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|Media format
|Media format
|An ASCII character identifying the physical support that this ROM was extracted from.
|'N': standard game pak (cartridge)
{| class="wikitable"
'D': 64DD disk
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!N
'C': expandable game: cartridge part
|Standard gamepad (cartridge)

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'E': expandable game: 64DD disk part
!D

|64DD disk
'Z': Aleck64 cart
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!C
|Expandable game: cartridge part
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!E
|Expandable game: 64DD disk part
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!Z
|Aleck64 cart
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|0x3C
|0x3C
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|Game ID
|Game ID
|Two letter code to identify the game. Normally, these are ASCII uppercase letters.
|Two letter code to identify the game. Normally, these are ASCII uppercase letters.


The special value "ED" (ASCII) indicates a homebrew ROM that follows the Advanced Homebrew ROM Header format. In this format, additional informations are encoded in the header for the purpose of helping playing homebrew games in emulators and flashcarts. See below for more information.
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|0x3E
|0x3E
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|Country code
|Country code
|An ASCII character that specifies the country this ROM is intended for.
|An ASCII character that specifies the country this ROM is intended for.
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
{| class="wikitable"
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!7
!7