List of File Formats

Mario Kart 8 file formats

This table contains a list of file formats found in Mario Kart 8:

Name	Description
AAMP	Compressed files.
BARS	Sound files archive.
BAGLCUBE	Unknown. AAMP compressed file.
BFFNT	Font files used to display text.
BFLIM	BFLIM is an image file format used for menus.
BFRES	Object files, containing model, animation, and texture information on an object, such as an itembox, a character or a course.
BFSAR	Sound archive file for small sound effects.
BFSHA	Shader files.
BFSTM	Music files used by Mario Kart 8.
BGENV	Posteffect information.
BGLPBD	Unknown.
BSIS	audio database
BYAML	A generic data container format, like a binary version of XML.
CPSD	Probably Mii related data.
FMDL	Model data and usually a sub file of BFRES archives.
FTEX	FTEX files are texture files and usually a sub file of BFRES archives.
GSH	Compiled graphics shader.
KCL	Collision information files containing information about when and how objects collide with a course or object.
MSBT	Message files containing localized text for use in game screens and menus.
PTCL	Graphic particle file.
SARC	File archive with a hierarchical file system. Most used together with Yaz0 compression and stored as SZS file. Otherwise often seen with the BARS extension.
YAZ0	Compressed files with any data. SZS files are mostly YAZ0 files.