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'''Rob Northen compression''' ('''RNC''') is a multi-platform compression format created by [[Rob Northen]] in 1991. Decompression libraries have been written for the PC, [[Mega Drive]], Game Boy, SNES and Atari Lynx. RNC is used in a number of games by UK developers (notably Bullfrog and [[Traveller's Tales]]), including ''[[Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island]]'', ''Dungeon Keeper 2'', ''[[Magic Carpet]]'', ''[[Syndicate]]'' and ''Syndicate Wars''.
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'''Rob Northen compression''' ('''RNC''') is a multi-platform compression format created by [[Rob Northen]] in 1991. It is a variant of [[LZSS]] and [[Huffman]]. Decompression libraries have been written for the PC, [[Mega Drive]], Game Boy, SNES and Atari Lynx. RNC is used in a number of games by UK developers (notably Bullfrog and [[Traveller's Tales]]), including ''[[Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island]]'', ''Dungeon Keeper 2'', ''[[Magic Carpet]]'', ''[[Syndicate]]'' and ''Syndicate Wars''.
  
 
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Rob Northen compression (RNC) is a multi-platform compression format created by Rob Northen in 1991. It is a variant of LZSS and Huffman. Decompression libraries have been written for the PC, Mega Drive, Game Boy, SNES and Atari Lynx. RNC is used in a number of games by UK developers (notably Bullfrog and Traveller's Tales), including Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island, Dungeon Keeper 2, Magic Carpet, Syndicate and Syndicate Wars.