(usa) (v1.00) Apr 2026
: The game or software is the version released for the North American market (NTSC-U).
The string usually appears in the naming conventions for video game ROMs, digital backups, or technical documentation. It indicates the specific regional release and the initial software version of a file. Here is how to interpret those tags: (USA) (v1.00)
: This is the original, first-run release of the software. Later prints of the same game might be labeled (v1.01) or (v1.1) if the developer fixed bugs or made minor changes for subsequent manufacturing runs. 🕹️ Common Contexts : The game or software is the version
: Digitized archives of classic instruction booklets, like those for the PlayStation 2, often use this to identify which physical print of the manual was scanned. like those for the PlayStation 2
