MSBT (File Format)
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MSBT files contains the game's text. The files have been used in many different games on the Wii, 3DS and Wii U. In Mario Kart 8 the file has a main header (MSBT) and two sections with their own headers (NLI1 and TXT2). 0xAB is used as padding.
Header
The MSBT file format starts with a header structure.
Offset | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
0x00 | String | File magic. Always MsgStdBn in ASCII. |
0x08 | UInt16 | Byte order mark. 0xFEFF for big endian and 0xFFFE for little endian. |
0x0A | UInt16 | Unknown. Always 0x0000. |
0x0C | UInt16 | Unknown. Always 0x0103. |
0x0E | UInt16 | Number of sections. |
0x10 | UInt16 | Unknown. Always 0x0000. |
0x12 | UInt32 | File size. |
0x16 | Byte[10] | Unknown. Always 0. |
0x20 | End of file header |
NLI1
The NLI1 section starts with a section header.
Offset | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
0x00 | String | Section magic. Always NLI1 in ASCII. |
0x04 | UInt32 | Section size (starting from 0x10). |
0x08 | Byte[8] | Unknown. Always 0. |
0x10 | UInt32 | Number of entries. |
0x14 | End of NLI1 header |
After the header comes the entries. Each entry has the following structure:
Offset | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
0x00 | UInt32 | Unknown. Could be a message index. |
0x04 | UInt32 | Index into the TXT2 strings. |
TXT2
The TXT2 section starts with a header.
Offset | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
0x00 | String | Section magic. Always TXT2 in ASCII. |
0x04 | UInt32 | Section size (starting from 0x10). |
0x08 | Byte[8] | Unknown. Always 0. |
0x10 | UInt32 | Number of entries. |
0x14 | End of TXT2 header |
After the TXT2 header, there are four bytes for each entry, containing the offset to the UTF16 string.
Games
Wii
- Super Mario Galaxy 2
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
DSiWare
- Nintendojo
Nintendo 3DS
- Super Mario 3D Land
- New Super Mario Bros. 2
- Paper Mario: Sticker Star
- Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS
- Photos with Mario
- Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World
- Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
- Rhythm Heaven Megamix
- The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes
- Mario Kart 7
- BOXBOY!
- BOXBOXBOY!
- BYE-BYE BOXBOY!
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars
- System error strings (Title IDs: EUR - 0004009B00012102, JPN - 0004009B00012202, USA - 0004009B00012302, CHN - 0004009B00012402, KOR - 0004009B00012502, TWN - 0004009B00012602)
- Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
- Detective Pikachu
- Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Wii U
- Super Mario Maker
- Splatoon
- Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
- Yoshi's Woolly World
- Paper Mario: Color Splash
- Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Mario Kart 8
- Super Mario 3D World
- New Super Mario Bros. U
- New Super Luigi U
- Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE
Nintendo Switch
- Browser
Multiplatform
- Miitomo
Tools
The following tool can handle MSBT files: