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Archives
Filetype
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Name
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System
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Notes
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.rar/.7zip/.zip
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Compressed Archive
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-
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Use WinRAR or 7Zip to open and extract.
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.001/.part1
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Split Archive
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-
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Use WinRAR or 7Zip to open and extract.
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Disc Images
Filetype
|
Name
|
System
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Notes
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.iso/.img
|
Disk Image
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Multiple
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.ccd
|
CloneCD Control File
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Multiple
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Usually comes with .img files.
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.bin
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Binary File
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Multiple
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Usually accompanied with, and used by, a cue sheet.
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.cue
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Cue Sheet
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Multiple
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Metadata file for .bin/.iso/.img tracks.
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.mdf
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Media Descriptor File
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Multiple
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Disc image made from Alcohol 120%
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.mds
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Media Descriptor Sheet
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Multiple
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Like a .cue or .ccd, but for .mdf files.
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.ecm
|
Error Code Modeler
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PS1
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Compressed PS1 disc image, use UnECM to decompress it.
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.cso
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Compressed ISO
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PSP
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Compressed PSP disc image, use UMDGen to convert to and from .iso
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ROMs
Filetype
|
Name
|
System
|
Notes
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.nes
|
NES ROM
|
NES
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.fds
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Famicom Disk System
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NES
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.smc
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Super Magicom
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SNES
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Headered ROMs dumped from a Super Magicom copier.
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.sfc
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Super Famicom ROM
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SNES
|
Headerless SNES ROM
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.md
|
Multi Game Doctor
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Genesis
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ROMs dumped from a Multi Game Doctor
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.smd
|
Super Magic Drive
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Genesis
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Headered ROMs dumped from a Super Magic Drive
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.gen
|
Genesis ROM
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Genesis
|
Headerless Genesis ROM
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.z64
|
Zip Diskette ROM
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Nintendo 64
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Headered N64 ROMS dumped with a Mr. Backup Z64
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.v64
|
Doctor V64
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Nintendo 64
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Headered N64 ROMS dumped with a Doctor V64
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.n64
|
N64 ROM
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Nintendo 64
|
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.gb
|
GameBoy ROM
|
GameBoy
|
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.gbc
|
GBC ROM
|
GameBoy Color
|
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.gba
|
GBA ROM
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GameBoy Advance
|
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.gcm
|
GameCube Master Image
|
GameCube
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GC disc dumped the way it's read
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.gcz
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Compressed GameCube Disc Image
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GameCube
|
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.nds
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NDS ROM
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Nintendo DS
|
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.wbfs
|
Wii Backup File System
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Wii
|
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Saves
.dsv
|
DeSmuMe Save
|
NDS
|
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.sav
|
Save file
|
Multiple
|
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.ps2
|
PCSX2 Memory Card
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PS2
|
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.mcr
|
Memory Card Reader
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PS1
|
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.mpk
|
Memory Pack
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N64
|
N64 Saves
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.eep
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EEPROM
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N64
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N64 Saves
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Other
Filetype
|
Name
|
System
|
Notes
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.elf
|
Executable and Linkable Format
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PS2/PS3/GC/Wii
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Typically a homebrew file
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.pbp
|
Perl Builder File
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PSP
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Game and homebrew eboot file
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.dol
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Dolphin File
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GC/Wii
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Executable
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