hi2txt

...Breaking News: 2020-05-03: release 1.12 is out with 25 games fixed, 4 added, 10 improved and a more robust engine versus corrupted data

What is it?

hi2txt is a utility to convert mame high scores files (hi/nvram) into text files, for easy integration into Arcade cabinet front-end, leaderboard shared among friends, etc.
It is heavily inspired from hitotext utility wrote years ago by Fyrecrypts: huge thanks to him and all related contributors!
If you appreciate the tool, all possible help to support more games and suggest new features, is warmly welcome, or at least a little thank you (contact: hi2txt at free.fr) !

[Documentation] [What's new for the engine and the games]

Where can I get it?

Java version, requiring Java 7+: [Download hi2txt@1.12@20200502-Java.7z (1,4 MB)]

C# version, requiring .NET framework 4.5+: [Download hi2txt@1.12@20200502-CSharp.7z (1,4 MB)]

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How many games are supported?

Statistics on supported games: full statistics details

Quick Installation Guide for C# version

DOT.NET Framework 4.5+ must be installed on your Windows
unzip hi2txt@<version>.CSharp.7z
go inside 'example' folder and double-click on read.bat => it will read a hiscore file and display extracted data. Have a look inside read.bat to see the command-line.

Quick Installation Guide for C# version and HyperSpin

DOT.NET Framework 4.5+ must be installed on your Windows
unzip hi2txt@<version>.CSharp.7z into the folder containing HyperSpin.exe
rename hi2txt.exe into HiToText.exe

Quick Installation Guide for C# version and GameEx

DOT.NET Framework 4.5+ must be installed on your Windows
unzip hi2txt@<version>.CSharp.7z into GameEx install folder.
rename hi2txt.exe into HiToText.exe

Quick Installation Guide for C# version and LaunchBox

DOT.NET Framework 4.5+ must be installed on your Windows
unzip hi2txt@<version>.CSharp.7z into GameEx install folder.

How can I contribute?

If you appreciate the tool, all possible help to support more games and suggest new features, is warmly welcome, or at least a little thank you!

Contact: hi2txt at free.fr
Follow @hi2txt

GitHub repository to contribute to individual XML games descriptions: https://github.com/GreatStoneEx/hi2txt-xml

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