Naming of aftermarket GB(C) games on itch.io?

[lordelan]

I always wonder how to name games downloaded (or even bought) on itch.io like this one:
https://thalamusdigital.itch.io/block-droppin-game-boy

According to the wiki (https://wiki.no-intro.org/index.php?tit ... rket_Guide) I would name it like this:
Block Droppin' (World) (v1.1) (Aftermarket) (Unl).gbc

Am I correct?

[rarenight]

Yes that's correct. I personally would go with "Block Droppin (World) (v1.1) (Aftermarket) (Unl).gbc" but your formatting is valid as well.

Name formats generally have each name following a normal capitalization scheme, minus any characters that are unallowed in a filename. So a game named "TETRIS: CHAMPIONSHIP EDITION DX" would become "Tetris - Championship Edition DX" for readability.

And then generally speaking, new Itch.io homebrew for Nintendo consoles is almost always (Aftermarket) (Unl) unless it gets an official Switch port like Goodboy Galaxy, then we "switch" over to just designating ROMs with their source like "(Itch.io)" or "(Switch)" instead.

Licensed status is on a per-game basis, not per-version, to minimize headaches for datters. In other words, if Nintendo licenses some version at some point then the (Aftermarket) (Unl) qualifier no longer applies. It's used as a general gauge to help us distinguish licensed stuff from new unlicensed stuff.

[lordelan]

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Very helpful, thank you so much!