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The '''.pak format''' is a packfile format; some variation of it is used in every Retro Studios game to contain the bulk of the game's assets. There are three pak formats:
The '''.pak format''' is a packfile format; some variation of it is used in every Retro Studios game to contain the bulk of the game's assets. The only assets in a pak that are directly accessed by the games are the named resources; the rest are dependencies. There are three pak formats:


* [[PAK (Metroid Prime)]] is used in Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2.
* [[PAK (Metroid Prime)]] is used in Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2.
* [[PAK (Metroid Prime 3)]] is used in Metroid Prime 3 and Donkey Kong Country Returns.
* [[PAK (Metroid Prime 3)]] is used in Metroid Prime 3 and Donkey Kong Country Returns.
* [[PAK (Tropical Freeze)]] is used in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.
* [[PAK (Tropical Freeze)]] is used in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.
[[Category:File Formats]]

Latest revision as of 16:06, 5 February 2015

The .pak format is a packfile format; some variation of it is used in every Retro Studios game to contain the bulk of the game's assets. The only assets in a pak that are directly accessed by the games are the named resources; the rest are dependencies. There are three pak formats: