which rom set?

[liquidsins]

in general which is best to use (rom set 1, rom set 2 etc)?
are set 2 updates of 1 or something like that?
i just want to kno so i can remove the 1s i dont need so i know which 1 ive been playing before with my high scores on.
thanks.

[Dazz]

It depends... Normally higher numbered sets contain bug fixes.  I don't think this is something that anyone can tell you.  It's something that you just need to try out and see which version catches your fancy.

[liquidsins]

ah thanks for that, i thought it was something like that.
i cant tell the difference most of time anyway.

[Bender]

I had a similar question a while back and this was the best answer I got
basically the parent set seem to be the definitive set

Have you read the MameFAQ: why so many versions of games?

I think people have been asking what's the actual difference between set 1 and set 2  a lot recently.  Looks like someone trying to help a little.  The tron numbers look like release dates (american style MM/DD).  Rev (revision version) has been in many titles for a while.  Both release date and rev version help tell which is newer (and hopefully the most fixed).  However, they don't say what the exact differences are; in fact most games we don't know the differences mean, just that (some of) the ROMs are different.

I usually use the parent set, which usually is the latest world version.  I don't know any real differences, though.

[LeedsFan]

Depends what you are looking for. For example Donkey Kong has the US and JP romsets But the games play quite differently in each. In the UK we only got the JP romset (well that's the only one I ever saw in arcades pubs etc.) and it wasn't till 18+ years later that I ever knew about the different US version. And of course if DK is your game then you have to play the US romset version 1. I had to get used to a whole new game practically. US version is way harder than the JP version. (Though you rack up higher scores on the US version due to the extra screens to play through)

[Bender]

Depends what you are looking for. For example Donkey Kong has the US and JP romsets But the games play quite differently in each. In the UK we only got the JP romset (well that's the only one I ever saw in arcades pubs etc.) and it wasn't till 18+ years later that I ever knew about the different US version. And of course if DK is your game then you have to play the US romset version 1. I had to get used to a whole new game practically. US version is way harder than the JP version. (Though you rack up higher scores on the US version due to the extra screens to play through)

I think dkong (US set 1) is the parent set, no?
but your right, if you grew up playing a different version it's worth finding out which rom set it is so you can play it and see the differences or just experience it the way it was when you were a kid

[Paul Olson]

Usually, Set 1 will be what you want. If it is listed by revision instead of set, the latest revision is probably best since it would have the most bug fixes. There are most likely exceptions, but that should give you a good start.

Paul