Useful Links: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 05:35, 29 January 2025

Note: For redump submissions, only Redumper and DIC are acceptable for dumps made on a PC drive, links to other tools are provided for your own research and dumping.

Tools of the Trade

Main Dumping Tools

MPF (Frontend for the below 3 dumping tools)
Aaru
Redumper
DiscImageCreator

Hash Calculation Tools / ROM Managers

Other Dumping Tools

Audio Dumping Tools

Disc Emulation Software

Daemon Tools 3.47 (free, win98/win2k/winxp) / Daemon Tools 4.xx (payware, Vista/Windows 7)

Alcohol 120% also has good disc emulation software, see above in Imaging and Dumping Tools.

ASPI and SPTD Layers

Misc. Tools

Image Editing and Manipulation Tools

Hex Editors

Redump Userscripts

Redump Disc Page (Shows dat names, unhides dumpers/comments/contents sections)
Redump Reimagined (Note: Redump mods do not recommend this, you must still manually check each field before submission)

System Specific Tools

PC Specific

Playstation Specific

XBOX 1 / 360 Specific

Gamecube Specific

Wii Specific

Dreamcast Specific

PSP Specific

Multiplatform Tools by claunia

Useful Sites

Regional Online Stores

Regional Online Stores

Naming Convention

Other Preservation Projects

No-Intro (Cartridge-based games, digital games, etc)
The Good Old Days (Floppy-based IBM PC Games)
TOSEC

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+'''Note''': For redump submissions, only Redumper and DIC are acceptable for dumps made on a PC drive, links to other tools are provided for your own research and dumping.
 ==Tools of the Trade==
 '''Main Dumping Tools'''
+*[https://github.com/SabreTools/MPF/releases MPF] (Frontend for the below 3 dumping tools)
 *[https://github.com/aaru-dps/ Aaru]
+*[https://github.com/superg/redumper Redumper]
 *[https://forum.redump.info/topic/10483/discimagecreator/ DiscImageCreator]
 '''Hash Calculation Tools / ROM Managers'''
-*[http://www.slavasoft.com/hashcalc/index.htm HashCalc]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160311225404/http://slavasoft.com/hashcalc/index.htm HashCalc]
 *[http://www.romcenter.com/ RomCenter]
 *[http://romulus.net63.net/ Romulus]
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 *[https://redump.info/download/resize.rar Resize (.com)]
 *[http://www.mediafire.com/?hmyzfhbhmyj FPCopy64 (resize for 64 bit)]
-*[http://www.cdtool.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/workshop.htm Various tools by Truman]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131224221824/http://www.cdtool.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/workshop.htm Various tools by Truman]
 *[http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=2b9b8bef754c3394d5a101cf914073b45214ae1c29066733 Various tools by Themabus]
 *[http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?2nygv2oyzzz Audio Trap Disc]
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 *[http://www.hhdsoftware.com/Products/home/hex-editor-free.html Hex Editor Neo (free)]
 *[http://www.hhdsoftware.com/Products/home/hex-editor.html Hex Editor Neo (pay)]
+'''Redump Userscripts'''
+* [https://gist.github.com/mariomadproductions/21a3f2c1866299161a6c983e2d9260e1 Redump Disc Page] (Shows dat names, unhides dumpers/comments/contents sections)
+* [https://github.com/nightson/UserScripts/blob/main/RedumpReimagined.user.js Redump Reimagined] (Note: Redump mods do not recommend this, you must still manually check each field before submission)
 ===System Specific Tools===
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 *[http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?ttzyzjiczzj A-Ray Scanner (Protection Checking)]
 *[http://sourceforge.net/projects/burnout/ BurnOut 1.02 (Protection Checking)]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070101082553/http://upload.cdfreaks.com/tools/ttools.zip Twin Tools / ttools (Processing Tages / Twin Sectors)]
 '''Playstation Specific'''
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 *[https://redump.info/download/psxt001z-0.21b1.7z psxt001z]
 *[http://www.mediafire.com/download/nzmttnwi0ut/PSXstuff%4020091120.7z sbi2sub]
+*[https://github.com/Deterous/LibIRD/ IRDKit]
 '''XBOX 1 / 360 Specific'''
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 '''PSP Specific'''
-*[http://www.geocities.jp/mediumgauge/ PSPFiler]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20190324155429/http://www.geocities.jp/mediumgauge/ PSPFiler]
-*[http://ajax16384.narod.ru/SFOInfo.rar SFO Info]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20210504041202/http://ajax16384.narod.ru/SFOInfo.rar SFO Info]
 '''Multiplatform Tools by claunia'''
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 *[https://github.com/claunia/SFOParser/tree/master/bin SFOParser]
 *[https://github.com/claunia/dvdtoimg/tree/master/binaries DVDtoIMG]
+==Useful Sites==
+*[https://wiki.musik-sammler.de/index.php?title=Herstellungsland_(CDs_/_DVDs) SID Codes (musik-sammler)]
+*[https://alphabetizer.flap.tv/ Alphabetize lists]
+*[https://capitalizemytitle.com/style/Wiki/ Title Capitalization]
+*[https://vgmdb.net/ VGMDB Video Game Music Database]
+*[https://www.discogs.com/ Discogs Music Database]
+*[http://www.romajidesu.com/translator/ Japanese Translation & Romanization]
+*[https://www.upcitemdb.com/ UPC Lookup]
+*[https://unicode-table.com/en/sets/roman-numerals/ Roman Numerals for JP Titles]
+==Regional Online Stores==
+*[[Regional Online Stores]]
 ==Naming Convention==
-*No-Intro Naming Convention: [https://datomatic.no-intro.org/stuff/The%20Official%20No-Intro%20Convention%20(20071030).pdf Download]
+*[[Capitalization Standards]]
-*Capitalization standard: [http://wiki.musicbrainz.org/CapitalizationStandard MusicBrainz]
+*[[Romanization / Transliteration Guides]]
 ==Other Preservation Projects==
-*[http://www.no-intro.org/ No-Intro] (Cartridge-based Games)
+*[http://www.no-intro.org/ No-Intro] (Cartridge-based games, digital games, etc)
 *[https://www.goodolddays.net/diskimages/ The Good Old Days] (Floppy-based IBM PC Games)
+*[https://www.tosecdev.org/ TOSEC]
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