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− | Cowering's '''GoodTools''' is a suite of 35 ROM auditing applications for Windows | + | Cowering's '''GoodTools''' is a suite of 35 ROM auditing applications for Windows (The ROMS can be used on all platforms) that contain a database listing known software for various video game consoles and home computers. |
These tools, released as freeware, have established themselves as an important reference for ROM collectors, especially for older systems that don't have similarly authoritative sources and that have a perfect or almost perfect coverage in GoodTools. | These tools, released as freeware, have established themselves as an important reference for ROM collectors, especially for older systems that don't have similarly authoritative sources and that have a perfect or almost perfect coverage in GoodTools. | ||
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| GoodCoCo || Tandy Color Computer || 3.27 || 184 | | GoodCoCo || Tandy Color Computer || 3.27 || 184 | ||
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− | | GoodCol || ColecoVision || | + | | GoodCol || ColecoVision || 3.14 || 459 |
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| GoodCPC || Amstrad CPC || 3.1415 || 27,103 | | GoodCPC || Amstrad CPC || 3.1415 || 27,103 | ||
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| GoodGBA || Nintendo Game Boy Advance || 3.27 || 37,145 | | GoodGBA || Nintendo Game Boy Advance || 3.27 || 37,145 | ||
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− | | GoodGBx || Nintendo Game Boy/Game Boy Color || | + | | GoodGBx || Nintendo Game Boy/Game Boy Color || 3.14 || 9,333 |
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| GoodGCOM || Tiger Game.com || 3.27 || 40 | | GoodGCOM || Tiger Game.com || 3.27 || 40 | ||
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− | | GoodGen || Sega Mega Drive/Genesis/32X || 3. | + | | GoodGen || Sega Mega Drive/Genesis/32X || 3.21 || 8,563 |
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− | | GoodGG || Sega Game Gear || | + | | GoodGG || Sega Game Gear || 3.20 || 1,020 |
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| GoodINTV || Mattel Intellivision || 2.03 || 238 | | GoodINTV || Mattel Intellivision || 2.03 || 238 | ||
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| GoodMO5 || Thomson MO5 || 3.1415 || 391 | | GoodMO5 || Thomson MO5 || 3.1415 || 391 | ||
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− | | GoodMSX1 || Microsoft MSX || | + | | GoodMSX1 || Microsoft MSX || 0.999.3 || 589 |
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− | | GoodMSX2 || Microsoft MSX2 || 3 | + | | GoodMSX2 || Microsoft MSX2 || 0.999.3 || 166 |
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| GoodMTX || Memotech MTX || 3.1415 || 98 | | GoodMTX || Memotech MTX || 3.1415 || 98 | ||
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| GoodN64 || Nintendo 64/Nintendo 64DD|| 3.27 || 5,282 | | GoodN64 || Nintendo 64/Nintendo 64DD|| 3.27 || 5,282 | ||
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− | | GoodNES || Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom | + | | GoodNES || Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom || 3.23b || 22,096 |
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| GoodNGPx || SNK Neo Geo Pocket/Neo Geo Pocket Color || 3.27 || 452 | | GoodNGPx || SNK Neo Geo Pocket/Neo Geo Pocket Color || 3.27 || 452 | ||
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| GoodOric || Oric/Atmos/Telestrat || 2.01 || 1,236 | | GoodOric || Oric/Atmos/Telestrat || 2.01 || 1,236 | ||
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− | | GoodPCE || NEC TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine || 1. | + | | GoodPCE || NEC TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine || 1.09a || 1,565 |
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| GoodPico || Sega Pico || 3.15 || 178 | | GoodPico || Sega Pico || 3.15 || 178 | ||
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| GoodSAMC || Miles Gordon Technology SAM Coupé || 2.03 || 796 | | GoodSAMC || Miles Gordon Technology SAM Coupé || 2.03 || 796 | ||
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− | | GoodSMS || | + | | GoodSMS || Master System || 3.20 || 1,516 |
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| GoodSNES || Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Super Famicom/Satellaview || 3.27 || 24,508 | | GoodSNES || Super Nintendo Entertainment System/Super Famicom/Satellaview || 3.27 || 24,508 | ||
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===Standard codes=== | ===Standard codes=== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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+ | ! Good code | ||
+ | ! Meaning of code | ||
+ | ! Explanation | ||
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+ | | [!] | ||
+ | | Verified good dump | ||
+ | | The ROM is an exact copy of the original game; it has not had any hacks or modifications. | ||
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| [a] | | [a] | ||
− | | | + | | Alternative version |
− | | | + | | The ROM is a copy of an alternative release of the game. Many games have been re-released to fix bugs or to eliminate Game Genie codes. |
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| [b] | | [b] | ||
− | | Bad | + | | Bad dump |
− | | A | + | | A ROM image which has been corrupted because the original game is very old, because of a faulty dumper (bad connection) or during its upload to a release server. These ROMs often have graphics errors or sometimes don't work at all. |
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| [f] | | [f] | ||
− | | Fixed | + | | Fixed dump |
− | | A fixed | + | | A fixed dump is a ROM that has been altered to run better on a flashcart or an emulator. |
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| [h] | | [h] | ||
− | | | + | | Hacked ROM |
− | | | + | | The ROM has been user modified, with examples being changing the internal header or country codes, applying a release group intro, or editing the game's content. |
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| [o] | | [o] | ||
− | | | + | | Overdumped ROM |
− | | | + | | The ROM contains more data than the original game. This extra data is useless and doesn't affect the game at all; it just makes the ROM bigger. |
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| [p] | | [p] | ||
− | | | + | | Pirated version |
− | | | + | | A dump of a pirated version of a game. These ROMs often have their copyright messages or company names removed or corrupted. |
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| [t] | | [t] | ||
− | | Trained | + | | Trained version |
− | | A trainer | + | | A trainer (special code which executes before starting the actual game) has been added to the ROM. It allows the player to access cheats from a menu or in-game. |
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| [!p] | | [!p] | ||
− | | Pending | + | | Pending dump |
− | + | | This is the closest dump to the original game to date, but the proper ROM is still waiting to be dumped. | |
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===Country codes=== | ===Country codes=== | ||
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+ | ! Country code | ||
! Country | ! Country | ||
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− | | | + | | Australia |
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− | | | + | | Asia |
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− | | | + | | Brazil |
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| China | | China | ||
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| (D) | | (D) | ||
+ | | Netherlands (Dutch) | ||
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| Europe | | Europe | ||
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| France | | France | ||
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| Germany | | Germany | ||
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| Greece | | Greece | ||
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| Hong Kong | | Hong Kong | ||
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+ | | Italy | ||
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+ | | (J) | ||
| Japan | | Japan | ||
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| Korea | | Korea | ||
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| Netherlands | | Netherlands | ||
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− | | ( | + | | Norway |
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+ | | (R) | ||
+ | | Russia | ||
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| Spain | | Spain | ||
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| Sweden | | Sweden | ||
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| (U) | | (U) | ||
+ | | United States | ||
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| (UK) | | (UK) | ||
+ | | United Kingdom | ||
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| Unlicensed | | Unlicensed | ||
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| (PD) | | (PD) | ||
− | | | + | | Public domain, free software and freeware |
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− | + | | Unknown country | |
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| (GG2SMS) | | (GG2SMS) | ||
− | | Master System mode | + | | Master System mode (GoodGG only) |
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| (Cart) | | (Cart) | ||
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| (NTSC) | | (NTSC) | ||
| NTSC regions (Japan, USA, Latin America) | | NTSC regions (Japan, USA, Latin America) | ||
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+ | '''Translation codes:<br />''' | ||
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+ | {| class="wikitable" | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! Code | ||
+ | ! Country | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Bra | ||
+ | | Brazilian Portuguese | ||
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+ | | Chi | ||
+ | | Chinese | ||
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+ | | Dut | ||
+ | | Dutch | ||
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+ | | Fin | ||
+ | | Finnish | ||
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+ | | French | ||
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+ | | Ger | ||
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+ | | Ita | ||
+ | | Italian | ||
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+ | | Jap | ||
+ | | Japanese | ||
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+ | | Korean | ||
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+ | | Norwegian | ||
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+ | | Pol | ||
+ | | Polish | ||
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+ | | Por | ||
+ | | Portuguese | ||
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+ | | Rus | ||
+ | | Russian | ||
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+ | | Ser | ||
+ | | Serbian | ||
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+ | | Spa | ||
+ | | Spanish | ||
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+ | | Swe | ||
+ | | Swedish | ||
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| [BF] | | [BF] | ||
− | | Bung | + | | Bung fix (ROM fixed to work on a Bung cartridge) |
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| (Bung) | | (Bung) | ||
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| (1) | | (1) | ||
− | | Japan & Korea (GoodGen v0.999.7 only) | + | | Japan & Korea (GoodGen v0.999.7 only) |
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| (4) | | (4) | ||
− | | USA & Brazil (GoodGen v0.999.7 only) | + | | USA & Brazil (GoodGen v0.999.7 only) |
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| (5) | | (5) | ||
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| (PC10) | | (PC10) | ||
− | | | + | | PlayChoice-10 version |
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| (VS) | | (VS) | ||
− | | | + | | Versus version |
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| [hFFE] | | [hFFE] | ||
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| (KC) | | (KC) | ||
| Konami classic | | Konami classic | ||
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| (PRG0) | | (PRG0) | ||
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| (PRG1) | | (PRG1) | ||
| Program revision 1 | | Program revision 1 | ||
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| (Save) | | (Save) | ||
− | | Changes the save routine. Instead of EEPROM16 the patched save is SRAM.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20191112081914/https://assemblergames.com/threads/which-donkey-kong-64-maintains-save.34506/ ASSEMblergames | + | | Changes the save routine. Instead of EEPROM16 the patched save is SRAM.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20191112081914/https://assemblergames.com/threads/which-donkey-kong-64-maintains-save.34506/] ASSEMblergames</ref> |
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| (Save-PAL) | | (Save-PAL) |