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| Levels? |  Editable |
|---|---|
| Tiles? | Editable |
| Sprites? |  Partially editable |
| Fullscreen? | Partially editable |
| Sound? | Partially editable |
| Music? | Partially editable |
| Text? | Editable |
| Story/cutscenes? | Partially editable |
| UI/menus? | Partially editable |
| Demos? | Partially editable |
Pushover is a 1992 puzzle platform game developed by Red Rat Software. The player arranges dominoes so that a single push topples the required pieces and opens the exit. This page describes the original DOS data researched by the browser-port project.
Most assets are RNC-compressed, regardless of extension. Decompress them before parsing the formats below. Multi-byte values in the art and level data are generally big-endian; the front-end FLX container and x86 sound-driver pointers are little-endian. The individual pages specify the exceptions.
Tools
| Name | Platform | Archives | Levels | Graphics | Music | Sounds | Text | Saves | .exe patch | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pushover | Web browser / Node.js | Inspect | Edit | Edit/export | Play/inspect | Play | Some | No | No | Open-source browser port with level editor, theme editor, sprite viewers and music explorer. Level and theme editors export original formats. Requires the user’s original game files. |
File formats
| Filename | Format | Details |
|---|---|---|
| RNC-compressed assets | Pushover RNC Compression | Shared compression wrapper |
| SCREENS/*.SCR | Pushover Map Format | Levels, hints, time allowance and solution tape |
| THEMES/*.PAL | Pushover Palette Format | 16-colour RGB444 palettes |
| THEMES/*.BCX | Pushover Tileset Format | Background/architecture tiles |
| THEMES/*.PLX | Pushover Decoration Format | Foreground and decoration icons |
| DATA/DOMINOE0.SPX, DOMINOE1.SPX, ANT10B29.SPX | Pushover Sprite Format | Domino and carried-domino frames |
| DATA/ANT*.ANX | Pushover Ant Animation Format | Ant pose blocks |
| DATA/*.PIX | Pushover Image Format | Full-screen planar backdrops |
| DATA/*.DLX | Pushover Delta Animation Format | XOR image updates |
| DATA/LANG0–3.DAX | Pushover Language Format | UI messages |
| DATA/PUSHOVER.FLX, CC0–5.FLX | Pushover Preview Animation Format | Front-end image/animation commands |
| THEMES/THEME.KEY | Pushover Theme Table Format | Count tables and music-name mapping |
| MUSIC/OVER_*.BIN | Pushover Music Format | Executable drivers with music and sound data |
| MUSIC/CDEMO_*.BIX | Pushover Intro Music Format | Front-end drivers; inner layout not mapped |
| THEMES/THEME.DAT | Pushover Protection Format | Encrypted executable protection payload |
| QUAVERS.ICN | Pushover Icon Format | Uncompressed asset; layout undocumented |
| PUSH.CFG | Pushover Configuration Format | Configuration; layout undocumented |
Notes
- File counts and size observations describe the repository's examined DOS data set, not a guarantee for every release.
- The repository does not distribute the original game assets. The articles are based on its research and parser code, not on a new verification against original asset files.
- Some research files retain superseded hypotheses. The linked pages distinguish established layouts from unresolved fields; FLX is visual animation data, and THEME.KEY’s names are music mappings.
- Game executables and modern repository outputs (PNG, JSON, JavaScript and similar files) are not additional proprietary asset formats.
External links
- pushover browser port
- pushover on GitHub – parsers, editors and reverse-engineering notes