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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 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. | |
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|+Disc/Disk Images | |+Disc/Disk Images | ||
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! 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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|.mdf | |.mdf | ||
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|.ecm | |.ecm | ||
|Error Code Modeler | |Error Code Modeler | ||
− | |[[PlayStation | + | |[[PlayStation Emulators|PlayStation]] |
− | |Compressed PS1 disc image, use | + | |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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|.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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|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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|.fds | |.fds | ||
|Famicom Disk System | |Famicom Disk System | ||
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|+Tape Files | |+Tape Files | ||
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! 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 | ||
− | |Raw data in audio | + | |Raw data in audio format† |
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|.tap | |.tap | ||
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|.tzx | |.tzx | ||
|ZX Spectrum Tape File | |ZX Spectrum Tape File | ||
− | |Compatible Tape Based Systems ([[ZX Spectrum | + | |Compatible Tape Based Systems ([[ZX Spectrum|ZXS]], [[Amstrad CPC|CPC]], [[Commodore 64 emulators|C64]], etc.) |
|Prefered file type for all emulators, perfect representation | |Prefered file type for all emulators, perfect representation | ||
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|.cdc | |.cdc | ||
|CPC Digital Tape | |CPC Digital Tape | ||
− | |[[Amstrad CPC | + | |[[Amstrad CPC|Amstrad CPC]] |
− | |Identical to the .tzx file but useable only by | + | |Identical to the .tzx file but useable only by Amstrad CPC emulators |
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{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
− | + | †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 how ever, 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 | |
|+ROM Images | |+ROM Images | ||
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! scope="col"|Name | ! scope="col"|Name | ||
! scope="col"|System | ! scope="col"|System | ||
! scope="col"|Notes | ! scope="col"|Notes | ||
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− | |.nes | + | |.nes |
|NES ROM | |NES ROM | ||
− | |[[ | + | |[[NES Emulators|NES]] |
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|.smc | |.smc | ||
|Super Magicom | |Super Magicom | ||
− | |[[ | + | |[[SNES emulators|SNES]] |
|Headered ROMs dumped from a Super Magicom copier. | |Headered ROMs dumped from a Super Magicom copier. | ||
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|.sfc | |.sfc | ||
|Super Famicom ROM | |Super Famicom ROM | ||
− | |[[ | + | |[[SNES emulators|SNES]] |
|Headerless SNES ROM | |Headerless SNES ROM | ||
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|.gg | |.gg | ||
|Game Gear ROM | |Game Gear ROM | ||
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|.gb | |.gb | ||
− | | | + | |GameBoy ROM |
− | |[[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators| | + | |[[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|GameBoy]] |
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|.gbc | |.gbc | ||
− | | | + | |GBC ROM |
− | |[[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators| | + | |[[Game Boy/Game Boy Color emulators|GameBoy Color]] |
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|.gba/.srl | |.gba/.srl | ||
− | | | + | |GBA ROM |
− | |[[Game Boy Advance emulators| | + | |[[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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|.nds/.srl | |.nds/.srl | ||
− | | | + | |NDS ROM |
|[[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS]] | |[[Nintendo DS emulators|Nintendo DS]] | ||
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− | |.dsi/.nds | + | |.dsi/.nds/.srl |
|DSiWare ROM | |DSiWare ROM | ||
|DSiWare | |DSiWare | ||
|Different from regular DS ROMs. | |Different from regular DS ROMs. | ||
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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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− | + | |.wad | |
− | | | + | |Game Data File |
− | |[[Wii emulators|Wii]] | + | |[[Wii emulators|Wii]]/Doom |
− | | | + | |Use for Wii channels and old FPS games |
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|.cia | |.cia | ||
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|.3ds | |.3ds | ||
− | | | + | |3DS ROM |
|[[Nintendo 3DS emulators|3DS]] | |[[Nintendo 3DS emulators|3DS]] | ||
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|.ngp/.ngc | |.ngp/.ngc | ||
|NGP/C ROM | |NGP/C ROM | ||
− | |[[Neo Geo Pocket | + | |[[Neo Geo Pocket]]/[[Neo Geo Pocket|Color]] |
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|.pce | |.pce | ||
|PC Engine ROM | |PC Engine ROM | ||
− | |[[ | + | |[[PC Engine]] |
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|.vb | |.vb | ||
|Virtual Boy ROM | |Virtual Boy ROM | ||
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|Also used for Visual Basic source files | |Also used for Visual Basic source files | ||
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− | |.ws/.wsc | + | |.ws / .wsc |
|WonderSwan (Color) ROM | |WonderSwan (Color) ROM | ||
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|.ipa | |.ipa | ||
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|.obb | |.obb | ||
− | |Android App Data | + | |Android App Data Ressources |
|[[Android emulators|Android]] | |[[Android emulators|Android]] | ||
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|+Saves | |+Saves | ||
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! scope="col"|Name | ! scope="col"|Name | ||
! scope="col"|System | ! scope="col"|System | ||
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|.dsv | |.dsv | ||
− | | | + | |DeSmuMe Save |
|[[Nintendo DS emulators|NDS]] | |[[Nintendo DS emulators|NDS]] | ||
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|.ds1 to .ds9 | |.ds1 to .ds9 | ||
− | | | + | |DeSmuMe Save State |
|[[Nintendo DS emulators|NDS]] | |[[Nintendo DS emulators|NDS]] | ||
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|.ps2 | |.ps2 | ||
− | | | + | |PCSX2 Memory Card |
|[[PlayStation 2 emulators|PS2]] | |[[PlayStation 2 emulators|PS2]] | ||
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|.srm | |.srm | ||
|Save RAM | |Save RAM | ||
− | |[[ | + | |[[SNES emulators|SNES]]/[[Genesis]] |
− | |Save RAM dump, used with emulators and | + | |Save RAM dump, used with emulators and flashcarts |
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|+[[Shaders and Filters]] | |+[[Shaders and Filters]] | ||
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! scope="col"|Name | ! scope="col"|Name | ||
! scope="col"|System | ! scope="col"|System | ||
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|Windows, [[Xbox emulators|Xbox]], [[Xbox 360 emulators|360]] | |Windows, [[Xbox emulators|Xbox]], [[Xbox 360 emulators|360]] | ||
|Microsoft's proprietary DirectX only shader language, based on C's syntax. | |Microsoft's proprietary DirectX only shader language, based on C's syntax. | ||
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|+Other | |+Other | ||
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! scope="col"|Name | ! scope="col"|Name | ||
! scope="col"|System | ! scope="col"|System | ||
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|Executable | |Executable | ||
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|Xbox Executable | |Xbox Executable | ||
|Xbox/X360 | |Xbox/X360 | ||
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|Non Volatile RAM | |Non Volatile RAM | ||
|[[MAME]]/[[MESS]] | |[[MAME]]/[[MESS]] | ||
− | |Created by default to store [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-volatile_random-access_memory nvram] of emulated systems or software in the | + | |Created by default to store [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-volatile_random-access_memory nvram] of emulated systems or software in the nvram folder. |
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|.m3u | |.m3u | ||
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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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[[Category:FAQs]] | [[Category:FAQs]] |