V1.1 Roms?

[molotovwars]

Some rom sites catalogue roms as complete sets and package them as a .7z - in one .7z file there are several (presumably) every dump for a specific game, many include translations, trainers, different versions from different countries, hacks, etc. I've recently noticed a few games, more popular ones having a V1.1, what is this? For example:

Super Mario World 2 - Yoshi's Island (U) (V1.0) [!].smc
Super Mario World 2 - Yoshi's Island (U) (V1.1).smc

How can a rom have another version? I don't believe its a hack or anything as an update, but can someone shed some light on this? Thanks

[cwirsing]

I always wondered what that meant to.

[FreePlay]

There are different versions released. Sometimes they find a new bug that was missed before, fix it, and re-release the fixed version instead of making more copies of the old one. The [h1], [!], and whatnot are just indicators for various special properties of the ROM. I had a guide for that sitting around somewhere; I'll see if I can dig it up for you.

[FreePlay]

Also, the V1.0 usually has things in it that may have been removed in later versions. For examlpe, in one of the Nintendo 64 Zelda games, Ganon's death was accompanied by a spurt of red blood in V1.0, but this was removed in later versions. Sometimes the fixes are as simple as removing extra text, or an unwanted piece of scenery.

[ImBoReDx14]

Usually, you're better off getting the one with the higher number.

EDIT: 100th POST WOOHOO!

[Hardrive]

Usually, you're better off getting the one with the higher number.

EDIT: 100th POST WOOHOO!

lucky u, now ure a journeyman (and will be for a longer time than earlier)

[Simpson17]

theres only 1 rom site i know that puts all dif vers of that rom in a 7zip.... hmmmm =/
i spent all morning extracting about 200gmaes from 7zip to the rom to zipping them, for my new ms which can hold all the games i want :)...