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|formattype=electronic
|subcat=Audio and Music
|extensions={{ext|s98}}
|endianness=Little
}}
'''S98''' is a file format that stores a log of register writes to sound chips, such as the Yamaha YM2608. It's commonly used to store music from the NEC PC-98 platform.

According to version 3 of the specification, the following sound chips are supported:
* General Instrument AY-3-8910 ("PSG")
* Yamaha YM2149 ("PSG")
* Yamaha YM2203 ("OPN")
* Yamaha YM2608 ("OPNA")
* Yamaha YM2612 ("OPN2")
* Yamaha YM2151 ("OPM")
* Yamaha YM3526 ("OPL")
* Yamaha YM2413 ("OPLL")
* Yamaha YM3812 ("OPL2")
* Yamaha YMF262 ("OPL3")
* Texas Instruments SN76489 ("DCSG")

== Identification ==
S98 files start with {{magic|S98}}.

== Specification ==
* [https://www.purose.net/befis/download/kmp/old/s98spec2.txt S98v2 draft]
* [https://vgmrips.net/mirror/s98spec3.txt S98V3仕様書] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20171221061742if_/http://www.freewebs.com/snakemeat/tools/specs/s98spec3.txt Shift-JIS version])

== Samples ==
* {{DexvertSamples|music/s98}}

== Software ==
* [https://simk98.github.io/np21w/ Neko Project 21/W]
* [https://zxtune.bitbucket.io ZXTune]

== See also ==
* [[DOSBox Raw OPL]]
* [[GYM]]
* [[VGM]]
* [[YM]]

== Links ==
* [https://vgmrips.net/wiki/S98_File_Format S98 File Format on vgmrips]

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