Looking for Text Dumps?

[TheRewster]

Hey gang! New here, and my request is a fairly simple one: Does anyone have access to/know how to find text dumps for Mario games? Specifically I'm looking for full text dumps of Super Mario RPG and the Paper Mario series. I can find Zelda ones very easily, but no Mario ones strangely.

I figured this would be the best place out of any on the web I could think of to ask. Many thanks if you can oblige!

[Zaladane]

Hey gang! New here, and my request is a fairly simple one: Does anyone have access to/know how to find text dumps for Mario games? Specifically I'm looking for full text dumps of Super Mario RPG and the Paper Mario series. I can find Zelda ones very easily, but no Mario ones strangely.

I figured this would be the best place out of any on the web I could think of to ask. Many thanks if you can oblige!

You mean like a game script???

Here's one for Mario rpg for the snes on gamefaqs if that's what you mean?

http://www.gamefaqs.com/snes/588739-...ars/faqs/30431

[TheRewster]

No, not a game script--that's something compiled and sifted by a fan/player.

I'm looking for a document with all the text used in the game (it's basically the raw data of the game's text), something like this:
http://www.zeldalegends.net/files/em...p%28usa%29.txt

[Zorlon]

That is just a script without directions

i.e. all the text but no clues as to what triggers the text

Don't see what use that is to be honest, take a script and remove the directions from it, then you have what you want

[TheRewster]

But a script only includes story-related stuff. I want something with everything (names, item lists and descriptions, incidental conversations, bestiary info, place names, etc.)--stuff you can't really get from a script.

[Zorlon]

I don't know of sites that would keep that sort of thing, unless they are translation notes that I can see a reason for creating this kind of info for.

If google can't find it then it is possible that no one has created the text files with that info in them.

Item lists should be hard to find but mini convo's ect I can't see being easy to find

Look at gamefaqs though and see what they have you might be able to put together most of the info you are wanting but it will take some time to do, but if it is something you really want it would be worth the effort

[Zaladane]

No, not a game script--that's something compiled and sifted by a fan/player.

I'm looking for a document with all the text used in the game (it's basically the raw data of the game's text), something like this:
http://www.zeldalegends.net/files/em...p%28usa%29.txt

Ok.

[TheRewster]

I don't know of sites that would keep that sort of thing, unless they are translation notes that I can see a reason for creating this kind of info for.

If google can't find it then it is possible that no one has created the text files with that info in them.

Item lists should be hard to find but mini convo's ect I can't see being easy to find

Look at gamefaqs though and see what they have you might be able to put together most of the info you are wanting but it will take some time to do, but if it is something you really want it would be worth the effort

It's not on Google or GameFAQs (already looked). I just thought some of you emulation/ROM hacking experts would know right off how to dump game text, but I guess I'm asking something much harder than I thought.

I've never dealt with a ROM before or done any sort of hacking whatsoever, otherwise I would've tried it myself, but I wouldn't even know where/how to begin.

[Zorlon]

Not even sure you read my post at all

Look at gamefaqs though and see what they have you might be able to put together most of the info you are wanting but it will take some time to do, but if it is something you really want it would be worth the effort

http://www.gamefaqs.com/snes/588739-...ars/faqs/11874 lists of item spells monster ect ect, the script that was already posted, that should if it is complete have all the conversations included

Most game guides will have place names

No there is no way to just dump all text from a game, it's not as easy as that, most games don't even store text in a plain way it's often coded so is not readable outside of the game itself, not checked though for Super Mario RPG, if that is just plain text then open the rom with a powerful hex editor or word processor, (if you use a word processor be prepared to wait a while, while it loads it will show a bunch of garbage first before most of the text except for the small amount of text in the header) do not be shocked though if it shows no text at all or just basic menu type stuff

A hex editor is a better way but getting it to copy over text can be a pain, just copy by hand i.e. copy it by typing what is says in the display usually to the right of the hex code, myself if I do anything in hex it is to change something not copy text

[TheRewster]

Not even sure you read my post at all

Um, I absolutely read your post? Seriously, what is your basis for accusing me of responding without reading?--because that's very insulting to me. I take every response very seriously.

Like I said, I've consulted GameFAQs already, and things like the script, game list, and other things--while being valuable in their own way--are not quite exactly what I'm looking for. And I already conceded (in the post where you claim I didn't read yours) that this is turning out more complicated than I thought.

Anyway, thank for your input on the hex editor stuff. I've never used one before, but I suppose learning how to do that goes beyond the parameters of this thread. Maybe another time.

So has this post shown sufficient evidence that I have read your posts and taken them seriously enough?

[Zorlon]

Hex alone will probably not be enough the next step is to disassemble the file taking it back to raw code, but that is way beyond this thread and beyond my skills, not hard as I don't program well not any language that is used for SNES games (I used to do Basic lol), to disassemble, a Dev kit could do that I would imagine possibly Dev kit software on a regular PC also, no idea if there is such a thing as SNES Dev software available to the pubic that could do this though, I can't see it as most translation groups end up creating there own private software to do things like this and there software is designed per game rather than generalized software