Off Topic Forums => Other Platforms => Wii (Nintendo) => Topic started by: twistedsymphony on January 05, 2007, 04:30:00 PM
Title: The Significance Of The Model Number
Post by: twistedsymphony on January 05, 2007, 04:30:00 PM
Maybe I'm just slow but today my new Wii straps came in... while I was looking at the thicker cord I notice they had a model number on them "RVL-018" instantly I realized "RVL" stood for "Revolution"... I hadn't looked at any other model numbers on the console
but this makes perfect sense... all of the Gamecube parts are "DOL-###" I never knew what DOL stood for but now I do... Dolphin... the code name of the GC before it was released
so maybe I'm just slow but I thought that was interesting
Just an observation. On every Nintendo licensed product there is a part code.
For each system they start with a different three letter code.
The NES is quite simply "NES". Self explanatory.
The Super NES is "SNS". For "Super Nintendo System".
The N64 is "NUS". For get this, "Nintendo Ultra Sixty-four". Get it? The code name for the N64 was "Ultra 64".
Now, it gets interesting. The GameCube is "DOL". Anyone wanna wager a guess as to what THAT stands for? "Dolphin" was the GCN's codename. It's pretty cool they keep the codes like that.
Gameboy Advance is "AGB". For "Advanced Game Boy".
Gameboy carts (Pre-Advanced atleast) are "DMG" and I guess the original Gameboy is too. WHere that came from is beyond me.
If you look on a cartridge, it's usually on the label. Funny thing is not all games have it. Even some Nintendo branded ones.
On a disc, it's on the case label and the disc itself.
On systems, it's on the bottom. Controllers, it's usually on the back/bottom too.
Hardware also gets a number. Probably the order in which they're created.
NES is "NES-001" NES Controllers are "NES-004" NES Advantage is "NES-017"
SNES is "SNS-001" Controller is "SNS-005" Game Paks are "SNS-006" Super Gameboy is "SNS-027"
N64 is "NUS-001" Controller is "NUS-005"
GameCube is "DOL-001" Controller is "DOL-003" Game Cases are "DOL-007" (Even the GBP case from Japan) Game Discs are "DOL-006" Memory cards are "DOL-007" (The 59 version)
Gameboy Player is "DOL-017" Gameboy Advance is "AGB-001"
Apparently some older Carts didn't get numbers. At least not printed on them.
There's probably a ton more numbers, but this is enough for now.
Anyone know the codes for the NES 2 and SNES 2? And Game Boy Color, Pocket, SP...
stuff i have N64 "NUS-013" Rumble pac nintendo DS "NTR-001" DS battery "NTR-003"
This post has been edited by xxwillisxx: Jan 8 2007, 04:31 AM
Title: The Significance Of The Model Number
Post by: imdbowlgod on January 08, 2007, 07:31:00 PM
Virtual Boy is VUE-001 Controller is VUE-005 Mario Tennis is VUE-006 Battery Box is VUE-007
gameboy advance sp is AGS-001 battery is AGS-003
This post has been edited by imdbowlgod: Jan 9 2007, 03:43 AM
Title: The Significance Of The Model Number
Post by: SR388 on January 08, 2007, 11:24:00 PM
gameboy micro:-OXY-001 Micro Bat:--------OXY-003
This post has been edited by SR388: Jan 9 2007, 07:26 AM
Title: The Significance Of The Model Number
Post by: EverestX on January 09, 2007, 12:41:00 PM
QUOTE(twistedsymphony @ Jan 5 2007, 05:37 PM)
instantly I realized "RVL" stood for "Revolution"...
I never knew what DOL stood for
so maybe I'm just slow but I thought that was interesting
EDIT: just because I really like lists
Man, To be honest I'm surprised you never caught that. I laughed my lass off first day when I was tossing my batteries in the Wii mote. I already knew about the Dolphin and the n64, Funny thing is man I know you have a modded cube and you never noticed the DOL files had a little dolphin for an Icon?
Cheers for the list, I wondered about the numbering scheme.
Title: The Significance Of The Model Number
Post by: twistedsymphony on January 09, 2007, 01:03:00 PM
I always used a dos based tool for sending DOL files to the GC so I never saw any icons.
I knew the GC was DOL but I never made the Dolphin connection until I saw RVL
when I saw the the model number on the strap was the first time I looked at any Wii model number. That's when I had my epiphany (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
This post has been edited by twistedsymphony: Jan 9 2007, 09:04 PM
Title: The Significance Of The Model Number
Post by: SR388 on January 09, 2007, 07:30:00 PM
what would the code name for the micro be? oxygen?
Title: The Significance Of The Model Number
Post by: saunders73 on January 10, 2007, 05:58:00 PM
actually i think its just "oxy"
from wikipedia:
Nintendo often uses code names for new consoles. The best-known is that of Wii, which was codenamed Revolution for over a year. Others include the GameCube's codename of Dolphin, the Game Boy Advance's code name of "Atlantis," the Nintendo 64 as Project Reality, the DS codename Project Nitro, and the Game Boy Micro codename Oxy.
This post has been edited by saunders73: Jan 11 2007, 02:01 AM
Title: The Significance Of The Model Number
Post by: tonloc79 on January 10, 2007, 06:34:00 PM
QUOTE(saunders73 @ Jan 11 2007, 02:05 AM)
actually i think its just "oxy"
from wikipedia:
Nintendo often uses code names for new consoles. The best-known is that of Wii, which was codenamed Revolution for over a year. Others include the GameCube's codename of Dolphin, the Game Boy Advance's code name of "Atlantis," the Nintendo 64 as Project Reality, the DS codename Project Nitro, and the Game Boy Micro codename Oxy.
Theres a strange echo in here.............you hear it?
Title: The Significance Of The Model Number
Post by: SR388 on January 11, 2007, 07:33:00 AM
I see, very interesting.
@tonloc79: he was just pulling a quote from wiki.... he wasn't trying to really state anything that we didn't already know from past posts except the gba and micro code names