Nintendo Mastering Code - Revision history

>Larsenv at 23:29, 10 April 2022

2022-04-10T23:29:18Z

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	(~~Decoded~~ by Hiccup, PPLToast, Larsenv, and Enker, plus some of it from common knowledge)		(Deciphered by Hiccup, PPLToast, Larsenv, and Enker, plus some of it from common knowledge)

>Larsenv at 23:28, 10 April 2022

2022-04-10T23:28:31Z

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	\| 0 \|\| Disc Number. (Wii and GameCube only) Almost always 0, unless there's a Disc 2.		\| 0 \|\| Disc Number. (Wii and GameCube only) Almost always 0, unless there's a Disc 2.
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	\| A \|\| ~~Layer~~ type. (Wii only) A for single-layer, B for dual-layer, C for standard DVD-Video (used for [https://redump.info/disc/35415/ Super Mario Galaxy 2 for Beginners DVD]).		\| A \|\| Disc type. (Wii only) A for single-layer, B for dual-layer, C for standard DVD-Video (used for [https://redump.info/disc/35415/ Super Mario Galaxy 2 for Beginners DVD]).
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	\| 0 (or 00) \|\| Revision Number. Starts at 0, goes up to 9 for Wii, 10 for Wii U (binary-coded decimal).		\| 0 (or 00) \|\| Revision Number. Starts at 0, goes up to 9 for Wii, 10 for Wii U (binary-coded decimal).

>Larsenv at 18:55, 20 December 2021

2021-12-20T18:55:22Z

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	All GameCube, Wii, and Wii U games have a mastering code on the back of the disc. The format of the mastering code has been completely deciphered.		All GameCube, Wii, and Wii U games have a mastering code on the back of the disc. The format of the mastering code has been completely deciphered.

	Example of mastering codes ~~that will be to explain the format~~:		Example of mastering codes:

	GameCube: '''C02H0710 DOL-GAFE-0-00 USA S0'''		GameCube: '''C02H0710 DOL-GAFE-0-00 USA S0'''
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	! Character \|\| Meaning		! Character \|\| Meaning
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	\| 3 \|\| Paired with the mastering code. If this character is a number, the disc was made in Japan. If this character is a letter, it was made in the USA. Panasonic manufactured almost all North American discs in their USA plant, but closed it on April 30, 2015.[https://www.dailybreeze.com/2015/04/29/panasonic-closing-torrance-manufacturing-plant-lays-off-90-workers/] Thus, all Wii and Wii U discs manufactured after that were made in Japan.		\| 3 \|\| Paired with the mastering code. If this character is a number, the disc was made in Tsuyama, Japan. If this character is a letter, it was made in the USA. Panasonic manufactured almost all North American discs in their USA plant in Torrance, California, but it closed on April 30, 2015.[https://www.dailybreeze.com/2015/04/29/panasonic-closing-torrance-manufacturing-plant-lays-off-90-workers/] Thus, all Wii and Wii U discs manufactured after that were made in Japan.
	1 - IFPI LQ11 (Japan)<br>		1 - IFPI LQ11 (Japan)<br>
	2 - IFPI LQ12 / IFPI LL37 (Japan)<br>		2 - IFPI LQ12 / IFPI LL37 (Japan)<br>
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	J - IFPI LL12 (USA)		J - IFPI LL12 (USA)
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	\| 08 \|\| Year the disc was manufactured. In ~~this case~~, it was 2008.		\| 08 \|\| Year the disc was manufactured. In the Wii example, it was 2008.
	\|-		\|-
	\| K \|\| Month the disc was manufactured. In ~~this case~~, it was November. "A" would be January, "B" would be February, "C" would be March...		\| K \|\| Month the disc was manufactured. In the Wii example, it was November. "A" would be January, "B" would be February, "C" would be March, etc.
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	\| 01 \|\| Day the disc was manufactured. The full date is therefore November 1st, 2008.		\| 01 \|\| Day the disc was manufactured. The full date is therefore November 1st, 2008 for the Wii example.
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	\| 11 \|\| Disc batch per day		\| 11 \|\| Disc batch per day.
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	\| 0 \|\| Disc Number. (Wii and GameCube only) ~~Usually~~ 0.		\| 0 \|\| Disc Number. (Wii and GameCube only) Almost always 0, unless there's a Disc 2.
	\|-		\|-
	\| A \|\| Layer type. (Wii only) A for single-layer, B for dual-layer, C for standard DVD-Video.		\| A \|\| Layer type. (Wii only) A for single-layer, B for dual-layer, C for standard DVD-Video (used for [https://redump.info/disc/35415/ Super Mario Galaxy 2 for Beginners DVD]).
	\|-		\|-
	\| 0 (or 00) \|\| Revision Number. ~~Goes~~ up to 9 for Wii, 10 for Wii U (binary-coded decimal).		\| 0 (or 00) \|\| Revision Number. Starts at 0, goes up to 9 for Wii, 10 for Wii U (binary-coded decimal).
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>Larsenv at 18:50, 20 December 2021

2021-12-20T18:50:37Z

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	(Decoded by Hiccup, PPLToast and ~~Larsenv~~, plus some of it from common knowledge)		(Decoded by Hiccup, PPLToast, Larsenv, and Enker, plus some of it from common knowledge)

>Larsenv at 03:57, 20 November 2021

2021-11-20T03:57:53Z

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	All GameCube, Wii, and Wii U games have a mastering code on the back of the disc. The format of the mastering code has been completely deciphered.		All GameCube, Wii, and Wii U games have a mastering code on the back of the disc. The format of the mastering code has been completely deciphered.

	Example of mastering codes that we will ~~use~~ to explain the format ~~in order~~:		Example of mastering codes that will be to explain the format:

	GameCube: '''C02H0710 DOL-GAFE-0-00 USA S0'''		GameCube: '''C02H0710 DOL-GAFE-0-00 USA S0'''

	Wii: '''308K0111 RVL-RKGP-0A-0 JPN S0'''		Wii: '''308K0111 RVL-RKGP-0A-0 JPN S0'''

	Wii U: '''G13J1101 WUP-P-ARDE-00 USA S0'''		Wii U: '''G13J1101 WUP-P-ARDE-00 USA S0'''

>Larsenv at 03:57, 20 November 2021

2021-11-20T03:57:24Z

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	All GameCube, Wii, and Wii U games have a mastering code on the back of the disc. The format of the mastering code has been completely deciphered.		All GameCube, Wii, and Wii U games have a mastering code on the back of the disc. The format of the mastering code has been completely deciphered.

	Example of a mastering ~~code~~ that we will use to explain the format in order: ~~'''308K0111 RVL-RKGP-0A-0 JPN S0'''~~		Example of mastering codes that we will use to explain the format in order:

	~~There is also a barcode on the disc. It only contains part of the mastering code. In this case, the barcode once straightened and scanned would be~~ '''RVL-RKGP-0A-0 JPN S0'''.		GameCube: '''C02H0710 DOL-GAFE-0-00 USA S0'''
			Wii: '''308K0111 RVL-RKGP-0A-0 JPN S0'''
			Wii U: '''G13J1101 WUP-P-ARDE-00 USA S0'''

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	\| RKGP \|\| Disc Serial		\| RKGP \|\| Disc Serial
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	\| 0 \|\| Disc Number. ~~Almost always~~ 0.		\|style="background:darkgrey"\| <br>
			\|style="background:darkgrey"\| <br>
			\|-
			\| 0 \|\| Disc Number. (Wii and GameCube only) Usually 0.
	\|-		\|-
	\| A \|\| Layer type. A for single-layer, B for dual-layer, C for standard DVD-Video.		\| A \|\| Layer type. (Wii only) A for single-layer, B for dual-layer, C for standard DVD-Video.
	\|-		\|-
	\| 0 \|\| Revision Number		\| 0 (or 00) \|\| Revision Number. Goes up to 9 for Wii, 10 for Wii U (binary-coded decimal).
	\|-		\|-
	\|style="background:darkgrey"\| <br>		\|style="background:darkgrey"\| <br>
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	\| S0 \|\| Layer type. S0 for single-layer discs, L0 and L1 for dual-layer discs made in Japan, 00 and 20 for dual-layer discs made in USA.		\| S0 \|\| Layer type. S0 for single-layer discs. For Wii, L0 and L1 for dual-layer discs made in Japan, 00 and 20 for dual-layer discs made in USA. The GameCube game [https://redump.info/disc/3930/ Super Smash Bros. Melee (USA) (Rev 1)] has this set to S1 for some reason.
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	(Decoded by Hiccup, PPLToast and Larsenv, plus some of it from common knowledge)		(Decoded by Hiccup, PPLToast and Larsenv, plus some of it from common knowledge)

>Hiccup at 01:34, 19 October 2021

2021-10-19T01:34:45Z

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	\| S0 \|\| Layer type. S0 for single-layer discs, L0 and L1 for dual-layer discs made in Japan, 00 and 20 for dual-layer discs made in USA.		\| S0 \|\| Layer type. S0 for single-layer discs, L0 and L1 for dual-layer discs made in Japan, 00 and 20 for dual-layer discs made in USA.
	\|}		\|}

			(Decoded by Hiccup, PPLToast and Larsenv, plus some of it from common knowledge)

>Larsenv at 22:10, 15 October 2021

2021-10-15T22:10:37Z

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	\| 0 \|\| Disc Number. Almost always 0.		\| 0 \|\| Disc Number. Almost always 0.
	\|-		\|-
	\| A \|\| Layer type. A for single-layer, B for dual-layer.		\| A \|\| Layer type. A for single-layer, B for dual-layer, C for standard DVD-Video.
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	\| 0 \|\| Revision Number		\| 0 \|\| Revision Number

>Larsenv at 01:46, 27 September 2021

2021-09-27T01:46:20Z

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	\| 11 \|\| Disc batch per day		\| 11 \|\| Disc batch per day
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	\| RVL \|\| Platform. DOL for GameCube, RVL for Wii, and WUP for Wii U.		\| RVL \|\| Platform. DOL for GameCube, RVL for Wii, and WUP for Wii U.
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	\| 0 \|\| Revision Number		\| 0 \|\| Revision Number
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	\| JPN \|\| The ~~plant~~ the disc was manufactured in. If this is JPN, it was made in Japan. If this is USA, it was made in USA.		\|style="background:darkgrey"\| <br>
			\|style="background:darkgrey"\| <br>
			\|-
			\| JPN \|\| The factory the disc was manufactured in. If this is JPN, it was made in Japan. If this is USA, it was made in USA.
			\|-
			\|style="background:darkgrey"\| <br>
			\|style="background:darkgrey"\| <br>
	\|-		\|-
	\| S0 \|\| Layer type. S0 for single-layer discs, L0 and L1 for dual-layer discs made in Japan, 00 and 20 for dual-layer discs made in USA.		\| S0 \|\| Layer type. S0 for single-layer discs, L0 and L1 for dual-layer discs made in Japan, 00 and 20 for dual-layer discs made in USA.
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>Larsenv at 01:43, 27 September 2021

2021-09-27T01:43:36Z

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	Example of a mastering code that we will use to explain the format in order: '''308K0111 RVL-RKGP-0A-0 JPN S0'''		Example of a mastering code that we will use to explain the format in order: '''308K0111 RVL-RKGP-0A-0 JPN S0'''

	There is also a barcode on the disc. In this case, the barcode once straightened and scanned would be '''RVL-RKGP-0A-0 JPN S0'''.		There is also a barcode on the disc. It only contains part of the mastering code. In this case, the barcode once straightened and scanned would be '''RVL-RKGP-0A-0 JPN S0'''.

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