RARC

File Format
Name	RARC
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Archiving RARC
Extension(s)	.arc

RARC is an archive file developed by Nintendo, appearing in many games on the Wii and Gamecube. It is often compressed using the Yaz0 compression format, whereupon it takes the extension .szs.

Identification

Files start with ASCII RARC.

Tools that handle RARC files

• ARC Tool by tpw_rules
• Szs tools by thakis contains a "RARC Dump" tool
• Wiimms SZS Tools, by Wiimm

Further Reading

• Original documentation and specs written by thakis
• RARC on The Custom Mario Kart Wiki