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Re: Japanese game name conformity in MAME
12/12/12 01:58 PM
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> Hello all. First off I'd like to apologize if this is in the wrong forum but I wanted > the opinion of MAME users before I pursue this. > > While none of the Japanese game names in MAME are blatantly incorrect, there is a > certain inconsistency among them. Considering MAME's purpose is accuracy and > preservation, it seems relatively important (to me, at least) to have the titles > accurate and uniform as well. > > I mostly play mahjong games in MAME, so most of the title discrepancies I've come > across are in those games, although I see it occasionally in some of the more > accessible Japanese games. Some examples: > > -Some games are incorrectly romanized (ex: 'Niyanpai' should be 'Nyanpai') > > -Some titles do not match across sequels (ex: 'Idol Janshi Su-Chi-Pie 2' and 'Idol > Janshi Suchie-Pai Special'; both should be 'Su-Chi-Pai') > > -Some games have subtitles while others do not (ex: the ST-V Danchi de games; MAME > lists them as 'Danchi de Hanafuda' and 'Danchi de Quiz Okusan Yontaku Desuyo!'; only > Quiz is listed with its subtitle in MAME) > > I understand this isn't a major issue that affects emulation at all, but I also think > it's a quick and easy fix. I've been compiling a list of all the Japanese titles I > find with minor errors in them to send to the MAME devs, but my question is A) Should > I even bother them with this? and B) who in particular should I send it to? > > I've also been considering compiling a list of all the Japanese games in their > original language in Unicode (and perhaps translations for titles) for inclusion in > mameinfo.dat or something similar, purely for reference. I'm working on all of this > for my own personal MAME setup, but I'd like to know if it's something the community > would be interested in when completed.
Don't forget Navarone in warpwarp.c - while the title was corrected (L -> R) a few years ago, the ROMs themselves are still called navalone.* dating back almost 13 years when it was first added!
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