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This page is being made to document file formats, tools, and translation projects being done on 3DS at GBATEMP.net.


File Formats & Tools:

General Tools For Translating:

Note: If no link is currently provided please feel free to add a link to the program.


Grepwin: A mass .txt (and formats similar to .txt) file search and replace program. Capable of using Regex commands. Works great with .gmm text files.

MSBT Editor Reloaded

Text File Formats:

Note: When listing a file format please list what games it can be found in as well as the primary program for editing that format.

Image File Formats:

Note: When listing an image file format please list what games it can be found in as well as the primary program for converting it to something editable and then back again if a separate program is used for converting back to the original format.

File Format: Games Used In: Tool(s) Used To Edit:
.gmm Maplestory 3DS, Notepad++, Editpad Lite, Grepwin
.mes Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 DragonQuestLoc
.binJ Dragon Quest 8: Journey of the Cursed King,

Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry's Wonderland

Unknown
.msbt Many 3DS and Wii U Games MSBT Editor Reloaded
.lua Taiko no Tatsujin: Don to Katsu no Jikuu Daibouken Notepad++, any standard .lua editor
code.bin DQH: Rocket Slime, Kuriimu
File Format: Games Used In: Tool(s) Used To Edit:
.bcres Standard 3DS Image Format Ohana3DS
.ctpk Maplestory 3DS,

Dragon Quest 8: Journey of the Cursed King,

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3,

Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2

CTPK Tool
.arc Daigasso! Band Brothers P (and probably others) Ohana3DS
.jtex (.jimg) One Piece Grand Battle X

Dragon Ball Fusions,

jTexTool
.txp Taiko no Tatsujin: Don to Katsu no Jikuu Daibouken,

Taiko no Tatsujin: Dokodon! Mystery Adventure!,

Uncompress/Compress with LZX (LZ11) from CUE's DS/GBA Compressors. Edit as a CTPK using CTPK Tool.

Audio File Formats:

Note: When listing a file format please list what games it can be found in as well as the primary program for editing that format.

File Format: Games Used In: Tool(s) Used To Edit:
.bcstm Nearly Every 3DS Game To Extract: foobar2000 + vgmstream To Convert Back: Looping Audio Converter
.bcsar Nearly Every 3DS Game 3DS cwav Dumper (Currently no means to convert back, AFAIK)
.cseq Animal Crossing: New Leaf None yet

Compressed File Formats:

Note: When listing a file format please list what games it can be found in as well as the primary program for editing that format.

File Format: Games Used In: Tool(s) Used To Edit:
.zlib Rhythm Heaven Megamix ObsidianB's Various Tools
.xbb Dragon Quest Monsters 2,

Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime 3,

Harvest Moon: A New Beginning (& maybe other HM Games)

XBB Extractor/Repacker

Kuriimu can Extract/Repack .xbb and much more

.jarc (.jcmp) One Piece Grand Battle X Decompress with: jTexTool

Extract and Repack with: jarc.bms Repack instructions

.cpk Dragon Ball Fusions QuickBMS (CPK.bms)
.n3ds SpeedX3D Nothing yet
LZX Compression RPG Maker Fes LZX Decompressor Works on multiple file types.

Translation Projects:

Completed 100% Translations:

1. Labyrinth No Kanata (Beyond the Labyrinth)

2. Dragon Quest Monsters - Terry's Wonderland 3D

3. Maplestory 3DS: The Girl of Destiny

Work-in-progress 100% Translations:

1. Taiko no Tatsujin: Dokodon! Mystery Adventure!

2. Great Detective Pikachu ~Birth of a New Duo~

Partial and Menu Translation Patches:

1. Taiko no Tatsujin: Don to Katsu no Jikuu Daibouken​

2. Monster Hunter Stories