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wapomatic
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Japanese game name conformity in MAME
12/11/12 05:55 AM


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.







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* Japanese game name conformity in MAME wapomatic 12/11/12 05:55 AM
. * Re: Japanese game name conformity in MAME Alexis B.  12/20/12 01:59 PM
. * Re: Japanese game name conformity in MAME Heihachi_73  12/12/12 01:58 PM
. * Re: Japanese game name conformity in MAME ReadOnly  12/12/12 11:47 AM
. * Re: Japanese game name conformity in MAME Fujix  12/12/12 06:45 AM
. * Re: Japanese game name conformity in MAME Fujix  12/12/12 06:51 AM
. * Re: Japanese game name conformity in MAME AeroCityMayor  12/12/12 01:11 AM
. * Re: Japanese game name conformity in MAME CptGuapo  12/11/12 11:07 PM
. * Re: Japanese game name conformity in MAME wapomatic  12/12/12 03:03 AM
. * Re: Japanese game name conformity in MAME DMala  12/12/12 05:36 AM
. * Re: Japanese game name conformity in MAME Rygar9  12/11/12 07:03 AM
. * Re: Japanese game name conformity in MAME wapomatic  12/11/12 07:24 AM
. * Re: Japanese game name conformity in MAME Justin Kerk  12/12/12 08:49 AM
. * Re: Japanese game name conformity in MAME wapomatic  12/20/12 06:34 AM
. * Re: Japanese game name conformity in MAME R. Belmont  12/11/12 06:28 PM
. * Re: Japanese game name conformity in MAME Vas Crabb  12/12/12 03:18 AM
. * Re: Japanese game name conformity in MAME wapomatic  12/12/12 02:56 AM
. * Re: Japanese game name conformity in MAME Rygar9  12/12/12 04:52 AM
. * Re: Japanese game name conformity in MAME StilettoAdministrator  12/12/12 06:14 AM

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