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! Format !! Full Name !! Developer !! Year Released !! Max Source ROM Size !! Max Patch File Size !! Specification !! Spec Length !! Reversible? !! Metadata? !! Integrity Checks? !! Efficiently handles Copy? !! Efficiently handles move? !! Header String | ! Format !! Full Name !! Developer !! Year Released !! Max Source ROM Size !! Max Patch File Size !! Specification !! Spec Length !! Reversible? !! Metadata? !! Integrity Checks? !! Efficiently handles Copy? !! Efficiently handles move? !! Header String | ||
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| '''IPS''' || International Patch Standard || DAX & The M.C.A / Elite [1] || ~1993 || 2047 Mb || 7.99 Mb || https://zerosoft.zophar.net/ips.php || < 1 page || No || No || No || No || No || PATCH | | '''[[IPS]]''' || International Patch Standard || DAX & The M.C.A / Elite <sup>[1]</sup> || ~1993 || 2047 Mb || 7.99 Mb || https://zerosoft.zophar.net/ips.php || < 1 page || No || No || No || No || No || PATCH | ||
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| '''xdelta''' || || Joshua MacDonald || 1997 || || || http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3284 || 29 pages || || || || || || | | '''xdelta''' || || Joshua MacDonald || 1997 || || || http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3284 || 29 pages || || || || || || | ||
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| '''UPS''' || || [[Near]] || 2008 || unlimited || unlimited || https://www.romhacking.net/documents/392 || 3 pages || Yes || No || Yes || || || UPS1 | | '''[[UPS]]''' || || [[Near]] || 2008 || unlimited || unlimited || https://www.romhacking.net/documents/392 || 3 pages || Yes || No || Yes || || || UPS1 | ||
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| '''BPS''' || || [[Near]] || 2012 || unlimited || unlimited || https://www.romhacking.net/documents/746 || 1 HTML page || No || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes ||BPS1 | | '''[[BPS]]''' || || [[Near]] || 2012 || unlimited || unlimited || https://www.romhacking.net/documents/746 || 1 HTML page || No || Yes || Yes || Yes || Yes ||BPS1 | ||
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=== References === | === References === | ||
# SNESTL12.DOC from https://www.romhacking.net/utilities/18 | # SNESTL12.DOC from https://www.romhacking.net/utilities/18 | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:10, 18 July 2023
Several file formats for distributing romhacks have been developed over the years:
| Format | Full Name | Developer | Year Released | Max Source ROM Size | Max Patch File Size | Specification | Spec Length | Reversible? | Metadata? | Integrity Checks? | Efficiently handles Copy? | Efficiently handles move? | Header String |
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| IPS | International Patch Standard | DAX & The M.C.A / Elite [1] | ~1993 | 2047 Mb | 7.99 Mb | https://zerosoft.zophar.net/ips.php | < 1 page | No | No | No | No | No | PATCH |
| xdelta | Joshua MacDonald | 1997 | http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3284 | 29 pages | |||||||||
| UPS | Near | 2008 | unlimited | unlimited | https://www.romhacking.net/documents/392 | 3 pages | Yes | No | Yes | UPS1 | |||
| BPS | Near | 2012 | unlimited | unlimited | https://www.romhacking.net/documents/746 | 1 HTML page | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | BPS1 |
References
- SNESTL12.DOC from https://www.romhacking.net/utilities/18