No offense to anyone, but that's garbage. The amount of man hours that useless change throws away is unbelievable. It also means you can end up with the same game coming out as two different dumps from simple disk mastering proceedures. I have ~75% complete PS USA collection and I can maintain my own game database. I'm not going to waste time submitting dumps that are going to get thrown away the next time someone has a whim.

Tested again and psxtools is the difference. Why are we not using psxtools now?
It is just cleaning some gibberish from the last sector of track1. As far as I can tell, that sector isn't even used by a file so the data isn't part of the game. If redump isn't using psxtools to "fix" track1 on multitrack dumps, then probably all my multrack dumps are no longer . . .redumped

Same with 2.4
http://redump.org/disc/12721/
Track 1 was changed from the 2ecf4887 I reported. Just dumped a new copy of 2.4 and it came out as 2ecf4887 again hmm

Track 1 for the demo was changed from the CRC I reported when I dumped it. 
http://redump.org/disc/12719/
I just got a new copy of 2.3 and dumped it and got the same CRC I reported the first time 8176e849. Why was it changed by iRobot?
I spent 30 minutes trying to figure out why my new dump wasn't recognized redump's dat.

It's just the font on the cover/disk that makes the 1s look like Is. The developer's site lists the game as "Agile Warrior F-111X" - I think that's pretty decisive. The plane is not actually a YF-23 (its wing design is different), but a fantasy plane made from combined elements of the F-111, YF-23 and X-31. . . . its the F-111...X!!!!

I think the names used for Shockwave Assault and Shockwave Operation JumpGate need fixing. Shockwave Assault was a 2 disk game whose disks were setup similar to the Command and Conquer series- also by EA. The two disks can be played independently, but they are both the same game "Shockwave Assault"  Disc 1 covers Earth missions and Disc 2 covers the outer space missions just like the Soviet/Allied disks for C&C.
 
The name "Operation JumpGate" doesn't appear anywhere on the packaging or disks, it's only seen on disk2's title screen. Disk1's title screen says "Invasion Earth". My vote would be to call them simply "Shockwave Assault Disc 1" and "Shockwave Assault Disc 2" but if someone wants to be 'exotic' you could call them "Shockwave Assault Disc 1 (Invasion Earth)" and "Shockwave Assault Disc 2 (Operation JumpGate)" to match the C&C naming convention.

There's some decent pictures here if anyone wants to see

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Thank you Jackal smile
Unfortunately, I have a lot of hobbies and not a lot of free time these days!

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Rebus
http://redump.org/disc/1757/
Original Release
Barcode: 4 984995 110189
IFPI 4550


Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear
http://redump.org/disc/1475/
Original Release
IFPI 50E9


Kowloon's Gate: Kowloon Fuusuiden (Disc 1) (Byakko)
http://redump.org/disc/5671/
Box-set release
My dump was Asia region serial: SCPS 45014
IFPI 451E
SLPS-00669

Kowloon's Gate: Kowloon Fuusuiden (Disc 2) (Genbu)
http://redump.org/disc/5672/
Box-set release
My dump was Asia region serial: SCPS 45015
IFPI 451E
SLPS-00670

Kowloon's Gate: Kowloon Fuusuiden (Disc 3) (Suzaku)
http://redump.org/disc/5673/
Box-set release
My dump was Asia region serial: SCPS 45016
IFPI 451E
SLPS-00671

Kowloon's Gate: Kowloon Fuusuiden (Disc 4) (Seiryuu)
http://redump.org/disc/5674/
Box-set release
My dump was Asia region serial: SCPS 45017
IFPI 451E
SLPS-00672


Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time
http://redump.org/disc/16505/
Original Release
UPC 0 20295 14002 1
PSRM-013840
IFPI 5100


Chess
http://redump.org/disc/6971/
Original Release
PSRM-023300
IFPI 5100


Croc 2
http://redump.org/disc/11127/
Original Release
IFPI 5100


Crash Bandicoot: Warped (this one is just adding some ring info)
http://redump.org/disc/5006/
Greatest Hits
PSRM-009530
IFPI 5024


King's Field
http://redump.org/disc/94/
IFPI 504B

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The Game of Life
http://redump.org/disc/5561/
PSRM-011970
IFPI 5025

Gran Turismo 2 (Arcade Mode) (v1.0)
http://redump.org/disc/84/

Gran Turismo 2 (Simulation Mode) (v1.0)
http://redump.org/disc/85/

Metal Gear Solid (Disc 1) (v1.0)
http://redump.org/disc/102/

Metal Gear Solid (Disc 2) (v1.0)
http://redump.org/disc/103/

Metal Gear Solid (Disc 1) (v1.1) [This is a different dump than mine which is already listed]
http://redump.org/disc/104/
Original Edition
0 83717 17031 0 [Barcode currently listed is missing one digit]
IFPI 5015

Metal Gear Solid (Disc 2) (v1.1) [This is a different dump than mine which is already listed]
http://redump.org/disc/105/
Original Edition
0 83717 17031 0 [Barcode currently listed is missing one digit]
IFPI 502C

NFL GameDay 99
http://redump.org/disc/7173/
IFPI 5100

Bust A Groove
http://redump.org/disc/2781/
PSRM-011690
IFPI 5012

Ten Pin Alley
http://redump.org/disc/10808/

The "Disc 1" and "Disc 2" tags used in Gran Turismo 2's name aren't actually on the disks. It's not a big deal, but it's a little misleading since each disk is free-standing (separate games). They are just labeled "Simulation Mode" and "Arcade Mode".

I noticed Strider and Strider2, which were also released as a two disk set, don't have the 'Disc 1' and 'Disc 2' tags so I thought it would be good to make things uniform one way or the other.

Speaking of Strider, it seems like they should be changed to "Original Edition" instead of "2 Games". That isn't really a "release edition" and it isn't on the packaging. R4 Ridge Racer came with a copy of the original Ridge Racer and they're listed as "Original" - not "2 Games". 

Also, every US copy of Strider2 had the labels printed backwards- the "Strider" label was printed on the Strider 2 disk and visa versa. It would be good to add a note saying that the "Strider" dump is for the disk labeled "Strider 2" etc.

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Dad-gum it! EAC did it to me again  yikes
The gap is indeed 2 seconds on all tracks.
I just checked and on one of my 3 drives, EAC detects track 10's gap as 1.74, and OF COURSE, that's the drive I happen to use to generate the cue sheet. Thanks SO much for catching the mistake cicofalzina smile

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b324/weissvulf/EAC-1.png

I've had a couple disks where EAC reads completely different gaps every time you 'detect gaps'.
I'd rather it return an error than just spit out occasional rubbish.  hmm

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PO'ed
http://redump.org/disc/7823/
PSRM-000120
IFPI 500A

PGA Tour 98
http://redump.org/disc/746/
IFPI 50C4

MLB 2000
http://redump.org/disc/14670/

Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero
http://redump.org/disc/12458/

Die Hard Trilogy (v1.1)
http://redump.org/disc/2011/
Greatest Hits
0 86162 02816 8
PSRM-001400
IFPI 5045

Spec Ops: Stealth Patrol
http://redump.org/disc/6957/
IFI 5020

Madden NFL 99
http://redump.org/disc/864/
IFPI 501B

Bratz
http://redump.org/disc/2246/
IFPI 7202

Tokyo Highway Battle
http://redump.org/disc/7496/
IFPI 50C4

Shadow Man
http://redump.org/disc/7159/

Project Overkill
http://redump.org/disc/2195/
PSRM-000640
IFPI 5065

Tekken 2 (v1.1)
http://redump.org/disc/14017/
PSRM-002320
IFPI 5100
Write offset: +2

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RiMMER wrote:

I think that's the default size for NTSC file systems created by windows 7.

Hee hee, you're like me- been looking at video game labels too long- NTSC -> NTFS  big_smile

I get my file size from Windows "properties" too, but the incorrect sizes I submitted were way off (under 1GB for large DVDs) so I know I didn't just copy "size on disk". I don't know what I did, but I'm using Redump's dat to auto rename all my dumps from now on. If I get a size/CRC wrong it should show up.

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It's weird, three of my PS2 DVD dumps had the exact same problem (checksums correct, file size wrong) and I have no idea how I could have made the mistake. Is there any chance there's a glitch in the database system?

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PlayStation Underground Jampack: Winter '98
http://redump.org/disc/12739/

PlayStation Underground Jampack: Winter '99
http://redump.org/disc/12740/

PlayStation Underground Jampack: Summer 2K
http://redump.org/disc/12744/

PlayStation Underground Jampack: Fall 2001
http://redump.org/disc/12743/

Mortal Kombat: Special Forces
http://redump.org/disc/1646/

Contra: Legacy of War
http://redump.org/disc/11533/

Mortal Kombat 4
http://redump.org/disc/11915/
PSRM-009640
IFPI 5008

Bloody Roar II
http://redump.org/disc/10704/

Jet Moto 3
http://redump.org/disc/13133/

Jet Moto 2
http://redump.org/disc/6729/
Greatest Hits
PSRM-006410
IFPI 5022

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee (v1.1)
http://redump.org/disc/1142/

Arcade's Greatest Hits: The Atari Collection 1
http://redump.org/disc/13782/

The Grinch
http://redump.org/disc/11444/
PSRM-020410

Ridge Racer
http://redump.org/disc/1869/
[Bar code] 7 11719 43002 5
PSRM-001020

The box, disk, and title screen all have "Bloody Roar II" for this game. The only place I see  "the new breed" is in a sentence on the back of the box "It's the dawning of a new breed".

Maybe that was the 'working title' or something but it doesn't appear to be the game's name as it was released.

I agree with you themabus. I only asked because v1.1 (not my dump) was listed as JAP & ENG and I wanted to make sure I wasn't making a mistake by submitting v1.0 as ENG only.

It looks like v1.1 has been changed to ENG only so I guess that answers the question.   smile

There's a decent chance that Sony also released the v1.1 disk labeled as Vol.5.
I'll try an email to gamerave and see if he'll check his Volume5 disks to see if any have FF7 included.
If so, both HolidayPicks v1.0 and 1.1 could get moved under vol 5 (when someone dumps them) without leaving HP v1.1 permanently stranded.

Should InuYasha: A Feudal Fairy Tale v1.1 really be listed as having a "Japanese" language option?

I just dumped a variant of it and there's no "language" option in the menu. It's just a very 'lazy' port to English so it has a lot of Japanese text and voice left over.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b324/weissvulf/inyu1.jpg


But, there are places where it's English only:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b324/weissvulf/inyu2.jpg

Anyways, I marked it as English language only, but I don't know if it should have Japanese listed too like the version 1.1.

P.S. Sheesh... that Engrish screenshot has quite a typo in it. I wonder if that's one of the things they fixed in v1.1?

Yeah, I didn't think about "stranding" the v1.1
Ha, maybe your vol.5 will be one of the variants and complicate things further  tongue

I just dumped the PS1 disk "Interactive CD Sampler Disk Volume 5" pictured here and it matches the Holiday Picks '97 dump pictured here. Same PBPX# and everything.

I guess Redump adds an alternate name in such cases, but since the "Interactive CD Sampler Disk Volume 5" version is part of a series, I would propose it becomes the main name and "Holiday Picks '97 Take Immediate Action" becomes the alternate title. Especially since "Holiday Picks '97" doesn't actually appear anywhere on the other demo version.


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Other PS1 confirmation dumps:
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FIFA 2001
http://redump.org/disc/5315/
IFPI 7245

NASCAR 98
http://redump.org/disc/14361/
IFPI 506A

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Good catch! I think Space Invaders is SLUS-00928 so the 3 was probably a typo.
Thunder force V was released in two versions. One without an "A" and one with.

The database you are working on is a huge undertaking! I hope it goes well since the info would be great to have.

Redump's dat files do include the CRC32s for each track. Maybe you are running the dat files through a converter of some sort that is stripping some of the the information? I know RomCenter strips everything except the name, size and crc32 when you 'import' Redump's dat file.

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The IFPI# listed for Tomb Raider II: Starring Lara Croft should probably be "IFPI 500E" instead of "60xx".  The first two digits of the IFPI are the manufacturing company's code. Sony is registered as 50xx whereas 60xx is Cinram Productions a Canadian company who (as far as I can tell) only made music CDs for distribution in the UK. Also, I have three copies and they are all IFPI 50xx.

It just caught my attention, but it's probably not worth the effort to figure out  tongue

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Assault: Retribution
http://redump.org/disc/13807/

The Lost World: Jurassic Park
http://redump.org/disc/12320/

Gex: Enter the Gecko
http://redump.org/disc/7672/
PSRM-009230

Tomb Raider II: Starring Lara Croft (V1.0) [this is a different disk from my dump already on file - it has SLUS-00437A on the disk]
http://redump.org/disc/1323/
SLUS-00437A

Army Men: World War: Team Assault
http://redump.org/disc/7404/
IFPI 5009