Ripping Sprites - Revision history

Yawackhary: Started rewording, less Nintendo focused and more general

2024-05-10T19:41:21Z

Started rewording, less Nintendo focused and more general

RedStoneMatt: /* Via ROM Extraction */ BFRES is a Wii U / Switch format, not a Wii format (therefore incoherent with Dolphin being mentionned prior to it). Note that BFRES/BRRES do not typically hold sprites, but models with their textures & animations.

2023-03-02T21:19:21Z

‎Via ROM Extraction: BFRES is a Wii U / Switch format, not a Wii format (therefore incoherent with Dolphin being mentionned prior to it). Note that BFRES/BRRES do not typically hold sprites, but models with their textures & animations.

ChainSwordCS: added more, only one specific external link

2021-03-18T04:50:38Z

added more, only one specific external link

BonaFideCertified: Grammar

2021-01-31T12:39:41Z

Grammar

Kosheh: Created and added Navigation bar.

2019-04-05T18:10:05Z

Created and added Navigation bar.

ThatTrueStruggle at 21:20, 24 July 2015

2015-07-24T21:20:05Z

Youtubeware: Blanked the page

2014-10-14T13:15:32Z

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Youtubeware at 13:15, 14 October 2014

2014-10-14T13:15:00Z

Youtubeware at 13:14, 14 October 2014

2014-10-14T13:14:38Z

Youtubeware at 13:13, 14 October 2014

2014-10-14T13:13:42Z

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-Depending on what console, what game, and how the game stores its files, ripping sprites may be different between each console. There are many different formats that store images, and many different ways to extract those images from the format.
+Depending on what system, what game, and how the game stores its files, ripping sprites may be different between each console. There are many different formats that store images, and many different ways to extract those images from the format.
-===Via ROM Extraction===
+===ROM Extraction===
 Every system has a different way of storing graphics data, and often times there exist many, many alternative graphics encoding formats even on the same console.
-For systems like Atari 5200, NES/Famicom, and Game Boy/Game Boy Color, most or all graphics can be viewed alongside the ROM data in a Tile-Viewer.
+For systems like Atari 5200, [[NES]], [[Game Boy]]/Game Boy Color, [[Master System]]/[[Game Gear]] graphics can be viewed alongside the ROM data in a tile viewer such as [[Tile Molester]], [[YY-CHR]] or [[TiledGGD]]. For disc based systems, it would be looking at an ISO or a BIN file. Tiles may appear to be missing as they are reused and arranging them is like a puzzle or a jigsaw.
-But for more advanced systems like Wii, GameCube, DS, and 3DS, the game files are stored specifically as a filesystem. These filesystems can be extracted with certain programs, notably Dolphin Emulator has this feature, to reveal files like texture.brres. Some of these file extensions / formats are heavily documented. Some file types are mostly unknown however, so some games' sprites are not able to be easily extracted this way without reverse-engineering the file format more. For information on a specific filetype, try searching on Google or a forum like GBATemp or The VG Resource.
+Downside to this is that many games have compression or have an unusual way of storing the sprites meaning that it may or may not be possible to rip. [[Genesis]] games in particular have this issue.
-===Via Texture Dumping===
+====Savestates====
-A few emulators, notably Dolphin Emulator for GameCube and Wii, have features to dump textures in PNG format into a folder as the game uses them. For 3D games, some of this may fit better on The Textures Resource.
+A variation of the above using savestates or snapshots from an emulator. Some systems such as the [[Amiga]], it is more successful ripping from savestates via Maptapper rather than ripping from an .adf or a WHDLoad file, the same with [[Commodore 64]] and [[Commodore 16]] where ripping tools are designed around savestates than tapes, disks or cartridges.
-===Via Screenshot===
+Downside is that ripping from a savestate may not display all the graphics in the game and may need to make multiple savestates. This is more of an issue regarding systems such as [[Genesis]], [[SNES]], [[Game Boy Advance]] where a savestate may only hold one character frame or only what is on screen at the time of making the savestate.
-Reverse engineering file formats is not always necessary to rip sprites however. Some rippers use programs like ScreenGet and AnimGet (https://spritedatabase.net/download) to automatically take screenshots and crop sprites out of them.
+===File Extraction===
-Some rippers swear by Microsoft Paint, but some say its colors are not always accurate and instead recommend programs like Adobe Photoshop, GIMP, and Paint.net. Further, some rippers use SpriteTracer (https://spritedatabase.net/download) or other tools specialized for sprite sheets.
+More advanced systems like Wii, GameCube, DS, and 3DS as well as [[PC]] and [[Mobile]] in general, the game files are stored specifically as a filesystem. These filesystems can be extracted with certain programs, such as Dolphin (GameCube) and Tinkle (DS), to reveal files like texture.BFRES. For PC, the filesystem is instead a folder based structure unless the game only as an .exe file.
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 For systems like Atari 5200, NES/Famicom, and Game Boy/Game Boy Color, most or all graphics can be viewed alongside the ROM data in a Tile-Viewer.
-But for more advanced systems like Wii, GameCube, DS, and 3DS, the game files are stored specifically as a filesystem. These filesystems can be extracted with certain programs, notably Dolphin Emulator has this feature, to reveal files like texture.bfres. Some of these file extensions / formats are heavily documented. Some file types are mostly unknown however, so some games' sprites are not able to be easily extracted this way without reverse-engineering the file format more. For information on a specific filetype, try searching on Google or a forum like GBATemp or The VG Resource.
+But for more advanced systems like Wii, GameCube, DS, and 3DS, the game files are stored specifically as a filesystem. These filesystems can be extracted with certain programs, notably Dolphin Emulator has this feature, to reveal files like texture.brres. Some of these file extensions / formats are heavily documented. Some file types are mostly unknown however, so some games' sprites are not able to be easily extracted this way without reverse-engineering the file format more. For information on a specific filetype, try searching on Google or a forum like GBATemp or The VG Resource.
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−	~~'''Rayman Legends'''~~

−	~~You have to get all the supplies below there:~~
−	~~-Rayman Legends Game (Steam or non-steam or anyway)~~
−	~~-Quickbms~~
−	~~First go to quickbms and download it (Here is a direct download link http://aluigi.altervista.org/papers/quickbms.zip) extract it anywhere but don't open it!~~
−	~~Second open notepad and copy this code:~~
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−	~~# Rayman Legends (Xbox 360)~~
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−	~~# script for QuickBMS http://quickbms.aluigi.org~~
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−
−	~~endian big~~
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−	~~goto 0xc~~
−
−	~~get BASE_OFF long~~
−
−	~~goto 0x2c~~
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−	~~get FILES long~~
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−	~~for i = 0 < FILES~~
−
−	~~get DUMMY1 long~~
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−	~~get SIZE long~~
−
−	~~get ZSIZE long~~
−
−	~~get TSTAMP longlong~~
−
−	~~get OFFSET longlong~~
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−	~~if DUMMY1 == 2~~
−
−	~~get DUMMY4 long~~
−
−	~~get DUMMY5 long~~
−
−	~~endif~~
−
−	~~get FOLDERSZ long~~
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−	~~getdstring FOLDER FOLDERSZ~~
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−	~~get NAMESZ long~~
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−	~~getdstring NAME NAMESZ~~
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−	~~string FOLDER + NAME~~
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−	~~string NAME = FOLDER~~
−
−	~~math OFFSET += BASE_OFF~~
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−	~~if ZSIZE == 0~~
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−	~~log NAME OFFSET SIZE~~
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−	~~else~~
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−	~~clog NAME OFFSET ZSIZE SIZE~~
−
−	~~endif~~
−
−	~~get DUMMY6 long~~
−
−	~~get DUMMY7 long~~
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−	~~next i~~
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−
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−	~~Click File > Save as~~
−	~~And save it as .bms file~~
−	~~Third open that .bms file with quickbms_4gb_files.exe~~
−	~~Fourth open the rayman legends ipk file and save those sprites in any file you want...~~
−	~~Fifth wait hours and minutes, be patient!~~
−	~~And this is how you ripped the game!~~
−	~~But those files are ckd! You have to convert it to dds to be able to open it!~~
−	~~Copy this code and save it as .bms file~~
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−	~~get NAME basename~~
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−	~~get SIZE asize~~
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−	~~math SIZE -= 0x34~~
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−	~~string NAME += ".dds"~~
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−	~~log NAME 0x34 SIZE~~
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−
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−	~~It converts .tga.ckd files into .dds and you can open it with your photo editing program!~~

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 # Rayman Legends (Xbox 360)
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 Copy this code and save it as .bms file
 get SIZE asize
 math SIZE -= 0x34
 string NAME += ".dds"
 log NAME 0x34 SIZE
 It converts .tga.ckd files into .dds and you can open it with your photo editing program!

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 # Rayman Legends (Xbox 360)
 # script for QuickBMS http://quickbms.aluigi.org
 endian big
 goto 0xc
 get BASE_OFF long
 goto 0x2c
 get FILES long
 for i = 0 < FILES
 get DUMMY1 long
 get SIZE long
 get ZSIZE long
 get TSTAMP longlong
 get OFFSET longlong
 if DUMMY1 == 2
 get DUMMY4 long
 get DUMMY5 long
 endif
 get FOLDERSZ long
 getdstring FOLDER FOLDERSZ
 get NAMESZ long
 getdstring NAME NAMESZ
 string FOLDER + NAME
 string NAME = FOLDER
 math OFFSET += BASE_OFF
 if ZSIZE == 0
 log NAME OFFSET SIZE
 else
 clog NAME OFFSET ZSIZE SIZE
 endif
 get DUMMY6 long
 get DUMMY7 long
 next i