chinagreenelvis Posted Monday at 04:58 AM Posted Monday at 04:58 AM Out of sheer curiosity, I'm trying to figure out what ROMs exist in certain parameters according to official numbers. https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System_games#North_America I'm using SNES as an example. Working with different sets, I've narrowed the numbers down to PRETTY CLOSE to what is here listed as the official number, but since I have no way of comparing what games are included in that... What causes the discrepancies? Quote
C-Beats Posted Monday at 12:35 PM Posted Monday at 12:35 PM 7 hours ago, chinagreenelvis said: Out of sheer curiosity, I'm trying to figure out what ROMs exist in certain parameters according to official numbers. https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Super_Nintendo_Entertainment_System_games#North_America I'm using SNES as an example. Working with different sets, I've narrowed the numbers down to PRETTY CLOSE to what is here listed as the official number, but since I have no way of comparing what games are included in that... What causes the discrepancies? You may be able to use a DAT file with a ROM manager to help in your efforts. You're being a bit vague as to what the end goal seems to be. Some discrepancies will always be found between data sources though. Pretty rare to grab two different data sets and they match 1:1, especially with video games where things like release data and what dates are used can vary pretty wildly. It also would help to correctly identify where each source gets their information. For example the link you provided isn't "official" anything. It's a Nintendo fan site. The company has nothing to do with that site. Some communities have different standards than others once again causing a lot of information disparity. If you have a specific goal though you're working towards it may make sense to state it so others can better assist in getting you the information you're looking for. Quote
chinagreenelvis Posted Monday at 05:12 PM Author Posted Monday at 05:12 PM True, fair enough. I assumed that site was more authoritative, but it turns out Wikipedia actually says 717 - which, funny enough, is the exact number I had in my collection to begin with... Quote
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