Activision Classics PS1 Extraction

[mjBrickman]

Using Duckstation, I ran games within Activision Classics and dumped the RAM to a file for each game as [game].bin. I then altered a script I found online for the PC version to work with the PS1 version. Here is my altered script below:

#!/bin/bash
for f in *.bin; do
        g="${f%%.bin}"
        for len in 2048 4096 8192 16384; do
                count=$((len/4))
                dd if="$f" of=out/"$g.$len" skip=163073 bs=4 count="$count"
        done

done

I ran the script under WSL2 and used No-Intro's database and matched up the output sizes to find the correct game files. The original script and info is in the link below. https://forums.atariage.com/topic/336118-how-to-extract-roms-from-the-activision-anthology-for-pc-and-a-request-for-info-on-the-included-roms/

[mjBrickman]

I have a new, less tedious method.

1. Extract the file "RESOURCE/INGAME2.PKR" from the game's filesystem.
2. Download Offzip from here: https://www.aluigi.altervista.org/mytoolz/offzip.zip if not already downloaded.
3. Run the command offzip.exe -a Path/To/INGAME2.PKR Path/To/Output 0x0005bb70 with adjusting it depending on file locations.
4. Create the file extract.sh and copy this in it:

#!/bin/bash
if [ ! -d "out" ]; then
	mkdir out
fi
fieldpos="-f5"
for file in 000*.*; do
        name="$(head -c 32 "$file" | cut -d '' "$fieldpos")"
		for len in 2048 4096 8192 16384; do
                count=$((len/4))
                dd if="$file" of=out/"$name.$len.bin" skip=35 bs=4 count="$count"
        done
		fieldpos="-f4"
done

5. Run extract.sh in the output directory used in step 5 in WSL or a Linux environment.
6. Research the correct game file sizes and delete the unnecessary game files.

[mjBrickman]

Here are the correct files/file sizes:

• Atlantis.4096.bin
• Barnstorming.4096.bin
• Boxing.2048.bin
• Chopper Command.4096.bin
• Cosmic Commuter.4096.bin
• Crackpots.4096.bin
• Dolphin.4096.bin
• Dragster.2048.bin
• Enduro.4096.bin
• Fishing Derby.2048.bin
• Freeway.2048.bin
• Frostbite.4096.bin
• Grand Prix.4096.bin
• H.E.R.O..8192.bin
• Ice Hockey.4096.bin
• Kaboom!.2048.bin
• Keystone Kapers.4096.bin
• Laser Blast.2048.bin
• Megamania.4096.bin
• Pitfall!.4096.bin
• Plaque Attack.4096.bin
• River Raid II.16384.bin
• River Raid.4096.bin
• Seaquest.4096.bin
• Skiing.2048.bin
• Sky Jinks'.2048.bin
• Spider Fighter.4096.bin
• Stampede.2048.bin
• Star Master.4096.bin
• Tennis.2048.bin

[mjBrickman]

And here's a script to be ran in the "out" folder to rename the proper files and put them in a "roms" directory.

#!/bin/bash
if [ ! -d "roms" ]; then
	mkdir roms
fi
mv "Atlantis.4096.bin" "roms/Atlantis.a26"
mv "Barnstorming.4096.bin" "roms/Barnstorming.a26"
mv "Boxing.2048.bin" "roms/Boxing.a26"
mv "Chopper Command.4096.bin" "roms/Chopper Command.a26"
mv "Cosmic Commuter.4096.bin" "roms/Cosmic Commuter.a26"
mv "Crackpots.4096.bin" "roms/Crackpots.a26"
mv "Dolphin.4096.bin" "roms/Dolphin.a26"
mv "Dragster.2048.bin" "roms/Dragster.a26"
mv "Enduro.4096.bin" "roms/Enduro.a26"
mv "Fishing Derby.2048.bin" "roms/Fishing Derby.a26"
mv "Freeway.2048.bin" "roms/Freeway.a26"
mv "Frostbite.4096.bin" "roms/Frostbite.a26"
mv "Grand Prix.4096.bin" "roms/Grand Prix.a26"
mv "H.E.R.O..8192.bin" "roms/H.E.R.O..a26"
mv "Ice Hockey.4096.bin" "roms/Ice Hockey.a26"
mv "Kaboom!.2048.bin" "roms/Kaboom!.a26"
mv "Keystone Kapers.4096.bin" "roms/Keystone Kapers.a26"
mv "Laser Blast.2048.bin" "roms/Laser Blast.a26"
mv "Megamania.4096.bin" "roms/Megamania.a26"
mv "Pitfall!.4096.bin" "roms/Pitfall!.a26"
mv "Plaque Attack.4096.bin" "roms/Plaque Attack.a26"
mv "River Raid II.16384.bin" "roms/River Raid II.a26"
mv "River Raid.4096.bin" "roms/River Raid.a26"
mv "Seaquest.4096.bin" "roms/Seaquest.a26"
mv "Skiing.2048.bin" "roms/Skiing.a26"
mv "Sky Jinks'.2048.bin" "roms/Sky Jinks.a26"
mv "Spider Fighter.4096.bin" "roms/Spider Fighter.a26"
mv "Stampede.2048.bin" "roms/Stampede.a26"
mv "Star Master.4096.bin" "roms/StarMaster.a26"
mv "Tennis.2048.bin" "roms/Tennis.a26"