question about bad dumps in .7z files

[test84]

hi,
i have this question for years in mind, why they keep bad dumps on the net?
i mean when you have a verified [!] of a file, why keepin seven files on the pack?
strange.

 

[dice]

I never thought about that actually... I don't know

 

[Jhongerkong]

the reason is...



cause I said so.

 

[iTech]

i mean when you have a verified [!] of a file, why keepin seven files on the pack?

So that's what that shit meant? I always thought the 'b' stood for "beta", and the exclamation mark was just some gibberish ...
Then again, I don't have that much smart anymore.

 

[dice]

i mean when you have a verified [!] of a file, why keepin seven files on the pack?

So that's what that shit meant? I always thought the 'b' stood for "beta", and the exclamation mark was just some gibberish ...
Then again, I don't have that much smart anymore.





QUOTE

What does (U), (J) and [!] mean in my roms?
Written by -LMA-Â Â
Tuesday, 10 July 2007

STANDARD CODES

[a] Alternate      Â

Pirate Â
[b ] Bad Dump      [t] Trained    Â
[f] Fixed          [T] Translation  Â

Hack          (-) Unknown Year  Â
[o] Overdump      [!] Verified Good Dump
(M#) Multilanguage  (# of Languages)    Â
(###) Checksum   (??k) ROM Size   Â
ZZZ_ Unclassified   (Unl) Unlicensed  Â


COUNTRY CODES
                      Â
(1) Japan & Korea     (4) USA & BrazilNTSC
(A) Australia         (J) Japan     Â
(B) non USA (Genesis) (K) Korea     Â
 China           (NL) Netherlands  Â
(E) Europe          (PD) Public Domain Â
(F) France          (S) Spain     Â
(F) World (Genesis)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
(FC) French Canadian  (SW) Sweden    Â
(FN) Finland         (U) USA     Â
(G) Germany        (UK) England    Â
(GR) Greece         (Unk) Unknown CountryÂ
(HK) Hong Kong      (I) Italy  Â
(H) Holland         (Unl) Unlicensed  Â


STANDARD CODE NOTES
                      Â
[a] This is simply an alternate version of aÂ
   ROM. Many games have been re-released toÂ
   fix bugs or even to eliminate Game GenieÂ
   codes (Yes, Nintendo hates that device).Â

[b ] A bad dump often occurs with an older Â
  game or a faulty dumper (bad connection).
  Another common source of ROMs is aÂ
  corrupted upload to a release.  Â
    Â
[f] A fixed game has been altered in some way
  so that it will run better on a copier Â
  or emulator.              Â
    Â

Something in this ROM is not quite as itÂ
  should be. Often a hacked ROM simply hasÂ
  a changed header or has been enabled toÂ
  run in different regions. Other times itÂ
  could be a release group intro, or justÂ
  some kind of cheating or funny hack. Â

[o] An overdumped ROM image has more data Â
  than is actually in the cart. The extraÂ
  information means nothing and is removedÂ
  from the true image.          Â
            Â
[t] A trainer is special code which executesÂ
  before the game is begun. It allows youÂ
  to access cheats from a menu.     Â
         Â
[!] Verified good dump. Thank God for these!

source

 

[test84]

dice! i CANT believe u answered to what iTech said.

 

[iTech]

^^ Thanks man, now I know once and for all.
Seriously, I don't know why I never looked it up. It's like those codes in movie Torrents like 'TS', 'DVDSCR' or 'Proper', which took awhile before I figured them out, but never looked up for some reason.

 

[iTech]

dice! i CANT believe u answered to what iTech said.

Yeah I know, it must be The Internet. In real life, people just kinda look shocked and run away in a blinding fury whenever I ask a question.

 

[dice]

my bad, the sarcasm alarm was switched off

 

[iTech]

my bad, the sarcasm alarm was switched offÂ

Sarcasm can be pretty devious on a webforum. I appreciate your helpfulness though.

 

[rest0re]

i think all this shit is just [g] as gay like rom numbering...