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@paktc.bsky.social
Fun and unexpected stuff related to 2000s retro games and computing. All content is in English.
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PAKTC
Website: https://paktc.markusmaal.ee
YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PAKTC
Website: https://paktc.markusmaal.ee
I've been having fun finding some new cheat codes for Flipnic. It's a bit easier for me, since I have some understanding of how the game works internally.
They are PCSX2 .pnach files, I will release these eventually.
They are PCSX2 .pnach files, I will release these eventually.
December 17, 2025 at 11:49 AM
I've been having fun finding some new cheat codes for Flipnic. It's a bit easier for me, since I have some understanding of how the game works internally.
They are PCSX2 .pnach files, I will release these eventually.
They are PCSX2 .pnach files, I will release these eventually.
In Flipnic, FPD files are all sorts of fun (they define fixed paths for various things, e.g. enemy movement/coins/UFOs/etc.)
For example, you can do something like this:
For example, you can do something like this:
December 8, 2025 at 2:18 PM
In Flipnic, FPD files are all sorts of fun (they define fixed paths for various things, e.g. enemy movement/coins/UFOs/etc.)
For example, you can do something like this:
For example, you can do something like this:
This is a really early version of Pak, the official mascot of PAKTC!
It's a vector image made in Inkscape and looks kind of uncanny right now.
And he's got no nose, because you don't need to breathe if you live inside a computer program (yes, there is lore).
It's a vector image made in Inkscape and looks kind of uncanny right now.
And he's got no nose, because you don't need to breathe if you live inside a computer program (yes, there is lore).
November 27, 2025 at 12:33 PM
This is a really early version of Pak, the official mascot of PAKTC!
It's a vector image made in Inkscape and looks kind of uncanny right now.
And he's got no nose, because you don't need to breathe if you live inside a computer program (yes, there is lore).
It's a vector image made in Inkscape and looks kind of uncanny right now.
And he's got no nose, because you don't need to breathe if you live inside a computer program (yes, there is lore).
he's watching you
November 14, 2025 at 11:39 AM
he's watching you
I changed my profile picture! Here's a comparison between the two (left = before, right = after):
November 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I changed my profile picture! Here's a comparison between the two (left = before, right = after):
I made a tool to extract the PlayStation 1 startup sound (including the .VAB soundbank and a custom MIDI-like sequence)
github.com/MarkusMaal/p...
github.com/MarkusMaal/p...
GitHub - MarkusMaal/psxbios2mid: Tools to convert the PlayStation startup sound to MIDI (from PSX memory dump)
Tools to convert the PlayStation startup sound to MIDI (from PSX memory dump) - MarkusMaal/psxbios2mid
github.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I made a tool to extract the PlayStation 1 startup sound (including the .VAB soundbank and a custom MIDI-like sequence)
github.com/MarkusMaal/p...
github.com/MarkusMaal/p...
I found this is a cool project to restore the 2013-2016 YouTube UI called Rehike: github.com/Rehike/Rehike
It's basically a server you set up and route all YouTube trafiic through. It's still in development, but most stuff already works, except for live streams, which break in a funny way.
It's basically a server you set up and route all YouTube trafiic through. It's still in development, but most stuff already works, except for live streams, which break in a funny way.
October 19, 2025 at 8:26 AM
I found this is a cool project to restore the 2013-2016 YouTube UI called Rehike: github.com/Rehike/Rehike
It's basically a server you set up and route all YouTube trafiic through. It's still in development, but most stuff already works, except for live streams, which break in a funny way.
It's basically a server you set up and route all YouTube trafiic through. It's still in development, but most stuff already works, except for live streams, which break in a funny way.
what have i done
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf-_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf-_...
Flipnic soundfont performs onestop.mid [MIDI Waveform Deconstruction]
YouTube video by Press any key to continue...
www.youtube.com
October 18, 2025 at 7:38 PM
what have i done
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf-_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf-_...
flipnic main menu with dark buttons
October 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
flipnic main menu with dark buttons
In case you were wondering: yes, it's possible to change the loading text Flipnic, but you are limited to 11 characters of text in UTF-8 encoding (stored inside the data section of the game executable).
October 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
In case you were wondering: yes, it's possible to change the loading text Flipnic, but you are limited to 11 characters of text in UTF-8 encoding (stored inside the data section of the game executable).
I made a website for my YT channel
It has some links to my stuff, contact info and there are also a few guides here: paktc.markusmaal.ee
It has some links to my stuff, contact info and there are also a few guides here: paktc.markusmaal.ee
Welcome!
Official website for the Press any key to continue YouTube channel
paktc.markusmaal.ee
October 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I made a website for my YT channel
It has some links to my stuff, contact info and there are also a few guides here: paktc.markusmaal.ee
It has some links to my stuff, contact info and there are also a few guides here: paktc.markusmaal.ee
Something nostalgic for TrackMania² players (that is if you've even heard this obscure soundtrack)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y775...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y775...
ManiaPlanet 1.0 - Menu Theme [Extended BGM]
YouTube video by Press any key to continue...
www.youtube.com
October 6, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Something nostalgic for TrackMania² players (that is if you've even heard this obscure soundtrack)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y775...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y775...
The growth of my YouTube channel has been insane this year.
I've gotten a total of 75k more views, 1k hours of watch time and 156 new subscribers.
This is more than any previous year my YT channel has existed and there are still 3 whole months left of this year.
I've gotten a total of 75k more views, 1k hours of watch time and 156 new subscribers.
This is more than any previous year my YT channel has existed and there are still 3 whole months left of this year.
September 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The growth of my YouTube channel has been insane this year.
I've gotten a total of 75k more views, 1k hours of watch time and 156 new subscribers.
This is more than any previous year my YT channel has existed and there are still 3 whole months left of this year.
I've gotten a total of 75k more views, 1k hours of watch time and 156 new subscribers.
This is more than any previous year my YT channel has existed and there are still 3 whole months left of this year.
I've managed to decode some 3D models from Flipnic's LP4 files. It isn't perfect yet (I have yet to figure out how texture coordinates are stored), but some models already look kind of accurate.
September 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I've managed to decode some 3D models from Flipnic's LP4 files. It isn't perfect yet (I have yet to figure out how texture coordinates are stored), but some models already look kind of accurate.
Flipnic File Tools - a command-line tool for working with various files used by the game (with a GUI front-end available).
Here's what it can now v.s. what it could originally do 1 month ago when I started developing it:
The plan is to eventually support all file formats.
github.com/MarkusMaal/F...
Here's what it can now v.s. what it could originally do 1 month ago when I started developing it:
The plan is to eventually support all file formats.
github.com/MarkusMaal/F...
![Flipnic File Tools 2.1
Usage ./FlipnicFileTool [filename] [options]
--input File to open
--output File to write to
--help Display help
--simple Use output that is easy to parse for computer programs
--low-memory Reduces performance to save on memory usage
--magick-path Path to ImageMagick executable (may not be needed dep. on what you're trying to do)
--ffmpeg-path Path to FFmpeg (for audio/video conversion operations)
--msg-path Path to JA.MSG file (optional)
--png Use PNG instead of BMP (for transparency and smaller file sizes)
--version Displays the version number for FlipnicLib
⏵ Flipnic Camera sequences (*.FPC)
--show-fpc* Display data from .FPC file as human-readable text
--convert-fpc-to-xml Convert .FPC file to .XML
⏵ Stage information files (*.SST)
--show-sst-resources Display all resources referenced by SST file
--show-sst-toc* Display table of contents of the SST file
--show-gimmick [name] Display a gimmick (name from TOC)
--get-pseudo-code Transform stage event into something that's somewhat human-readable
⏵ Message file (JA.MSG)
--show-messages* Display all strings stored in the file
⏵ Interleaved audio/video stream (*.PSS)
--list-pss-streams* List all available streams in a .PSS file
--extract-pss-streams Demux a .PSS file to .IPU and .INT files (output = folder)
--convert-int Convert .INT file to .WAV
--convert-pss-mov Convert .PSS file directly to .MOV file with audio streams
--pal Force 25/50 frames per second when converting video files
⏵ Video files (*.IPU)
--show-ipu Display basic information about the IPU file
--convert-ipu Uses FFmpeg to convert .IPU file to .MOV
⏵ Blob files (*.BIN)
--list-files* List a…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bcwuunjzpvyeu7zovpiohkpg/bafkreiaxfqlyvheyfeqwmx33fgcvmx4d3yvmx3u7t3fu5zd4o7fe23popy@jpeg)
September 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Flipnic File Tools - a command-line tool for working with various files used by the game (with a GUI front-end available).
Here's what it can now v.s. what it could originally do 1 month ago when I started developing it:
The plan is to eventually support all file formats.
github.com/MarkusMaal/F...
Here's what it can now v.s. what it could originally do 1 month ago when I started developing it:
The plan is to eventually support all file formats.
github.com/MarkusMaal/F...
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Flipnic - Ultimate Pinball - Any% in 1:25:47 by PressAnyKeyToContinue
Flipnic - Ultimate Pinball - Any% in 1:25:47 by PressAnyKeyToContinue
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September 17, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Flipnic - Ultimate Pinball - Any% in 1:25:47 by PressAnyKeyToContinue
In late 2019 I made my first Flipnic video in a video series called "Bad Luck", where I tried to figure out if getting bad luck would affect gameplay.
It was bad, please do not watch it!
It was bad, please do not watch it!
September 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM
In late 2019 I made my first Flipnic video in a video series called "Bad Luck", where I tried to figure out if getting bad luck would affect gameplay.
It was bad, please do not watch it!
It was bad, please do not watch it!
it's kind of fun to see the Flipnic soundtrack deconstructed like this...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTtT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTtT...
Flipnic - Original Soundtrack [MIDI Waveform Deconstruction]
YouTube video by Press any key to continue...
www.youtube.com
September 12, 2025 at 11:12 AM
it's kind of fun to see the Flipnic soundtrack deconstructed like this...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTtT...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTtT...
This is my best attempt so far at converting Flipnic's HD/BD (a.k.a. JAM) files to a standard soundfont (.SF2).
The best sounding one currently I think is SERIOUS.MID (especially the start/end is basically identical to direct rip, probably because it's a really simple track).
The best sounding one currently I think is SERIOUS.MID (especially the start/end is basically identical to direct rip, probably because it's a really simple track).
September 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
This is my best attempt so far at converting Flipnic's HD/BD (a.k.a. JAM) files to a standard soundfont (.SF2).
The best sounding one currently I think is SERIOUS.MID (especially the start/end is basically identical to direct rip, probably because it's a really simple track).
The best sounding one currently I think is SERIOUS.MID (especially the start/end is basically identical to direct rip, probably because it's a really simple track).
Here are some screenshots of a wip open-source software program I've been working on - Flipnic file tools (supports Mac, Windows and Linux).
It does some of the same stuff as FlipnicBinExtractor, but it allows opening way more file formats used by the game and there's also a GUI front-end for it.
It does some of the same stuff as FlipnicBinExtractor, but it allows opening way more file formats used by the game and there's also a GUI front-end for it.
![CLI version displaying command syntax.
Usage: FlipnicFileTool [FileName] [options]
Specifying a FileName without any option will run an action corresponding file format below highlighted with an asterisk (*).
--input File to open
--output File to write to
--help Display help
--simple Use output that is easy to parse for computer programs
--low-memory Reduces performance to save on memory usage
--magick-path Path to ImageMagick executable (may not be needed dep. on what you're trying to do)
--ffmpeg-path Path to FFmpeg (for audio/video conversion operations)
--msg-path Path to JA.MSG file (optional)
--png Use PNG instead of BMP (for transparency and smaller file sizes)
Flipnic Camera sequences (*.FPC)
--show-fpc* Display data from .FPC file as human-readable text
--convert-fpc-to-xml Convert .FPC file to .XML
Stage information files (*.SST)
--show-sst-resources Display all resources referenced by SST file
--show-sst-toc* Display table of contents of the SST file
--show-gimmick [name] Display a gimmick (name from TOC)
--get-pseudo-code Transform stage event into something that's somewhat human-readable
Message file (JA.MSG)
--show-messages* Display all strings stored in the file
Interleaved audio/video stream (*.PSS)
--list-pss-streams* List all available streams in a .PSS file
--extract-pss-streams Demux a .PSS file to .IPU and .INT files (output = folder)
--convert-ipu Uses FFmpeg to convert .IPU file to .MOV
--convert-int Convert .INT file to .WAV
--convert-pss-mov Convert .PSS file directly to .MOV file with audio streams
--pal Force 25/50 frames per second when converting video files
Blob files (*.BIN)
--list-files* List all files inside this container file](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bcwuunjzpvyeu7zovpiohkpg/bafkreia354wljhf2bb62agzqdx6xuumxdwma7mhqsoxq2k62qpfxie75di@jpeg)
September 6, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Here are some screenshots of a wip open-source software program I've been working on - Flipnic file tools (supports Mac, Windows and Linux).
It does some of the same stuff as FlipnicBinExtractor, but it allows opening way more file formats used by the game and there's also a GUI front-end for it.
It does some of the same stuff as FlipnicBinExtractor, but it allows opening way more file formats used by the game and there's also a GUI front-end for it.
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hand reveal
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5o9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5o9...
Hand [Press any key to continue...]
YouTube video by Press any key to continue...
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September 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
hand reveal
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5o9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5o9...
Here are some events of a specific stage in Flipnic (guess which one) partially translated to (somewhat) human-readable format. This gives you an idea of some of the stuff you can change in this game by just patching some bytes in .SST files, without touching the game code itself
![func START () @ 0x7530
nop
func GAME_EVENT (Balls: [5, 3, 3], Credits: [4, 1, 0]) @ 0x7570
GameEvent (SetMission, MASTER, Status::Started)
SequenceEvent (VideoEvent, Filename: SILVER_DROP.PSS, Randomize: false, RandomizerSeed: 0)
SequenceEvent (BgmEvent, Filename: SOUNDDATA\NATURE_0.MID)
0xD (0, 0, 0, 0)
GameEvent (5, ???: 0, ???: 0)
GameEvent (SetSpawn, AreaCode: 12160)
SequenceEvent (ScreenFade, FadeOut: false, Ticks: 60)
end
func RESET_EVENT () @ 0x77B0
nop
BallEvent (13, ???: 26, ???: 10)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bcwuunjzpvyeu7zovpiohkpg/bafkreibpeb64qhrmb6uxo7iyjqtszj36jdnehkimjomwkcgxxxopzvsoh4@jpeg)
![func EVENT_FLIES () @ 0x13830
nop
SequenceEvent (12, ???: 19, ???: 0)
BallEvent (19, ???: 39, ???: 2)
BallEvent (19, ???: 39, ???: 12)
BallEvent (19, ???: 8, ???: 2)
BallEvent (19, ???: 8, ???: 12)
func FLIES_SET_PARAM (0, 1, 0, 19, 11, 12, 17, 18) @ 0x139B0
GameEvent (1, ???: 0, ???: 19)
func BMP_B01__ (0, 8, 7, 0) @ 0x139F0
0x6 (0, 0, 0, 0)
func THIS (0, 1, 0, 0) @ 0x13A30
0xB (0, 0, 0, 0)
do
SequenceEvent (11, ???: 19, ???: 0)
func GAME_EVENT (Balls: [0, 0, 0], Credits: [14, 0, 0]) @ 0x13AF0
func THIS (0, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0) @ 0x13B30
GameEvent (3, ???: 0, ???: 0)
func GAME_EVENT (Balls: [1, 0, 0], Credits: [14, 0, 0]) @ 0x13B70
func THIS (0, 3, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0) @ 0x13BB0
GameEvent (3, ???: 1, ???: 0)
0x5 (0, 0, 0, 0)
GameEvent (SetMission, "ZERO GRAVITY", Status::Started)
GameEvent (SetMission, MASTER, Status::Completed)
SequenceEvent (ScreenFade, FadeOut: true, Ticks: 60)
SequenceEvent (21, ???: 0, ???: 0)
GameEvent (SetSpawn, AreaCode: 19110)
BallEvent (19, ???: 39, ???: 0)
func FLIES (0, 1, 19, 39, 0, 0, 0, 0) @ 0x13DB0
GameEvent (1, ???: 19, ???: 39)
do
SequenceEvent (ScreenFade, FadeOut: false, Ticks: 60)
SequenceEvent (WonderfulSequence, DisplayText: false)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bcwuunjzpvyeu7zovpiohkpg/bafkreifvskvxrjopcptsky7sfl2tewkibv6q326ntflqibdql5sgpnxmjq@jpeg)
August 31, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Here are some events of a specific stage in Flipnic (guess which one) partially translated to (somewhat) human-readable format. This gives you an idea of some of the stuff you can change in this game by just patching some bytes in .SST files, without touching the game code itself