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| − | The ''' | + | The '''GoodTools''' is a collection of programs for Windows created by Cowering to label and organise ROM files. The tools cover a variety of older consoles and computers, each of which has its own GoodTool to manage its own particular set of ROMs. The tools themselves can perform a variety of functions, including renaming ROM files to match the GoodTool conventions, sorting ROMs into folders depending on their labels, and generating a list of missing ROMs. |
| − | + | Sega consoles currently covered by GoodTools are: [[Sega Mega Drive]] (including [[32X]]), [[Game Gear]], [[Master System]] (including [[SG-1000]]) and [[Pico]]. | |
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| − | ==Standard Codes== | + | ==Labelling Conventions== |
| + | ===Country Codes=== | ||
| + | {{multicol| | ||
| + | *(U) - USA | ||
| + | *(J) - Japan | ||
| + | *(E) - Europe | ||
| + | *(JU), (UE), (JUE) - Combination of the above | ||
| + | *(W) - World (same as (JUE)) | ||
| + | *(A) - US for newer Mega Drive games; Australia for all else | ||
| + | *(B) - Japan for newer Mega Drive games | ||
| + | *(C) - China | ||
| + | *(D) - Dutch | ||
| + | *(F) - World for newer Mega Drive games; France for all else | ||
| + | *(FC) - French Canadian | ||
| + | *(FN) - Finland | ||
| + | *(G) - Germany | ||
| + | *(GR) - Greece | ||
| + | *(HK) - Hong Kong | ||
| + | *(I) - Italy | ||
| + | *(K) - Korea | ||
| + | *(NL) - Netherlands | ||
| + | *(S) - Spain | ||
| + | *(Sw) - Sweden | ||
| + | *(UK) - United Kingdom | ||
| + | *(Unk) - Unknown Country | ||
| + | *(-) - Unknown Country | ||
| + | *(PD) - Public domain | ||
| + | *(Unl) - Unlicensed | ||
| + | *(Mn) - Game has n languages | ||
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| + | ===Standard Codes=== | ||
*[!] - The game is a verified good dump | *[!] - The game is a verified good dump | ||
*[aX] - The game is an alternative re-release to the original copy | *[aX] - The game is an alternative re-release to the original copy | ||
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*[pX] - A pirated version of a ROM Image. Usually the copyright messages and company names are corrupted/removed. | *[pX] - A pirated version of a ROM Image. Usually the copyright messages and company names are corrupted/removed. | ||
*[tX] - The game has been supplied with a trainer | *[tX] - The game has been supplied with a trainer | ||
| + | *[T+XXX] - Most recent version of a ROM translation | ||
| + | *[T-XXX] - Obsolete version of a ROM translation | ||
*[x] - Wrong checksum (Needs verifying). Potentially- [c][!] or a bad dump | *[x] - Wrong checksum (Needs verifying). Potentially- [c][!] or a bad dump | ||
| − | == | + | ===GoodGen-Specific Codes=== |
*(1) - Carts with this code will run on both Japanese and Korean machines. | *(1) - Carts with this code will run on both Japanese and Korean machines. | ||
| − | *(32X) - 32X game | + | *(32X) - [[32X]] game |
*(4) - While this code is technically the same as a (U) code, it is a newer header format and represents that the cart will run on USA and Brazil NTSC machines. | *(4) - While this code is technically the same as a (U) code, it is a newer header format and represents that the cart will run on USA and Brazil NTSC machines. | ||
| + | *(5) - The game will only run on NTSC systems | ||
| + | *(8) - The game will only run on PAL systems | ||
| + | *(A) - equivalent to (U) | ||
*(B) - This country code indicates that the cart will run on any non-US machine. | *(B) - This country code indicates that the cart will run on any non-US machine. | ||
| − | *[c] - This code represents a cart with | + | *[c] - This code represents a cart known to not use Sega's standard checksum routine; emulators with an autofix checksum feature will need to have that feature disabled to run the game. |
| − | *(J-Cart) - Codemasters J-Cart | + | *(F) - equivalent to (JUE) or (W) |
| − | *(MP) - MegaPlay (only ''[[Sonic | + | *(J-Cart) - [[Codemasters]] [[J-Cart]] |
| − | *(REVSC02) - Revision ripped from [[Sonic Compilation]] ( | + | *(MP) - MegaPlay (only ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' is in GoodGen). |
| + | *(REVSC02) - Revision ripped from ''[[Sonic Compilation]]'' (only ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Mega Drive)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' is in GoodGen). | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | * [http://cowering.blogspot.ru Official website] | ||
[[Category:Emulation]] | [[Category:Emulation]] | ||
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The GoodTools is a collection of programs for Windows created by Cowering to label and organise ROM files. The tools cover a variety of older consoles and computers, each of which has its own GoodTool to manage its own particular set of ROMs. The tools themselves can perform a variety of functions, including renaming ROM files to match the GoodTool conventions, sorting ROMs into folders depending on their labels, and generating a list of missing ROMs.
Sega consoles currently covered by GoodTools are: Sega Mega Drive (including 32X), Game Gear, Master System (including SG-1000) and Pico.
Contents
Labelling Conventions
Country Codes
- (U) - USA
- (J) - Japan
- (E) - Europe
- (JU), (UE), (JUE) - Combination of the above
- (W) - World (same as (JUE))
- (A) - US for newer Mega Drive games; Australia for all else
- (B) - Japan for newer Mega Drive games
- (C) - China
- (D) - Dutch
- (F) - World for newer Mega Drive games; France for all else
- (FC) - French Canadian
- (FN) - Finland
- (G) - Germany
- (GR) - Greece
- (HK) - Hong Kong
- (I) - Italy
- (K) - Korea
- (NL) - Netherlands
- (S) - Spain
- (Sw) - Sweden
- (UK) - United Kingdom
- (Unk) - Unknown Country
- (-) - Unknown Country
- (PD) - Public domain
- (Unl) - Unlicensed
- (Mn) - Game has n languages
Standard Codes
- [!] - The game is a verified good dump
- [aX] - The game is an alternative re-release to the original copy
- [bX] - The game is a bad dump. These are useless. A bad dump often occurs with an older game or a faulty dumper (bad connection). Another common source of [b] ROMs is a corrupted upload to a release FTP.
- [fX] - A fixed game has been altered in some way so that it will run better on a copier or emulator.
- [hX] - The game has been hacked
- [h1C] - Further identifies a hack as a cartname hack
- [oX] - An overdumped ROM image has more data than is actually in the cart. The extra information means nothing and is removed from the true image.
- [pX] - A pirated version of a ROM Image. Usually the copyright messages and company names are corrupted/removed.
- [tX] - The game has been supplied with a trainer
- [T+XXX] - Most recent version of a ROM translation
- [T-XXX] - Obsolete version of a ROM translation
- [x] - Wrong checksum (Needs verifying). Potentially- [c][!] or a bad dump
GoodGen-Specific Codes
- (1) - Carts with this code will run on both Japanese and Korean machines.
- (32X) - 32X game
- (4) - While this code is technically the same as a (U) code, it is a newer header format and represents that the cart will run on USA and Brazil NTSC machines.
- (5) - The game will only run on NTSC systems
- (8) - The game will only run on PAL systems
- (A) - equivalent to (U)
- (B) - This country code indicates that the cart will run on any non-US machine.
- [c] - This code represents a cart known to not use Sega's standard checksum routine; emulators with an autofix checksum feature will need to have that feature disabled to run the game.
- (F) - equivalent to (JUE) or (W)
- (J-Cart) - Codemasters J-Cart
- (MP) - MegaPlay (only Sonic the Hedgehog is in GoodGen).
- (REVSC02) - Revision ripped from Sonic Compilation (only Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is in GoodGen).