Dave Score format
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Dave Score format
| Format type | Configuration |
|---|---|
| Storing | Scores |
| Games |
A primitive form of high score file, usually stored in the file scores.xxx; this format was used in a number of early Softdisk games. It is named for the most popular of the games it featured in, Dangerous Dave 1.
The file is 50 bytes long, consisting of 5 10-byte entries, each entry as follows:
| Data type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| UINT32LE | score | High score |
| UINT16LE | level | Level score was obtained on |
| char[4] | name | Player name, 3 letters terminated with a null |
Notes
The most common name in the default score files is "dan".
Credits
This file format was reverse engineered by Levellass. If you find this information helpful in a project you're working on, please give credit where credit is due. (A link back to this wiki would be nice too!)