# Sparkplug Engine: reconstructing Winx Club systems and resource formats

> Reconstructs parts of the Sparkplug Engine and Winx Club game code for PC and PS2 while documenting engine systems and resource formats. Its knowledge base covers SMO/FFPS, SAN, STX and PCK, alongside source and programs for inspecting game resources.

- 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/AnDi-SD/SparkplugEngineResearch>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/AnDi-SD/SparkplugEngineResearch/blob/dc7498e1b1f29faad40a7c3dc19d5f66d1a52ebf/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/sparkplug-engine-winx-club-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/sparkplug-engine-winx-club-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/sparkplug-engine-winx-club-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** A user-owned copy of Winx Club is needed for checks against original resources.
- **Limits:** Engine reconstruction is unfinished.
- **License:** The repository's own source, tools and documentation use MPL-2.0.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/AnDi-SD/SparkplugEngineResearch/blob/dc7498e1b1f29faad40a7c3dc19d5f66d1a52ebf/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/AnDi-SD/SparkplugEngineResearch/blob/dc7498e1b1f29faad40a7c3dc19d5f66d1a52ebf/docs/formats/README.md>

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