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#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# msx:  file(1) magic for the MSX Home Computer
# v1.3
# Fabio R. Schmidlin <sd-snatcher@users.sourceforge.net>

############## MSX Music file formats ##############

# Gigamix MGSDRV music file
0	string/b		MGS	MSX Gigamix MGSDRV3 music file,
>6	ubeshort	0x0D0A
>>3	byte		x	\bv%c
>>4	byte		x	\b.%c
>>5	byte		x	\b%c
>>8	string		>\0	\b, title: %s

1	string/b		mgs2\ 	MSX Gigamix MGSDRV2 music file
>6	uleshort	0x80
>>0x2E	uleshort	0
>>>0x30	string		>\0	\b, title: %s

# KSS music file
0	string/b		KSCC	KSS music file v1.03
>0xE	byte		0
>>0xF	byte&0x02	0	\b, soundchips: AY-3-8910, SCC(+)
>>0xF	byte&0x02	2	\b, soundchip(s): SN76489
>>>0xF	byte&0x04	4	stereo
>>0xF	byte&0x01	1	\b, YM2413
>>0xF	byte&0x08	8	\b, Y8950

0	string/b		KSSX	KSS music file v1.20
>0xE	byte&0xEF	0
>>0xF	byte&0x40	0x00	\b, 60Hz
>>0xF	byte&0x40	0x40	\b, 50Hz
>>0xF	byte&0x02	0	\b, soundchips: AY-3-8910, SCC(+)
>>0xF	byte&0x02	0x02	\b, soundchips: SN76489
>>>0xF	byte&0x04	0x04	stereo
>>0xF	byte&0x01	0x01	\b,
>>>0xF	byte&0x18	0x00	\bYM2413
>>>0xF	byte&0x18	0x08	\bYM2413, Y8950
>>>0xF	byte&0x18	0x18	\bYM2413+Y8950 pseudostereo
>>0xF	byte&0x18	0x10	\b, Majyutsushi DAC

# Moonblaster for Moonsound
0	string/b		MBMS
>4	byte		0x10	MSX Moonblaster for MoonSound music

# Music Player K-kaz
0	string/b		MPK	MSX Music Player K-kaz song
>6	ubeshort	0x0D0A
>>3	byte		x	v%c
>>4	byte		x	\b.%c
>>5	byte		x	\b%c

# I don't know why these don't work
#0	search/0xFFFF	\r\n.FM9
#>0	search/0xFFFF	\r\n#FORMAT	MSX Music Player K-kaz source MML file
#0	search/0xFFFF	\r\nFM1\ \=
#>0	search/0xFFFF	\r\nPSG1\=
#>>0	search/0xFFFF	\r\nSCC1\=		MSX MuSiCa MML source file

# OPX Music file
0x35	beshort		0x0d0a
>0x7B	beshort		0x0d0a
>>0x7D	byte		0x1a
>>>0x87	uleshort	0		MSX OPX Music file
>>>>0x86	byte		0		v1.5
>>>>>0	string		>\32		\b, title: %s
>>>>0x86	byte		1		v2.4
>>>>>0	string		>\32		\b, title: %s

# SCMD music file
0x8B	string/b		SCMD
>0xCE	uleshort	0	MSX SCMD Music file
#>>-2	uleshort	0x6a71	; The file must end with this value. How to code this here?
>>0x8F	string		>\0		\b, title: %s

0	search/0xFFFF	\r\n@title
>&0	search/0xFFFF	\r\n@m=[	MSX SCMD source MML file


############## MSX image file formats ##############

# MSX raw VRAM dump
0	ubyte		0xFE
>1	uleshort	0
>>5	uleshort	0
>>>3	uleshort	0x37FF		MSX SC2/GRP raw image
>>>3	uleshort	0x6A00		MSX Graph Saurus SR5 raw image
>>>3	uleshort	>0x769E
>>>>3	uleshort	<0x8000		MSX GE5/GE6 raw image
>>>>>3	uleshort	0x7FFF		\b, with sprite patterns
>>>3	uleshort	0xD3FF		MSX screen 7-12 raw image
>>>3	uleshort	0xD400		MSX Graph Saurus SR7/SR8/SRS raw image

# Graph Saurus compressed images
0	ubyte		0xFD
>1	uleshort	0
>>5	uleshort	0
>>>3	uleshort	>0x013D		MSX Graph Saurus compressed image

# MSX G9B image file
0	string/b		G9B
>1	uleshort	11
>>3	uleshort	>10
>>>5	ubyte		>0		MSX G9B image, depth=%d
>>>>8	uleshort	x		\b, %dx
>>>>10	uleshort	x		\b%d
>>>>5	ubyte		<9
>>>>>6	ubyte		0
>>>>>>7	ubyte		x		\b, codec=%d RGB color palettes
>>>>>6	ubyte		64		\b, codec=RGB fixed color
>>>>>6	ubyte		128		\b, codec=YJK
>>>>>6	ubyte		192		\b, codec=YUV
>>>>5	ubyte		>8		codec=RGB fixed color
>>>>12	ubyte		0		\b, raw
>>>>12	ubyte		1		\b, bitbuster compression

############## Other MSX file formats ##############

# MSX internal ROMs
0		ubeshort	0xF3C3
>2		uleshort	<0x4000
>>8		ubyte		0xC3
>>>9		uleshort	<0x4000
>>>>0x0B	ubeshort	0x00C3
>>>>>0x0D	uleshort	<0x4000
>>>>>>0x0F	ubeshort	0x00C3
>>>>>>>0x11	uleshort	<0x4000
>>>>>>>>0x13	ubeshort	0x00C3
>>>>>>>>>0x15	uleshort	<0x4000
>>>>>>>>>>0x50	ubyte		0xC3
>>>>>>>>>>>0x51	uleshort	<0x4000
>>>>>>>>>>>>(9.s)	ubyte	0xC3
>>>>>>>>>>>>>&0	uleshort	>0x4000
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>&0	ubyte	0xC3		MSX BIOS+BASIC
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>0x002D	ubyte+1	<3		\b. version=MSX%d
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>0x002D	ubyte	2		\b, version=MSX2+
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>0x002D	ubyte	3		\b, version=MSX Turbo-R
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>0x002D	ubyte	>3		\b, version=Unknown MSX %d version
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>0x0006	ubyte	x		\b, VDP.DR=%#2x
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>0x0007	ubyte	x		\b, VDP.DW=%#2x
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>0x002B	ubyte&0xF	0		\b, charset=Japanese
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>0x002B	ubyte&0xF	1		\b, charset=International
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>0x002B	ubyte&0xF	2		\b, charset=Korean
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>0x002B	ubyte&0xF	>2		\b, charset=Unknown id:%d
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>0x002B	ubyte&0x70	0x00		\b, date format=Y-M-D
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>0x002B	ubyte&0x70	0x10		\b, date format=M-D-Y
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>0x002B	ubyte&0x70	0x20		\b, date format=D-M-Y
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>0x002B	ubyte&0x80	0x00		\b, vfreq=60Hz
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>0x002B	ubyte&0x80	0x80		\b, vfreq=50Hz
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>0x002C	ubyte&0x0F	0		\b, keyboard=Japanese
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>0x002C	ubyte&0x0F	1		\b, keyboard=International
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>0x002C	ubyte&0x0F	2		\b, keyboard=French
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>0x002C	ubyte&0x0F	3		\b, keyboard=UK
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>0x002C	ubyte&0x0F	4		\b, keyboard=German
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>0x002C	ubyte&0x0F	5		\b, keyboard=Unknown id:%d
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>0x002C	ubyte&0x0F	6		\b, keyboard=Spanish
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>0x002C	ubyte&0x0F	>6		\b, keyboard=Unknown id:%d
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>0x002C	ubyte&0xF0	0x00		\b, basic=Japanese
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>0x002C	ubyte&0xF0	0x10		\b, basic=International
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>0x002C	ubyte&0xF0	>0x10		\b, basic=Unknown id:%d
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>0x002E	ubyte&1		1		\b, built-in MIDI


0		string/b		CD
>2		uleshort	>0x10
>>2		uleshort	<0x4000
>>>4		uleshort	<0x4000
>>>>6		uleshort	<0x4000
>>>>>8		ubyte		0xC3
>>>>>>9		uleshort	<0x4000
>>>>>>>0x10	ubyte		0xC3
>>>>>>>>0x11	uleshort	<0x4000
>>>>>>>>>0x14	ubyte		0xC3
>>>>>>>>>>0x15	uleshort	<0x4000		MSX2/2+/TR SubROM

0		string		\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0
>0x5F0		ubequad		0x8282828244380000
>>0x150		ubyte		0x38
>>>0x170	string		\20\20\20
>>>>0x1E32	string		())
>>>>>0x2130	ubequad		0xA5A5594924231807
>>>>>0x2138	ubequad		0x4A4A3424488830C0	MSX Kanji Font



# MSX extension ROMs
0	string/b		AB
>2	uleshort	0x0010			MSX ROM
>>2	uleshort	x			\b, init=%#4x
>>4	uleshort	>0			\b, stahdl=%#4x
>>6	uleshort	>0			\b, devhdl=%#4x
>>8	uleshort	>0			\b, bas=%#4x
>2	uleshort	0x4010			MSX ROM
>>2	uleshort	x			\b, init=%#04x
>>4	uleshort	>0			\b, stahdl=%#04x
>>6	uleshort	>0			\b, devhdl=%#04x
>>8	uleshort	>0			\b, bas=%#04x
>2	uleshort	0x8010			MSX ROM
>>2	uleshort	x			\b, init=%#04x
>>4	uleshort	>0			\b, stahdl=%#04x
>>6	uleshort	>0			\b, devhdl=%#04x
>>8	uleshort	>0			\b, bas=%#04x
0	string/b		AB\0\0
>6	uleshort	0
>>4	uleshort	>0x400F			MSX-BASIC extension ROM
>>>4	uleshort	>0			\b, stahdl=%#04x
>>>6	uleshort	>0			\b, devhdl=%#04x
>>>0x1C		string		OPLL			\b, MSX-Music
>>>>0x18	string		PAC2			\b (external)
>>>>0x18	string		APRL			\b (internal)

0	string/b		AB\0\0\0\0
>6	uleshort	>0x400F			MSX device BIOS
>>6	uleshort	>0			\b, devhdl=%#04x


0	string/b		AB
#>2	string		5JSuperLAYDOCK		MSX Super Laydock ROM
#>3	string		@HYDLIDE3MSX		MSX Hydlide-3 ROM
#>3	string		@3\x80IA862		Golvellius MSX1 ROM
>2	uleshort	>15
>>2	uleshort	<0xC000
>>>8	string		\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0
>>>>(2.s&0x3FFF)	uleshort	>0		MSX ROM
>>>>>0x10	string		YZ\0\0\0\0		Konami Game Master 2 MSX ROM
>>>>>0x10	string		CD			\b, Konami RC-
>>>>>>0x12	ubyte		x			\b%d
>>>>>>0x13	ubyte/16	x			\b%d
>>>>>>0x13	ubyte&0xF	x			\b%d
>>>>>0x10	string		EF			\b, Konami RC-
>>>>>>0x12	ubyte		x			\b%d
>>>>>>0x13	ubyte/16	x			\b%d
>>>>>>0x13	ubyte&0xF	x			\b%d
>>>>>2	uleshort	x			\b, init=%#04x
>>>>>4	uleshort	>0			\b, stahdl=%#04x
>>>>>6	uleshort	>0			\b, devhdl=%#04x
>>>>>8	uleshort	>0			\b, bas=%#04x
>>>2	uleshort	0
>>>>4	uleshort	0
>>>>>6	uleshort	0
>>>>>>8	uleshort	>0			MSX BASIC program in ROM, bas=%#04x

0x4000	string/b		AB
>0x4002	uleshort	>0x400F
>>0x400A	string		\0\0\0\0\0\0	MSX ROM with nonstandard page order
>>>0x4002	uleshort	x			\b, init=%#04x
>>>0x4004	uleshort	>0			\b, stahdl=%#04x
>>>0x4006	uleshort	>0			\b, devhdl=%#04x
>>>0x4008	uleshort	>0			\b, bas=%#04x

0x8000	string/b		AB
>0x8002	uleshort	>0x400F
>>0x800A	string		\0\0\0\0\0\0	MSX ROM with nonstandard page order
>>>0x8002	uleshort	x			\b, init=%#04x
>>>0x8004	uleshort	>0			\b, stahdl=%#04x
>>>0x8006	uleshort	>0			\b, devhdl=%#04x
>>>0x8008	uleshort	>0			\b, bas=%#04x


0x3C000	string/b		AB
>0x3C008	string		\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0	MSX MegaROM with nonstandard page order
>>0x3C002	uleshort	x			\b, init=%#04x
>>0x3C004	uleshort	>0			\b, stahdl=%#04x
>>0x3C006	uleshort	>0			\b, devhdl=%#04x
>>0x3C008	uleshort	>0			\b, bas=%#04x

# MSX BIN file
#0	byte		0xFE
#>1	uleshort	>0x8000
#>>3	uleshort	>0x8004
#>>>5	uleshort	>0x8000			MSX BIN file

# MSX-BASIC file
0	byte		0xFF
>3	uleshort	0x000A
>>1	uleshort	>0x8000			MSX-BASIC program

# MSX .CAS file
0	string/b	\x1F\xA6\xDE\xBA\xCC\x13\x7D\x74	MSX cassette archive

# Mega-Assembler file
0	byte		0xFE
>1	uleshort	0x0001
>>5	uleshort	0xffff
>>>6	byte		0x0A		MSX Mega-Assembler source

# Execrom Patchfile
0	string		ExecROM\ patchfile\x1A	MSX ExecROM patchfile
>0x12	ubyte/16	x		v%d
>0x12	ubyte&0xF	x		\b.%d
>0x13	ubyte		x		\b, contains %d patches

# Konami's King's Valley-2 custom stage (ELG file)
4	uleshort	0x0900
>0xF	byte		1
>>0x14	byte		0
>>>0x1E	string		\040\040\040
>>>>0x23	byte	1
>>>>>0x25	byte	0
>>>>>>0x15	string	>\x30
>>>>>>>0x15	string	<\x5A		Konami King's Valley-2 custom stage, title: "%-8.8s"
>>>>>>>>0x1D	byte	<32	\b, theme: %d

# Metal Gear 1 savegame
#0x4F	string	\x00\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF
#>>0x60	string	\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF
#>>>0x7B	string	\0x00\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\x00	Metal Gear 1 savegame