VGMdb
Go Back   VGMdb Forums > Discussion > Miscellaneous Discussion
Register FAQ Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
  #1  
Old Mar 11, 2009, 11:27 AM
Liontamer's Avatar
Liontamer Liontamer is offline
VGMdb Advisor
VGM Artist
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 428
Default NFO files

Just for my own edification, what's the advantage of including an NFO file with an album release, as opposed to a TXT? Thanks!
__________________
Larry "Liontamer" Oji
Community Manager & Submissions Judge, OverClocked ReMix
OC ReMix ~ twitter.com/ocremix ~ facebook.com/ocremix ~ youtube.com/ocremix
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old Mar 11, 2009, 12:34 PM
pepak's Avatar
pepak pepak is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 195
Default

It's traditional.

I hope there are no plans to shift VGMDb towards the pirate circles?
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old Mar 11, 2009, 01:01 PM
Kewing's Avatar
Kewing Kewing is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Spain
Posts: 335
Default

I've always thought this was a bit... "annoying", of a tradition to say the least. Makes you do extra steps to open the file and/or additional software.
TXT is much more universal.
</nitpick>
__________________
My old Stepmania simfiles: here and here

MAH BOI, this peace is what all true warriors strive for!!
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old Mar 11, 2009, 06:03 PM
Secret Squirrel's Avatar
Secret Squirrel Secret Squirrel is offline
VGMdb Administrator
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Cleveland, OH
Posts: 8,240
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by pepak View Post
I hope there are no plans to shift VGMDb towards the pirate circles?
Don't worry, it's not going to happen. I've been deleting posts that delve into that.
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old Mar 11, 2009, 08:26 PM
Liontamer's Avatar
Liontamer Liontamer is offline
VGMdb Advisor
VGM Artist
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 428
Default

Yeah, just wondering what the big deal about those types of files was. Wasn't sure if there was some sort of actual value added vs. TXT, but as far as the answers seem to be, no.
__________________
Larry "Liontamer" Oji
Community Manager & Submissions Judge, OverClocked ReMix
OC ReMix ~ twitter.com/ocremix ~ facebook.com/ocremix ~ youtube.com/ocremix
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old Mar 12, 2009, 01:20 AM
Myrkul's Avatar
Myrkul Myrkul is offline
VGMdb Staff
VGM Artist
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: France
Posts: 3,124
Default

i am agree, .nfo files denote warez or cracks files. (since it was invented by crackerz).
These days, biggest usage comes from the demoscene i'd say.
It is still used nowadays and i don't know why.. it's just a "tradition", a signature for release groups.

But i am pretty sure it have no advantage on .txt files.
Maybe the file size? But that's a pretty poor argument.

Last edited by Myrkul; Mar 12, 2009 at 01:22 AM.
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old Mar 12, 2009, 03:52 AM
Gigablah's Avatar
Gigablah Gigablah is offline
VGMdb Administrator
 
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 2,403
Default

There's no difference, it's just renaming the extension of a regular text file to nfo. The only advantage is that there are .nfo viewers which helps to display ASCII art properly (which is like renaming readme.txt to readme.arial so you could use a special program to display it with the Arial font).
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Blitz Breaker OST + MIDI Files Fat_Bard Video Game Music Discussion 0 Feb 4, 2016 07:48 AM
vgmtag - an utility to tag VGM/VGZ files dzidzitop Video Game Music Discussion 3 Sep 15, 2013 12:22 AM
NSLCD-0001: Lost Files Kaleb.G Album Discussions 5 Apr 26, 2009 11:38 PM