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 Physical Media Serial 1:  Physical Media Serial 1: 
 Physical Media Serial 2: Physical Media Serial 2:
 +Physical Media Stamp: 
 PCB Serial:  PCB Serial: 
 ROM Chip Serial 1:  ROM Chip Serial 1: 
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 General Note: If you are submitting this info to a person/group in order for them to add it to a database, you can skip the transcription of some things, and leave it to them. But it can make the process smoother if you do the transcription yourself. General Note: If you are submitting this info to a person/group in order for them to add it to a database, you can skip the transcription of some things, and leave it to them. But it can make the process smoother if you do the transcription yourself.
-  * **Link(s)**: Link to release post/page, if applicable.+  * **Link(s)**: Link to dump/release post/page, if applicable.
   * **Languages/Language Select**: Some games either show a language selection screen at startup or in the game options. Note that it is possible to submit a game without checking the languages, but this then needs to be stated in your submission.   * **Languages/Language Select**: Some games either show a language selection screen at startup or in the game options. Note that it is possible to submit a game without checking the languages, but this then needs to be stated in your submission.
     *  Tip: Using an emulator like Desmume can speed up the language checking dramatically since you can switch the BIOS language in the emulator settings much faster than on a real DS. You can hold down the tab key to speed up emulation.     *  Tip: Using an emulator like Desmume can speed up the language checking dramatically since you can switch the BIOS language in the emulator settings much faster than on a real DS. You can hold down the tab key to speed up emulation.
-  * **Cart Images**: Back and front. 
-  * **Box Barcode**: Keep the spaces. It could be verified against the barcode itself by using barcode scanning software and using the check digit. 
   * **ROM Region**: The region found in the ROM data. (Can be extracted using [[https://www.romhacking.net/utilities/931/|GameHeader]])   * **ROM Region**: The region found in the ROM data. (Can be extracted using [[https://www.romhacking.net/utilities/931/|GameHeader]])
   * **ROM Revision**: The revision found in the ROM data. (Can be extracted using GameHeader)   * **ROM Revision**: The revision found in the ROM data. (Can be extracted using GameHeader)
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   * **SHA-1**: As above, or by using shasum -a 1 in a terminal emulator for linux/mac.   * **SHA-1**: As above, or by using shasum -a 1 in a terminal emulator for linux/mac.
   * **SHA-256**: As above, or by using shasum -a 256 in a terminal emulator for linux/mac.   * **SHA-256**: As above, or by using shasum -a 256 in a terminal emulator for linux/mac.
 +  * **Physical Media Serial 2**: Secondary serial. For most carts, this is an optional "REV X" or "REV-X" (where X is a letter) on the top-right of the back label. For DS/3DS/Switch, its a serial on the back of the cart.
 +  * **Physical media stamp**: Two numbers imprinted on the top-right of the back label (front label for GB/GBC/GBA), possibly followed by an A or B. May need to view under a light source. Doesn't exist on DS/3DS/Switch.
 +  * **Box Barcode**: Keep the spaces. It could be verified against the barcode itself by using barcode scanning software and using the check digit.
 +  * **Cart Images**: Back and front.
  
 === GBA/N64 specific === === GBA/N64 specific ===
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-  * **Physical media stamp**: Two numbers imprinted on the back label, possibly followed by an A or B. May need to view under a light source.+
  
 === NDS/3DS specific === === NDS/3DS specific ===
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