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| author | Alexey 'Cluster' Avdyukhin <clusterrr@clusterrr.com> | 2021-05-31 09:56:11 +0300 |
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| committer | Alexey 'Cluster' Avdyukhin <clusterrr@clusterrr.com> | 2021-05-31 09:56:11 +0300 |
| commit | 28cd6c9265061cf950757fe3ac20fd83d77030ad (patch) | |
| tree | 2edde96ffde97cbed17041bdb580e4c096323ead | |
| parent | 12425e9dd12d706c88a6b5292bf383a343aa9b87 (diff) | |
history.txt updated
| -rw-r--r-- | documentation/history.txt | 35 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | documentation/neshdr20.txt | 664 |
2 files changed, 35 insertions, 664 deletions
diff --git a/documentation/history.txt b/documentation/history.txt index 2bf25a8..649d99d 100644 --- a/documentation/history.txt +++ b/documentation/history.txt @@ -5,6 +5,41 @@ History
-------
+ v3.6 : May 31th, 2021
+ -----
+ - Support for string constants
+ - Option to assign a string value to a symbol from the
+ command line
+
+
+ v3.5 : May 26th, 2021
+ -----
+ - Option to assign an integet value to a symbol from the
+ command line
+
+
+ v3.4 : Nov 8th, 2020
+ -----
+ - Predefined NES specific constants: PPU/APU registers
+
+
+ v3.3 : Nov 1th, 2020
+ -----
+ - Output to stdout support (use '-' as output filename)
+ - All messages redirected to stderr instead of stdout now
+ - NES 2.0 support with very large files support, mappers up
+ to 4095, submappers, etc.
+ - New directives for NES 2.0 header: .INESSUBMAP, .INESPRGRAM,
+ .INESPRGNVRAM, .INESCHRRAM, .INESCHRNVRAM, .INESBAT, .INESTIM
+ - .INESPRG and .INESCHR can be used with actual size now, not
+ only number of banks, e.g. .INESPRG 8 and .INESPRG $20000
+ means the same now
+
+
+ v3.0 : Aug 30th, 2018
+ -----
+ - Bugfixes
+
v2.51 : September 9th, 2000
-----
diff --git a/documentation/neshdr20.txt b/documentation/neshdr20.txt deleted file mode 100644 index b513177..0000000 --- a/documentation/neshdr20.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,664 +0,0 @@ -[iNES Header/Format Information File]
-[Version 2.0 Compiled on 1/31/98]
-[VmprHntrD - kennedy5@flash.net]
-
-
-NOTE: This document is on the iNES format is almost totally complete. I still
-need to add some little tidbits as the iNES format is updated. Please do not
-modify this document in any way without MY prior consent. If you wish to add
-to this please talk to me through e-mail, or in the evenings on the IRC -
-EFnet, in the channel #emu. [I'm an OP in there.] :P
-
-BE ADVISED: Any emails sent to me about ROM requests will be ignored and most
-likely forwarded to the SPA at piracy@spa.org. You get one warning and this
-is it, sorry to be harsh but I have to. ...Am I a nice guy or what?
-
-<"In"Famous Quotes:>
-"Power TENDS to corrupt; Absolute power corrupts absolutely." - I forget :)
-"Escape is impossible and obedience is imperative!" - Cmdr. Yurak from Voltron
-"I'm surrounded by fools and imbusiles!" - King Zarkon from Voltron
-
-<Personal thanks goes to:>
-* Zophar for help with some math and errors.
-* FanWen for the greater extension of the iNES Extended Header format and all
- the associated work along with it.
-* Groups like Damaged Cybernetics, GitM, NPS, Vertigo 2099 and more that have
- in one way or the other brought us the games this guide pertains to.
-* Anyone who has ever e-mailed and/or talked to me in IRC that assisted in the
- fixes and upkeep of this guide.
-* And thanks to all the loyal readers that actually care about this document
- and what I have to say here.
-
-
-[Table of Contents]___________________________________________________________
-
-Section 1 .... Known HEXidecimal Values of the First 8 Bytes of the NES Header
-Section 2 ................... The Seventh and Eighth Bytes' HEXidecimal Values
-Section 3 ........... Common iNES File Sizes & What They Are Made Of (PRG/CHR)
-Section 4 .................................. HEXidecimal Values of the PRG/CHR
-Section 5 ........................ Miscellaneous Information on the NES Format
-Section 6 ......... Let's Get Cracking on Prepping Your RAW/FFE/PasoFami Image
-Section 7 ......... Information (Recommended Tools for Converting iNES Images)
-Section 8 ...... UPDATES (The History of the iNES Header/Format Documentation)
-
-
-[Sect.1: - Known HEXidecimal Values of the First 8 Bytes of the NES Header]___
-
-...Those FIRST (8) bytes of your NES, or to be a NES file...
-
-(Bytes 0->3 MUST BE What is stated below.)
-
-0 = 4E (N)
-1 = 45 (E)
-2 = 53 (S)
-3 = 1A (Character Break, necessary!)
-
-(Bytes 4->8-15 Can BE MODIFIED!)
-
-4 = PRG (Hex number depends on size of PRG file)-/-- (See Sect. 4)
-5 = CHR (Hex number depends on size of CHR file)/
-6 = Mapper 0-15/ V or H Mirroring, Battery, 4 Screen VRAM, Trainer Switches
- Also is used as the "Ones" place holder digit for the extended iNES Header
- format. (See Sect. 2)
-7 = Mappers 16-?, the extended iNES Header format "Tens" place holder digit.
- Again (See Sect. 2 for details on how this is set up.)
-
-8->15 = Not used at this tume but MUST BE ALL ZEROS or games will not work.
-
-NOTE: Now that there is a fully established Extened iNES Header Format set up
- gracefully by FanWen and Marat Fayzullin ALWAYS leave in games that do
- not use over mapper 15 blank in bytes 8->15 or games WILL NOT WORK!
-
-[Sect.2: - The Seventh and Eighth Bytes' HEXidecimal Values]__________________
-
-Byte 6 in a hexeditor will look something like this:
-
- 59 <---This is for CastleVania III: Dracula's Curse
-
-(The "5" is the mapper number, the "9" stands for Vertical Mirroring AND 4
-Screen VRAM ON!) -- See below for all the possible values!
-
-Byte 7 in a hexeditor will look a little different, something like this:
-
- * 1->F/0<---Only the first part is used in coorilation with the first
- part of byte 6 above. *READ BELOW FOR EXAMPLE!*
-
-*Extended iNES Header Format Design*
-
-Basically in this extended design the 7th byte is used to implement mappers of
-16 and higher. It does this through a hexidecimal conversion of the actual
-mapper number. In my example I'll use Mapper 69 with a vertical switch(1).
-
-Example: Mapper 69 = 4E in hexidecimal...
-
-Therefore in the new iNES Extended Header format this is how bytes 6 and 7
-would look in hex and work together.
-
-Example:
-Bytes=> 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
- N E S ^Z PRG CHR MAP/SW MAP/0(always)
- 4E 45 53 1A 10 20 E1 40
-
-* See above that the ONES DIGIT (E) is in the 6th byte, and the TENS DIGIT (4)
- is the first half of the 7th byte. But be advised that the second half of
- the 7th byte in hex HAS TO ALWAYS BE 0 (zero)!
-
-*AND NOW FOR THE BAD NEWS FOR "YOU"*
-
-Considering iNES has always set the standard for "Mapper Compatibility" we are
-now faced with a new problem ...CONVERSION. We must convert the current games
-we have to the new format which is very TIME CONSUMING because of the iNES
-Header Editors out there that insert extra garbage into the header. Therefore
-let's get to FIXING YOUR GAMES for the new "Extended iNES Header Format":
-
-* First get out your hexeditor and move over to the eighth byte. For example
- lets use the NESimage tag of: "DiskDude!"
-* On the 7th byte it will be covered by the "D", to make your game a "clean"
- image you must on the hexidecimal side put a double zero "00" through bytes
- 7-15, then save it.
-* Be very careful doing so, if you hit the first byte of the game, its DEAD if
- you aren't paying attention and save it...you've been warned.
-* If you can find a program on the internet called "NESFIX.EXE" this will do
- all the tasks above in a fraction of the time of doing it manually. Ask
- around a few people will be able to get it to you.
-
-
-[Below is the current possibilities for the all the supported mappers]
-
-NOTE: The format for this graph is taken from the iNES 0.7 doc to give you a
- better example of what each mapper is and runs... I would personally
- like to thank Marat Fayzullin, Yang FanWen, Y0SHi, and anybody else I
- left out that assisted in the adding of these new MAPPERS!
-
-
-Mapper # Name Examples (Game Names, etc.)
-______________________________________________________________________________
-
-0 No Mapper All 32kb ROM + 8kb VROM games like Super
- Mario Bros, Balloon Fight, Slalom, etc.
-1(fixed) Nintendo MMC1 Chipset 1942, Bomberman II, Mega Man II, etc.
-2 ROM (PRG) Switch Konami games like CastleVania and Stinger.
-3 VROM (CHR) Switch Twin Bee, Q*Bert, and many japanese games.
-4(fixed) Nintendo MMC3 Chipset Super Mario Bros 2 & 3, Silver Surfer, etc.
-5(100%!) Nintendo MMC5 Chipset CastleVania III: Dracula's Curse
-6 FFE F4XXX Games F4XXX Games off the FFE CD-ROM
-7 32kb ROM (PRG) Switch Wizards & Warriors, Marble Madness, etc.
-8 FFE F3XXX Games F3XXX Games off the FFE CD-ROM
-9 Nintendo MMC2 Chipset Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!, and Punch-Out!!
-10 Nintendo MMC4 Chipset Japanese Punch-Out!!, and japanese games.
-11 Color Dreams Chipset Crystal Mines, Tagin' Dragon, Babyboom, etc.
-12 FFE F6XXX Games F6XXX Games off the FFE CD-ROM
-15 100-in-1 Cart Switch 100-in-1 Multicart Switch
-
-Below are all the Extened iNES Header Format Mappers which are now, or will be
-in the near future added into another emulator yet to be publicly released.
-* Read above in Section 2 on how to implement Mappers 16 and up in iNES.
-
-16 Ban Dai Chipset Japanese: Dragon Ball Z, Gaiden etc.
-17 FFE F8XXX Games F8XXX Games off the FFE CD-ROM
-18 Jaleco SS8806 Chipset Japanese: Jaleco's Sport Series
-19 Namcot 106 Chipset Japanese: Famista 90-92, Megami Teisen 1-2
-20 Famicom Disk System Reserved for the Disk System, DON'T USE IT!
-21 Konami VRC4 2a Chipset Japanese: Wai Wai World2, Goemon Gaiden 2
-22 Konami VRC4 1b Chipset Japanese: Twinbee 3, etc.
-23 Konami VRC4 1a Chipset Japanese: Wai Wai World, Kid Dracula, etc.
-24 Konami VRC6 Chipset Japanese: CastleVania 3j, MADAKAJ, etc.
-25 Konami VRC4 Chipset Japanese: Konami Baseball, Gradius 2, etc.
-32 Irem G-101 Chipset Japanese: Image Fighter 2, etc.
-33 Taito TC0190/TC0350 Japanese: PonDoKoPon, Bubble Bobble 2j, etc.
-34 32kb ROM (PRG) Switch Japanese: Impossible Mission, Deadly Towers
-65 Irem H3001 Chipset Japanese: Mr. Love, Mr. Big Hammer, P-Man2
-66 74161/32 Chipset Japanese: Dragonball 1, BioWarrior DAN
-67 Sunsoft Mapper 3 Japanese: Unknown
-69 Sunsoft Mapper 4 Japanese: Afterburner 2
-70 74161/32 Chipset Japanese: Unknown variant
-80 X-005 Chipset Japanese: Demon Sword
-81 C075 Chipset Japanese: Unknown
-82 X1-17 Chipset Japanese: Unknown
-83 Cony Mapper Japanese: Garbo Dentsu
-84 PasoFami Mapper! Japanese: (.500 .MOD) Supported
-
-
-[Below is the current possibilities for the second figure of the 7th byte.]
-
-This part of the byte is the place you setup the game to use, or not use
-Horizontal or Vertical mirroring, Battery Backup, 4 Screen VRAM, and a built
-in Trainer. Below are the different combinations of all the listed options
-in HEXidecimal format.
-
-0 = H (Horizontal Mirroring ONLY)
-1 = V (Vertical Mirroring ONLY)
-2 = H + Bat. (Horizontal Mirroring + Battery ON)
-3 = V + Bat. (Vertical Mirroring + Battery ON)
-4 = H + Train. (Horizontal Mirroring + Trainer ON)
-5 = V + Train. (Vertical Mirroring + Trainer ON)
-6 = H + Bat. + Train. (Horizontal Mirroring + Battery and Trainer ON)
-7 = V + Bat. + Train. (Vertical Mirroring + Battery and Trainer ON)
-8 = H + 4scr. (Horizontal Mirroring + 4 Screen VRAM ON)
-9 = V + 4scr. (Vertical Mirroring + 4 Screen VRAM ON)
-A = H + Bat. + 4scr. (Horizontal Mirroring + Battery and 4 Screen VRAM ON)
-B = V + Bat. + 4scr. (Vertical Mirroring + Battery and 4 Screen VRAM ON)
-C = H + 4scr. + Train. (Horizontal Mirroring + 4 Screen VRAM and Trainer ON)
-D = V + 4scr. + Train. (Vertical Mirroring + 4 Screen VRAM and Trainer ON)
-E = H + Bat. + 4scr. + Train. (Horizontal Mirroring + Battery, 4 Screen VRAM,
- and Trainer ON)
-F = V + Bat. + 4scr. + Train. (Vertical Mirroring + Battery, 4 Screen VRAM,
- and Trainer ON)
-
-
-[Sect. 3: - Common iNES File Sizes & What They Are Made of (PRG/CHR)]_________
-
-These are the "known" formats TO ME for the iNES format NES Players! Be
-advised that "ROM" and "VROM" were the names of the chips that the "PRG" and
-"CHR" data were stored on. [ROM = PRG VROM = CHR]
-
-[24K - 24576 bytes]
-(EX: Donkey Kong - 131Kbit ROM + 65Kbit VROM)
-
-PRG => 16384 bytes (1 x 16kb pages)
-CHR => 8192 bytes (1 x 8kb pages)
-
-
-[40K - 40960 bytes]
-(EX: Super Mario Bros. - 262Kbit ROM + 65Kbit VROM)
-
-PRG => 32768 bytes (2 x 16kb pages)
-CHR => 8192 bytes (1 x 8kb pages)
-
-
-[48K - 49152 bytes]
-(EX: Twin-Bee - 262Kbit ROM + 131Kbit VROM)
-
-PRG => 32768 bytes (2 x 16kb pages)
-CHR => 16384 bytes (2 x 8kb pages)
-
-
-[64K - 65536 bytes]
-(EX: Spy Hunter - 262Kbit ROM + 262Kbit VROM)
-
-PRG => 32768 bytes (2 x 16kb pages)
-CHR => 32768 bytes (4 x 8kb pages)
-
-
-[80K - 81936 bytes]
-(EX: Dragon Warrior - 512 Kbit ROM + 131Kbit VROM)
-
-PRG => 65532 bytes (4 x 16kb pages)
-CHR => 16384 bytes (2 x 8kb pages)
-
-
-[128K - 131088 bytes]
-(EX: Legend of Zelda - 1MBit ROM)
-
-PRG => 131088 bytes (8 x 16kb pages)
-CHR => (NONE - "imbedded")
-
-
-[132K - 139280 bytes]
-(EX: Stinger (Twin Bee 2 USA - 1MBit ROM + 65Kbit "imbedded" VROM)
-
-PRG => 131088 bytes (8 x 18kb pages)
-CHR => (8192 bytes ="imbedded")
-
-
-[160K - 163840 bytes]
-(EX: Mappy Land: 1MBit ROM + 262Kbit VROM)
-
-PRG => 131088 bytes (8 x 18kb pages)
-CHR => 32768 bytes (4 x 8kb pages)
-
-
-[192K - 196608 bytes]
-(EX: CastleVania II: Simon's Quest - 1MBit ROM + 512Kbit VROM)
-
-PRG => 131072 bytes (8 x 16kb pages)
-CHR => 65536 bytes (8 x 8kb pages)
-
-
-[192K - 196608 bytes]
-(EX: Wall Street Kid - 1MBit ROM + 512Kbit "imbedded" VROM)
-
-PRG => 131072 bytes (8 x 16kb pages)
-CHR => (65536 bytes - "imbedded")
-
-
-[224K - 229392 bytes]
-(EX: Mad Max - 1MBit ROM + 785Kbit VROM]
-
-PRG => 131072 bytes (8 x 16kb pages)
-CHR => 98304 bytes (12 x 8kb pages)
-
-
-[232K - 237584 bytes]
-(EX: Tetris 2 - 1MBit ROM + 851Kbit VROM)
-
-PRG => 131072 bytes (8 x 16kb pages)
-CHR => 106496 bytes (13 x 8kb pages)
-
-
-[240K = 245760 bytes]
-(EX: Legend of Zelda 2 - 1MBit ROM + 917Kbit VROM)
-
-PRG => 131072 bytes (8 x 16kb pages)
-CHR => 114688 bytes (14 x 8kb pages)
-
-
-[248K - 253468 bytes]
-(EX: Super Contra - 1Mbit ROM + 925Kbit VROM)
-
-PRG => 131072 bytes (8 x 16kb pages)
-CHR => 122880 bytes (15 x 8kb pages)
-
-
-[256K - 262144 bytes]
-(EX: Final Fantasy - 2MBit ROM)
-
-PRG => 262144 bytes (16 x 16kb pages)
-CHR => (NONE - "imbedded")
-
-
-[256K - 262144 bytes]
-(EX: Super Mario Bros. 2 - 1MBit ROM + 1MBbit VROM)
-
-PRG => 131072 bytes (8 x 16kb pages)
-CHR => 131072 bytes (16 x 8kb pages)
-
-
-[312K - 319488 bytes]
-(EX: Bo Jackson Baseball - 1MBit ROM + 1458Kbit VROM)
-
-PRG => 131072 bytes (8 x 16kb pages)
-CHR => 188416 bytes (23 x 8kb pages)
-
-
-[336K - 344064 bytes]
-(EX: Spiderman and the Sinister Six - 1MBit ROM + 2048Kbit VROM)
-
-PRG => 131072 bytes (8 x 16kb pages)
-CHR => 212992 bytes (26 x 8kb pages)
-
-
-[384K - 393216 bytes]
-(EX: Ikari Warriors 2 - 2MBit ROM + 1MBit "imbedded" VROM)
-
-PRG => 262144 bytes (16 x 16kb pages)
-CHR => (131072 bytes - "imbedded")
-
-
-[384K - 393216 bytes]
-(EX: Super Mario Bros. 3 - 2MBit ROM + 1MBit VROM)
-
-PRG => 262144 bytes (16 x 16kb pages)
-CHR => 131072 bytes (16 x 8kb pages)
-
-
-[384K - 393216 bytes]
-(EX: Gremlins 2: the New Batch = 1 MBit ROM + 2MBit VROM)
-
-PRG => 131072 bytes (8 x 16kb pages)
-CHR => 262144 bytes (32 x 8kb pages)
-
-
-[512K - 524288 bytes]
-(EX: CastleVania III: Dracula's Curse - 2MBit ROM + 2MBit VROM)
-
-PRG => 262144 bytes (16 x 16kb pages)
-CHR => 262144 bytes (32 x 8kb pages)
-
-
-[768K - 786432 bytes] - 1st and ONLY 6MBit NES GAME!
-(EX: Kirby's Adventure - 4MBit ROM + 2MBit VROM)
-
-PRG => 524288 bytes (32 x 16kb pages)
-CHR => 262144 bytes (32 x 8kb pages)
-
-
-[1024K - 1048576 bytes]
-(EX: Forget Name (Japanese) - 4MBit ROM + 4MBit VROM)
-
-PRG => 524288 bytes (32 x 16kb pages)
-CHR => 524288 bytes (64 x 8kb pages)
-
-
-[1024K - 1048576 bytes]
-(EX: 100-in-1 illegal cart - 8Mbit ROM)
-
-PRG => 1048576 bytes (64 x 16kb pages)
-CHR => (NONE - "imbedded")
-
-
-* NOTE: 8MBit (Megabit) is equal to 1 MB (Megabyte). As far as I know from
- reading NES technical data the 8MBit/1MB game is the largest game size
- supported by the NES as of when it was discontinued in Summer 1994
- with its final game Wario's Woods in the United States.
-
-
-[Sect. 4: - HEXidecimal Values of the PRG/CHR]________________________________
-
-[PRG - (Range 1 x 16kb pages -> 64 x 16kb pages)]
--There is a BARE MINIMUM required for PRG which is 1 x 16kb pages!
-
-* NOTE: To figure out the exact size in bytes each of these pages are worth
- just start at 1 x 16kb pages (aka: 16384 bytes) and just keep adding
- 16384 more for each "page" higher.
-
-(1 x 16kb pages) = 01 (2 x 16kb pages) = 02 (3 x 16kb pages) = 03
-(4 x 16kb pages) = 04 (5 x 16kb pages) = 05 (6 x 16kb pages) = 06
-(7 x 16kb pages) = 07 (8 x 16kb pages) = 08 (9 x 16kb pages) = 09
-(10 x 16kb pages) = 0A (11 x 16kb pages) = 0B (12 x 16kb pages) = 0C
-(13 x 16kb pages) = 0D (14 x 16kb pages) = 0E (15 x 16kb pages) = 0F
-(16 x 16kb pages) = 10 (17 x 16kb pages) = 11 (18 x 16kb pages) = 12
-(19 x 16kb pages) = 13 (20 x 16kb pages) = 14 (21 x 16kb pages) = 15
-(22 x 16kb pages) = 16 (23 x 16kb pages) = 17 (24 x 16kb pages) = 18
-(25 x 16kb pages) = 19 (26 x 16kb pages) = 1A (27 x 16kb pages) = 1B
-(28 x 16kb pages) = 1C (29 x 16kb pages) = 1D (30 x 16kb pages) = 1E
-(31 x 16kb pages) = 1F (32 x 16kb pages) = 20 (33 x 16kb pages) = 21
-(34 x 16kb pages) = 22 (35 x 16kb pages) = 23 (36 x 16kb pages) = 24
-(37 x 16kb pages) = 25 (38 x 16kb pages) = 26 (39 x 16kb pages) = 27
-(40 x 16kb pages) = 28 (41 x 16kb pages) = 29 (42 x 16kb pages) = 2A
-(43 x 16kb pages) = 2B (44 x 16kb pages) = 2C (45 x 16kb pages) = 2D
-(46 x 16kb pages) = 2E (47 x 16kb pages) = 2F (48 x 16kb pages) = 30
-(49 x 16kb pages) = 31 (50 x 16kb pages) = 32 (51 x 16kb pages) = 33
-(52 x 16kb pages) = 34 (53 x 16kb pages) = 35 (54 x 16kb pages) = 36
-(55 x 16kb pages) = 37 (56 x 16kb pages) = 38 (57 x 16kb pages) = 39
-(58 x 16kb pages) = 3A (59 x 16kb pages) = 3B (60 x 16kb pages) = 3C
-(61 x 16kb pages) = 3D (62 x 16kb pages) = 3E (63 x 16kb pages) = 3F
-(64 x 16kb pages) = 40
-
-** SPECIAL NOTICE ** There is now DUAL MMC1 Chipset handling avaliable which
-pushes the total PRG banking up to 32kb pages via 2 16kb pages PRG chips.
-
-This was quite a feat performed with the work of imid, EFX, star69, and Marat
-Fayzullin to get it to run, and because of this DRAGON WARRIOR III, and other
-"like" games now work! This game for instance uses a 32kb banking mode
-between two MMC1 chips, and to make them work together they communicate with
-each other on the "4th" byte of the game image(not including the iNES header.)
-
-
-[CHR - (Range 1 x 8kb pages -> 64 x 8kb pages)]
--There is NO MINIMUM required for CHR data because some games have the CHR
- data imbedded into the PRG info.
-
-* NOTE: To figure out the exact size in bytes each of these pages are worth
- just start at 1 x 8kb pages (aka: 8192 bytes) and just keep adding
- 8192 bytes more for each "page" higher.
-
-(1 x 8kb pages) = 01 (2 x 8kb pages) = 02 (3 x 8kb pages) = 03
-(4 x 8kb pages) = 04 (5 x 8kb pages) = 05 (6 x 8kb pages) = 06
-(7 x 8kb pages) = 07 (8 x 8kb pages) = 08 (9 x 8kb pages) = 09
-(10 x 8kb pages) = 0A (11 x 8kb pages) = 0B (12 x 8kb pages) = 0C
-(13 x 8kb pages) = 0D (14 x 8kb pages) = 0E (15 x 8kb pages) = 0F
-(16 x 8kb pages) = 10 (17 x 8kb pages) = 11 (18 x 8kb pages) = 12
-(19 x 8kb pages) = 13 (20 x 8kb pages) = 14 (21 x 8kb pages) = 15
-(22 x 8kb pages) = 16 (23 x 8kb pages) = 17 (24 x 8kb pages) = 18
-(25 x 8kb pages) = 19 (26 x 8kb pages) = 1A (27 x 8kb pages) = 1B
-(28 x 8kb pages) = 1C (29 x 8kb pages) = 1D (30 x 8kb pages) = 1E
-(31 x 8kb pages) = 1F (32 x 8kb pages) = 20 (33 x 8kb pages) = 21
-(34 x 8kb pages) = 22 (35 x 8kb pages) = 23 (36 x 8kb pages) = 24
-(37 x 8kb pages) = 25 (38 x 8kb pages) = 26 (39 x 8kb pages) = 27
-(40 x 8kb pages) = 28 (41 x 8kb pages) = 29 (42 x 8kb pages) = 2A
-(43 x 8kb pages) = 2B (44 x 8kb pages) = 2C (45 x 8kb pages) = 2D
-(46 x 8kb pages) = 2E (47 x 8kb pages) = 2F (48 x 8kb pages) = 30
-(49 x 8kb pages) = 31 (50 x 8kb pages) = 32 (51 x 8kb pages) = 33
-(52 x 8kb pages) = 34 (53 x 8kb pages) = 35 (54 x 8kb pages) = 36
-(55 x 8kb pages) = 37 (56 x 8kb pages) = 38 (57 x 8kb pages) = 39
-(58 x 8kb pages) = 3A (59 x 8kb pages) = 3B (60 x 8kb pages) = 3C
-(61 x 8kb pages) = 3D (62 x 8kb pages) = 3E (63 x 8kb pages) = 3F
-(64 x 8kb pages) = 40
-
-
-[Sect. 5: - Miscellaneous Information on the NES Format]______________________
-
-* The End of the CART.NES file ...the Title]
- If you wish you can add a title to your NES ROM and below shows you how to
- do that manually, and the size limits for that title.
-
- 1) First at the very end of the ROM you will eventually ADD 128 bytes to the
- ROM. But first, which is part of this 128 bytes, is the addition of the
- NES Title. Starting at the first added byte type in the name normally in
- the character part of the hexeditor.
-
- 2) Next, to finish this is successfully, go over to the HEXidecimal part of
- the HEXeditor and add in double zeros (00) until you have added in a
- a TOTAL OF 128 BYTES (which includes the the Title you added yourself.)
- (So subtract the total bytes of the title from 128 so you do it right.)
-
- 3) If you did it right you now have successfully added a title to your NES
- ROM and it will show in the title bar in the ROM checkers like NESImage.
-
-
-[Sect. 6: - Let's Get Cracking on Prepping Your RAW/FFE/PasoFami Image]_______
-
-* "RAW" Image Conversion to iNES
-
- 1) For starters check and see if that RAW NES rom image you got is or is not
- interleaved. (See #3 if it's interleaved.)
-
- 2) Great! It's not interleaved so what you need to do is to just add 16
- bytes onto the beginning of this ROM image. Then just add the standard
- NES header to the ROM as stated in Section 1, and then toy around with
- the mappers until you can or can't get the game to work or do something.
-
- 3) Crap, it's interleaved, don't worry it's fixable. What you need to do is
- to write or find a program that will UN-interleave your ROM. This is the
- process of seperating all the even and odd bytes. The even bytes are the
- ROM (or PRG) data, and the odd bytes are the VROM (or CHR) data if that
- exists.
-
- 4) Next, in MS-DOS, re-join the PRG and CHR data in the proper order. (Which
- is PRG data before CHR data.) First take the split ROM and VROM files and
- name them something like PARODIUS.PRG(ROM) and PARODIUS.CHR(VROM)...
- (Parodius is a japanese side shooter game I'm using for this description.)
-
- 5) Now type: copy /B PARODIUS.PRG+PARODIUS.CHR PARODIUS.NES
- (This is a BINARY copy mode in DOS which will glue the two files together
- where the PRG ends and the CHR begins.)
-
- 6) Now do as it says in Step #2 and just add the 16byte header to the top of
- the NES rom, and then add the NES header as stated in Section 1.
-
-
-* "FFE" Image Conversion to iNES
-
- 1) To start check and see if the rom is in a standard file format as shown
- in Section 3. If it isn't check to see if it is 512 bytes larger than
- normal. If so, this is most likely a FFE header.
-
- 2) To remove this get into your HEXidecimal editor and just have it delete
- the first 512 bytes from your NES rom.
-
- 3) Then just add a 16byte header to the top of the NES rom, and then add the
- NES header as stated in Section 1.
-
-
-NOTE: If this rom ends up being interleaved as well just follow the guidelines
- set above in the RAW rom format section for UN-interleaving a ROM.
-
-BE ADVISED that Some NES roms maybe seem to be 512 or 1024 bytes larger than
-normal. This is because it either has a trainer, or a combination of a
-trainer and a FFE header. My best advice to you is that if its a trainer
-leave it, if its a FFE header remove it. If the rom is 1024 bytes its a combo
-of both, just remove the first 512 bytes and you'll be ok.
-
-
-* "PasoFami (*.PRG/*.CHR -ONLY-)" Image Conversion
-
- 1) Start by deleting that annoying PRM file. This file is used by the
- PasoFami emulator just as the 16byte header that iNES uses.
-
- 2) Next is the easy part, a simple binary copy (again I'll use Parodius as
- the example.) Type: copy /B PARODIUS.PRG+PARODIUS.CHR PARODIUS.NES
- (This is a BINARY copy mode in DOS which will glue the two files together
- where the PRG ends and the CHR begins.)
-
- 3) Now do as it says in Step #2 in the RAW section and just add the 16byte
- header to the top of the NES rom, and then add the NES header.
-
-NOTE: Some PasoFami images such as Super Mario Bros. 2 for example are in the
- Famicom Disk System format (EX: SMB2J.DKA) and can't be converted. When
- they can be, I'll add that info here.
-
-
-[Sect. 7: - Information (Recommended Tools for Converting iNES Images)]_______
-
-* RECOMMENDED TOOLS FOR USE IN THE ABOVE SECTIONS:
-
-HEXeditor - (ie: Norton Diskedit or Bedit) -I use bedit, it's tiny with lots
-of commands, and very efficient.
-
-READCHAR.EXE - This tool shows you the PRG and CHR data in a RAW, FFE,
-PasoFami, and NES file. With this you can determine the correct sizes of the
-yet to be determined PRG and CHR pages. Also if you notice that things are
-out of order (in a PRG, CHR, PRG, etc) format this will show you that the game
-is most likely interleaved.
-
-UNLACE.EXE - This tool is something I had custom made for me. What this does
-is uninterleaves NES roms from the RAW, FFE (removes the trainer by use of
-command), and iNES format. What that means is that it splits up to rom and
-puts all the PRG data in one file called (ROM) and all the CHR data in a file
-called (VROM). And as my manual says above you just got to binary copy them
-back into one file ROM+VROM = NES rom. Then add the iNES header and you just
-tinker with it until it works, that's if its supported yet.
-
-Also to save time, I do recommend the use of DiskDude's NESimage from version
-3.30+ because it can show you in its menu all the PRG and CHR sizes, as well
-as all the other options avaliable to you. This is just for people that don't
-want to hexedit their rom and just want to get it working right away...
-impacient aren't you? :)
-
-NESFIX.EXE - If you do use a crummy editor like DiskDude's NES Image remember
-to clean out bytes 8->15 so games will work in Exteneded iNES Header format
-compatible emulators. To do this find and use NESFIX, and just run it like
-so... NESFIX CART.NES and it will clean out the extra data. Not only that
-this will save time in that it takes a fraction of the time to do it one by
-one manually.
-
-And finally I recommend you have a NES emulator that is as far along in
-development, or farther, than iNES, and a few smaller sized games to study
-with in conjunction with my text.
-
-
-[Sect. 8: - UPDATES (The History of the iNES Header/Format Documentation)]____
-
-* UPDATE INFORMATION:
-
-[2.0] - Wow v2.0! "SHOW ME THE MUSHROOM!" - Toad McGuire ...More mappers! =)
-
-- In Sections 1-8 I reformatted some text and removed useless info.
-- In Section 1 added a snipit on what byte 7 does in conjunction with byte 6
- and explained that 7 = Tens digit and 6 = ones digit for the 16+ mappers.
- And fixed the chart so that 0 is the beginning digit, not 1. Stupid error.
-- In Section 2 I added a notice about NESFIX so people can easily repair there
- polluted headers so they will work in Extened iNES Header format players.
-- Added in Section 2 the all important further extension to the Extended iNES
- Header format created by FanWen. Mappers 66-70 80-84 are now added, and a
- rename to the Konami VRC 2 1a and 1b to VRC 1b and 1a.
-- Reformatted the CHR and PRG cart size lists to fit into 1 screen in Section
- 2 as well.
-- And in Section 7 I added the recommended tool of NESFIX.EXE to remove that
- nasty garbage out of iNES headers.
-- More BS errors in grammar and spelling fixed again. Common occurance is it
- not? >:) Maybe I need to buy Hookt awn Fawniks and Lurn too Reed. =)
-- In this Section 8 it got to damned big so now I'm limiting the list to the
- three most current revisions for now on. (Like anyone really looks back to
- read that stuff anyways, the important stuff is above.)
-
-[1.9] - *SMB Fanfare please..doo doo doo, dee doo, doo, doo ..iNES 0.7 is out!
-
-- Added to Section 1 notice of basically where the new Extended iNES format is
- layed out and called from, and an "I TODL YOU SO NOTICE." >:]
-- Added to Section 2 a new MAPPER chart for all the new iNES mappers that are
- in iNES v0.7.
-- Added to Section 2 the explanation and example of how the new iNES Extended
- Header format works and is used.
-- Added to Section 2 new MAPPER chart notice that the MMC5 chipset is now
- emulated 100%, I checked CastleVania III and it ran perfectly! Also the
- MAPPERs 1 and 4 work near 100% now, the bugs are fixed!
-- Added to Section 2 new MAPPER chart notice that the MMC1 and MMC3 chipset
- emulation has been bugfixed, therefore more games run that didn't before.
-- Added to Section 2 Instructions on how to "clean" up games that won't work
- in the new "Extended iNES v0.7 Format" because some people felt it smart to
- litter the games with there name, etc. into the header, thanks jerkoffs.
-- Added to Section 3 for "Stinger aka: Twin Bee 2", yet another cart size.
-- Added to Section 3 a little more info to the cart sizes with imbedded CHR.
-- Added to Section 4 sketchy info on why Dragon Warrior III and other 32kb
- banking mode games are now playable in iNES v0.7 format.
-- Changed out two quotes, added two more appropriate ones.
-- Fixed a few text errors again, sorry I usually type this late at night.
-
-[1.8] - A new attitude... Another addition/fix again! Screw iNES NESticle me!
-
-- Added to Section 1 a warning about filling up the 8th through 16th byte in
- an iNES compatible ROM set.
-- Added to Section 2 NEW Mapper info which is that Mapper 7 and the long
- awaited Mapper 9(MMC2 chip for Punch-Out!! is now functional.
-- Added and rewrote Section 2's working mappers list for the latest players.
-- Added to Section 3 a few new cart sizes so look up Dragon Warrior, Tetris 2,
- and Mad Max.
-- Fixed this list to no longer support iNES, now all compatibility for all the
- latest players is dated. (IE: June 12, 1997)
-- A small personal thanks section at the top of the list.
-- Again I have fixed a few grammatical/spelling errors, yah I know not again.
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-[End Of File] -Enjoy!
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