scene rules
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1.1)ÂÂReleases must be packed in RAR. SFV and NFO must be included.
1.2)ÂÂRars must be split to volumes of 5 MB (5,000,000 bytes)
1.3)ÂÂRars must be compressed with M1 (fastest) or better.
1.4)ÂÂFor the sake of better current and future flashcart compatibility and to
ÂÂÂÂÂÂ keep ROM data consistent, full untouched, unmodified, unaltered dumps
ÂÂÂÂÂÂ are prefered. However, if an altered/introed/cracked ROM is released on
ÂÂÂÂÂÂ the scene before an untouched ROM then it will be allowed.
1.5)ÂÂCracks to make games work on specific hardware are allowed but should
ÂÂÂÂÂÂ only be released as a PATCH and should not include the original ROM
ÂÂÂÂÂÂ game data. Flashcarts used to test a crack or patch must be listed in
ÂÂÂÂÂÂ the NFO, this includes the name of the flashcart, firmware name and the
ÂÂÂÂÂÂ firmware version number.
1.6)ÂÂAny redump of the altered ROM should be tagged as CLEAN or REDUMP and
ÂÂÂÂÂÂ not as a PROPER nor should any crack be tagged as a PROPER of a valid
ÂÂÂÂÂÂ clean release.
1.7)ÂÂThe ROM image of the NDS game must be .nds
1.8)ÂÂDirectory names must include: Game name, region, system name, group name
1.9)ÂÂIf a game does not include the English language, this must be specified
ÂÂÂÂÂÂ in the dir name unless the region tag implies that region's native
ÂÂÂÂÂÂ language is the only language in the game eg. game tagged JPN is Japanese
ÂÂÂÂÂÂ only, hence does not need to state the language.
1.10) If a game is rereleased with additional foreign languages, the directory
ÂÂÂÂÂÂ name can be tagged MULTI, however the NFO must specify which additional
ÂÂÂÂÂÂ languages are included.
1.11) Acceptable characters for a dirname are:
ÂÂÂÂÂÂ ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789.-_
1.12) Recommended directory format:
ÂÂÂÂÂÂ Game_Name___NDS-GRPNAME
ÂÂÂÂÂÂ Game.Name...NDS-GRPNAME
1.13) DSi and DSi related releases will be regarded as NDS releases and will
ÂÂÂÂÂÂ adhere to this ruleset. DSi related releases must have the tag DSi
ÂÂÂÂÂÂ in the directory name. Recommended directory format is:
ÂÂÂÂÂÂ Game_Name___DSi_NDS-GRPNAME
ÂÂÂÂÂÂ Game.Name...DSi.NDS-GRPNAME
ÂÂÂÂÂÂ Game_Name___DSiWARE_NDS-GRPNAME
ÂÂÂÂÂÂ Game.Name...DSiWARE.NDS-GRPNAME
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂThe.Official.NintendoDS.Ruleset.2010.NDS-CONSOLE - v1.0
ÂÂÂÂÂÂ active as of Thursday 3 June 2010 00:00:00 GMT (1275523200 Unix time)
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ Signed by the following groups on behalf of the NDS scene:
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ. 2CH . 6rz . BAHAMUT . Caravan . DDumpers . DeNovo . EXiMiUS .
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ . HR . Loli . MainichiHentaiShimbun . NRP . NukeThis . OneUp .
ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ. RFTD .ÂÂSCZ . TRM . WetNWild . WRG .
ill keep an eye for the name TEMP
