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My memo for fixing NES header (iNES) questionable entries.

Incorrect header entries I noticed in either No-Intro or Good romset. Even nowadays, they are still not fixed by ROM files and some emulator's internal DB.

Issues are some glitches I met when I use old emulators or emulators with bad DB entries. Default region is always Japan here.

Fix header entries

  • 5397E80B: Tenkaichi Bushi - Keru Naguuru (ケルナグール)
    • Issue: weird colors and scrolling
    • Mirroring: h -> v (flag 6: +1h)
    • Mapper: should be Namcot 206, but 04 (MMC3) for compatibility
  • 3EFF62E4: Dark Lord
    • Issue: unable to save/load game
    • Battery: 0 -> 1 (flag 6: +2h), 8K SRAM, NestopiaDB only set wram=8k, missing battery=1
    • Mirroring: h, some no-intro rom is v? maybe doesn't matter for this game?
  • 4582F22E: Otaku no Seiza꞉ An Adventure in the Otaku Galaxy
    • Issue: unable to save/load game
    • Battery: 0 -> 1 (flag 6: +2h)
  • CEE5857B: Ninjara Hoi!
    • Issue: unable to save/load game
    • Battery: 0 -> 1 (flag 6: +2h)
    • Expansion: type 33 (2.0 flag F: 21h) supported, for Turbo File save/load
  • D97C31B0: Rasaaru Ishii no Childs Quest
    • Issue: glitched scrolling
    • Mirroring h -> v (flag 6: +1h)
    • Mapper: should be Namcot 206, but 04 (MMC3) for compatibility
  • 9D21FE96: Lupin Sansei - Pandora no Isan
    • Issue: glitched scrolling
    • Mirroring h -> v (flag 6: +1h)
    • Mapper: should be Namcot 206, but 04 (MMC3) for compatibility
  • A49253C6: Family Tennis
    • Issue: glitched scrolling
    • Mirroring h -> v (flag 6: +1h)
    • Mapper: should be Namcot 206, but 04 (MMC3) for compatibility
  • D1E50064: Dezaemon (絵描衛門)
    • Issue: unable to save/load user data
    • Battery: 0 -> 1 (flag 6: +2h)
  • DC45A886: Downtown Special: Kunio-kun no Jidaigeki Dayo Zenin Shuugou!
    • Issue: unable to save/load user data
    • Battery: 0 -> 1 (flag 6: +2h)
    • Expansion: none. Different from Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari, regular battery backup used instead of Turbo-file expansion

Updated info see also

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