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==References==
 
==References==
 
* [http://wiki.xentax.com Xentax Wiki]
 
* [http://wiki.xentax.com Xentax Wiki]
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* [http://rewiki.regengedanken.de ReWiki]
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* [http://rewiki.awiki.org ReWiki]
 
* [http://aluigi.altervista.org/quickbms.htm QuickBMS], a tool suite to describe archives in an abstract BASIC-like language, and lots of scripts for even more games
 
* [http://aluigi.altervista.org/quickbms.htm QuickBMS], a tool suite to describe archives in an abstract BASIC-like language, and lots of scripts for even more games
  
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=== Archiving / Compression ===
 
=== Archiving / Compression ===
 
* [[CFL]]
 
* [[CFL]]
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* [[FAR (The Sims)]]
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* [[HMM Packfile]] (.PAK)
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* [[Unity package file]]
  
 
===Audio / Music===
 
===Audio / Music===
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(see also [[Audio and Music]])
  
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* [[BAKA]] (PCM 16 bit)
 
* beatmania / IIDX simulation
 
* beatmania / IIDX simulation
 
** [[BMS]]
 
** [[BMS]]
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* [[BH2PCM]] (extracted from [[Doom WAD]] by eXtendable WAD Editor)
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* [[BNSF]] (IS14)
 
* Commodore Amiga
 
* Commodore Amiga
 
** [[AC1D-DC1A Packer]]
 
** [[AC1D-DC1A Packer]]
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** [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii BRSTM]]
 
** [[Nintendo GameCube / Wii BRSTM]]
  
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== Game programming languages ==
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=== Game programming languages ===
  
 
* [[Blitz3D]]
 
* [[Blitz3D]]
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* Allegro (game programming library)
 
* Allegro (game programming library)
 
** [[Allegro packfile]]
 
** [[Allegro packfile]]
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* Atari
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** [[STOS memory bank]] (.mbk)
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* Bitsboard
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** [[Bitsboard board]]
  
 
* Blizzard Entertainment
 
* Blizzard Entertainment
 
** [[BLP]]
 
** [[BLP]]
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** [[MDX (Blizzard)|MDX]]
 
** [[MoPaQ]]
 
** [[MoPaQ]]
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* Build Engine
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** [[ART (Build Engine ART)]]
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** [[DAT (Build Engine Palette)]]
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** [[GRP (Build Engine Group Archive)]]
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* [[D3TV]]
  
 
* Electronic Arts
 
* Electronic Arts
 +
** [[Electronic Arts CMV]]
 
** [[Electronic Arts INF]]
 
** [[Electronic Arts INF]]
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** [[Electronic Arts MAD]]‎
 
** [[Electronic Arts MOV]]
 
** [[Electronic Arts MOV]]
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** [[Electronic Arts MPC‎]]
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** [[Electronic Arts TGV]]
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** [[Electronic Arts WVE]]
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* Free Hero Mesh
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** [[Free Hero Mesh class definition file]] (.class)
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** [[Free Hero Mesh class resource file]] (.xclass)
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** [[Free Hero Mesh level file]] (.level)
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** [[Free Hero Mesh solution file]] (.solution)
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** [[Free Hero Mesh code page file]]
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** [[Free Hero Mesh composite puzzle set]]
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* Hero Mesh
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** [[Hero Mesh puzzle set]] (.mb)
  
 
* id Software
 
* id Software
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** [[Quake PAK]]
 
** [[Quake PAK]]
 
** [[Quake PK3]] (actually [[ZIP]])
 
** [[Quake PK3]] (actually [[ZIP]])
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** [[Quake WAD]]
  
 
* Infinity Engine
 
* Infinity Engine
 
** [[BAM]]
 
** [[BAM]]
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* [[MegaZeux]]
  
 
* NetImmerse / Gamebryo Engine
 
* NetImmerse / Gamebryo Engine
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* Nintendo Wii
 
* Nintendo Wii
 
** [[BootMii NAND Dump]]
 
** [[BootMii NAND Dump]]
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** [[BRFNT]]
 
** [[Mii Data]]
 
** [[Mii Data]]
 
** [[Nintendo Wii BRLAN]]
 
** [[Nintendo Wii BRLAN]]
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** [[Nintendo Wii SEL]]
 
** [[Nintendo Wii SEL]]
 
** [[Nintendo Wii Ticket]]
 
** [[Nintendo Wii Ticket]]
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** [[Nintendo Wii Title Metadata]]
 
 
** [[Nintendo Wii TPL]]
 
** [[Nintendo Wii TPL]]
 
** [[Nintendo Wii U8]]
 
** [[Nintendo Wii U8]]
 
** [[Nintendo Wii Update.inf]]
 
** [[Nintendo Wii Update.inf]]
 
** [[Nintendo Wii VFF]]
 
** [[Nintendo Wii VFF]]
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** [[Nintendo Wii WAD]]
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** [[Title metadata]]
 
** [[Virtual Console CCF]]
 
** [[Virtual Console CCF]]
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** [[WAD (Wii)]]
 
** [[WiiConnect24 file]]
 
** [[WiiConnect24 file]]
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* [[OHRRPGCE]]
  
 
* [[Outerra engine]] (.otx) (used in Anteworld game)
 
* [[Outerra engine]] (.otx) (used in Anteworld game)
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* [[STOS memory bank]] (.mbk)
 
  
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*Valve Source Engine
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* Raven Software game engine
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**[[Valve Model Format]] (.mdl)
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** [[GLA]] - Ghoul animation (.gla)
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**[[Valve Collision Model]] (.phy)
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** [[GLM]] - Ghoul mesh (.glm)
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**[[Valve Map Format]] (.vmf)
+
 
−
**[[Valve Material Type]] (.vmt)
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* Sokoban
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**[[Valve Vertex Data]] (.vvd)
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** [[Softdisk Publishing UDF files]] (used for Softdisk's version of Sokoban)
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**[[Valve Texture Format]] (.vtf)
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** [[SOK (Sokoban)]]
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** [[Sokoban XML]]
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* Terminal Reality [https://github.com/jopadan/termpod/wiki/Terminal-Reality]
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** [[POD1]] (.pod) [https://github.com/jopadan/termpod/wiki/Pod-1-Format-Reference] (no CRC)
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** [[POD2]] (.pod) [https://github.com/jopadan/termpod/wiki/Pod-2-Format-Reference] (CRC=[[CRC-32#CRC-32/MPEG-2|CRC-32/MPEG-2]])
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** [[POD3]] (.pod) [https://github.com/jopadan/termpod/wiki/Pod-3-Format-Reference] (CRC=CRC-32/MPEG-2)
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** [[POD4]] (.pod) [https://github.com/jopadan/termpod/wiki/Pod-4-Format-Reference] (CRC=CRC-32/MPEG-2)
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** [[POD5]] (.pod) [https://github.com/jopadan/termpod/wiki/Pod-5-Format-Reference] (CRC=CRC-32/MPEG-2)
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** [[POD6]] (.pod) [https://github.com/jopadan/termpod/wiki/Pod-6-Format-Reference] (no CRC)
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** [[EPD]]  (.epd) [https://github.com/jopadan/termpod/wiki/Epd-Format-Reference] (CRC=CRC-32/MPEG-2)
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* Tiled
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** [[Tiled JSON]]
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** [[Tiled TMX]]
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** [[Tiled TSX]]
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* Torque 3D game engine
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** [[DTS]] (.dts)
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* Valve Source Engine
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** [[Valve Model Format]] (.mdl) [https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/MDL Source Code]
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** [[Valve Collision Model]] (.phy)
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** [[Valve Map Format]] (.vmf)
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** [[Valve Material Type]] (.vmt)
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** [[Valve Vertex Data]] (.vvd)
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** [[Valve Texture Format]] (.vtf)
  
 
* Xtremeworlds
 
* Xtremeworlds
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* [[ZZT]]
 
* [[ZZT]]
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** [[ZXT/ZAX]]
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* [[ZZ Zero]]
  
 
==Individual Game Formats==
 
==Individual Game Formats==
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* Barony
 
* Barony
 
** [[Barony Voxel]] (.vox)
 
** [[Barony Voxel]] (.vox)
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* Blur
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** [[BAF]] (Blur ADPCM)
 
* BVE, OpenBVE, Boso View Express (railroad simulator)
 
* BVE, OpenBVE, Boso View Express (railroad simulator)
 
** [[BVE object formats]]
 
** [[BVE object formats]]
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** [[Dangerous Dave tileset format]]
 
** [[Dangerous Dave tileset format]]
 
** (also uses [[Inverse Frequency Sound format]])
 
** (also uses [[Inverse Frequency Sound format]])
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* Dark Reign
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** [[FTG (Dark Reign)]]
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** [[PAL (Dark Reign)]]
 
* Dofus
 
* Dofus
 
** [[Dofus localization]]
 
** [[Dofus localization]]
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** [[Donkey Konga 2 DSP]]
 
** [[Donkey Konga 2 DSP]]
 
* Doom
 
* Doom
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** [[Doom cheat code encryption]]
 
** [[Doom MUS]] (.mus)
 
** [[Doom MUS]] (.mus)
 
** [[Doom WAD]] (.wad)
 
** [[Doom WAD]] (.wad)
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** [[DTX Mania simfile]]
 
** [[DTX Mania simfile]]
 
* Duke Nukem
 
* Duke Nukem
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** [[ART (Duke Nukem 3D)]]
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** [[DAT (Duke Nukem 3D)]]
 
** [[Duke Nukem level format]]
 
** [[Duke Nukem level format]]
 
** [[Duke Nukem graphics format]]
 
** [[Duke Nukem graphics format]]
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** [[GRP (Duke Nukem 3D)]]
 
* Fallout
 
* Fallout
 
** [[Fallout character description]] (.gcd)
 
** [[Fallout character description]] (.gcd)
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* Friday Night Funkin
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** [[Friday Night Funkin mod]]
 
* Garry's Mod
 
* Garry's Mod
 
** [[Garry's Mod Addon]] (.gma)
 
** [[Garry's Mod Addon]] (.gma)
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* Grand Theft Auto
 
* Grand Theft Auto
 
** [[RAGE Package Format]] (.rpf)
 
** [[RAGE Package Format]] (.rpf)
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** [[RenderWare binary stream file]] (.dff)
 
* In the Groove
 
* In the Groove
 
** [[In the Groove PCK]] (.pck)
 
** [[In the Groove PCK]] (.pck)
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** [[Magic & Mayhem sprites file]]
 
** [[Magic & Mayhem sprites file]]
 
* Mario Kart Wii
 
* Mario Kart Wii
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** [[Wii BRFNT]]
 
 
** [[Wii BTI]]
 
** [[Wii BTI]]
 
* Mario Paint
 
* Mario Paint
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** [[SHI]]
 
** [[SHI]]
 
** [[SHO]]
 
** [[SHO]]
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* Mass Effect
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** [[AFC]] (AFX audio file; Mass Effect 2)
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* MegaZeux
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** [[MegaZeux Property List]]
 
* Minecraft
 
* Minecraft
 
** [[Minecraft Alpha level format]]
 
** [[Minecraft Alpha level format]]
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** [[Minecraft villages.dat format]]
 
** [[Minecraft villages.dat format]]
 
** [[Schematic file format]]
 
** [[Schematic file format]]
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* Mortal Kombat 4
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** [[Mortal Kombat 4 filesys.dat]]
 
* Pokémon
 
* Pokémon
 
** [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon]]
 
** [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon]]
 
** [[Pokémon ROM]]
 
** [[Pokémon ROM]]
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** [[RMC]]
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* Quake
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** [[MD2]] - Quake 2 model format (.md2)
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** [[MD3]] - Quake 3 model format (.md3)
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** [[MD4 (Quake)|MD4]] - Quake MD4 model format (used in later Quake 3 versions) (.md4)
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* Rise of the Triad
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** [[Rise of the Triad level format]]
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** (also uses [[Doom WAD]])
 
* RobotWar
 
* RobotWar
 
** [[RobotWar|RobotWar programming language]]
 
** [[RobotWar|RobotWar programming language]]
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* Sims, The
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** [[CFP]] (Compressed Floating Point)
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** [[CMX/BCF]]
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** [[FAR (The Sims)]]
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** [[IFF (The Sims)]] (.iff, .flr, .wll, .spf, .stx)
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** [[SKN/BMF]]
 
* StarCraft
 
* StarCraft
 
** [[StarCraft group file]] (.grp)
 
** [[StarCraft group file]] (.grp)
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== Game hints ==
 
== Game hints ==
 
* [[UHS]]
 
* [[UHS]]
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== Board/card games ==
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* [[Magic Set Editor]]
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** [[Magic Set Editor card set]] (.mse-set)
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** [[Magic Set Editor export template]] (.mse-export-template)
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** [[Magic Set Editor game definition]] (.mse-game)
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** [[Magic Set Editor include package]] (.mse-include)
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** [[Magic Set Editor installer]] (???)
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** [[Magic Set Editor style sheet]] (.mse-style)
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** [[Magic Set Editor symbol font]] (.mse-symbol-font)
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* [[REKO Cardset]]
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* [[TeXnicard]]
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** [[TeXnicard card database]]
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** [[TeXnicard template]]
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* [[Wiz Solitaire]]
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== Uncategorized ==
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* [[RBPACK]]
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==

Latest revision as of 15:18, 12 October 2024

File Format
Name Game data files
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Contents

[edit] Overview

Many popular games use proprietary file formats to store their assets. These include custom image, sound and video formats and custom archive formats. There is no way that all of these can be enumerated here in some way or another. And as long as the games can still be run by an Emulator it's not that much of a deal. However, a lot of work has been put into deciphering, decrypting and hacking these files, and that work should be preserved.

See also: Interactive Fiction for data formats related to text adventure games, Puzzles for puzzle-game files, and Saved Games for data saved by games to store a player's game status.

[edit] References

  • Xentax Wiki
  • ReWiki
  • QuickBMS, a tool suite to describe archives in an abstract BASIC-like language, and lots of scripts for even more games

[edit] General Game Formats

This section details formats such as Interplay ACM and Unreal Music Format which are used in a number of games.

[edit] Archiving / Compression

[edit] Audio / Music

(see also Audio and Music)

[edit] Game programming languages

(see also Programming Languages)

[edit] Other

  • Infinity Engine
  • NetImmerse / Gamebryo Engine
  • Raven Software game engine
    • GLA - Ghoul animation (.gla)
    • GLM - Ghoul mesh (.glm)
  • Torque 3D game engine

[edit] Individual Game Formats

This section details formats which are specific to a single game (or perhaps a game series), such as God of Thunder Music Format.

[edit] Game hints

[edit] Board/card games

[edit] Uncategorized

[edit] External links

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