A. General Questions
Q. How do I upload an avatar?
To upload an avatar to your account, go to your profile page and click on the "Edit Your Profile" link.
Under the optional information on your profile you will see a link for an avatar.
Avatars have a maximum size of 15kb. When you upload an image it will be resized to 72x72 and 36x36 for use throughout different pages on the website.
This is a great way to help other members identify you through your unique avatar and it also counts as uploading a screenshot so you earn points towards becoming a top member!
Q. I have a game/emulator that is missing from the site, can you add it?
In most cases we would love to add more games and emulators to the website. The best way is to use the contact form and send all the details to the administrator. They will send you further instructions through there.
Q. What is an emulator?
An emulator is a piece of software that uses your hardware to emulate, or imitate, another piece of hardware. Emulation and emulators are officially permitted dew to the fact that the emulators are not copies of the original piece of equipment. They are original software designs that have similar characteristics as the emulated hardware. The emulator reflects the creativity of its maker, and almost never has any actual connection to the original design. There are often many different emulators off of a single piece of hardware and the different emulators also have different characteristics themselves. So choosing the right emulator can be difficult, which is why you should always try them and ask around for other peoples favorites.
Q. What is a rom?
ROM stands for "Read Only Memory", and is machine code that tells a computer what to do, how to operate. Binary image files. Known as the cart dump, special hardware is used to dump the computer code stored in a ROM-based delivery system used in your typical videogame cartridge. Examples of systems that use cartridges include the Atari 2600, the Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo, and the Sega Genesis. This is where the slang term "ROM" first originated.
B. Roms
Q. What do all those codes at the end of the filenames stand for?
[a] Alternate
[p] Pirate
[b] Bad Dump
[t] Trained
[f] Fixed
[T] Translation
[h] Hack
[x] Bad Checksum
[o] Overdump
[!] Verified Good Dump
(M#) Multilanguage (# of Languages)
(###) Checksum
>(??k) ROM Size
ZZZ_ Unclassified
[C] Color
(BS) BS ROMs
[S] Super
(ST) Sufami Turbo
[BF] Bung Fix
(NP) Nintendo Power
(1) Japan
(PAL) Euro Version(4) USA
(5) NTSC Only
(8) PAL Only
(B) non USA
[c] Checksum
(Adam) ADAM Version
[M] Mono Only
(PC10) PlayChoice 10
(1) Japan & Korea
(4) USA & BrazilNTSC
(A) Australia
(J) Japan
(B) non USA (Gen)
(K) Korea
(C) China
(NL) Netherlands
(E) Europe
(PD) Public Domain
(F) France
(S) Spain
(FC) French Canadian
(SW) Sweden
(FN) Finland
(U) USA
(G) Germany
(UK) England
(GR) Greece
(Unl) Unlicensed
(HK) Hong Kong
(Unk) Unknown Country
(I) Italy
(-) Unknown Country
C. Emulators
Q. I can't get emulator X to work with game Y.
Unfortunately we are unable to help you with these types of problems. We are not the programmers of the emulators and are not familiar with how all of them work.
If you wish you can try making a comment on that emulator to see if anyone can help you or you can make a post on our forums and another member may be able to help.
Please do not email the administrators with these types of questions, they will simply be ignored and deleted.
D. Points
Q. User Ranks
As you rise up the top members list you will achieve a higher and higher ranking on the website. You will notice a ranking icon next to your user avatar on any comments that you post on the website and also on your profile.
If you click on this ranking icon you will see a page which will list all the available ranks and what you need to do to achieve that rank!
Only the number 1 user will get the top rank on the website!
Q. How do I add a rating?
In order to submit ratings you must have an account at TheRoms. If you do not then please register first.
After registering it is as simple as browsing to the game or emulator you wish to rate. Look for the stars that are beside the name of the game and click on how many stars you wish to rate that game or emulator.
You will receive a confirmation that your rating was saved.
If you wish to change your rating, simple go back to the item and rate it again, this will replace your old rating with the new one.
Ratings also earn you points so it's a great way to climb the top members list!
Q. How do I upload screenshots?
First, you must have your screenshot saved as a jpg, gif, or png file. If it is a different filetype then you can use an image editing program such as Paint to convert it to an acceptable file.
Second, the file must be less then 150 kb. If it is higher you must either make the image smaller, or save it with slightly lower quality. Be careful though because if you reduce the quality to much your screenshot will not be approved.
Third, make sure you are logged into your account. This ensures that you get credit for uploading the screenshot as well as the points.
Fourth, browse to the game or emulator your screenshot is for and click on the "Add New Screenshot Here" link. Now you can browse to your screenshot file and upload it to the site.
The screenshot will be forwarded to one of the sites administrators for review. This is to ensure the screenshot is appropriate for the website and for the correct game. This usually takes one or two days.
Uploading screenshots counts as five points so it is the fastest way to get to the top members list!
Q. How do I earn points?
Points are earned by participating in different activities on the website such as posting comments, forum posts, voting on polls, uploading screenshots, and rating games.
You can take a look at the top 100 members using the top members page or you can view their profile to get a more detailed breakdown of how they have earned all the points.
E. BBCode
Q. Quotes
If you want to quote someone, you should use the quote tag.
[quote=James]This is the text i want to quote.[/quote]
If you don't want to quote anyone in particular, you can use the quote tag without specifying a name.
[quote]This is the text i want to quote.[/quote]
Q. Links and Images
You can create links to other documents or to e-mail addresses using the following tags:
[url=http://www.theroms.com/]TheRoms.com[/url] produces a link to TheRoms.com
[url]http://www.theroms.com/[/url] produces a link to http://www.theroms.com/
If you want to display an image you can use the img tag:
[img]http://www.punbb.org/img/small_logo.png[/img]
Q. Text Style
The following tags change the appearance of text:
[b]Bold text[/b] produces Bold text
[u]Underlined text[/u] produces Underlined text
[i]Italic text[/i] produces Italic text
[color=#FF0000]Red text[/color] produces Red text
[color=blue]Blue text[/color] produces Blue text
[size=18]Large text[/size] produces Large text
Q. What is BBCode?
BBCode is a collection of formatting tags that are used to change the look of text in this website. BBCode is based on the same principal as, and is very similar to, HTML.
Note: Comments are limited to [b] and [i] tags. Full BBCode is available in the forums only.
F. Comments
Q. What does flag mean?
If you see a comment that is inappropriate (swearing, off topic, flaming, etc) then clicking on the flag link will forward this comment to an administrator. The administrator can then edit or delete this post from the website.
This helps keep the website clean and we appreciate your help in reporting inappropriate comments.
Q. How do I add a comment?
Simply login to your account and browse to any game, emulator, system, news post, or poll. You will see a box where you can type and submit your comments.
This is a quick and easy way to earn points towards becoming a top member!