SF2 Gigaleak Guide

Ver 1.1

JEEZ LEWEEZE WHAT IS THIS?

On July 24th 2020 someone uploaded a link with a ton of files from Nintendo servers with entire repos of several NES, SNES and GB source code and a follow up the next day with iQue/N64 assets on 4chan's /v/ and /vp/ boards. Among assets/source code of major Nintendo titles like Super Mario World, SMW2: Yoshi's Island and unreleased prototypes like "Super Donkey" and  "Sleepwalker", there are SEVERAL builds, assets, tools and source code of Star Fox/Starglider and Star Fox 2!

Since this is a HUGE event developing right now, a lot of information and discussion is running around 4chan's /v/, /vr/, /vg/, /vp/ boards, The Cutting Room Floor's discord server, Twitter and Youtube, it is getting hard to keep up with what has been discovered and what's a hoax or not.

The purpose of this paste bin is to keep track of major findings and tools to dive in into SF1/2 code and assets. Why bother you ask? Because we might have a timeline of the development of one of the most mysterious (previously) cancelled games ever!

Major info on the leaks and download to said leaks are here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qV8liZZ4EkCGAQ55TjuoCy01QIlfhT-WS7mTTq2pqhg/
https://docs.google.com/document/d/176d5yx2GtWDudFNQW4mJC8QYE1B4uJdhk0HD45nandU

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"""I just want a link to the SF stuff"""
Just download the other.7z file

"""Where's all the SF stuff?"""
Relevant Filepaths:

other\NEWS\StarFox2
other\SFC\ROM\StarFox2\usa
other\SFC\ソースデータ\StarFox2
other\NEWS\Starfox2
other\NEWS\テープリストア\NEWS_04\home\arimoto\
other\NEWS\テープリストア\NEWS_04\home\arimoto\SF2
other\NEWS\テープリストア\NEWS_04\home\sugiyama
other\NEWS\テープリストア\NEWS_04\home\sugiyama\FX2
other\NEWS\テープリストア\NEWS_05\home\watanabe
other\NEWS\テープリストア\NEWS_05\home\watanabe\FX2
other\NEWS\テープリストア\NEWS_05\home\watanabe\SG-1
other\NEWS\テープリストア\NEWS_05\home\kimura\polygon\sample0

"""I just want the ROMS!""""

Current Beta ROMS (UPDATED!!!!):
https://mega.nz/file/ilYVySaJ#K64zaBKEdRisF-O_Geu95ofN2rYQVbfIR1iXvaSTJOE
Info on each ROM:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1neRehZV-2izxq3mbO9qvy9UWkQ6lYCvCJ25nr6caYes/edit

"""What are .xxx files?"""
.asm - plain assembly files aka source code
.cgx - Nintendo's proprietary sprite sheet format. It can be open with YY-CHR.NET or Nintendo's proprietary sprite editor "SdCAD". More info in the tools section
.col - Nintendo's proprietary sprite color format. It can be open with Nintendo's proprietary sprite editor "SdCAD".
.scr - Nintendo's proprietary sprite screen format. It can be open with Nintendo's proprietary sprite editor "SdCAD". (More info to come)
.anm - SFX animation files
.txt - some of these are SFX animation files

.xxx.BAK - back-up file. The preceding extension is what matters (For example,  a2.CGX.BAK is a CGX file)

"""Why doesn't x.exe work?"""
These games were developed in the 90's using MS-DOS. You need either a PC running MS-DOS or a virtual machine.
(TODO: Get these tools running on a MS-DOS VM find out what they do :). See below)

"""How do I build the game?"""
VMs with Star Fox and Star Fox 2 tools ready to build
anonfiles()com/5c91g1K3of/StarFox-dosbox-x_easybuild_7z
anonfiles()com/Ra90gaKdoc/StarFox2-dosbox-x_easybuild_7z

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YY_CHR.NET - Sprite editor 	http://www.romhacking.net/utilities/958/
SdCAD - Nintendo's propetary sprite editor. It is located in the bbgames.7z leak in bbgames\d1\routefree\bbgames\depot\marioAGB\graphic_data\srdcad
	Some /ppg/ anon managed to translate it to english

	Link: https://mega.nz/file/3Fo1hSqb#idXnYuzOtt8hfLFumMM0tW4dlRDe4cDOPEtLMHGsP-8

(TODO: Find the script an anon used to convert .anm and .txt files to 3D models)

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Star Glider/ Star Fox 1 prototype OST (and SPCs)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnRtJl8SiFs

Star Fox 2 1994-08-31 build OST (and SPCs)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aJc0FxNaeY

Star Fox 2 1995-01-24 CES build OST (and SPCs)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFxSDlf3pwI

Various scrapped SF2 music:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR_TuVftNwc