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#!/usr/bin/env python3
#
# iTunes M4A Strip
#
# Brad Smith, 2024
# https://rainwarrior.ca
#
# This program will search for all M4A files under the current directory,
# remove all unnecessary metadata, keeping only the AAC music data,
# then restoring only the desired tags from the original metadata.

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#!/usr/bin/env python3

# serrator
#
# Explanation: https://www.patreon.com/posts/serrator-game-109214047
#
# Inspired by the way the background images in Sierra games drew in progressively.
# Usually too fast to really see, but on a very slow computer, or artificially slowed,
# the draw-in process was quite fascinating to watch:
#   https://twitter.com/PixelArtSierra

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Games streamed on Twitch by Sakanakao

2 player streaming partners:

• JordiGH
• LiamGiiV

This list is probably incomplete, presented in reverse chronological order.

2024

• Data Man (NES) 2 player longplay

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# This is a decompressor for data in the Sim City (Japan) ROM for Super Famicom
#
# This extracts the complete character set from the game, used for the popup dialogs,
# and also all of the text used in these dialogs.
# The five SNES versions in various languages can also be dumped by this script, see below.
#
# The decompressor is for a Nintendo compression format that was apparently used in several games,
# and has been known by some as LC_LZ5. It might be useful for other games besides SimCity.

import PIL.Image

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# Problem:
#   Making an NES game, want smooth motion but don't want to store sub-pixel precision.
# Solution:
#   Approximate smooth motion in discrete steps.
#
#   Investigate a few methods, and compare them by smoothness.
#   Use standard deviation as a measure of smoothness.
#   (Lower deviation total is better.)
#
# Result:

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# dumps PAK files from the game Abyss Boat by Leaf

import os
import struct

def printable(d):
    s = ""
    for c in d: s += chr(c) if (c >= 0x20 and c <= 126) else '.'
    return s

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#!/usr/bin/env python3

#
# Automatic Movie Thumbnail Generator
#
# Scans a folder, and generates a thumbnail image for every movie found.
# Uses a grid layout that attempts to maximize utilized space while
# fitting under a given maximum image size, and having at least as many
# frames as requested.
#

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# Action name and trigger conditions.
# workflow_dispatch means: this can be manually re-triggered, and not just by push/pr.
name: Batch File Continuous Integration
on:
  push:
    branches: [ "main" ]
  pull_request:
    branches: [ "main" ]
  workflow_dispatch:

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# Dumps image data from Milva DOS game,
# as well as Desafio and Kick Boxing Street
# from Ediciones Manali.
#
# https://archive.org/details/msdos_Milva_1993
# https://www.old-games.ru/game/4884.html (Desafio)
# https://www.old-games.ru/game/4532.html (Kick Boxing)
#
# If you successfully use this for their other games,
# send me the dump list and I can add it.

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#!/usr/bin/env python3

#
# This scrips attempts to find suitable subtitles in video collections,
# and will copy the best candidate into the same folder as the video,
# with the same filename as the video with the subtitle's extension.
#
# If a video already has a subtitle file in this place, it will not overwrite it.
#
# I can also delete directories and files as automatic cleanup.