ { REGION_EUR, 1,  "GERM", "German" },
    /*E*/ { REGION_USA, 1,  "USA ", "NTSC/USA" },
    /*F*/ { REGION_EUR, 1,  "FREN", "French" },
    /*G*/ { REGION_EUR,  0, "-?- ", "-?-" },
    /*H*/ { REGION_EUR,  0, "NL  ", "Netherlands" },    // ??
    /*I*/ { REGION_EUR, 1,  "ITAL", "Italian" },
    /*J*/ { REGION_JAP, 1,  "JAPA", "Japan" },
    /*K*/ { REGION_KOR, 1,  "KORE", "Korea" },
    /*L*/ { REGION_JAP, 1,  "J>PL", "Japan->PAL" },
    /*M*/ { REGION_USA, 1,  "A>PL", "America->PAL" },
    /*N*/ { REGION_JAP, 1,  "J>US", "Japan->NTSC" },
    /*O*/ { REGION_EUR,  0, "-?- ", "-?-" },
    /*P*/ { REGION_EUR, 1,  "PAL ", "PAL" },
    /*Q*/ { REGION_KOR, 1,  "KO/J", "Korea (japanese)" },
    /*R*/ { REGION_EUR, 1,  "RUS ", "Russia" },
    /*S*/ { REGION_EUR, 1,  "SPAN", "Spanish" },
    /*T*/ { REGION_KOR, 1,  "KO/E", "Korea (english)" },
    /*U*/ { REGION_EUR,  0, "AUS ", "Australia" },        // ??
    /*V*/ { REGION_EUR,  0, "SCAN", "Scandinavian" },    // ??
    /*W*/ { REGION_EUR,  0, "CHIN", "China" },        // ??
    /*X*/ { REGION_EUR, 1,  "RF  ", "Region free" },
    /*Y*/ { REGION_EUR,  0, "-?- ", "-?-" },
    /*Z*/ { REGION_EUR,  0, "-?- ", "-?-" },

Zonta85 · Nov 4, 2016

In my experience using Wii and GC games from GC dayone: when publishers cannot make a multi 5 version because of disk space (multiple audio tracks in different languages ecc. especially in the GC generation with not enough space because of the 1.5 GB on te GC minidvd) they use the X on the id to identify the alternate version in PAL when the release hasn't only one language, so it isn't only italian,only spain, only german ecc., while the P identifies the main version with the english inside, (doesn't mmatter if only ENG, MULTI5, MULTI4, MULTI3, MULTI2). Some examples.

GGEP41 Beyond good and Evil ENG/ESP
GGEX41 Beyond good and evil ITA/GER
GHSP69 Harry Potter and the Chamber of the secrets ENG
GHSX69 Harry Potter and the chamber of the secrets ITA/ESP/PT
R5PP69 Harry Potter and the order of the phoenix ENG
R5PX69 Harry Potter and the order of the phoenix ITA/ESP/FRA/DE/NL
RSNP69 Simpspns the videogame ENG
RSNX69 Simpsons the videogame ITA/ESP

But when you have an alternate version that has only one language they put the "I" for italian, "F" for french, "D" for german ecc. Some examples.

GH4P69 Harry Potter and the goblet of fare ENG
GH4I69 Harry Potter and the goblet of fire ITA only
GAZP69 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ENG
GAZI69 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ITA Only
GKLP69 The lord of the rings The return of the King ENG
GKLI69 The lord of the rings The return of the King ITA only
GLOP69 The lord of the rings: the two towers ENG
GLOP69 The lord of the rings: the two towers ITA only
GQSPAF Tales of symphonia ENG
GQSIAF Tales of symphonia ITA only

Then in the end:
P = Main PAL version that contains the ENG, doesn't matter if MULTI 5, MULTI 4, MULTI 3 or MULTI 2
I, S, D, F = Alternate and Specific PAL version for a specific country that contains ONLY the related language (ITA, ESP, GER, FRA)
X = Alternate PAL version that contains more than one language (except for ENG) and cannot be identified for a single/specific country

zorglub07 · Nov 4, 2016

Thanks Wiimm, and I agree Zonta85, X as alternate for P with Y and Z if more discs were needed.

Action Replay for GameCube is DTLX01 and was used to play region free so maybe that's why X got associated with region free? I remember that Wii Backup Manager used to label X, Y or Z as region free but it was confusing for users, these games were PAL except for Best Buy versions and similar, so it's more like "both" than region free. Unless the Best Buy games were really region free? Are there examples for region free IDs using X aside from Action Replay?

@Wiimm, here are examples for the ones with "??":
C only 2 Chinese versions, language mods?
H all Netherlands
U almost all Australian
V all Scandinavian
W: Taiwan
X: almost all Europe (192), except 4 US (2 Walmart, 1 Toys R Us) and 1 Best Buy (not sure)
Y: almost all Europe, except 4 US (2 Best Buy) and 1 South America SKYY52
Z: 9 Europe, 8 US (2 Toys R Us, 1 Target), but PAL games were released first

List below:

C: two Chinese versions, language mods?
R8PC01 Super Paper Mario(CN)
RCOC99 Meitantei Conan: Tsuioku no Mirage

H all Dutch
GAZH69 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
GF5H69 FIFA Football 2005
GF6H69 FIFA 06
GGZH52 Madagascar
GH4H69 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
GICH78 The Incredibles
GKJH78 Cars
GQQH78 SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants!
RL2HMN Horse & Pony: My Riding Stables
RLNHMR Survivor
RMNHMN My Pet Hotel
RMNHMR My Pet Hotel
RTEHMR Real Stories: Veterinaire
RWFH41 My Word Coach: Develop your vocabulary
SPWHZH The Studio 100: Play Island
SU3HMR U-Sing 2: Popstars Edition

U almost all Australian
D43U01 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Bonus Disc)
D4BU01 Resident Evil 4: Bonus Disc
G97U01 Interactive Multi-Game Demo Disc - September 2002
GAFU01 Animal Crossing
GPAU01 Pokémon Channel
R6KU36 Ashes Cricket 2009
REKU41 Gold's Gym: Cardio Workout
RM2U69 Medal of Honor: Heroes 2
RPFU52 Pitfall: The Big Adventure
RSCU7D Scarface: The World Is Yours
RWAU78 WALL•E
SAFUHS AFL: Australian Football League
SBSURN Remington Super Slam Hunting: North America
SESUWR Sesame Street: Ready, Set, Grover!
SIUUNG We Sing Down Under
SS3UWR Sesame Street: Elmo's A-to-Zoo Adventure
SS4UWR Sesame Street: Cookie's Counting Carnival
SS6UHS AFL Live: Game of the Year Edition
SS7URN Remington Super Slam Hunting: Africa
STAU78 Pictionary
SU3UMR U-Sing 2: Australian Edition

V all Scandinavian
RKPV52 Kung Fu Panda
RU5V4Q Disney: The Princess and the Frog
SERV4Q Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
SK8V52 Skylanders: Trap Team
SSEVNG We Sing: Encore

X: almost all Europe, except 4 US (2 Walmart, 1 Toys R Us) and 1 Best Buy (not sure)
DDWX18 Lost In Shadow - Best Buy (Demo) PAL?
DTLX01 Action Replay PAL
G2CX52 True Crime: New York City PAL
G3DX6L Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums PAL
G3YX52 Shrek Super Slam PAL
GDIX7D Die Hard: Vendetta PAL
GEXX52 Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure PAL
GGEX41 Beyond Good And Evil PAL
GGVX78 Spongebob Squarepants : The Movie PAL
GGZX52 Madagascar PAL
GHLX69 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone PAL
GHNX71 Hunter: The Reckoning PAL
GHSX69 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets PAL
GINX69 Batman Begins PAL
GIQX78 The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer PAL
GJDX7D Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death PAL
GK5X78 Monster House PAL
GKSX52 Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer PAL
GL5X4F LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game PAL
GNOX78 Spongebob Squarepants & Friends: Unite! PAL
GOSX41 Open Season PAL
GQWX69 Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup PAL
GT7X41 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow PAL
GTLX52 True Crime: Streets of LA PAL
GWLX6L Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo PAL
GWVX52 X-Men 2 : Wolverine's Revenge PAL
GWYX41 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent PAL
GX3X41 XIII PAL
GXLX52 X-Men Legends PAL
GXOX69 SSX On Tour PAL
GYAX78 Barnyard PAL
R27X54 Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom PAL
R2AX7D Ice Age 2: The Meltdown PAL
R2WXA4 Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 PAL
R38X78 Marvel Super Hero Squad: Walmart Edition NTSC-U
R3GXUG Kidz Sports: Crazy Mini Golf PAL
R3HX6Z Agent Hugo: Hula Holiday PAL
R4LXUG Athletic Piggy Party PAL
R4NX5G Major Minor's Majestic March PAL
R4RX69 FIFA 10 PAL
R5AX8P The Golden Compass PAL
R5IX4Q Toy Story Mania! PAL
R5OXUG Farmyard Party: Featuring the Olympigs PAL
R5PX69 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix PAL
R5VX41 James Cameron's Avatar: The Game PAL
R6BX78 de Blob PAL
R6MXMR Top Model PAL
R6OX78 Cars Race-O-Rama PAL
R7MXFR Musiic Party: Rock the House PAL
R8HX4Q Hannah Montana: The Movie PAL
R8OX54 It's My Circus PAL
R8SX41 World Sports Party PAL
R8UXMR Adibou PAL
R94XMR The Ultimate Red Ball Challenge PAL
RB4X08 Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition PAL
RB9X78 Bratz: The Movie PAL
RBEX52 Bee Movie Game PAL
RBNXG9 Ben 10: Protector of Earth PAL
RBRX5G Blast Works: Build, Trade, Destroy PAL
RBZXUG Billy the Wizard: Rocket Broomstick Racing PAL
RC2X78 Cars: Mater-National PAL
RC3X41 Catz PAL
RC8X7D Crash: Mind Over Mutant PAL
RCAX78 Cars PAL
RCDX52 Call of Duty 3 PAL
RCEXUG Mini Desktop Racing PAL
RCXX78 All Star Cheerleader PAL
RD2X41 Red Steel 2 PAL
RDOX41 Dogz PAL
RDPX54 Dora Saves the Snow Princess PAL
REQX54 Go Diego Go! Safari Rescue PAL
REWXMR My Horse Club: On the Trail of the Mysterious Appaloosa PAL
REYX4Q Disney Sing It: High School Musical 3 PAL
RF8X69 FIFA 08 PAL
RF9X69 FIFA 09 All-Play PAL
RFKX41 My Fitness Coach: Get In Shape PAL
RFOX52 Spider-Man: Friend or Foe PAL
RGWX41 Rabbids Go Home PAL
RH4XUG Hamster Heroes PAL
RH8X4F Tomb Raider: Underworld PAL
RHGX6Z Agent Hugo: Lemoon Twist PAL
RHQX4Q Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour PAL
RHSX36 Heatseeker PAL
RJ9XML Think Logic Trainer PAL
RJAX52 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare - Reflex Edition PAL
RJSXUG Kawasaki Jet Ski PAL
RJXXFR Go Play Lumberjacks PAL
RKTXUG Kidz Sports: International Football PAL
RLTXUG London Taxi: Rush Hour PAL
RLUX4Q Bolt PAL
RLWX78 Ratatouille PAL
RM2X69 Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 PAL
RMQXUG Myth Makers: Orbs of Doom PAL
RMRXNK Cocoto Magic Circus PAL
RMVX69 Medal of Honor: Vanguard PAL
RMYXUG Myth Makers: Super Kart GP PAL
RN3X78 Nicktoons: Attack Of The Toybots PAL
RNBX69 NBA Live 08 PAL
RNMXUG Ninjabread Man PAL
RNNX4Q The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian PAL
RNPX69 Need for Speed: ProStreet PAL
RNSX69 Need for Speed: Carbon PAL
RNVXUG Anubis II PAL
RO8X7D The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon PAL
ROFXUG Offroad Extreme! PAL
ROXX7J Order Up! PAL
ROYX41 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs PAL
RP9XRS Space Chimps PAL
RPCX7J Puzzler Collection PAL
RPWX41 Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands PAL
RQ5X5G Mad Dog McCree Gunslinger Pack PAL
RQ6XKM Cursed Mountain PAL
RQBXUG Kawasaki Quad Bikes PAL
RQJX7D Crash of the Titans PAL
RRAXUG Rock 'N' Roll Adventures PAL
RRHXUJ Mary King's Riding School 2 PAL
RRLX78 Bratz: Girlz Really Rock PAL
RRMX69 Hasbro: Family Game Night PAL
RRQX52 Shrek's Carnival Craze Party Games PAL
RRSX4Q Meet The Robinsons PAL
RRXXUG Monster Trux Arenas PAL
RS3X52 Spider-Man 3 PAL
RSKX52 Shrek The Third PAL
RSNX69 The Simpsons Game PAL
RTFX52 Transformers: The Game PAL
RTQXUG Monster Trux Offroad PAL
RU4X41 NewU Fitness First Personal Trainer PAL
RU5X4Q Disney: The Princess and the Frog PAL
RU7X5G Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian - The Video Game PAL
RUCXRT Winter Sports 2008: The Ultimate Challenge PAL
RUEX4Q G-Force PAL
RUHX52 Bakugan Battle Brawlers (Toys R Us Edition) NTSC-U
RUIX4Q Disney: Sing It PAL
RUQX78 Up PAL
RUSX78 SpongeBob SquarePants Featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom PAL
RUXXUG Urban Extreme: Street Rage PAL
RVTXMR Real Stories: Veterinaire PAL
RVYX52 Call of Duty: World at War PAL
RW9X78 WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 PAL
RWAX78 WALL•E PAL
RWBXUG Kawasaki Snow Mobiles PAL
RWUX52 X-Men Origins: Wolverine PAL
RWWX78 WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 PAL
RWZX5G Wonder World Amusement Park PAL
RX9X69 Need for Speed: Undercover PAL
RXDX4Q Disney Th!nk Fast: The Ultimate Trivia Showdown PAL
RXRXRS The Tale Of Despereaux PAL
RXUX41 Surf's Up PAL
RXVXWP Télé 7 Jeux: Mots Croisés PAL
RYQX69 Trivial Pursuit Nordic PAL
RZHX5G Zoo Hospital PAL
S2PXA4 Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 PAL
S3FX69 FIFA 13 PAL
S3IXA4 Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 PAL
S3PX4Q Disney Princess: My Fairytale Adventure PAL
SAOXVZ Monster High: Ghoul Spirit PAL
SAVX5G Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel PAL
SCYX4Q Cars 2 PAL
SELX69 FIFA 11 PAL
SEMX4Q Disney Epic Mickey PAL
SEPX41 The Black Eyed Peas Experience D1 Edition PAL
SFWX69 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa PAL
SFXXKM X Factor PAL
SG2XUG Crazy Mini Golf 2 PAL
SHOXKR Hugo: Magic in the Troll Woods PAL
SI3X69 FIFA 12 PAL
SJDX41 Just Dance 3 Special Edition PAL
SJFXGR Junior Fitness Trainer PAL
SJRXA4 Def Jam Rapstar PAL
SKKXHY Captain Morgane and the Golden Turtle PAL
SKYX52 Skylanders: Giants PAL
SLAX78 The Last Airbender: Special Edition PAL
SLFXKM Let's Sing 5 - Spanish Version PAL
SM8X52 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 PAL
SMOX41 Michael Jackson: The Experience - Walmart Edition NTSC-U
SN4XGT Naruto Shippuden: Dragon Blade Chronicles PAL
SNKX54 Nickelodeon Fit PAL
SNLX54 Nickelodeon Dance PAL
SPKXPV Springdale: Riding Adventures PAL
SPVXA4 Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 PAL
SQVX69 FIFA 15 - Legacy Edition PAL
SREXNL Reader Rabbit Kindergarten PAL
SRLXNL Reader Rabbit Preschool PAL
SRTXNL Reader Rabbit 1st Grade PAL
SRWXNL Reader Rabbit 2nd Grade PAL
SSPX52 Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure PAL
ST4XNX Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails PAL
STOX4Q Cars Toon: Mater's Tall Tales PAL
STQX01 Inazuma Eleven Strikers PAL
STRX4Q Tron: Evolution - Battle Grids Championship Edition NTSC-U
STSX4Q Toy Story 3 PAL
STTXGR Hidden Mysteries: Titanic PAL
SU2X54 Nickelodeon Dance 2 PAL
SU6XGT Zumba Fitness Core PAL
SU9X4Q Disney Planes PAL
SUXXA4 Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 PAL
SVHX69 FIFA 14 - Legacy Edition PAL
SZ2XGT Zumba Fitness 2 PAL

Y: almost all Europe, except 4 US (2 Best Buy) and 1 South America SKYY52
G3YY52 Shrek Super Slam PAL
GAVY78 Avatar: The Legend of Aang PAL
GDIY7D Die Hard: Vendetta PAL
GEXY52 Disney Extreme Skate Adventure PAL
GGEY41 Beyond Good And Evil PAL
GHLY69 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone PAL
GHSY69 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets PAL
GIQY78 The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer PAL
GJDY7D Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death PAL
GU4Y78 2 Games in 1: The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie / Battle for Bikini Bottom PAL
R38Y78 Marvel Super Hero Squad PAL
R4RY69 FIFA 10 PAL
R6NY41 Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage PAL
R8HY4Q Hannah Montana: The Movie PAL
RB9Y78 Bratz: The Movie PAL
RC2Y78 Cars: Mater-National PAL
RCAY78 Cars PAL
REQY54 Go Diego Go! Safari Rescue PAL
REWYMR My Horse Club: On the Trail of the Mysterious Appaloosa PAL
RF8Y69 FIFA 08 PAL
RF9Y69 FIFA 09 All-Play PAL
RHQY4Q Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour PAL
RHSY36 Heatseeker PAL
RKPY52 Kung Fu Panda PAL
RLUY4Q Bolt PAL
RLWY78 Ratatouille PAL
RNNY4Q The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian PAL
RNPY69 Need for Speed: ProStreet PAL
RRLY78 Bratz: Girlz Really Rock PAL
RTFY52 Transformers: The Game PAL
RU5Y4Q The Princess and the Frog (Riverboat Jazz Edition) NTSC-U
RUEY4Q G-Force PAL
RUSY78 SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom PAL
RVYY52 Call of Duty: World at War PAL
RWAY78 WALL•E PAL
RX9Y69 Need for Speed: Undercover PAL
RXDY4Q Disney Th!nk Fast: The Ultimate Trivia Showdown PAL
S2PYA4 Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 PAL
S3IYA4 Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 PAL
S6BY4Q Brave: The Video Game PAL
SCYY4Q Cars 2 PAL
SD2Y41 Just Dance 2: Best Buy Edition NTSC-U
SEMY4Q Disney Epic Mickey PAL
SFWY69 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa PAL
SHOYKR Hugo: Magic in the Troll Woods PAL
SJDY41 Just Dance 3: Best Buy Exclusive Edition NTSC-U
SMOY41 Michael Jackson: The Experience - Special Edition PAL
SPVYA4 Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 PAL
SQIY4Q Disney Infinity PAL
STSY4Q Toy Story 3 PAL
SUXYA4 Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 PAL
SVXY52 Skylanders: Swap Force PAL
fake? SG2YFS Crazy Mini Golf 2 NTSC-U

Z: 9 Europe, 8 US (2 Toys R Us, 1 Target)
GHLZ69 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone PAL
R8XZ52 Top Shot Dinosaur Hunter NTSC-U
RLWZ78 Ratatouille PAL
RNNZ4Q The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian PAL
RPWZ41 Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands NTSC-U
RQPZ52 Cabela's Monster Buck Hunter NTSC-U
RRLZ78 Bratz: Girlz Really Rock PAL
RUHZ52 Bakugan Battle Brawlers PAL
RWAZ78 WALL•E PAL
SCYZ4Q Cars 2 PAL
SEMZ4Q Disney Epic Mickey PAL
SEPZ41 The Black Eyed Peas Experience: Limited Edition NTSC-U
SFWZ69 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa NTSC-U
SJDZ41 Just Dance 3: Target Exclusive Edition NTSC-U
SKYZ52 Skylanders: Giants PAL
SLAZ78 The Last Airbender: Toys R Us Special Edition NTSC-U
STSZ4Q Toy Story 3: Toy Box Special Edition NTSC-U

Zonta85 · Nov 5, 2016

zorglub07 said:
Thanks Wiimm, and I agree Zonta85, X as alternate for P with Y and Z if more discs were needed.

Action Replay for GameCube is DTLX01 and was used to play region free so maybe that's why X got assember that Wii Backup Manager used to label X, Y or Z as region free but it was confusing for users, these games were PAL except for Best Buy versions and similar, so it's more like "both" than region free. Unless the Best Buy games were really region free? Are there examples for region free IDs using X aside from Action Replay?

@Wiimm, here are examples for the ones with "??":
C only 2 Chinese versions, language mods?
H all Netherlands
U almost all Australian
V all Scandinavian
W: Taiwan
X: almost all Europe (192), except 4 US (2 Walmart, 1 Toys R Us) and 1 Best Buy (not sure)
Y: almost all Europe, except 4 US (2 Best Buy) and 1 South America SKYY52
Z: 9 Europe, 8 US (2 Toys R Us, 1 Target), but PAL games were released first

List below:

C: two Chinese versions, language mods?
R8PC01 Super Paper Mario(CN)
RCOC99 Meitantei Conan: Tsuioku no Mirage

H all Dutch
GAZH69 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
GF5H69 FIFA Football 2005
GF6H69 FIFA 06
GGZH52 Madagascar
GH4H69 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
GICH78 The Incredibles
GKJH78 Cars
GQQH78 SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants!
RL2HMN Horse & Pony: My Riding Stables
RLNHMR Survivor
RMNHMN My Pet Hotel
RMNHMR My Pet Hotel
RTEHMR Real Stories: Veterinaire
RWFH41 My Word Coach: Develop your vocabulary
SPWHZH The Studio 100: Play Island
SU3HMR U-Sing 2: Popstars Edition

U almost all Australian
D43U01 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Bonus Disc)
D4BU01 Resident Evil 4: Bonus Disc
G97U01 Interactive Multi-Game Demo Disc - September 2002
GAFU01 Animal Crossing
GPAU01 Pokémon Channel
R6KU36 Ashes Cricket 2009
REKU41 Gold's Gym: Cardio Workout
RM2U69 Medal of Honor: Heroes 2
RPFU52 Pitfall: The Big Adventure
RSCU7D Scarface: The World Is Yours
RWAU78 WALL•E
SAFUHS AFL: Australian Football League
SBSURN Remington Super Slam Hunting: North America
SESUWR Sesame Street: Ready, Set, Grover!
SIUUNG We Sing Down Under
SS3UWR Sesame Street: Elmo's A-to-Zoo Adventure
SS4UWR Sesame Street: Cookie's Counting Carnival
SS6UHS AFL Live: Game of the Year Edition
SS7URN Remington Super Slam Hunting: Africa
STAU78 Pictionary
SU3UMR U-Sing 2: Australian Edition

V all Scandinavian
RKPV52 Kung Fu Panda
RU5V4Q Disney: The Princess and the Frog
SERV4Q Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two
SK8V52 Skylanders: Trap Team
SSEVNG We Sing: Encore

X: almost all Europe, except 4 US (2 Walmart, 1 Toys R Us) and 1 Best Buy (not sure)
DDWX18 Lost In Shadow - Best Buy (Demo) PAL?
DTLX01 Action Replay PAL
G2CX52 True Crime: New York City PAL
G3DX6L Carmen Sandiego: The Secret of the Stolen Drums PAL
G3YX52 Shrek Super Slam PAL
GDIX7D Die Hard: Vendetta PAL
GEXX52 Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure PAL
GGEX41 Beyond Good And Evil PAL
GGVX78 Spongebob Squarepants : The Movie PAL
GGZX52 Madagascar PAL
GHLX69 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone PAL
GHNX71 Hunter: The Reckoning PAL
GHSX69 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets PAL
GINX69 Batman Begins PAL
GIQX78 The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer PAL
GJDX7D Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death PAL
GK5X78 Monster House PAL
GKSX52 Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer PAL
GL5X4F LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game PAL
GNOX78 Spongebob Squarepants & Friends: Unite! PAL
GOSX41 Open Season PAL
GQWX69 Harry Potter: Quidditch World Cup PAL
GT7X41 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow PAL
GTLX52 True Crime: Streets of LA PAL
GWLX6L Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo PAL
GWVX52 X-Men 2 : Wolverine's Revenge PAL
GWYX41 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent PAL
GX3X41 XIII PAL
GXLX52 X-Men Legends PAL
GXOX69 SSX On Tour PAL
GYAX78 Barnyard PAL
R27X54 Dora Saves the Crystal Kingdom PAL
R2AX7D Ice Age 2: The Meltdown PAL
R2WXA4 Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 PAL
R38X78 Marvel Super Hero Squad: Walmart Edition NTSC-U
R3GXUG Kidz Sports: Crazy Mini Golf PAL
R3HX6Z Agent Hugo: Hula Holiday PAL
R4LXUG Athletic Piggy Party PAL
R4NX5G Major Minor's Majestic March PAL
R4RX69 FIFA 10 PAL
R5AX8P The Golden Compass PAL
R5IX4Q Toy Story Mania! PAL
R5OXUG Farmyard Party: Featuring the Olympigs PAL
R5PX69 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix PAL
R5VX41 James Cameron's Avatar: The Game PAL
R6BX78 de Blob PAL
R6MXMR Top Model PAL
R6OX78 Cars Race-O-Rama PAL
R7MXFR Musiic Party: Rock the House PAL
R8HX4Q Hannah Montana: The Movie PAL
R8OX54 It's My Circus PAL
R8SX41 World Sports Party PAL
R8UXMR Adibou PAL
R94XMR The Ultimate Red Ball Challenge PAL
RB4X08 Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition PAL
RB9X78 Bratz: The Movie PAL
RBEX52 Bee Movie Game PAL
RBNXG9 Ben 10: Protector of Earth PAL
RBRX5G Blast Works: Build, Trade, Destroy PAL
RBZXUG Billy the Wizard: Rocket Broomstick Racing PAL
RC2X78 Cars: Mater-National PAL
RC3X41 Catz PAL
RC8X7D Crash: Mind Over Mutant PAL
RCAX78 Cars PAL
RCDX52 Call of Duty 3 PAL
RCEXUG Mini Desktop Racing PAL
RCXX78 All Star Cheerleader PAL
RD2X41 Red Steel 2 PAL
RDOX41 Dogz PAL
RDPX54 Dora Saves the Snow Princess PAL
REQX54 Go Diego Go! Safari Rescue PAL
REWXMR My Horse Club: On the Trail of the Mysterious Appaloosa PAL
REYX4Q Disney Sing It: High School Musical 3 PAL
RF8X69 FIFA 08 PAL
RF9X69 FIFA 09 All-Play PAL
RFKX41 My Fitness Coach: Get In Shape PAL
RFOX52 Spider-Man: Friend or Foe PAL
RGWX41 Rabbids Go Home PAL
RH4XUG Hamster Heroes PAL
RH8X4F Tomb Raider: Underworld PAL
RHGX6Z Agent Hugo: Lemoon Twist PAL
RHQX4Q Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour PAL
RHSX36 Heatseeker PAL
RJ9XML Think Logic Trainer PAL
RJAX52 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare - Reflex Edition PAL
RJSXUG Kawasaki Jet Ski PAL
RJXXFR Go Play Lumberjacks PAL
RKTXUG Kidz Sports: International Football PAL
RLTXUG London Taxi: Rush Hour PAL
RLUX4Q Bolt PAL
RLWX78 Ratatouille PAL
RM2X69 Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 PAL
RMQXUG Myth Makers: Orbs of Doom PAL
RMRXNK Cocoto Magic Circus PAL
RMVX69 Medal of Honor: Vanguard PAL
RMYXUG Myth Makers: Super Kart GP PAL
RN3X78 Nicktoons: Attack Of The Toybots PAL
RNBX69 NBA Live 08 PAL
RNMXUG Ninjabread Man PAL
RNNX4Q The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian PAL
RNPX69 Need for Speed: ProStreet PAL
RNSX69 Need for Speed: Carbon PAL
RNVXUG Anubis II PAL
RO8X7D The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon PAL
ROFXUG Offroad Extreme! PAL
ROXX7J Order Up! PAL
ROYX41 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs PAL
RP9XRS Space Chimps PAL
RPCX7J Puzzler Collection PAL
RPWX41 Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands PAL
RQ5X5G Mad Dog McCree Gunslinger Pack PAL
RQ6XKM Cursed Mountain PAL
RQBXUG Kawasaki Quad Bikes PAL
RQJX7D Crash of the Titans PAL
RRAXUG Rock 'N' Roll Adventures PAL
RRHXUJ Mary King's Riding School 2 PAL
RRLX78 Bratz: Girlz Really Rock PAL
RRMX69 Hasbro: Family Game Night PAL
RRQX52 Shrek's Carnival Craze Party Games PAL
RRSX4Q Meet The Robinsons PAL
RRXXUG Monster Trux Arenas PAL
RS3X52 Spider-Man 3 PAL
RSKX52 Shrek The Third PAL
RSNX69 The Simpsons Game PAL
RTFX52 Transformers: The Game PAL
RTQXUG Monster Trux Offroad PAL
RU4X41 NewU Fitness First Personal Trainer PAL
RU5X4Q Disney: The Princess and the Frog PAL
RU7X5G Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian - The Video Game PAL
RUCXRT Winter Sports 2008: The Ultimate Challenge PAL
RUEX4Q G-Force PAL
RUHX52 Bakugan Battle Brawlers (Toys R Us Edition) NTSC-U
RUIX4Q Disney: Sing It PAL
RUQX78 Up PAL
RUSX78 SpongeBob SquarePants Featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom PAL
RUXXUG Urban Extreme: Street Rage PAL
RVTXMR Real Stories: Veterinaire PAL
RVYX52 Call of Duty: World at War PAL
RW9X78 WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 PAL
RWAX78 WALL•E PAL
RWBXUG Kawasaki Snow Mobiles PAL
RWUX52 X-Men Origins: Wolverine PAL
RWWX78 WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 PAL
RWZX5G Wonder World Amusement Park PAL
RX9X69 Need for Speed: Undercover PAL
RXDX4Q Disney Th!nk Fast: The Ultimate Trivia Showdown PAL
RXRXRS The Tale Of Despereaux PAL
RXUX41 Surf's Up PAL
RXVXWP Télé 7 Jeux: Mots Croisés PAL
RYQX69 Trivial Pursuit Nordic PAL
RZHX5G Zoo Hospital PAL
S2PXA4 Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 PAL
S3FX69 FIFA 13 PAL
S3IXA4 Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 PAL
S3PX4Q Disney Princess: My Fairytale Adventure PAL
SAOXVZ Monster High: Ghoul Spirit PAL
SAVX5G Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel PAL
SCYX4Q Cars 2 PAL
SELX69 FIFA 11 PAL
SEMX4Q Disney Epic Mickey PAL
SEPX41 The Black Eyed Peas Experience D1 Edition PAL
SFWX69 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa PAL
SFXXKM X Factor PAL
SG2XUG Crazy Mini Golf 2 PAL
SHOXKR Hugo: Magic in the Troll Woods PAL
SI3X69 FIFA 12 PAL
SJDX41 Just Dance 3 Special Edition PAL
SJFXGR Junior Fitness Trainer PAL
SJRXA4 Def Jam Rapstar PAL
SKKXHY Captain Morgane and the Golden Turtle PAL
SKYX52 Skylanders: Giants PAL
SLAX78 The Last Airbender: Special Edition PAL
SLFXKM Let's Sing 5 - Spanish Version PAL
SM8X52 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 PAL
SMOX41 Michael Jackson: The Experience - Walmart Edition NTSC-U
SN4XGT Naruto Shippuden: Dragon Blade Chronicles PAL
SNKX54 Nickelodeon Fit PAL
SNLX54 Nickelodeon Dance PAL
SPKXPV Springdale: Riding Adventures PAL
SPVXA4 Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 PAL
SQVX69 FIFA 15 - Legacy Edition PAL
SREXNL Reader Rabbit Kindergarten PAL
SRLXNL Reader Rabbit Preschool PAL
SRTXNL Reader Rabbit 1st Grade PAL
SRWXNL Reader Rabbit 2nd Grade PAL
SSPX52 Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure PAL
ST4XNX Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails PAL
STOX4Q Cars Toon: Mater's Tall Tales PAL
STQX01 Inazuma Eleven Strikers PAL
STRX4Q Tron: Evolution - Battle Grids Championship Edition NTSC-U
STSX4Q Toy Story 3 PAL
STTXGR Hidden Mysteries: Titanic PAL
SU2X54 Nickelodeon Dance 2 PAL
SU6XGT Zumba Fitness Core PAL
SU9X4Q Disney Planes PAL
SUXXA4 Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 PAL
SVHX69 FIFA 14 - Legacy Edition PAL
SZ2XGT Zumba Fitness 2 PAL

Y: almost all Europe, except 4 US (2 Best Buy) and 1 South America SKYY52
G3YY52 Shrek Super Slam PAL
GAVY78 Avatar: The Legend of Aang PAL
GDIY7D Die Hard: Vendetta PAL
GEXY52 Disney Extreme Skate Adventure PAL
GGEY41 Beyond Good And Evil PAL
GHLY69 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone PAL
GHSY69 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets PAL
GIQY78 The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer PAL
GJDY7D Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death PAL
GU4Y78 2 Games in 1: The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie / Battle for Bikini Bottom PAL
R38Y78 Marvel Super Hero Squad PAL
R4RY69 FIFA 10 PAL
R6NY41 Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage PAL
R8HY4Q Hannah Montana: The Movie PAL
RB9Y78 Bratz: The Movie PAL
RC2Y78 Cars: Mater-National PAL
RCAY78 Cars PAL
REQY54 Go Diego Go! Safari Rescue PAL
REWYMR My Horse Club: On the Trail of the Mysterious Appaloosa PAL
RF8Y69 FIFA 08 PAL
RF9Y69 FIFA 09 All-Play PAL
RHQY4Q Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour PAL
RHSY36 Heatseeker PAL
RKPY52 Kung Fu Panda PAL
RLUY4Q Bolt PAL
RLWY78 Ratatouille PAL
RNNY4Q The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian PAL
RNPY69 Need for Speed: ProStreet PAL
RRLY78 Bratz: Girlz Really Rock PAL
RTFY52 Transformers: The Game PAL
RU5Y4Q The Princess and the Frog (Riverboat Jazz Edition) NTSC-U
RUEY4Q G-Force PAL
RUSY78 SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom PAL
RVYY52 Call of Duty: World at War PAL
RWAY78 WALL•E PAL
RX9Y69 Need for Speed: Undercover PAL
RXDY4Q Disney Th!nk Fast: The Ultimate Trivia Showdown PAL
S2PYA4 Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 PAL
S3IYA4 Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 PAL
S6BY4Q Brave: The Video Game PAL
SCYY4Q Cars 2 PAL
SD2Y41 Just Dance 2: Best Buy Edition NTSC-U
SEMY4Q Disney Epic Mickey PAL
SFWY69 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa PAL
SHOYKR Hugo: Magic in the Troll Woods PAL
SJDY41 Just Dance 3: Best Buy Exclusive Edition NTSC-U
SMOY41 Michael Jackson: The Experience - Special Edition PAL
SPVYA4 Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 PAL
SQIY4Q Disney Infinity PAL
STSY4Q Toy Story 3 PAL
SUXYA4 Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 PAL
SVXY52 Skylanders: Swap Force PAL
fake? SG2YFS Crazy Mini Golf 2 NTSC-U

Z: 9 Europe, 8 US (2 Toys R Us, 1 Target)
GHLZ69 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone PAL
R8XZ52 Top Shot Dinosaur Hunter NTSC-U
RLWZ78 Ratatouille PAL
RNNZ4Q The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian PAL
RPWZ41 Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands NTSC-U
RQPZ52 Cabela's Monster Buck Hunter NTSC-U
RRLZ78 Bratz: Girlz Really Rock PAL
RUHZ52 Bakugan Battle Brawlers PAL
RWAZ78 WALL•E PAL
SCYZ4Q Cars 2 PAL
SEMZ4Q Disney Epic Mickey PAL
SEPZ41 The Black Eyed Peas Experience: Limited Edition NTSC-U
SFWZ69 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa NTSC-U
SJDZ41 Just Dance 3: Target Exclusive Edition NTSC-U
SKYZ52 Skylanders: Giants PAL
SLAZ78 The Last Airbender: Toys R Us Special Edition NTSC-U
STSZ4Q Toy Story 3: Toy Box Special Edition NTSC-U

Thank you. Is stupid to define them region free. And if you remember well the action replay, as you can see in in the disc (zoom it), the box, and i'm pretty sure (if i remember well) in his loading screen it wasn't "sponsored, endorsed or approved by Nintendo" so the producer decided the title id by his own, not following Nintendo's guidelines.

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I'm italian, i have ton of games with "X" and is so annoyng viewing in the loader, near the cover "Regionfree".
Do you think that It is possible in the USB loader to change "Regionfree" in "PAL alternate", "PAL B", "Alternate" or domething like that?

GreyWolf · Nov 11, 2016

Fun fact: Obviously Nintendo wouldn't press discs for Action Replay since it was unlicensed so they bought a bunch of old games that were a bomb (NHL Hitz, I think?) and used the inner BCA area to make the discs bootable.

Cyan · Nov 11, 2016

Thank you for all these informations.
I will change the "region free" text in USBLoaderGX.

we have the known exception thanks to zorglub, I could make "X = EUR, except for the 4 known ID = US"
I can also add the missing ones, I think I don't have any H=dutch

the "new" region detection was a patch done by another user, I'll revert it.

Keith_Loving · Nov 12, 2016

thank you so much for the answers ^.^

Wiimm · Nov 13, 2016

@zorglub07

I found a programming error at the GameTDB website. After searching "mkw-fun" I get:

A wrong cover is shown for RMCE33!
In the morning, when I found this bug with my tablet, the cover of "Santa Claus" was shown and it was also RMCE33.

EDIT:
If I search "Mkw-fun" (uppercase M) then the cover of "Santa Claus" is shown. Curious!

EDIT 2:
It hat nothing to do with uppercase letters. After a while the cover is changing and I get randomly "Santa Claus" again.

Wiimm · Nov 16, 2016

Now the effect moved to RMCE02 (3rd page if searching "mkw-fun" ).

GerbilSoft · Nov 16, 2016

Cyan said:
Thank you for all these informations.
I will change the "region free" text in USBLoaderGX.

For what it's worth, the "correct" way to determine region code is by checking bi2.bin (GameCube) or the region / rating area (Wii). I updated Nintendont to use bi2.bin in my CISO/MD5/widescreen branch.

You need to check the u32 (big-endian) located at the following byte offset: (assuming 1:1 disc image)

GameCube: 0x458
Wii: 0x4E000

This will be one of the following four values:

0: Japan
1: USA
2: Europe (PAL)
4: South Korea (Wii only?)

If you want to determine the "sub-region", you can then compare the Game ID's region code, though that's only useful for informational purposes. (My ROM Properties Page shell extension does this in the GameCube class.)

EDIT: Is the Action Replay disc region-free? Going by the bi2.bin region code values, I'd think full region-free wouldn't be possible, since Japan is defined as "no bits set". If someone has a dump of the Action Replay disc, can you check the values at 0x458-0x45B in a hex editor?

EDIT 2: Found disc images of Action Replay and Freeloader. Both were labeled as Europe, but bi2.bin shows 1, which means USA. Now I'm thoroughly confused as to how that's supposed to work.

Wiimm · Nov 16, 2016

GerbilSoft said:
Wii: 0x4E000

wit use this source too.

Zonta85 · Nov 17, 2016

Cyan said:
Thank you for all these informations.
I will change the "region free" text in USBLoaderGX.

we have the known exception thanks to zorglub, I could make "X = EUR, except for the 4 known ID = US"
I can also add the missing ones, I think I don't have any H=dutch

the "new" region detection was a patch done by another user, I'll revert it.

Thank you!

zorglub07 · Nov 24, 2016

@Wiimm thanks for telling me. I didn't see your message until now (didn't receive the alert email). It must have been be a glitch with the google search. With the full search the results should be accurate: http://www.gametdb.com/Wii/Search
all Wiimm entries
all entries with wiimmfi

Wiimm · Nov 24, 2016

Only the cover is wrong.
And there is another issue: The bug is now now at page 3. If viewing page 3, only 3 pages are available, but before (at page 1 and 2) there were 5 pages available. And if you go directly to page 4, there are no results. Maybe this helps to find the bug.

zorglub07 · Nov 25, 2016

I've made a change to get rid of the wrong covers in search results but it might take some time to take effect. The pagination issue seems to be an old bug with google search, it actually does the same on google.com (but is rarely noticed when there are many pages). Edit: I made a change to improve it, it seems to work better now.

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