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=== Archiving / Compression ===
 
=== Archiving / Compression ===
 
* [[CFL]]
 
* [[CFL]]
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* [[Electronic Arts LIB Game Archive]]
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* [[FAR (The Sims)]]
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* [[HMM Packfile]] (.PAK)
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* [[Remedy Archive System]]
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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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=== Other ===
 
=== Other ===
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* [[Adventure Game Studio]]
  
 
* 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
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** [[MDX (Blizzard)|MDX]]
 
** [[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]]
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* [[DIV Games Studio]]
  
 
* Electronic Arts
 
* Electronic Arts
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** [[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]]
  
 
* Free Hero Mesh
 
* Free Hero Mesh
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** [[Free Hero Mesh level file]] (.level)
 
** [[Free Hero Mesh level file]] (.level)
 
** [[Free Hero Mesh solution file]] (.solution)
 
** [[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]]
  
 
* Hero Mesh
 
* Hero Mesh
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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
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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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** [[Title metadata]]
 
** [[Title metadata]]
 
** [[Virtual Console CCF]]
 
** [[Virtual Console CCF]]
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** [[WAD]]
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** [[WAD (Wii)]]
 
** [[WiiConnect24 file]]
 
** [[WiiConnect24 file]]
  
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** [[GLM]] - Ghoul mesh (.glm)
 
** [[GLM]] - Ghoul mesh (.glm)
  
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* [[STOS memory bank]] (.mbk)
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* [[RES (Gromada)]]
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* Sokoban
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** [[Softdisk Publishing UDF files]] (used for Softdisk's version of Sokoban)
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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)
  
 
* Tiled
 
* Tiled
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* Valve Source Engine
 
* Valve Source Engine
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** [[Valve Model Format]] (.mdl)
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** [[Valve Model Format]] (.mdl) [https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/MDL Source Code]
 
** [[Valve Collision Model]] (.phy)
 
** [[Valve Collision Model]] (.phy)
 
** [[Valve Map Format]] (.vmf)
 
** [[Valve Map Format]] (.vmf)
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* [[ZZT]]
 
* [[ZZT]]
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** [[ZXT/ZAX]]
  
 
* [[ZZ Zero]]
 
* [[ZZ Zero]]
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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]]
 
** [[BVE route formats]]
 
** [[BVE route formats]]
 
** [[BVE train.dat file]]
 
** [[BVE train.dat file]]
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* Carnivores
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** [[CAR (Carnivores)]] (.car)
 
* Cartooners
 
* Cartooners
 
** [[Cartooners actor file]] (.act)
 
** [[Cartooners actor file]] (.act)
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** [[Electronic Arts MOV]] (.mov)
 
** [[Electronic Arts MOV]] (.mov)
 
** [[Electronic Arts MUS]] (.mus)
 
** [[Electronic Arts MUS]] (.mus)
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* Chasm: The Rift
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** [[CAR (Chasm: The Rift)]]
 
* Cities Skylines
 
* Cities Skylines
 
** [[Cities Skylines CRP]] (.crp)
 
** [[Cities Skylines CRP]] (.crp)
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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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** [[Doom MUS]] (.mus)
 
** [[Doom MUS]] (.mus)
 
** [[Doom WAD]] (.wad)
 
** [[Doom WAD]] (.wad)
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** [[Doom DWD]] (.dwd)
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** [[DeHackEd patch]] (used by the Doom modding community)
 
* DTX Mania
 
* DTX Mania
 
** [[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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* In the Groove
 
* In the Groove
 
** [[In the Groove PCK]] (.pck)
 
** [[In the Groove PCK]] (.pck)
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* Jack Nicklaus Golf & Course Design: Signature Edition
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** [[JNSE golf course]]
 
* Kick It Up
 
* Kick It Up
 
** [[Kick It Up simfile]] (.ksf)
 
** [[Kick It Up simfile]] (.ksf)
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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]]
 
* Quake
 
* Quake
 
** [[MD2]] - Quake 2 model format (.md2)
 
** [[MD2]] - Quake 2 model format (.md2)
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** [[RobotWar|RobotWar programming language]]
 
** [[RobotWar|RobotWar programming language]]
 
* Sims, The
 
* 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)
 
** [[SKN/BMF]]
 
** [[SKN/BMF]]
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* Starbound
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** [[PAK (Starbound)]]
 
* StarCraft
 
* StarCraft
 
** [[StarCraft group file]] (.grp)
 
** [[StarCraft group file]] (.grp)
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** [[Magic Set Editor style sheet]] (.mse-style)
 
** [[Magic Set Editor style sheet]] (.mse-style)
 
** [[Magic Set Editor symbol font]] (.mse-symbol-font)
 
** [[Magic Set Editor symbol font]] (.mse-symbol-font)
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* [[REKO Cardset]]
 
* [[TeXnicard]]
 
* [[TeXnicard]]
 
** [[TeXnicard card database]]
 
** [[TeXnicard card database]]
 
** [[TeXnicard template]]
 
** [[TeXnicard template]]
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* [[Wiz Solitaire]]
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== Uncategorized ==
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* [[GameBox]]
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* [[RBPACK]]
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* [[Redshirt]]
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==

Latest revision as of 14:20, 2 May 2026

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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