Useful Links

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Contents 1 Tools of the Trade 1.1 Misc. Tools 1.2 System Specific Tools 2 Useful Sites 3 Regional Online Stores 4 Naming Convention 5 Other Preservation Projects

Tools of the Trade

Main Dumping Tools

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

Hash Calculation Tools / ROM Managers

• HashCalc
• RomCenter
• Romulus
• clrmamepro
• RomVault

Other Dumping Tools

• CD Manipulator 2.70 (unofficial fix)
• CD Manipulator 2.70 (original)
• CloneCD
• CloneCD 5.3.1.7 beta
• IsoBuster
• DDump 1.10
• CD tool
• Alcohol 52%/120%
• BlindWrite
• UltraISO
• CDToImg v1.01 - D8 hack
• DVD Decrypter
• ImgBurn

Audio Dumping Tools

• PerfectRip
• Exact Audio Copy

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

• Adaptec ASPI 4.60 / Adaptec ASPI 4.71.2
• SPTD 1.69 (32 bit) / SPTD 1.69 (64 bit)
• Frog Aspi

Misc. Tools

• Resize (.com)
• FPCopy64 (resize for 64 bit)
• Various tools by Truman
• Various tools by Themabus
• Audio Trap Disc
• px_d8
• px_d8 1.01A
• Descramble CDDA
• ECM
• ECM 1.0h (stdin version)
• ImageDiff
• QuickPAR

Image Editing and Manipulation Tools

• Subcode Editor
• Subcode Analyzer
• CDMage
• ReMove

Hex Editors

• WinHex
• Hex Workshop
• HxD
• Hex Editor Neo (free)
• Hex Editor Neo (pay)

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

• ProtectionID (Protection Checking)
• A-Ray Scanner (Protection Checking)
• BurnOut 1.02 (Protection Checking)
• Twin Tools / ttools (Processing Tages / Twin Sectors)

Playstation Specific

• psxt001z
• sbi2sub
• IRDKit

XBOX 1 / 360 Specific

• Xbox Backup Creator 2.9.0.425
• ss_sector_range_1.0e
• FreeCell 0.2-RC1
• abgx360 v1.0.6
• XBOX Trap Disc
• XBOX360 Trap Disc

Gamecube Specific

• GC Tool
• DolMD5

Wii Specific

• FriiDump
• RawDump
• Wiimms ISO Tools

Dreamcast Specific

• DCTools
• Dreamcube Trap Disc (audio)

PSP Specific

• PSPFiler
• SFO Info

Multiplatform Tools by claunia

• edccchk
• edccchk v1.26 (latest version, compiled)
• SFOParser
• DVDtoIMG

Useful Sites

• SID Codes (musik-sammler)
• Alphabetize lists
• Title Capitalization
• VGMDB Video Game Music Database
• Discogs Music Database
• Japanese Translation & Romanization
• UPC Lookup
• Roman Numerals for JP Titles

Regional Online Stores

• Regional Online Stores

Naming Convention

• Capitalization Standards
• Romanization / Transliteration Guides

Other Preservation Projects

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