Game File Explorer

GFE is a game resource file viewer and ripper. Current version is 1.32.

These are the main features:

  • a listing of all entries in game container/resource/asset files or in a directory
  • viewing and converting selected images to bitmaps (.bmp)
  • extracting other entry types to separate files
  • ripping wave (.wav) and bitmap (.bmp) files inside any file
  • playing sound files (waves and Doom sounds)

Supported formats are:

Game Extension Resource type Support Coming Additional info
Age of Empires DRS  resource file  YES     
  SLP  image data  NO  MAYBE   
Aliens vs. Predator FFL resource file YES    
  RIM image data NO NO  
American McGee's Alice PK3 resource file YES    
  FTX image data YES    
Black Thorn RSB image data YES    
Blair Witch I & II POD resource file YES    
  RAW image data YES    
Blood RFF resource file YES    
  ART image data YES    
Command & Conquer MIX resource file YES    
  CPS image data YES    
  WSA image data NO   Bugs
  SHP image data NO MAYBE  
  AUD sound data YES    
Cultures LIB resource file YES    
Daikatana PAK resource file YES    
  WAL image data YES    
Dark Forces GOB resource file YES    
  LFD resource file YES    
  BM image data NO MAYBE  
Delta Force Land Warrior PFF resource file YES    
Descent I , II and III HOG resource file YES    
  PIG image data NO MAYBE  
Die by the Sword ATD resource file YES    
Doom and Doom II WAD resource file YES    
  - image data YES    
  - sound data YES    
Duke Nukem 3D GRP resource file YES    
  ART image data YES    
Dune II PAK resource file YES    
Eye of the Beholder I PAK resource file YES    
Freespace I & II VP resource file YES    
General formats ZIP resource file YES    
  TGA image data YES    
  PCX image data YES    
  BMP image data YES    
  JPG image data YES    
  WAV sound data YES    
  PAL, ACT palette data YES   768 or 1024 in size
  PAL Jasc palette YES   textual data
Ghost Recon RSB image data YES    
Gunman Chronicles PAK resource file YES    
  WAD image data YES   WAD3
  MDL image data YES    
  SPR image data YES    
Half-Life PAK resource file YES    
  WAD image data YES   WAD3
  MDL image data YES    
  SPR image data YES    
Heavy Metal: FAKK2 PK3 resource file YES    
  FTX image data YES    
Heretic WAD resource file YES    
  - image data YES    
  - sound data YES    
Heretic II PAK resource file YES    
  M32 image data YES    
  M8 image data YES    
Hexen WAD resource file YES    
  - image data YES    
  - sound data YES    
Hexen II PAK resource file YES    
  WAD image data YES    
  MDL image data YES    
  SPR image data YES    
  BSP image data YES    
  LMP image data YES    
Jedi Knight GOB resource file YES    
  MAT image data YES    
  BM image data YES    
  CMP palette data YES    
Kingpin: Life of Crime PAK resource file YES    
Kyrandia I & II & III PAK resource file YES    
  COL palette data YES    
  CPS image data YES    
Lands of Lore PAK resource file YES    
Motocross Madness 1 & 2 DAT resource file YES    
Mysteries of the Sith GOO resource file YES    
  MAT image data YES    
  BM image data YES    
  CMP palette data YES    
Nocturne POD resource file YES    
  RAW image data YES    
Outlaws LAB resource file YES    
Quake PAK resource file YES    
  WAD image data YES    
  MDL image data YES    
  SPR image data YES    
  BSP image data YES    
  LMP image data YES    
Quake II PAK resource file YES    
  WAL image data YES    
Quake III PK3 resource file YES    
Rage of Mages I & II RES Resource File YES    
Rainbow Six RSB image data YES    
Red Faction VPP resource file YES    
Redneck Rampage GRP resource file YES    
  ART image data YES    
Rise of the Triad WAD resource file YES    
  - image data YES    
  - sound data YES   voc
  - music data YES   mid
Serious Sam (test) GRO resource file YES    
  TEX image data YES    
  TBN image data YES   thumbnails
Shadow Warrior GRP resource file YES    
  ART image data YES    
Sin SIN resource file YES    
  SWL image data YES    
Soldier of Fortune PAK resource file YES    
  M32 image data YES    
Star Trek: Elite Force PK3 resource file YES    
Strife WAD resource file YES    
  - image data YES    
  - sound data YES    
SWAT3 RES resource file YES    
Tachyon - The Fringe PFF resource file YES    
Terminal Velocity POD resource file YES    
  RAW image data YES    
Terminator: Rampage BSA resource file YES    
  IMG image data NO YES  
Terminator : Future Shock BSA resource file YES    
  texture.* image data YES    
  IMG image data YES    
Terminator : Skynet BSA resource file YES    
  texture.* image data YES    
  IMG image data YES    
The Longest Journey XARC resource file YES    
  XMG image data NO MAYBE Still some problems there...
Warlords: Battlecry XCR resource file YES    
Witchaven I and II GRP resource file YES    
  ART image data YES    
Vampire: The Masquerade NOB resource file YES    

System requirements

Windows 95, more than 256 colors.

Legal stuff

The author is in no way responsible for any damage that occurs to your software or hardware as a result of using the software. Use at your own risk.

GFE is freeware. You can distribute GFE freely as long as you don't charge anybody any money for it.

Last updated: 12/09/01