Disney Games POD

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POD

• Format Type : Archive
  
• Endian Order : Little Endian
  
• Signature : Pod file / Pod / RPOD
  

Format Specifications

// PC Disney Games *.POD file format 

// header
12 bytes (char) - signature // "Pod file" or "Pod"
4 bytes (uint32) - number of files


// info table
number_of_files *
{
   12 bytes (char) - file name
   4 bytes (uint32) - file size 
}


// data
{
   x bytes - file data
}

// PS1 Disney Games *.POD file format 

// header
4 bytes (char) - signature // "RPOD"
4 bytes (uint32) - archive version  // 1
16 bytes - nulls
4 bytes (uint32) - number of files
4 bytes (uint32) - data offset


// info table
number_of_files *
{
   24 bytes (char) - filename
   4 bytes (uint32) - file size
   4 bytes (uint32) - file offset
}


// data
number_of_files *
{
   x bytes - file data
}

Notes and Comments

• This file format occurs in some games from Disney.
• Main POD archive can store another POD archives inside.
• PC Disney games have "Pod file" signature, but PS1 Disney games use different file format with "RPOD" signature.

Games

List of games using this file format:

• Disney's Animated Storybook Mulan (*.POD)
• Disney's Hades Challenge (PC) (*.POD)

QuickBMS Script

• disney_pod.bms

Compatible Programs

• ScummVM (Hadesch engine) (see source code on github here)