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Beach Life Virtual Resort: Spring Break - Opening and Editing The .BLE Game Files

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images taken from the game and from the game manual I have an itch to play Beach Life every now and then. The last time it happened, I found a band-aid solution to guests complaining about high prices. I wanted to make more changes if I could but I couldn't find a way to open and read some of the script files. There are some files in the game that are readable on notepad ( GameParameters.pis and the other . pis files on each scenario and sandscenario folder) but when you try to open up the . ble files, you only see random symbols. I've tried tools that I've seen recommended online ( Game Extractor , Ghidra , Offzip to name a few). Admittedly, I did just glaze over them because I know nothing about reverse engineering a game and didn't know what to do. I have an inkling to play it again recently, and I decided to try an idea that has been looming over my head but have been avoiding.... The GameParameters.pis file had a header containing the file name, and I notice...

How to convert .ama files

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Files with the .ama file extension are commonly known as animation files. It is sometimes used on several PC games. I noticed that some .ama files contain audio. If you are sure that an .ama file contains audio, you can use Opposoft Video Converter  to convert such files to your desired audio format. It is a paid software, but the trial version can convert up to 3 minutes of the output file. Open Opposoft and drag the .ama file into it Click 'Start Converting' If you bought the software, enter your e-mail and password to register; if not, then click 'Free Trial' After the conversion, right click the file and choose 'Output Folder' Done!

a Google a day - Google+ Game

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It has been a while since I blogged about new games in Google+ because I felt like all the new games that came out are similar to each other, and checking them out one by one would feel repetitive. However, I just noticed a new game called 'a Google a day', a trivia game (first on Google+) wherein the objective is to solve the questions using your internet search skills. It may sound easy, but some of the questions are actually quite challenging.  There are 9 new questions per day, with 3 levels. You must answer correctly 2 questions in a category to advance your level. You could also skip a question once per level. There are six categories available in game: Sports, Science, Pop Culture, Arts & Literature, History and Geography. After beating the 3 levels, you get to spin a wheel to answer a bonus question, wherein you can earn a Power-Up. A Power-Up can be used to lower your time to boost your score. They can be used only once per question. As your game progresse...