Homebrew Strange ROM symbols.

[archagon]

What does it mean when a ROM has (M) or (M#) after its country code?

 

[dOoBiX]

Its the number of languages that the game has... M7 = 7 languages. I think M stands for Mode.

EDIT: nevermind... i might be wrong

that's what I always though it was...

 

[Destructobot]

GoodCodes:

 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â ..................
...............: STANDARD CODES ::...............
: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :\
:  [a] Alternate    Â[p] Pirate       :\
:  [b] Bad Dump     [t] Trained      Â:\
:  [f] Fixed      Â[T-] OldTranslation  Â:\
: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â[T+] NewerTranslation Â:\
:  [h] Hack       (-) Unknown Year    :\
:  [o] Overdump     [!] Verified Good Dump :\
: Â(M#) Multilanguage (# of Languages) Â Â Â Â Â:\
: (###) Checksum    (??k) ROM Size      :\
: ÂZZZ_ Unclassified  (Unl) Unlicensed     :\
:...............................................:\
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       Â.................
................: SPECIAL CODES ::...............
: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :\
: .-----Gameboy-----. Â.----Super Nintendo----. :\
: [ Â[C] Color   Â] Â[ (BS) BS ROMs     ] :\
: [ Â[S] Super   Â] Â[ (ST) Sufami Turbo  Â] :\
: [ [BF] Bung Fix  ] Â[ (NP) Nintendo Power Â] :\
: `-----------------' Â`----------------------' :\
: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â.--------Atari---------. :\
: .-----Genesis-----. Â[ (PAL) Euro Version  ] :\
: [ (1) Japan    ] Â`----------------------' :\
: [ (4) USA Â Â Â Â ] Â.---------GBA----------. :\
: [ (5) NTSC Only  ] Â[ [hI??] Intro hacks  ] :\
: [ (8) PAL Only  Â] Â`----------------------' :\
: [ (B) non USA Â Â ] Â.--------Coleco--------. :\
: [ [c] Checksum  Â] Â[ (Adam) ADAM Version Â] :\
: [ [x] Bad Checksum] Â`----------------------' :\
: [ [R-] Countries Â] Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :\
: `-----------------' Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :\
: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â.--------NES/FC--------. :\
: .--NeoGeo Pocket--. Â[ (PC10) PlayChoice 10 ] :\
: [ [M] Mono Only  ] Â[  (VS) Versus    Â] :\
: `-----------------' Â[ [hFFE] FFE Copier fmt] :\
: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â`----------------------' :\
:...............................................:\
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       Â.................
................: COUNTRY CODES ::...............
: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :\
:  (1) Japan & Korea   Â(4) USA & BrazilNTSC :\
:  (A) Australia     Â(J) Japan      Â:\
:  (B) non USA (Genesis) Â(K) Korea      Â:\
:  (C) China       (NL) Netherlands   Â:\
:  (E) Europe      Â(PD) Public Domain  Â:\
:  (F) France       (S) Spain      Â:\
: Â (F) World (Genesis) Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :\
: Â(FC) French Canadian  (SW) Sweden      :\
: Â(FN) Finland      Â(U) USA       Â:\
:  (G) Germany      (UK) England     Â:\
: Â(GR) Greece      (Unk) Unknown Country Â:\
: Â(HK) Hong Kong     Â(I) Italy Â:\
: Â(H) ÂHolland     Â(Unl) Unlicensed    :\
:...............................................:\
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      .......................
.............: STANDARD CODE NOTES ::............
: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :\
: [a] This is simply an alternate version of a Â:\
: Â Â ROM. Many games have been re-released to Â:\
: Â Â fix bugs or even to eliminate Game Genie Â:\
: Â Â codes (Yes, Nintendo hates that device). Â:\
: Â Â Â Â Â Â ------------------- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :\
: [b] A bad dump often occurs with an older   :\
: Â Â game or a faulty dumper (bad connection). :\
:   Another common source of [b] ROMs is a  Â:\
: Â Â corrupted upload to a release FTP. Â Â Â Â:\
: Â Â Â Â Â Â ------------------- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :\
: [f] A fixed game has been altered in some way :\
:   so that it will run better on a copier  Â:\
: Â Â or emulator. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â:\
: Â Â Â Â Â Â ------------------- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :\
: [h] Something in this ROM is not quite as it Â:\
: Â Â should be. Often a hacked ROM simply has Â:\
:   a changed header or has been enabled to  :\
: Â Â run in different regions. Other times it Â:\
:   could be a release group intro, or just  :\
: Â Â some kind of cheating or funny hack. Â Â Â:\
: Â Â Â Â Â Â ------------------- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :\
: [o] An overdumped ROM image has more data   :\
:   than is actually in the cart. The extra  :\
: Â Â information means nothing and is removed Â:\
: Â Â from the true image. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â:\
: Â Â Â Â Â Â ------------------- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :\
: [t] A trainer is special code which executes Â:\
:   before the game is begun. It allows you  :\
: Â Â to access cheats from a menu. Â Â Â Â Â Â :\
: Â Â Â Â Â Â ------------------- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :\
: [!] Verified good dump. Thank God for these! Â:\
:...............................................:\
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      ......................
.............: SPECIAL CODE NOTES ::.............
: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :\
: **** SNES **** Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â:\
: (BS) These Japanese ROMs were distributed   :\
:   Âthrough a satellite system in Japan   Â:\
: Â Â Âknown as the Broadcast Satellaview. Â Â Â:\
: Â Â ÂThey were transmitted along with a TV Â Â:\
: Â Â Âshow which was connected to the game in Â:\
: Â Â Âsome way. These games were only playable :\
: Â Â Âduring the show, and thus stop after an Â:\
:   Âhour, and many were timed so that only  :\
: Â Â Âcertain time periods were playable. Â Â Â:\
: Â Â Â Â Â Â ------------------- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :\
: (ST) The Sufami Turbo device allowed two   Â:\
:   ÂGameBoy sized carts to be plugged into  :\
:   Âthe SNES. Certain carts combined into  Â:\
: Â Â Ânew games much like the Sonic & Knuckles :\
: Â Â Âlock-on technology by Sega. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â:\
: Â Â Â Â Â Â ------------------- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :\
: (NP) Nintendo Power has been known to release :\
: Â Â Âgames only available to its subscribers. :\
: Â Â ÂMost of these ROMs are Japanese, as this :\
: Â Â Âpractice occured mainly in Japan. Â Â Â Â:\
: Â Â Â Â Â Â ------------------- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :\
: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :\
: **** Genesis **** Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :\
: Â(1) Carts with this code will run on both  Â:\
: Â Â ÂJapanese and Korean machines. Â Â Â Â Â Â:\
: Â Â Â Â Â Â ------------------- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :\
: Â(4) While this code is technically the same Â:\
:   Âas a (U) code, it is a newer header   Â:\
: Â Â Âformat and represents that the cart will :\
: Â Â Ârun on USA and Brazil NTSC machines. Â Â :\
: Â Â Â Â Â Â ------------------- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :\
: Â(B) This country code indicates that the   :\
: Â Â Âcart will run on any non US machine. Â Â :\
: Â Â Â Â Â Â ------------------- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :\
: Â[c] This code represents a cart with known  :\
: Â Â Âfaulty checksum routines. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â:\
: Â Â Â Â Â Â ------------------- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :\
: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :\
: **** GameBoy **** Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :\
: [BF] Bung released a programmable cartridge  :\
: Â Â Âcompatable with the GameBoy which could Â:\
: Â Â Âhold any data you wished to play. Â Â Â Â:\
:   ÂHowever, many games do not function on  :\
: Â Â ÂBung v1.0 carts and have to be 'fixed.' Â:\
: Â Â Â Â Â Â ------------------- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :\
: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :\
: **** Nintendo **** Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â:\
: PC10 The PlayChoice 10 was an arcade unit   :\
:   Âwhich played exact copies of NES games  :\
: Â Â Âin an arcade cabinet. The machines had a :\
:   Âchoice of 10 games to choose from and  Â:\
: Â Â Âran for about 3 minutes on 25 cents. Â Â :\
: Â Â Â Â Â Â ------------------- Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :\
: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :\
: Â VS The Versus system ran on similar hard- Â :\
:   Âware to the PC10 machines, but simply  Â:\
: Â Â Âallowed you to play against each other. Â:\
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...................: Credits ::..................
: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :\
: Document written by Psych0phobiA / q^-o|o-^p Â:\
: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :\
: All codes developed by Cowering for the    :\
: Goodxxxx series ROM file renaming utilities. Â:\
: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â :\
: Visit #rareroms on NewNet in IRC! Â Â Â Â Â Â :\ 
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[bullet007]

yea, you are correct. If it has M4 it means it has 4 languages.

However, there was a dumping group named Mode7, but i dont think they abreviated it as M7.

 

[dOoBiX]

ooo yay! I got confused after i searched Mode7 on wikipedia. lol

 

[archagon]

!!!

Thanks a bunch, Destructobot! I've been looking for something like that for YEARS! (Well, okay, months.)

 

[Deleted User]

lol, i'm glad someone asked, cuz I was wondering the same thing myself.

I use a file renamer to remove the M5 stuff and the team who released it ... just to make things look neat. And I use (U) and (E) instead of (US) and (EU).

 

[Xeronage]

................: COUNTRY CODES ::...............
: :\
: (1) Japan & Korea (4) USA & BrazilNTSC :\
: (A) Australia (J) Japan :\
: (B) non USA (Genesis) (K) Korea :\
: © 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 :\
:...............................................:\
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excuse me?