Difference between revisions of "PRS compression"

From Sega Retro

old>Hivebrain
(While doing a translation patch for Sakura Taisen, I discovered that this game also uses PRS compression for different parts of the game.)
 
(12 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
 
'''PRS compression''' is a format used in numerous Sega games for the [[Sega Saturn]] and later consoles, as well as PC games. It is based on [[LZ77]] compression with RLE emulation and extended matches. PRS archives have the extension .prs and can contain any file type.
 
'''PRS compression''' is a format used in numerous Sega games for the [[Sega Saturn]] and later consoles, as well as PC games. It is based on [[LZ77]] compression with RLE emulation and extended matches. PRS archives have the extension .prs and can contain any file type.
  
A decompressor, written by [[Nemesis]], will automatically unpack any PRS files in the working folder.
+
A decompressor, written by Nemesis, will automatically unpack any PRS files in the working folder.
  
 
{{Download
 
{{Download
Line 7: Line 7:
 
| version=
 
| version=
 
| file=Prsdec auto.7z
 
| file=Prsdec auto.7z
| filesize=20KB
+
| filesize=24KB
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==List of games which use PRS compression==
 
==List of games which use PRS compression==
 +
* ''[[3x3 Eyes: Kyuusei Koushu S]]'' (disc 3 only)
 +
* ''[[Dark Legend]]''/''Suiko Enbu''
 
* ''[[NiGHTS into Dreams]]''
 
* ''[[NiGHTS into Dreams]]''
 +
* ''[[Sakura Taisen]]''
 
* ''[[Sonic Adventure]]''
 
* ''[[Sonic Adventure]]''
 +
* ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]''
 +
* ''[[Sonic Heroes]]''
 
* ''[[Sonic Mega Collection Plus]]''
 
* ''[[Sonic Mega Collection Plus]]''
 +
* ''[[Suiko Enbu: Fuuun Saiki]]''
 +
* ''[[Super Real Mahjong P7]]''
 +
* ''[[Zanma Chou Okugi Valhollian]]''
  
[[Category:Data Formats]]
+
[[Category:Data compression]]

Latest revision as of 01:36, 18 August 2018

PRS compression is a format used in numerous Sega games for the Sega Saturn and later consoles, as well as PC games. It is based on LZ77 compression with RLE emulation and extended matches. PRS archives have the extension .prs and can contain any file type.

A decompressor, written by Nemesis, will automatically unpack any PRS files in the working folder.

Download.svg Download PRSDec Auto (by Nemesis)
File: Prsdec auto.7z (24 kB) (info)

List of games which use PRS compression