Rom file extensions

[Dirtie]

Now I always thought the normal file extension was .smc, but I just ran a bunch of roms through NSRT with the rename option on, and it renames anything that's clean with no header as *.sfc - up until now almost every single unheadered rom I've seen has had the .smc extension.

Also, does GoodSNES have an option that will allow it to rename the extension as well as the rest of the file name?

[franpa]

sfc is the super famicon system or japanese snes.... so are your games japanese?

[creaothceann]

SFC should be the preferred extension. SMC is short for the Super Magicom copier.

[Nach]

Instead of being idiotic and naming after some random copier, they'll be labeled what they are - SFC/SNES ROM images.

[badinsults]

The official Nintendo way to have extensions is .sfc

[PHoNyMiKe]

The official Nintendo way to have extensions is .sfc

isn't it fun to just make stuff up and expect people to belive it? nintendo in the day would have stored files with an extension of .bin, no extension at all, or whatever the assembler spit out.

.sfc is just something made up by nach, and if he had his way everybody would have snes rom archives in jma format hahaha.

.smc forever baby. every snes emulator loads them, so quit trying to fix something that ain't broken.

[creaothceann]

.smc forever baby. every snes emulator loads them, so quit trying to fix something that ain't broken.

It was broken to begin with.

Of course it doesn't matter for the emulator. The point is - the more (correct) extra information there is, the better.

[PHoNyMiKe]

if .sfc is to be the japanese file extension, that information is already in the header (region JP) which is also included in the filename ie: whatever hamagitsu (JP.)

plus the more correct information the better why not include the circuit board serial numbers, or the serial number found on the cart label, or hell, why not include a 300dpi scan of the cart label in the rom image?

I've got all my snes roms with the extension of .smc, like they've always been. the emulator can decode what image format it is in, so why would anybody even care? why not add a new tags to the filename like "{16mbit} [no header] *interleaved* %hirom%" and shit? because it's not neccessary that's why.

to each his own. I still loved my old bat file that would display the smc.com output (way better and faster than nsrt fyi) and give a few other options such as forcing PAL, the debugger whatever, or default to play the rom standard in 2 seconds. oh the good old days

[creaothceann]

*sigh* It's just... feels wrong, that's all.

[Deathlike2]

FYI, I believe we check the extension to show up in the file browser. We check any header (copier) related stuff independantly though (it is not based on the extension at all).

[badinsults]

The official Nintendo way to have extensions is .sfc

isn't it fun to just make stuff up and expect people to belive it? nintendo in the day would have stored files with an extension of .bin, no extension at all, or whatever the assembler spit out.

.sfc is just something made up by nach, and if he had his way everybody would have snes rom archives in jma format hahaha.

.smc forever baby. every snes emulator loads them, so quit trying to fix something that ain't broken.

I don't make stuff up. Read the official Nintendo manuals. They are romhacking.net

[zidanax]

Indeed. If you want to see for yourself, go to the Documents section of romhacking.net and search for "SNES Developer Manual". Once you've got the archive downloaded, open book 1 and go to page 30.

[PHoNyMiKe]

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piss off mister smarty pants, nobody asked for your 'opinion.'

.smc forever baby, with intro!

[Nightcrawler]

Having the extension reflect the copier used to dump the image is certainly not 'idiotic'. This is quite useful for people who actually own a copier. Now, whether the extensions are accurately labeled is another story.

However, quickly being able to tell if you need to convert the image or header to another format versus knowing ahead of time you can just pop it in your copier as is, saves time and time is the most valuable thing to me in my life.

[Nach]

Having the extension reflect the copier used to dump the image is certainly not 'idiotic'.

For a plain ROM without any interleaving or headers which may be specific to a copier, naming it after the copier that dumped it is 100% idiotic. And I stand by that.
For this reason if you ask NSRT to rename your files, unheadered will be named .sfc, and headered will be named after the copier header it finds on it.

[Nightcrawler]

Having the extension reflect the copier used to dump the image is certainly not 'idiotic'.

For a plain ROM without any interleaving or headers which may be specific to a copier, naming it after the copier that dumped it is 100% idiotic. And I stand by that.
For this reason if you ask NSRT to rename your files, unheadered will be named .sfc, and headered will be named after the copier header it finds on it.

Alright. That makes sense. I misunderstood what it did. Can't argue with that. As soon as you tamper with the ROM, it's no longer in the original copier format anymore.

[Dirtie]

Ok, thanks a lot for the (argumentative) explanation ^_^
It's appreciated.