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For the different sections for the file types, see: [[#Archives|Archives]], [[#Disc.2FDisk_Images|Disc/Disk Images]], [[#Tape_Files|Tape Files]], [[#ROM_Images|ROM Images]], [[#Saves|Saves]], [[#Shaders_and_Filters|Shaders and Filters]], [[#Other|Other]], [[#CHIP-8 formats|CHIP-8]].
 
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==Archives==
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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|+Archives
 
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="File extension">File ext</abbr>
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! scope="col"|File ext.
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! scope="col"|File type
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! scope="col"|Name
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! scope="col"|System
 
! scope="col"|Notes
 
! scope="col"|Notes
 
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|.rar
 
|.rar
 
|Compressed Archive
 
|Compressed Archive
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|
 
|Use WinRAR or 7-Zip to open and extract.
 
|Use WinRAR or 7-Zip to open and extract.
 
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|-
 
|.7z/.7zip
 
|.7z/.7zip
 
|Compressed Archive
 
|Compressed Archive
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|
 
|Use WinRAR or 7-Zip to open and extract.
 
|Use WinRAR or 7-Zip to open and extract.
 
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|-
 
|.zip
 
|.zip
 
|Compressed Archive
 
|Compressed Archive
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|
 
|Use WinRAR or 7-Zip to open and extract.
 
|Use WinRAR or 7-Zip to open and extract.
 
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|-
 
|.tar.gz<br/>.gz
 
|.tar.gz<br/>.gz
 
|Compressed Archive
 
|Compressed Archive
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|Use WinRAR or 7-Zip to open and extract.
 
|Use WinRAR or 7-Zip to open and extract.
 
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|.tar
 
|.tar
 
|Archive
 
|Archive
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|Use WinRAR or 7-Zip to open and extract.
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|
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|Use 7-zip to open and extract.<!-- And possibly WinRAR supports it too, not too sure -->
 
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|.001/.part1/.r01
 
|.001/.part1/.r01
 
|Split Archive
 
|Split Archive
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|Use WinRAR or 7-Zip to open and extract.
 
|Use WinRAR or 7-Zip to open and extract.
 
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|-
 
|.gzip
 
|.gzip
 
|Compressed Archive
 
|Compressed Archive
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|
 
|Use 7-Zip to open and extract. Can be loaded by [[PCSX2]] directly.
 
|Use 7-Zip to open and extract. Can be loaded by [[PCSX2]] directly.
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|-
 
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|.tar.bz2<br/>.bz2
 
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|Compressed Archive
 
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|Use WinRAR or 7-Zip to open and extract. Could previously have been loaded by PCSX2 (Old CDVD plugin) until PCSX2 became plugin-free.
 
 
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==Disc/Disk Images==
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{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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|+Disc/Disk Images
 
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="File Extention">File ext</abbr>
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! scope="col"|File ext.
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|System
 
! scope="col"|System
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|.chd
 
|.chd
 
|Compressed Hard Disk
 
|Compressed Hard Disk
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|Multiple
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|[[MAME]]/[[MESS]]
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|Originally made for [[MAME]], now used by multiple emulators
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|.mdf
 
|.mdf
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|Error Code Modeler
 
|Error Code Modeler
 
|[[PlayStation emulators|PlayStation]]
 
|[[PlayStation emulators|PlayStation]]
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|Compressed PS1 disc image, use Unecm to decompress it.
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|Compressed PS1 disc image, use UnECM to decompress it.
 
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|.cso
 
|.cso
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|GC/Wii
 
|GC/Wii
 
|Compressed Wii/GC disc image, see [[Save Disk Space for ISOs|here]] to convert to and from .iso
 
|Compressed Wii/GC disc image, see [[Save Disk Space for ISOs|here]] to convert to and from .iso
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|.rvz
 
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|Modern Dolphin Format
 
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|GC/Wii
 
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|A new compressed format developed by the Dolphin team able to efficiently compress junk/padding data, allowing both small file sizes and archival quality.
 
 
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|.cdi/.gdi
 
|.cdi/.gdi
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|Typically used with Dreamcast, CDI is a compressed GDI
 
|Typically used with Dreamcast, CDI is a compressed GDI
 
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|.sbi
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|.sbI
 
|CD Image
 
|CD Image
 
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|Sub-channel data. Generally used in the case of PS1 for Digital Rights Management
 
|Sub-channel data. Generally used in the case of PS1 for Digital Rights Management
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|.sub
 
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|CloneCD Subchannel File
 
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|PS1/others?
 
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|Sub-channel data for CloneCD, may come with .img/.ccd. Don't confuse with MicroDVD subtitle files with the same extension.
 
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|.nrg
 
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|Nero Image File
 
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|PS1/PS2/others?
 
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|
 
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|.isz
 
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|ISO Zipped
 
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|PS2/others?
 
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|.fds
 
|.fds
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|[[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|NES]]
 
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|NES]]
 
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|.ndd
 
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|Nintendo 64DD
 
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|[[Nintendo 64 emulators|N64]]
 
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|
 
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|.adf
 
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|Amiga Disk File
 
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|[[Amiga line|Amiga]]
 
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|
 
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|.adz/adf.gz
 
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|ADZ
 
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|[[Amiga line|Amiga]]
 
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|Name derived from Amiga Disk File and the compression format gzip
 
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|-
 
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|.dms
 
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|Disk Masher System
 
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|[[Amiga line|Amiga]]
 
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|
 
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|.ipf
 
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|Interchangeable Preservation Format
 
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|[[Amiga line|Amiga]]
 
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|A file format designed to replace the 'Amiga Disk File' format due to many files in the .adf format "cracked" variants of software. Has better support for copy protected disks.
 
 
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|}
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==Tape Files==
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{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
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|+Tape Files
 
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="File extension">File ext</abbr>
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! scope="col"|File ext.
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|System
 
! scope="col"|System
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|Waveform Audio File Format
 
|Waveform Audio File Format
 
|Tape Based Systems
 
|Tape Based Systems
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|Raw data in audio format<ref group=N>When listened to, the file will play white noise. If this noise is perfectly recorded on to a tape, that tape should theoretically be able to be used on a system. In practice, however, this is more difficult to do, as any interference can potentially ruin the tape and some copy protection systems may render the re-recording unusable</ref>
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|Raw data in audio format†
 
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|-
 
|.tap
 
|.tap
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|[[Amstrad CPC emulators|Amstrad CPC]]
 
|[[Amstrad CPC emulators|Amstrad CPC]]
 
|Identical to the .tzx file but useable only by [[Amstrad CPC emulators]]
 
|Identical to the .tzx file but useable only by [[Amstrad CPC emulators]]
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|.cas
 
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|PC-6000 and PC-6601 Cassette
 
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|[[NEC PC-6000 series]]
 
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|
 
 
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==ROM Images==
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<references group=N />
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†When listened to, the file will play white noise. If this noise is perfectly recorded on to a tape, that tape should theoretically be able to be used on a system. In practice, however, this is more difficult to do, as any interference can potentially ruin the tape and some copy protection systems may render the re-recording unusable
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|+ROM Images
 
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="File extension">File ext</abbr>
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! scope="col"|File ext.
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|System
 
! scope="col"|System
 
! scope="col"|Notes
 
! scope="col"|Notes
 
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|.nes/.nez/.unf/.unif
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|.nes
 
|NES ROM
 
|NES ROM
 
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|NES]]
 
|[[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|NES]]
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|.unf and .unif correspond to the now deprecated Universal NES Image Format.
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|
 
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|-
 
|.smc
 
|.smc
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|-
 
|-
 
|.gb
 
|.gb
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|Game Boy ROM
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|GameBoy ROM
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|[[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy]]
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|[[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|GameBoy]]
 
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|
 
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|.gbc
 
|.gbc
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|Game Boy Color ROM
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|GBC ROM
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|[[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|Game Boy Color]]
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|[[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|GameBoy Color]]
 
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|
 
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|.gba/.srl
 
|.gba/.srl
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|Game Boy Advance ROM
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|GBA ROM
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|[[Game Boy Advance emulators|Game Boy Advance]]
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|[[Game Boy Advance emulators|GameBoy Advance]]
 
|
 
|
 
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|[[GameCube emulators|GameCube]]
 
|[[GameCube emulators|GameCube]]
 
|Can be either a compressed .gcm or .iso
 
|Can be either a compressed .gcm or .iso
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|.xiso
 
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|Xbox ISO
 
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|[[Xbox emulators|Xbox]]
 
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|
 
 
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|-
 
|.nds/.srl
 
|.nds/.srl
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|Nintendo DS ROM
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|NDS ROM
 
|[[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS]]
 
|[[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS]]
 
|
 
|
 
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|.dsi/.nds/.app/.srl
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|.dsi/.nds/.srl
 
|DSiWare ROM
 
|DSiWare ROM
 
|DSiWare
 
|DSiWare
 
|Different from regular DS ROMs.
 
|Different from regular DS ROMs.
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|-
 
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|.ids
 
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|iQue DS ROM
 
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|[[Nintendo DS emulators|iQue/Nintendo DS]]
 
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|The same thing as regular Nintendo DS ROMs, but for the Chinese iQue DS.
 
 
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|-
 
|.wbfs
 
|.wbfs
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|Use WBFS Manager to convert to and from .iso
 
|Use WBFS Manager to convert to and from .iso
 
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|rowspan="2"|.wad
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|.wad
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|Wii Application Data
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|Game Data File
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|[[Wii emulators|Wii]]
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|[[Wii emulators|Wii]]/Doom
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|Used for Wii channels
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|Use for Wii channels and old FPS games
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|Where's All the Data?
 
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|Doom Engine games
 
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|Used for games derived from the [https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Doom_engine Doom engine] and [https://doomwiki.org/wiki/WAD#Uses_outside_the_Doom_engine a few 90's games].
 
 
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|.cia
 
|.cia
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|-
 
|.3ds
 
|.3ds
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|Nintendo 3DS ROM
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|3DS ROM
 
|[[Nintendo 3DS emulators|3DS]]
 
|[[Nintendo 3DS emulators|3DS]]
 
|
 
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|Nintendo Switch ROM
 
|Nintendo Switch ROM
 
|[[Nintendo Switch emulators|Nintendo Switch]]
 
|[[Nintendo Switch emulators|Nintendo Switch]]
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|Dump of SD and NAND games, Updates
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|
 
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|-
 
|.xci
 
|.xci
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|Nintendo Switch ROM  
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|Nintendo Switch encrypted ROM  
 
|[[Nintendo Switch emulators|Nintendo Switch]]
 
|[[Nintendo Switch emulators|Nintendo Switch]]
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|Dump of a game cartridge
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|
 
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|-
 
|.ngp/.ngc
 
|.ngp/.ngc
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|[[PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) emulators|PC Engine]]
 
|[[PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) emulators|PC Engine]]
 
|
 
|
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|.vpk
 
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|PlayStation Vita ROM
 
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|[[PlayStation Vita emulators|PlayStation Vita]]
 
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|Compressed files forming a PlayStation Vita ROM
 
 
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|-
 
|.vb
 
|.vb
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|Also used for Visual Basic source files
 
|Also used for Visual Basic source files
 
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|-
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|.ws/.wsc
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|.ws / .wsc
 
|WonderSwan (Color) ROM
 
|WonderSwan (Color) ROM
 
|[[WonderSwan emulators|WonderSwan/Color]]
 
|[[WonderSwan emulators|WonderSwan/Color]]
 
|
 
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|.bin/.dat/.lst
 
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|NAOMI ROM
 
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|[[Dreamcast emulators|Dreamcast]]
 
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|NAOMI format supported by relevant Dreamcast emulators. MAME-deprecated and mostly irrelevant
 
 
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|.ipa
 
|.ipa
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|-
 
|.obb
 
|.obb
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|Android App Data Resources
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|Android App Data Ressources
 
|[[Android emulators|Android]]
 
|[[Android emulators|Android]]
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|
 
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==Saves==
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! scope="col"|File ext.
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|System
 
! scope="col"|System
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|[[PCSX2]] Memory Card
 
|[[PCSX2]] Memory Card
 
|[[PlayStation 2 emulators|PS2]]
 
|[[PlayStation 2 emulators|PS2]]
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|.p2s
 
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|PCSX2 Save State
 
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|[[PS2]]
 
 
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|
 
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|Save RAM dump, used with emulators and flashcards
 
|Save RAM dump, used with emulators and flashcards
 
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|}
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==[[Shaders and Filters]]==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="File extension">File ext</abbr>
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! scope="col"|File ext.
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|System
 
! scope="col"|System
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|Lists Slang files and provides parameters for them.
 
|Lists Slang files and provides parameters for them.
 
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==Other==
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! scope="col"|File ext.
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|Name
 
! scope="col"|System
 
! scope="col"|System
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|Executable
 
|Executable
 
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|.xbe/.xex
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|.xex
 
|Xbox Executable
 
|Xbox Executable
 
|Xbox/X360
 
|Xbox/X360
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|Multiple
 
|Multiple
 
|Used to play multiple discs back to back, [http://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Auto-load_next_disc automates disc swapping].
 
|Used to play multiple discs back to back, [http://emulation.gametechwiki.com/index.php/Auto-load_next_disc automates disc swapping].
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|.rp9
 
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|RP9
 
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|[[Amiga line|Amiga]]/[[Commodore 64]]
 
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|Packaging format for Commodore 64 and Amiga file formats. Designed by [https://www.retroplatform.com/ Cloanto]. used by C64 Forever and Amiga Forever software.
 
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==CHIP-8 formats==
 
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! scope="col"|<abbr title="File extension">File ext</abbr>
 
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! scope="col"|Extension
 
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! scope="col"|Notes
 
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|.c8, .ch8
 
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|Original
 
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|.ch10
 
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|CHIP-10
 
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|.c8b
 
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|?
 
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|[https://github.com/Timendus/chip8-binary-format proposed standard CHIP-8 binary file]
 
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|.c8h
 
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|CHIP-8 with two page display (64x64)
 
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|.c8e
 
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|CHIP-8E
 
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|.c8x
 
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|CHIP-8X
 
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|.sc8
 
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|S-CHIP
 
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|.mc8
 
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|MegaChip8
 
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|.xo8
 
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|XO-CHIP
 
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|.8o
 
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|Octo
 
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|Source file
 
 
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=See also=
 
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*[[Save disk space for ISOs]]
 
  
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{{NEL}}
 
 
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