Corak
Nintendo gamer
I just found my very first (U) [a1][!] dump (Micro Machines 64 Turbo) and now I'm wondering more about this type of dump.
I know officially it stands for:
: [a] This is simply an alternate version of a :\
: ROM. Many games have been re-released to :\
: fix bugs or even to eliminate Game Genie :\
: codes (Yes, Nintendo hates that device). :\
If this is the case why isn't it just a (U) (v1.1) [!] dump or similar? The wording of "alternate" doesn't make much sense to me here. If it really has bugs fixed (or otherwise altered code) it's a different version no alternate (should differ only in non-relevant issues like internal romname or whatever) one.
Isn't according to this an [a] dump always preferred to non [a] dump? I don't care about Game Genie but I'm interested in bug fixes.... (but of course not if the "fix" is a change in blood color from red to green like in Zelda:OOT v1.2). But I guess in the worst case a new microcode (unsupported by the emulator) is used in the fix.
Comparing a dump of the same rom in both [a1][!] and standard [!] versions in more detail might be very interesting.
I know officially it stands for:
: [a] This is simply an alternate version of a :\
: ROM. Many games have been re-released to :\
: fix bugs or even to eliminate Game Genie :\
: codes (Yes, Nintendo hates that device). :\
If this is the case why isn't it just a (U) (v1.1) [!] dump or similar? The wording of "alternate" doesn't make much sense to me here. If it really has bugs fixed (or otherwise altered code) it's a different version no alternate (should differ only in non-relevant issues like internal romname or whatever) one.
Isn't according to this an [a] dump always preferred to non [a] dump? I don't care about Game Genie but I'm interested in bug fixes.... (but of course not if the "fix" is a change in blood color from red to green like in Zelda:OOT v1.2). But I guess in the worst case a new microcode (unsupported by the emulator) is used in the fix.
Comparing a dump of the same rom in both [a1][!] and standard [!] versions in more detail might be very interesting.