# Panzer Dragoon Saga: Saturn asset-format research and extraction tools

> This Panzer Dragoon Saga project investigates Sega Saturn disc and asset formats. The repository documents MCB/CGB models, CPK video, PRG subtitles and audio formats, with Python extractors and browser viewers. The author reports results for model, video, music, font and texture extraction and conversion.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/blythos/pds-tools>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/blythos/pds-tools/blob/476d99ef23db266b028d4456036b6edb320609b8/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/pds-tools-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/pds-tools-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/pds-tools-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** A personally supplied Panzer Dragoon Saga raw Mode 2 .bin disc image is required.
- **Prerequisites:** Python 3.6 or newer is required; FFmpeg is needed for video muxing, and a WebGL browser for viewers.
- **Limits:** PCM extraction and some 2D format parsing remain unfinished.
- **License:** MIT License.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/blythos/pds-tools/blob/476d99ef23db266b028d4456036b6edb320609b8/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/blythos/pds-tools/blob/476d99ef23db266b028d4456036b6edb320609b8/docs/cpk_format_research.md>
3. <https://github.com/blythos/pds-tools/blob/476d99ef23db266b028d4456036b6edb320609b8/LICENSE>

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