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Paganitzu PCX Library Files – Part 2

Posted on 05-Dec-2022 by Lee

In Part 1, we saw that each “file” stored inside the PCX Library file started with an 84-byte header.  In this post we’ll look at the files stored inside the Paganitzu data file PAGA1.004 and see what they are.  Here’s the format … Continue reading →

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Paganitzu PCX Library Files – Part 1

Posted on 01-Dec-2022 by Lee

According to https://moddingwiki.shikadi.net/wiki/Paganitzu, Paganitzu has three data files that are “PCX Library” files.  That same site has good information about the format of these PCX Library files (https://moddingwiki.shikadi.net/wiki/PCX_Library). Use this link to see all the posts in this “Reverse Engineering … Continue reading →

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Paganitzu Font Data

Posted on 30-Nov-2022 by Lee

It’s been a bit since I posted last.  Unfortunately, that seems to be normal for me.  I’ve made quite a bit of progress since last time.  I’ve figured out all the data files, written programs in C# for Windows that … Continue reading →

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Reverse Engineering Paganitzu

Posted on 02-Oct-2022 by Lee

One of my most enjoyable hobbies is reverse engineering old 1980s/90s DOS games.  This is very akin to an archeologist learning everything they can about a culture by examining dug up buildings, bones, artifacts, etc.  The original source code for … Continue reading →

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