Disk images filetypes[edit]
| Extension
|
Description
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| .cue
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Disc Description - names and describes the disc tracks. Comes with .bin files
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| .bin
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Disc Image, can be a single track (Data or Audio) or a whole disc - should comes with a .cue file
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| .bin.ecm
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Compressed Disc Image / Track. Can be uncompressed with unecm.
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| .ccd
|
CloneCD Disc Image Info. Comes with .img and .sub files
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| .img
|
Disc Image. Should comes with a .ccd file.
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| .sub
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CloneCD Subchannel Data File. Should comes with a .ccd and a .img files.
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| .iso
|
Disc Image.
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| .chd
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Compressed Disc Image. Used with Mame (for Arcade games) and for emulation of disc-based consoles.
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| .pbp
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Compressed PlayStation 1 Disc Image. Used with Beetle PSX and PCSX ReARMed.
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ROM filetypes[edit]
| Extension
|
Emulated System
|
Libretro Core
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| .lnx
|
Atari Lynx
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Handy, Beetle Handy
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| .ws
|
Bandai WonderSwan
|
Beetle Cygne
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| .wsc
|
Bandai WonderSwan Color
|
Beetle Cygne
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| .pce
|
NEC PC-Engine TurboGrafx 16 / NEC SuperGrafx
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Beetle PCE FAST, Beetle SGX
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| .nes
|
Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom
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bnes, Emux NES, FCEUmm, Mesen, Nestopia UE, QuickNES
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| .fds
|
Nintendo Famicom Disk System
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FCEUmmm, Mesen, Nestopia UE
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| .sfc
|
Super Nintendo Entertainment System / Super Famicom
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bsnes, Snes9x
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| .n64
|
Nintendo 64
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Mupen64Plus, Parallel-N64
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| .gb
|
Nintendo Gameboy
|
Emux GB, Gambatte, SameBoy, TGB Dual, Gearboy
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| .gbc
|
Nintendo Gameboy Color
|
Emux GB, Gambatte, SameBoy, TGB Dual, Gearboy
|
| .gba
|
Nintendo Gameboy Advance
|
Beetle GBA, gpSP, Meteor, mGBA, VBA Next, VBA-M
|
| .nds
|
Nintendo DS
|
DeSmuME, MelonDS
|
| .sg
|
Sega SG-1000
|
blueMSX
|
| .sms
|
Sega Master System
|
Emux SMS, Gearsystem, Genesis Plus GX, PicoDrive
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| .gg
|
Sega Game Gear
|
Gearsystem, Genesis Plus GX
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| .md
|
Sega Genesis / Sega Megadrive
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Genesis Plus GX, PicoDrive
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| .32x
|
Sega 32X
|
PicoDrive
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| .ngp
|
SNK Neo Geo Pocket
|
Beetle NeoPop
|
| .ngc
|
SNK Neo Geo Pocket Color
|
Beetle NeoPop
|
| .rom
|
Misc BIOS and ROMs
|
N/A
|
| .bin
|
Misc BIOS and ROMs
|
N/A
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| .zip
|
Compressed archive (Arcade or any console ROM)
|
N/A
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Some tools to manage disc images:
