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Revision as of 20:12, 27 February 2011

ROMs do not last forever — specialized hardware used on some cartridges may last even less time. There is an active community of people interested in maintaining data about dumped ROMs to ensure games are not lost forever. However, some releases are rare. making it hard to track down and dump the ROM (Sansan was this way for a long time); in some cases, this happens to particular revisions of games. Not all dumps are good dumps — overdumping (when more is dumped than the EEPROM actually has and there is wraparound — which could probably have other errors) or bad dumping (when something goes wrong and the data is not bit perfect) can also happen. Finally, homebrew developers are actively looking out to ensure piracy of their games do not happen, and consequently those games also remain undumped.

Mega Drive

Note the contents of this list are based on the no-intro ROM set. When removing or adding an entry from this list due to dump, you may be asked where it has been found. Please leave a note and proof in the edit summary.
Game Status Description
Multi-Mega EU BIOS Bad dump Sega CD BIOSes are notorious for bad dumps due to various hardware curiosities. Two bad dumps of this circulate; no good dump has ever been made.
2 in 1: Cosmic Spaceheed and Fantastic Dizzy Undumped
2 in 1: Psychic Pinball and Micro Machines Undumped
Advanced Daisenryaku: Deutsch Dengeki Sakusen "Rev A" dumped, "Rev 0" undumped Revision names from no-intro's undumped list. "Rev A" md5sum: d1c8b8474a9c47c5a2457b9549dee728.
Awesome Possum Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt! US dumped, Japan undumped
Captain Lang/High Seas Havoc/Havoc US/EU (High Seas Havoc/Havoc) dumped, Japan (Captain Lang) undumped
Captain Planet and the Planeteers US/EU dumped, Japan undumped
Davis Cup Tennis ~ Davis Cup World Tour US/EU dumped, Japan undumped
Dynamite Headdy Sample Undumped no-intro does list "Dynamite Headdy (Beta);" whether or not these two are the same requires investigation.
F-22 Interceptor Dumped — but see description The list has the additional notes "dump with eeprom reader." This may require some investigation...
Ferrari Grand Prix Challenge Europe "Rev A" dumped, "Rev 0" undumped Revision names from no-intro's undumped list. "Rev A" md5sum: f5cf4a91e074640f45c6396948085ccc.
Galaxy Force II "Rev B" and some unidentified revision dumped, "Rev 0" and "Rev A" undumped Revision names from no-intro's undumped list. It is possible the unidentified one is either 0 or A. "Rev B" md5sum: 9fa0649fcb53963a432812254ccb4f02. Unidentified md5sum: 00f475ac5e7a5c2f753bb14ef62a9d98.
Go Net Undumped
Hook US dumped, EU undumped
International Superstar Soccer EU "Deluxe" dumped, Brazil regular undumped
Jewel Master US/EU "Rev A" dumped, "Rev 0" undumped Revision names from no-intro's undumped list. "Rev A" md5sum: 42ec7e0894625345be8021f9d5f5d52f.
Jim Power: The Arcade Game Bad dump Exact issue unknown. This is a prototype of an unreleased game, so a good dump is very unlikely.
Junker's High Bad dump Exact issue unknown. This is a prototype of an unreleased game, so a good dump is very unlikely.
Marble Madness US/EU dumped, Japan undumped
NBA Playoffs: Bulls vs. Blazers Japan Dumped — but see description The list indicates that there is a mismatch between the checksums in Xacrow's(who?) dump and in Cowering's GoodGen set. The md5sum of the ROM in no-intro's set is 97e07d6d00662e1d688229233ececddd, so this may have been resolved. Investigation needed.
NFL Pro Football '94 Japan Undumped — but see description no-intro does list "NFL Football '94 (Japan)," so this may have been an error on the list. Investigation needed.
Ninja Gaiden Bad dump Exact issue unknown. This is a prototype of an unreleased game, so a good dump is very unlikely.
Osaka Bank My Line Undumped It is believed the Mega Anser software differs from this.
Osaka Bank My Line Demo Undumped
Pac-Panic EU Undumped
PGA Tour Golf 1.1 and 1.2 dumped, 1.0 undumped Revision numbers from no-intro's undumped list. 1.1 md5sum: b40a7bff341839b9d8d31cc9d37d944b. 1.2 md5sum: 50b00d9ac86fb44aeb9c71882c92da4a.
Phantasy Star IV US/Japan dumped, EU undumped
Pier Solar and the Great Architects Main ROM undumped; pre-order CD dumped Released in December 2010, so its developers are trying to prevent piracy. Three revisions are known to exist, but only one continues to be manufactured (and this could very well be a different release).
Pink Goes to Hollywood US dumped, EU undumped
Road Rash Japan Undumped
Shining Force US/Japan dumped, EU undumped
Side Pocket Dumped — but see description The list indicates that there is a mismatch between the checksums in Xacrow's(who?) dump and in Cowering's GoodGen set for both the US and Japan dumps. The md5sum of the ROMs in no-intro's set are 213899f86e17e95f41498c0b54d702b0 (Japan)/469e1360eb70879b1039a686be9dfc3a (US), so this may have been resolved. Investigation needed. EU is clear.
The Smurfs "Rev A" dumped, "Rev 0" undumped Revision names from no-intro's undumped list. "Rev A" md5sum: 4206c52e6e96b6fa301e890e6a9d3337.
Sport Games Bad dump Exact issue unknown.
The Story of Thor Japan prototype Bad dump Exact issue unknown. This is a prototype, so a good dump is very unlikely.
Sumisei Home Tanmatsu Undumped
Swamp Thing Overdumped No response from owners of this prototype.
Tecmo Cup Japan prototype Bad dump Exact issue unknown. This is a prototype, so a good dump is very unlikely.
Tom and Jerry: Frantic Antics US dumped, Japan undumped
Valis III Japan ????? — see description The no-intro ROM name was changed after the list was made to "Valis III (Japan) (Rev A).md." However, the list says they have 1.1, and are missing 1.0. This might mean 1.1 is Rev A, and 1.0 is another revision. Investigation needed.
Wonder MIDI Undumped
World Championship Soccer II US dumped, EU undumped
World Cup Soccer ~ World Championship Soccer ????? — see description The no-intro ROM set has an unidentified revision, a "v1.2," and a "Rev B." However, the list says they have "v1.0," "v1.2," and "v1.3," and are missing "v1.1." Much like with Valis III, this requires investigation...
World of Illusion: Fushigi na Magic Box Japan ????? — see description The no-intro ROM set has a final and beta build, however the list says they have "v1.0" and are missing "v1.1." Much like with Valis III, this requires investigation...
Wù Kōng Chuán Shuō/Wu Kong Wai Zhuan/Legend of Wukong Wù Kōng Chuán Shuō/Wu Kong Wai Zhuan dumped, Legend of Wukong undumped Super Fighter Team recent release; they are trying to prevent all forms of distribution except resale. While the game continues to be sold, the exact number of revisions are unknown.
Xin Qigai Wangzi/Beggar Prince Xin Qigai Wangzi dumped, Beggar Prince undumped Super Fighter Team recent release; they are trying to prevent all forms of distribution except resale (despite having not sold the game in a while). Three manufacturing runs were made; the exact number of revisions are unknown.

Furthermore, the following are on no-intro's undumped list, but the ROMs they have are marked as for more regions than the list indicates, so it is possible the undumped ROMs were dumped and found to be identical to the already dumped ones, unless there is evidence of difference — this requires some investigation. The list is outdated so this could have been investigated already (outdated entries on their list that can be proven easily from the current datfiles are already omitted from this page).

Game Status Description
The Aquatic Games, Starring James Pond and the Aquabats US/EU dumped, EU undumped
Arnold Palmer Tournament Golf US/EU dumped, EU undumped
Battle Squadron US/EU dumped, EU undumped
Blockout World dumped, EU undumped
Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday US/EU dumped, EU undumped
Bulls vs. Lakers and the NBA Playoffs US/EU dumped, EU undumped
Centurion: Defender of Rome US/EU dumped, EU undumped Additional notes: "dump with eeprom reader"
Ecco Jr. US/Australia dumped, US/PAL undumped
ESWAT: City Under Siege US/EU dumped, EU undumped
Evander Holyfield's "Real Deal" Boxing World dumped, EU undumped
Ex-Mutants US/EU dumped, EU undumped
The Faery Tale Adventures US/EU dumped, EU undumped
Gain Ground World dumped, EU undumped
James Pond: Underwater Agent US/EU dumped, EU undumped
Mutant League Football US/EU dumped, EU undumped
Paperboy 2 US/EU dumped, EU undumped
Road Rash US/EU dumped, EU undumped
RoboCop versus The Terminator Japan/Korea dumped, Japan undumped
Spider-Man and X-Men: Arcade's Revenge US/EU dumped, EU undumped
ToeJam & Earl World dumped, EU undumped
Zany Golf US/EU dumped, EU undumped
Zoom! World dumped, PAL undumped

Finally, the list mentions a "FIFA SOCCER" in Japan that's undumped, but does not indicate which version of FIFA Soccer (International, 95, 96, 97, 98, or another one). They do not presently have any FIFA Soccer game ROM from Japan (though FIFA Soccer 95 was released in South Korea).

32X

Note the contents of this list are based on the no-intro ROM set. When removing or adding an entry from this list due to dump, you may be asked where it has been found. Please leave a note and proof in the edit summary.
Game Status Description
32X BIOS US dumped, all others undumped If they were dumped, they are not in the no-intro 32X set.
Motherbase/Parasquad/Zaxxon's Motherbase 2000 US/Japan (Zaxxon's Motherbase 2000/Parasquad) dumped, EU (Motherbase) undumped

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