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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 ...
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.
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 ...
Bandai Namco Holdings is a Japanese holdings company that specializes in video games, toys, arcades, anime and amusement parks, and is headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo. [1] They were formed after the merge of Namco and Bandai on 29 September 2005, with both companies' assets being merged into a single corporate entity.
Some CPS-1 games were changed slightly for home release, sometimes including debugging features or other easter eggs. [ citation needed ] The final game for the CPS Changer was a back-ported version of Street Fighter Zero (also known as Street Fighter Alpha ) in 1995, originally released for the CP System II hardware.
Specifically, there are two types of HuCard formats (the standard HuCards that comprised the majority of the PC Engine's library and a few games that are playable only on the PC Engine SuperGrafx) and three types of CD-ROM formats (CD-ROM², Super CD-ROM², and Arcade CD-ROM², each requiring the console to be equipped with a CD drive and the ...
Nintendo later released the Famicom Disk System (FDS) in Japan in 1986, intending to have developers distribute all future games on proprietary 2.8-inch (7.1 cm) floppy disks to avoid the cost and size limitations of cartridges; however, developers began re-releasing FDS games on cartridges as advancements in cartridge technology made them ...