converting .smd to .bin

[Strangler]

anyone know hwo to convert sega egnesis roms in .smd to .bin? I couldnt figuare out how to use that grom program or it doesnt work on my computer as it shuts off as I double click it so is there any other way?

[crossfadeking]

why would you want to change them???
they both work fine on the dgen emulators

[Evab3vA]

anyone know hwo to convert sega egnesis roms in .smd to .bin? I couldnt figuare out how to use that grom program or it doesnt work on my computer as it shuts off as I double click it so is there any other way?

Use GoodGen v3.00 from Cowering. :)

[Strangler]

why would you want to change them???
they both work fine on the dgen emulators

I was trying to apply a translation patch on advanced military commander. I got it to work though now with a different utility thanks,.

[FreePlay]

Yes - rename the .SMD to .BIN. Ta da.

[-ViruZ-]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Thats what i did with all of my roms. They had a .gen extension. I just renanmed them to .bin then zipped them, And they worked just fine.



-ViruZ-

[Evab3vA]

Yes - rename the .SMD to .BIN. Ta da.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Thats what i did with all of my roms. They had a .gen extension. I just renanmed them to .bin then zipped them, And they worked just fine.



-ViruZ-

*Sigh*

This is why there are so many bad/incorrectly named ROMs on the net. You can't just change format by changing the file extension at the end.

[-ViruZ-]

*Sigh*

This is why there are so many bad/incorrectly named ROMs on the net. You can't just change format by changing the file extension at the end.

Turns out that ALL of my genesis ROMs were incorrectly named, There was just a bulliten on the site i got em. Is .GEN a pretty common format, Cause DGEN cant run them.

[Vanden]

*Sigh*

This is why there are so many bad/incorrectly named ROMs on the net. You can't just change format by changing the file extension at the end.

yes you can you can do it with a lot of thing like how a made a .dat file into a mpeg by just renameing the exetion of it

[-ViruZ-]

yes you can you can do it with a lot of thing like how a made a .dat file into a mpeg by just renameing the exetion of it

Right.


Anyone can go rename a file from "pr0n.avi" to "pr0n.mp4" But that doesnt make it a mp4. Its still an avi with an incorrect extension, And probably wont even play in DivX Winamp WMP etc etc etc...

If the file is truly a .bin then renaming it from a .gen to a .bin will fix the problem.

[mnky]

jazus! virus hasnt been on in months!

[FreePlay]

*Sigh*

This is why there are so many bad/incorrectly named ROMs on the net. You can't just change format by changing the file extension at the end.

Except that in this case, .SMD, .BIN and .GEN are identical formats. They just have different extensions.

[Atomos]

SMD = Sega Mastter Drive
GEN = Genesis
BIN= Proprietery Fromat

[FreePlay]

SMD = Sega Megadrive. Exact same thing as a Genesis, just the non-American name. GEN = Genesis. BIN = generic dumped ROM image extension.

[Vanden]

Right.


Anyone can go rename a file from "pr0n.avi" to "pr0n.mp4" But that doesnt make it a mp4. Its still an avi with an incorrect extension, And probably wont even play in DivX Winamp WMP etc etc etc...

If the file is truly a .bin then renaming it from a .gen to a .bin will fix the problem.

i never said it worked with avi i said i did it with a .dat video

[soccerPMN]

i never said it worked with avi i said i did it with a .dat video

I'm pretty sure that .dat is a generic file type, meaning just data, it could be video/audio/text/etc...

[Vanden]

I'm pretty sure that .dat is a generic file type, meaning just data, it could be video/audio/text/etc...

maybe i dont know so does that mean if i add .mp3 is it just going to be a huge mp3 with no video

[soccerPMN]

maybe i dont know so does that mean if i add .mp3 is it just going to be a huge mp3 with no video

Well, windows media player might play it, because it will automatically search for what codec to use and use it, but other things will probably recognize it as a corrupted MP3 if it is meant as a video file.

[Vanden]

all i know it found it video cds and wmp does not read it but i have somthing that can read it

[FreePlay]

I'm pretty sure that .dat is a generic file type, meaning just data, it could be video/audio/text/etc...

The .DAT file on a video CD is just an MPEG-1 video file, renamed to .DAT.

[Evab3vA]

Except that in this case, .SMD, .BIN and .GEN are identical formats. They just have different extensions.

Er no.

SMD = Super Magic Drive

BIN = Binary Dump


They are different formats.

[FreePlay]

Er no.

SMD = Super Magic Drive

BIN = Binary Dump


They are different formats.

No. SMD stands for Sega Megadrive, and is just a common Genesis ROM extension. Trust me on this, I have the complete collection.

[Evab3vA]

No. SMD stands for Sega Megadrive, and is just a common Genesis ROM extension. Trust me on this, I have the complete collection.

Same here.

As with the SNES/N64 etc, ROMs can be in different formats depending on the copier device used.

Super Magic Drive is one of these devices

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