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A "merged" set is a ROM that contains the "parent" ROM and its "clones" in one package. For example, a merged Pac-Man ROM would contain the "parent" Japanese Puck-Man ROM, the Midway USA Pac-Man version, and all other clone or bootleg versions of the game. It is more space-efficient than a split set.
Multi Emulator Super System (MESS) was an emulator for various consoles and computer systems, based on the MAME core. It used to be a standalone program (which has since been discontinued), but is now integrated into MAME (which is actively developed). MESS emulated portable and console gaming systems, computer platforms, and calculators. The ...
Founded in early 1990, St.GIGA was a satellite radio subsidiary of the Japanese satellite television company WOWOW Inc., based in Akasaka, Tokyo. [2] Credited as the world's first digital satellite radio station, [3] it was maintained by Hiroshi Yokoi and best known for its "Tide of Sound" broadcasts, which were high-quality digital recordings of nature sounds accompanied by a spoken word ...
ROM hacking (short for Read-only memory hacking) is the process of modifying a ROM image or ROM file to alter the contents contained within, usually of a video game to alter the game's graphics, dialogue, levels, gameplay, and/or other elements.
Video game preservation is a form of preservation applied to the video game industry that includes, but is not limited to, digital preservation.Such preservation efforts include archiving development source code and art assets, digital copies of video games, emulation of video game hardware, maintenance and preservation of specialized video game hardware such as arcade games and video game ...
The Neo Geo is a video game platform developed and designed by SNK and supported from 1990 to 2004. It was released in three different iterations: a ROM cartridge-based arcade system board called the Multi Video System (MVS), a cartridge-based home video game console called the Advanced Entertainment System (AES), and a CD-ROM-based home console called the Neo Geo CD.
The Atomiswave is a custom arcade system board and cabinet from Sammy Corporation.It is based on Sega's Dreamcast console, sharing similarities with the NAOMI, as far as it uses interchangeable game cartridges, as well as a removable module for changing the control scheme (including dual joysticks, dual light guns and a steering wheel), but unlike the NAOMI, the Atomiswave does not feature ...
The 3DO is a 32-bit hardware platform designed primarily for home video game consoles, developed by The 3DO Company, released in North America by Panasonic first on October 4, 1993. [1] The following list contains all of the known games released for the 3DO platform as well as aftermarket ( homebrew and/or independently-developed) titles ...