blah[!].nes/snes

[Pizzaroo]

hallo, i just found a new site to download NES/SNES roms, but when i extract the rom, all of them have a [!] at the end of the game title. the roms still work, but the [!] is wierd. any halp would be nice, even though its not a big deal

 

[martin88]

[!] means it's a good dump.

 

[Dedale]

and what does it mean when you have letters in [] ?

 

[raulpica]

and what does it mean when you have letters in [] ?
A lot of these letters are specific for every system... So, in hoping that this will cover the most of them, I'll post the NES and GBA ones.

This one's from GoodNES:

ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ .......................
.............: STANDARD CODE NOTES ::............
:ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ :\
: [a] This is simply an alternate version of aÂÂ:\
:ÂÂÂÂ ROM. Many games have been re-released toÂÂ:\
:ÂÂÂÂ fix bugs or even to eliminate Game GenieÂÂ:\
:ÂÂÂÂ codes (Yes, Nintendo hates that device).ÂÂ:\
:ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ -------------------ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ :\
: [b] A bad dump often occurs with an olderÂÂÂÂ :\
:ÂÂÂÂ game or a faulty dumper (bad connection). :\
:ÂÂÂÂ Another common source of [b] ROMs is aÂÂÂÂ:\
:ÂÂÂÂ corrupted upload to a release FTP.ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ:\
:ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ -------------------ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ :\
: [f] A fixed game has been altered in some way :\
:ÂÂÂÂ so that it will run better on a copierÂÂÂÂ:\
:ÂÂÂÂ or emulator.ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ:\
:ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ -------------------ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ :\
: [h] Something in this ROM is not quite as itÂÂ:\
:ÂÂÂÂ should be. Often a hacked ROM simply hasÂÂ:\
:ÂÂÂÂ a changed header or has been enabled toÂÂ :\
:ÂÂÂÂ run in different regions. Other times itÂÂ:\
:ÂÂÂÂ could be a release group intro, or justÂÂ :\
:ÂÂÂÂ some kind of cheating or funny hack.ÂÂÂÂÂÂ:\
:ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ -------------------ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ :\
: [o] An overdumped ROM image has more dataÂÂÂÂ :\
:ÂÂÂÂ than is actually in the cart. The extraÂÂ :\
:ÂÂÂÂ information means nothing and is removedÂÂ:\
:ÂÂÂÂ from the true image.ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ:\
:ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ -------------------ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ :\
: [t] A trainer is special code which executesÂÂ:\
:ÂÂÂÂ before the game is begun. It allows youÂÂ :\
:ÂÂÂÂ to access cheats from a menu.ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ :\
:ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ -------------------ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ :\
: [!] Verified good dump. Thank God for these!ÂÂ:\
:...............................................:\
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

And this one's from GoodGBA:
CODEÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ ..................
...............: STANDARD CODES ::...............
:ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ :\
:ÂÂ [a?] AlternateÂÂÂÂÂÂ [p?] PirateÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ:\
:ÂÂ [b?] Bad DumpÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ[t?] TrainedÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ :\
:ÂÂ [f?] FixedÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ [T-] OldTranslationÂÂÂÂ:\
:ÂÂ [o?] OverdumpÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ[T+] NewerTranslationÂÂ:\
:ÂÂ [h?] HackÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ(-) Unknown YearÂÂÂÂÂÂ :\
:ÂÂ [!p] Pending DumpÂÂÂÂ[!] Verified Good Dump :\
:ÂÂ(M#) Multilanguage (# of Languages)ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ:\
: (###) ChecksumÂÂÂÂÂÂ (??k) ROM SizeÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ :\
:ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ(Unl) UnlicensedÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ:\
:...............................................:\
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

Enjoy

 

[Dedale]

Thanks man !