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(A step-by-step guide on how to view and extract the files from currently only Android games.)
 
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'''Mobile''' as a platform consists of any type of portable computing device such as a smart phone or tablet computer that can run video game software. Among these include Apple and Android devices. The very first known game created for mobile devices is ''Tetris'' in 1994, for the mobile phone '''Hagenuk MT-2000'''.
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'''Mobile''' as a platform consists of any type of portable computing device such as a smart phone or tablet computer that can run video game software. Among these include Apple (iOS) and Android devices. The very first known game created for mobile devices is ''Tetris'' in 1994, for the mobile phone '''Hagenuk MT-2000'''.
  
 
Ripping from the platform itself can vary in difficulty, ranging from all the assets being right there, ripe for the picking, or most of the files will be contained in odd archive formats, such as .DAT.
 
Ripping from the platform itself can vary in difficulty, ranging from all the assets being right there, ripe for the picking, or most of the files will be contained in odd archive formats, such as .DAT.
  
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Android games come in the form of a .APK. The actual process of extracting files from them is very simple. Make sure you have WinRAR or 7-ZIP for this step.
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=Common File Formats=
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==APK==
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A ZIP-based archive for Android applications. There can be multiple for newer apps.
  
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Now, we have an .APK, as seen here. We'll be using Steven Universe: Attack the Light for this example.
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A deprecated extension for APK files if the application is really big.
  
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[[File:APK File Example.png|thumb|An .APK file.]]
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=Specific Game Pages=
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<DynamicPageList>
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category = Mobile Games
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ordermethod = sortkey
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order = ascending
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</DynamicPageList>
  
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We will want to open the .APK using our archive software of choice (in this case, WinRAR).
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[[File:APK File Extraction Example.png|thumb|Using the Windows context menu to open an .APK using WinRAR.]]
 
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You can also choose to associate the .APK file format with WinRAR or 7-ZIP so that you may simply double-click on the file to automatically open it as an archive without having to go through the context menu again, by checking the "Always use this app to open .APK files" box.
 
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Now that we've learned how to open .APK files, let's see what can be found inside!
 
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[[File:APK Contents Example.png|thumb|Commonly found contents within a .APK file.]]
 
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As you can see, there are some folders along with some other odd files, such as "resources.ARSC". In most cases, only a few of these files and folders will be useful to us though. Extract the contents into a folder, and we'll break down each folder.
 
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"assets" and "res" are what you want. You may find some subfolders within these, such as several "drawable" folders within the "res" folder. These typically contain only the application's icon/banner, but can contain other miscellaneous graphics. In most cases, "assets" is where the bulk of the content is located. Let's take a look!
 
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[[File:APK assets folder content.png|thumb|Possible contents of an .APK's "assets" folder.]]
 
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There are more strange files here, but the ones we want in this case are "mainData" and "sharedassets0.assets". Do note however that this last step only applies to Unity games, however, so I recommend using Asset Studio to open, view, and extract these files.
 

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Mobile as a platform consists of any type of portable computing device such as a smart phone or tablet computer that can run video game software. Among these include Apple (iOS) and Android devices. The very first known game created for mobile devices is Tetris in 1994, for the mobile phone Hagenuk MT-2000.

Ripping from the platform itself can vary in difficulty, ranging from all the assets being right there, ripe for the picking, or most of the files will be contained in odd archive formats, such as .DAT.

Common File Formats

APK

A ZIP-based archive for Android applications. There can be multiple for newer apps.

OBB

A deprecated extension for APK files if the application is really big.

Specific Game Pages


Consoles
2nd GenerationAtari 2600 - Atari 5200 - Bally Astrocade - Cassette Vision - ColecoVision - Fairchild Channel F - Intellivision - Magnavox Odyssey² - Vectrex
3rd GenerationAtari 7800 - Casio PV-1000 - Nintendo Entertainment System - Master System - SG-1000 - Super Cassette Vision
4th GenerationNeo Geo - Neo Geo CD - Philips CD-i - Sega Genesis - Super Nintendo Entertainment System - TurboGrafx-16
5th Generation3DO - Amiga CD32 - Atari Jaguar - Nintendo 64 - NEC PC-FX - PlayStation - Sega Saturn
6th GenerationDreamcast - GameCube - PlayStation 2 - Xbox
7th GenerationHyperScan - PlayStation 3 - Wii - Xbox 360 - Zeebo
8th GenerationNintendo Switch - PlayStation 4 - Wii U - Xbox One
9th GenerationPlayStation 5 - Xbox Series X/S - Nintendo Switch 2
ComputersAcorn Electron - Amiga - Amstrad CPC - Apple II - Atari 8-bit - Atari ST - BBC Micro - Commodore 16 - Commodore 64 - Dragon 32 - FM Towns - FM-7 - MSX - NEC PC-8801 - NEC PC-9801 - PC - SAM Coupe - Sharp MZ - Sharp X1 - Tatung Einstein - TRS-80 Color Computer - X68000 - ZX Spectrum
HandheldsAtari Lynx - Gamate - Game Boy - Game Boy Advance - Game.com - Game Gear - Game King - Game Master - Gizmondo - Mega Duck - Neo Geo Pocket - Nintendo 3DS - Nintendo DS - Nokia N-Gage - PlayStation Portable - PlayStation Vita - Supervision - Virtual Boy - Wonderswan
OtherArcade - Mobile - Pico - LCD Handhelds
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