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=== Other ===
 
=== Other ===
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* Allegro (game programming library)
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** [[Allegro packfile]]
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* Blizzard Entertainment
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** [[MoPaQ]]
  
 
* Electronic Arts
 
* Electronic Arts
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* id Software
 
* id Software
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** [[BSP]] (map format used in Quake)
 
** [[Doom WAD]]
 
** [[Doom WAD]]
  
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* [[Outerra engine]] (.otx) (used in Anteworld game)
 
* [[Outerra engine]] (.otx) (used in Anteworld game)
 
* [[STOS memory bank]] (.mbk)
 
* [[STOS memory bank]] (.mbk)
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*Valve Source Engine
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**[[Valve Model Format]] (.mdl)
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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)
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* [[ZZT]]
  
 
==Individual Game Formats==
 
==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]].
 
This section details formats which are specific to a single game (or perhaps a game series), such as [[God of Thunder Music Format]].
 
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* 7 Days to Die
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** [[TTS Prefab]] (.tts)
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** [[7DTD Map File]] (.map)
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* Age of Empires
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** [[Data Resource File]] (.drs)
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** [[Age of Empires Graphics File]] (.slp)
 
* Age of Mythology
 
* Age of Mythology
 
** [[BAR (Age of Mythology)]] (.bar archive)
 
** [[BAR (Age of Mythology)]] (.bar archive)
 
* Alter Ego (1986)
 
* Alter Ego (1986)
 
** [[Alter Ego Vignette Script format]]
 
** [[Alter Ego Vignette Script format]]
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* Arma
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** [[Arma PBO]] (.pbo)
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* Barony
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** [[Barony Voxel]] (.vox)
 
* BVE, OpenBVE, Boso View Express (railroad simulator)
 
* BVE, OpenBVE, Boso View Express (railroad simulator)
 
** [[BVE object formats]]
 
** [[BVE object formats]]
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** [[BVE train.dat file]]
 
** [[BVE train.dat file]]
 
* Cartooners
 
* Cartooners
** [[Cartooners actor file]]
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** [[Cartooners actor file]] (.act)
** [[Electronic Arts INF‎]]
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** [[Electronic Arts INF‎]] (.inf)
** [[Electronic Arts MOV]]
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** [[Electronic Arts MOV]] (.mov)
** [[Electronic Arts MUS]]
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** [[Electronic Arts MUS]] (.mus)
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* Cities Skylines
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** [[Cities Skylines CRP]] (.crp)
 
* Commander Keen 1
 
* Commander Keen 1
 
** [[Commander Keen 1 Level format]] (.ck1)
 
** [[Commander Keen 1 Level format]] (.ck1)
 
* Core Wars
 
* Core Wars
** [[RBJ (Redcode oBJect)]]
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** [[RBJ (Redcode oBJect)]] (.rbj)
 
* Crystal Caves
 
* Crystal Caves
** [[Crystal Caves Sound format]]
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** [[Crystal Caves Sound format]] (.snd)
 
* Dance With Intensity
 
* Dance With Intensity
 
** [[Dance With Intensity simfile]] (.dwi)
 
** [[Dance With Intensity simfile]] (.dwi)
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** [[Donkey Konga 2 DSP]]
 
** [[Donkey Konga 2 DSP]]
 
* Doom
 
* Doom
** [[Doom MUS]]
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** [[Doom MUS]] (.mus)
** [[Doom WAD]]
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** [[Doom WAD]] (.wad)
 
* DTX Mania
 
* DTX Mania
 
** [[DTX Mania simfile]]
 
** [[DTX Mania simfile]]
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** [[Duke Nukem graphics format]]
 
** [[Duke Nukem graphics format]]
 
* Fallout
 
* Fallout
** [[Fallout character description]]
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** [[Fallout character description]] (.gcd)
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* Garry's Mod
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** [[Garry's Mod Addon]] (.gma)
 
* God of Thunder
 
* God of Thunder
 
** [[DAT (God of Thunder)]]
 
** [[DAT (God of Thunder)]]
 
** [[God of Thunder Music Format]]
 
** [[God of Thunder Music Format]]
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* Grand Theft Auto
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** [[RAGE Package Format]] (.rpf)
 
* In the Groove
 
* In the Groove
** [[In the Groove PCK]]
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** [[In the Groove PCK]] (.pck)
 
* Kick It Up
 
* Kick It Up
 
** [[Kick It Up simfile]] (.ksf)
 
** [[Kick It Up simfile]] (.ksf)
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* Lego Island
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** [[Lego Island World Database]] (.wdb)
 
* Mario Kart Wii
 
* Mario Kart Wii
 
** [[Wii BRFNT]]
 
** [[Wii BRFNT]]
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** [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon]]
 
** [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon]]
 
** [[Pokémon ROM]]
 
** [[Pokémon ROM]]
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* StarCraft
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** [[StarCraft group file]] (.grp)
 
* StepMania
 
* StepMania
 
** [[StepMania simfile]] (.sm)
 
** [[StepMania simfile]] (.sm)
 
** [[StepMania 5 simfile]] (.ssc)
 
** [[StepMania 5 simfile]] (.ssc)
 
** [[StepMania AMX simfile]] (.sma)
 
** [[StepMania AMX simfile]] (.sma)
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*Stronghold
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**[[Stronghold GM1]] (.gm1)
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**[[TGX Graphics]] (.tgx)
 
* Supaplex
 
* Supaplex
** [[Supaplex Level format]]
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** [[Supaplex Level format]] (.dat)
 
* Super Mario Galaxy
 
* Super Mario Galaxy
 
** [[Super Mario Galaxy savefile]]
 
** [[Super Mario Galaxy savefile]]
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** [[Vinyl Goddess From Mars Music Format]]
 
** [[Vinyl Goddess From Mars Music Format]]
 
* Warcraft
 
* Warcraft
** [[Warcraft II PUD]] (custom maps)
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** [[Warcraft II PUD]] (.pud) (custom maps)
 
* Wiggle Planet
 
* Wiggle Planet
 
** [[Wiglet]]
 
** [[Wiglet]]
 
* Wii Fit / Wii Fit Plus
 
* Wii Fit / Wii Fit Plus
 
** [[Wii Fit BMG]]
 
** [[Wii Fit BMG]]
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== Game hints ==
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* [[UHS]]
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
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* [http://www.stavros.io/posts/winning-candy-crush/ How to 'hack' Candy Crush]
 
* [http://www.stavros.io/posts/winning-candy-crush/ How to 'hack' Candy Crush]
 
* [http://www.glitchthegame.com/public-domain-game-art/ Glitch game files, released into the public domain]
 
* [http://www.glitchthegame.com/public-domain-game-art/ Glitch game files, released into the public domain]
* ''A Theory of Fun for Game Design'': ISBN 1-932111-97-2
 
* [http://shinytoys.org/blog/war-in-a-bottle WAR in a Bottle]
 
* [http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2014/01/a-journey-to-the-end-of-the-world-of-minecraft.html A Journey to the End of the World (of Minecraft)]
 
 
* [https://github.com/jmechner/Prince-of-Persia-Apple-II Prince of Persia source code (Apple II)]
 
* [https://github.com/jmechner/Prince-of-Persia-Apple-II Prince of Persia source code (Apple II)]
* [http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2014/02/eve-online-battle-of-b-r/ Inside the Epic Online Space Battle That Cost Gamers $300,000]
 
* [https://archive.org/stream/ri_apple_group_crate_002/disk0003.dsk?module=apple2e&scale=1&autostart=true Some Apple II invader games (in-browser emulation)]
 
 
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/dice/ DICE: emulator of early discrete-circuit video games]
 
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/dice/ DICE: emulator of early discrete-circuit video games]
* [http://orteil.dashnet.org/gamegen Random game concept generator]
 
* [http://www.creativebloq.com/web-design/goodbye-unity-plugin-31411056 Web designers wave goodbye to Unity plugin]
 
* [http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2014/03/all-these-years-later-there%E2%80%99s-still-nothing-better-doom All these years later, there’s still nothing better than Doom]
 
* [https://archive.org/details/conquer-videogame-craze-album Conquer the Video Craze (1982 album)]
 
 
* [http://www.polygon.com/2014/4/22/5640114/maze-invaders-atari-arcade-source-code-strong-museum-icheg Museum acquires 'virtually complete' source code from Atari's arcade heyday]
 
* [http://www.polygon.com/2014/4/22/5640114/maze-invaders-atari-arcade-source-code-strong-museum-icheg Museum acquires 'virtually complete' source code from Atari's arcade heyday]
 
* [https://archive.org/details/pdp1_spacewar Spacewar! for the PDP-1 (1962)] (with in-browser emulation)
 
* [https://archive.org/details/pdp1_spacewar Spacewar! for the PDP-1 (1962)] (with in-browser emulation)
 
* [http://tcrf.net/Category:Games_with_hidden_developer_messages Games with hidden developer messages]
 
* [http://tcrf.net/Category:Games_with_hidden_developer_messages Games with hidden developer messages]
* [http://mirror.us.oneandone.net/projects/media.ccc.de/congress/2010/mp4-h264-HQ/27c3-4087-en-console_hacking_2010.mp4 Video on hacking game consoles]
 
* [http://boingboing.net/2014/05/21/prints-that-peer-into-8-bit-ga.html Prints that peer into 8-bit game characters' lurking anxieties]
 
* [http://www.playfuljs.com/a-first-person-engine-in-265-lines/ First person game engine in 265 lines of JavaScript]
 
 
* [http://www.loc.gov/preservation/resources/rfs/softgame.html Library of Congress Recommended Format Specifications: Software/Gaming]
 
* [http://www.loc.gov/preservation/resources/rfs/softgame.html Library of Congress Recommended Format Specifications: Software/Gaming]
* [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=341722152658620 Psycho Dad Shreds Video Games]
 
 
* [https://github.com/keendreams/keen Keen Dreams Source Code (open-source release)]
 
* [https://github.com/keendreams/keen Keen Dreams Source Code (open-source release)]
* [https://www.dropbox.com/s/r4hjj10r4xdx2u3/DOOMART1993.zip?dl=0 DOOM game art download]
 

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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.

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

General Game Formats

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

Audio / Music

Other

  • Blizzard Entertainment
  • Infinity Engine
  • NetImmerse / Gamebryo Engine


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.

Game hints

External links

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