Implement EB staff credits

2020-10-28 01:13:26 +01:00 · 2020-10-28 01:13:26 +01:00 · 4f910ebbcc
parent 55d47af239
commit 4f910ebbcc
19 changed files with 831 additions and 27 deletions
--- a/build-tools.ps1
+++ b/build-tools.ps1
@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ $pwd = $pwd.Path
 if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { exit -1 }
 & dotnet build tools/RenderCastRoll -o "$([IO.Path]::Combine($pwd, "bin/RenderCastRoll"))"
 if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { exit -1 }
+& dotnet build tools/RenderStaffCredits -o "$([IO.Path]::Combine($pwd, "bin/RenderStaffCredits"))"
+if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { exit -1 }
--- a/build.ps1
+++ b/build.ps1
@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 [Environment]::CurrentDirectory = (Get-Location -PSProvider FileSystem).ProviderPath

 #Region Variables
-$input_rom_file    = "bin/m12fresh.gba"
-$output_rom_file   = "bin/m12.gba"
-$eb_rom_file       = "bin/eb.smc"
-$working_dir       = "working"
-$src_dir           = "src"
-$data_dir          = "src/data"
-$cast_roll_file    = "working/cast_roll.json"
-$compiled_asm_file = "src/m2-compiled.asm"
-$includes_asm_file = "m12-includes.asm"    # implicitly rooted in working_dir
-$hack_asm_file     = "m2-hack.asm"         # implicitly rooted in src_dir
+$input_rom_file     = "bin/m12fresh.gba"
+$output_rom_file    = "bin/m12.gba"
+$eb_rom_file        = "bin/eb.smc"
+$working_dir        = "working"
+$src_dir            = "src"
+$data_dir           = "src/data"
+$cast_roll_file     = "working/cast_roll.json"
+$staff_credits_file = "src/data/staff_text.md"
+$compiled_asm_file  = "src/m2-compiled.asm"
+$includes_asm_file  = "m12-includes.asm"    # implicitly rooted in working_dir
+$hack_asm_file      = "m2-hack.asm"         # implicitly rooted in src_dir

 $input_c_files =
    "src/c/ext.c",
@ -25,18 +26,19 @@ $input_c_files =
    "src/c/psi.c",
    "src/c/luminehall.c"

-$base_c_address    = 0x83755B8;
-$scripttool_cmd    = "bin/ScriptTool/ScriptTool.dll"
-$rendercastroll_cmd= "bin/RenderCastRoll/RenderCastRoll.dll"
-$gcc_cmd           = "arm-none-eabi-gcc"
-$ld_cmd            = "arm-none-eabi-ld"
-$objdump_cmd       = "arm-none-eabi-objdump"
-$readelf_cmd       = "arm-none-eabi-readelf"
-$combined_obj_file = "src/c/combined.o"
-$linked_obj_file   = "src/c/linked.o"
-$combine_script    = "src/c/combine.ld"
-$link_script       = "src/c/link.ld"
-$undefine_obj_file = "src/c/ext.o"
+$base_c_address         = 0x83755B8;
+$scripttool_cmd         = "bin/ScriptTool/ScriptTool.dll"
+$rendercastroll_cmd     = "bin/RenderCastRoll/RenderCastRoll.dll"
+$renderstaffcredits_cmd = "bin/RenderStaffCredits/RenderStaffCredits.dll"
+$gcc_cmd                = "arm-none-eabi-gcc"
+$ld_cmd                 = "arm-none-eabi-ld"
+$objdump_cmd            = "arm-none-eabi-objdump"
+$readelf_cmd            = "arm-none-eabi-readelf"
+$combined_obj_file      = "src/c/combined.o"
+$linked_obj_file        = "src/c/linked.o"
+$combine_script         = "src/c/combine.ld"
+$link_script            = "src/c/link.ld"
+$undefine_obj_file      = "src/c/ext.o"

 If     ($IsWindows)            { $asm_cmd = "bin/armips.exe" }
 ElseIf ($IsLinux -or $IsMacOS) { $asm_cmd = "bin/armips" }
@ -56,6 +58,10 @@ $scripttool_args =
 $rendercastroll_args =
    $cast_roll_file,
    $data_dir
+    
+$renderstaffcredits_args =
+    $staff_credits_file,
+    $data_dir

 $gcc_args =
    "-c",
@ -360,6 +366,10 @@ if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { exit -1 }
 & dotnet $rendercastroll_cmd $rendercastroll_args
 if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { exit -1 }

+"Pre-rendering staff credits..."
+& dotnet $renderstaffcredits_cmd $renderstaffcredits_args
+if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0) { exit -1 }
+
 # ------------------------ ASSEMBLE GAME TEXT -----------------------
 "Assembling game text..."
 & $asm_cmd -root $working_dir -sym $includes_sym_file $includes_asm_file
--- a/src/c/credits.c
+++ b/src/c/credits.c
@ -5,18 +5,20 @@ void printPlayerNameCredits(unsigned short *arrangements)
    //Converts the player name to arrangements
    int length = 0;
    byte *player_name = m2_player1;
+    unsigned short yPosition = m2_credits_extras[0];
+    unsigned short defaultNameLength = m2_credits_extras[1];
    //First things first, it calculates the length of the string
    for(length = 0; length < PLAYER_NAME_SIZE && (*(++player_name)) != 0xFF; length++);
    
    //Gets where to position the arrangements...
    int start_pos = ((0x1F - length) >> 1) + 1;
-    int start_pos_default = ((0x1F - 5) >> 1) + 1;
-    unsigned short *player_name_arrangements = ((0x89 << 2) << 5) + arrangements + start_pos;
-    unsigned short *default_player_name_arrangements = ((0x89 << 2) << 5) + arrangements + start_pos_default;
+    int start_pos_default = ((0x1F - defaultNameLength) >> 1) + 1;
+    unsigned short *player_name_arrangements = (yPosition << 5) + arrangements + start_pos;
+    unsigned short *default_player_name_arrangements = (yPosition << 5) + arrangements + start_pos_default;
    player_name = m2_player1;
    
    //Clears the default MARIO player name...
-    for(int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
+    for(int i = 0; i < defaultNameLength; i++)
    {
        default_player_name_arrangements[i] = 0xF19B;
        default_player_name_arrangements[i + 0x20] = 0xF19B;
--- a/src/c/credits.h
+++ b/src/c/credits.h
@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ extern byte m2_player1[];
 extern byte cast_vwf_names[];
 extern unsigned short m2_cast_vwf_free;
 extern unsigned short m2_credits_conversion_table[];
+extern unsigned short m2_credits_extras[];
 extern int m2_bits_to_nybbles_fast_cast[];

 #endif
--- a/src/data/m2-credits-arrangements_[c].bin
+++ b/src/data/m2-credits-arrangements_[c].bin
--- a/src/data/m2-credits-extra-data.bin
+++ b/src/data/m2-credits-extra-data.bin
--- a/src/data/m2-credits-scroll-size-limit.bin
+++ b/src/data/m2-credits-scroll-size-limit.bin
--- a/src/data/m2-credits-scroll-size.bin
+++ b/src/data/m2-credits-scroll-size.bin
--- a/src/data/m2-credits-size.bin
+++ b/src/data/m2-credits-size.bin
--- a/src/data/staff_text.md
+++ b/src/data/staff_text.md
@ -0,0 +1,295 @@
+- STAFF
+- _____
+> 6
+
+# PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY
+- SHIGESATO ITOI
+> 2
+
+# WRITTEN BY
+- SHIGESATO ITOI
+> 2
+
+# MUSIC BY
+- KEIICHI SUZUKI
+- HIROKAZU TANAKA
+> 6
+
+# GAME DESIGNER
+- AKIHIKO MIURA
+> 2
+
+# ART DIRECTOR
+- KOUICHI OOYAMA
+> 2
+
+# SOUND DIRECTOR
+- HIROKAZU TANAKA
+> 2
+
+# PROGRAM DIRECTOR
+- SATORU IWATA
+> 2
+
+# U.S. CONVERSION DIRECTOR
+- KOUJI MALTA
+> 2
+
+# TRANSLATION DIRECTORS
+- MARCUS LINDBLOM
+- MASAYUKI MIURA
+> 6
+
+# PROGRAMMERS
+- SATORU IWATA
+- SATOSHI MITSUHARA
+- YOSHIMI TAKAHASHI
+- SEIJI OTOGURO
+- BOU NAKAJIMA
+- SEIKA ABE
+- YOSHIKI SUZUKI
+- JUN YAMAZAKI
+- TOSHIYUKI UENO
+- TAKASHI SASAKI
+- TAKASHI SAKUMA
+- KAZUO SATO
+- KOUJI MALTA
+> 2
+
+# SOUND PROGRAMMER
+- HIROKAZU TANAKA
+> 2
+
+# SYSTEM ENGINEERING
+- MAKOTO KANAI
+- TAKASHI SAKUMA
+> 6
+
+# GRAPHICS ARTISTS
+- KOUICHI OOYAMA
+- HIROYUKI SAKIYAMA
+- KOUICHI YAMADA
+- MAKIO KATAOKA
+- TETSUYA NOTOYA
+- YASUNORI YANAGISAWA
+> 2
+
+# SPECIAL EFFECTS ARTIST
+- TSUNEKAZ ISHIHARA
+> 2
+
+# FONT DESIGNERS
+- AKIHIKO MIURA
+- KOUICHI OOYAMA
+> 2
+
+# CONCEPT OF SATURN FONT BY
+- SHIGESATO ITOI
+> 6
+
+# GRAPHICS DATA MANAGER
+- YASUNORI YANAGISAWA
+> 2
+
+# MESSAGE DATA MANAGERS
+- MASAYUKI MIURA
+- HITOSHI MATSUI
+> 6
+
+# ADDITIONAL MUSIC COMPOSED BY
+- HIROSHI KANAZU
+- TOSHIYUKI UENO
+> 2
+
+# SOUND STAFF
+- TOSHIYUKI UENO
+- KOZUE ISHIKAWA
+> 6
+
+# ASSISTANT PROGRAMMERS
+- IKUHO HAGIYA
+- KATSUYOSHI IRIE
+> 2
+
+# ASSISTANT GAME DESIGNERS
+- KOUICHI OOYAMA
+- TAKEHIKO MASUDA
+- CHIAKI YOSHIZAWA
+- MASAYUKI MIURA
+- AKIHITO TODA
+- HITOSHI MATSUI
+- KATSUYOSHI IRIE
+> 2
+
+# ASSISTANT SCENARIO WRITERS
+- MASAYUKI MIURA
+- AKIHITO TODA
+- HIROYUKI JINNAI
+> 2
+
+# ENGLISH TEXT WRITERS
+- MARCUS LINDBLOM
+- DAN OWSEN
+> 2
+
+# TRANSLATORS
+- KEIKO TAMURA
+- YUKA NAKATA
+> 6
+
+# CHIEF DEBUGGERS
+- TAKUMI AKABANE
+- HITOSHI MATSUI
+> 6
+
+# NOA DEBUG COORDINATORS
+- SEAN O'CONNOR
+- MICHAEL KELBAUGH
+> 6
+
+# APE DEBUGGING TEAM
+- TAKAHIRO NAGAI
+- JUNICHI AKAMA
+- AKIRA MATSUMOTO
+> 6
+
+# NINTENDO DEBUG COORDINATORS
+- TOHRU HASHIMOTO
+- TATSUYA HISHIDA
+> 2
+
+# NINTENDO DEBUGGING TEAM
+- KAZUHIDE OHGOE
+- ATSUSHI MIYAKE
+- HAJIME NAKAMURA
+- MAO HAMAMOTO
+- MAYUMI TADA
+- MAKOTO KEDOUIN
+- KIMIKO TSUCHIDA
+- SAYAKA KOMURA
+> 2
+
+# MAP CHECKERS
+- MAPPER KOJIMA
+- KATSUYOSHI IRIE
+> 6
+
+# SAMPLING VOICES
+- SHIGESATO OK? ITOI
+- YUKARI WHISTLE SAITO
+- HIROKAZU BELCH KOYANO
+- ETSUKO VENUS KAWANO
+- TAKASHI MU WATANABE
+> 2
+
+# OPENING ROCK GUITAR
+- M.D.SEEGER
+> 6
+
+# HARDWARE SUPPORT
+- HIRONOBU KAKUI
+- SHIGEKI YAMASHIRO
+> 6
+
+# PRODUCTION MANAGERS
+- TAKASHI KAWAGUCHI
+- KEIZO KATO
+- IKUO HYAKUTA
+- YUKARI SAITO
+> 2
+
+# COORDINATORS
+- TAKASHI WATANABE
+- RYO KAGAWA
+- HIROYUKI JINNAI
+- ETSUKO KAWANO
+- KAZUYUKI YAMAMOTO
+- ATSUKO KAWAHARA
+> 6
+
+# SOUND PRODUCERS
+- AKIO OHMORI
+- RITSUO KAMIMURA
+> 6
+
+# SPECIAL THANKS TO
+- KENJI ANDO
+- MIYUKI KURE
+- TAKAYUKI ONODERA
+- FUKASHI OMORITA
+- YUKIO TAKAHASHI
+- KAZUHIKO AMEMIYA
+- YASUHIRO KUMAGAI
+- YOSHIO HONGO
+- NAOKO KANAZAWA
+- BENIMARU ITOH
+- MOTOHIRO ISHII
+- HIROKAZU KOYANO
+- MASAO TOTTORI
+- NOBUYASU MAKINO
+- HIROMI TAMAGAWA
+- NANCY YOSHITAKE
+> 2
+
+- AND MANY OTHERS
+> 6
+
+# THE PRODUCERS WISH TO THANK
+- ISHEL ARTVISION
+- MOONRIDERS OFFICE
+- SEDIC INC.
+- SETA CO.,LTD.
+- LUCKY NICE
+- OKUBO DESIGN STUDIO
+- ON ASSOCIATES
+- SAI KOUBOU
+- ASHURA OFFICE
+- SHOGAKUKAN
+- SHINCHO SHA
+> 6
+
+# CHIEF COORDINATOR
+- MARCUS LINDBLOM
+> 6
+
+# LINE PRODUCER
+- TSUNEKAZ ISHIHARA
+> 6
+
+# COPRODUCER
+- SATORU IWATA
+> 6
+
+# NOA PRODUCER
+- MIKE FUKUDA
+> 6
+
+# SUPERVISOR
+- SHIGERU MIYAMOTO
+> 6
+
+# EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
+- HIROSHI YAMAUCHI
+- MINORU ARAKAWA
+> 6
+
+# PRESENTED BY
+- NINTENDO
+> 2
+
+# IN ASSOCIATION WITH
+- APE INC.
+> 2
+
+# AND
+- HAL LABORATORY,INC.
+> 12
+
+# AND...
+#  
+> 14
+
+# PLAYER
+player_name
+> 1
+
--- a/src/m2-hack.asm
+++ b/src/m2-hack.asm
@ -1742,6 +1742,10 @@ nop

 //Repoint credits font (Before it pointed to 0x82FF1B8)
 .org 0x82DB284 :: dw m2_credits_font
+.org 0x82DB28C :: dw m2_credits_arrangements
+.org 0x82DB2A4 :: .incbin "data/m2-credits-size.bin"
+.org 0x80B53BC :: .incbin "data/m2-credits-scroll-size-limit.bin"
+.org 0x80B53C0 :: .incbin "data/m2-credits-scroll-size.bin"
 .org 0x801352E :: bl printPlayerNameCredits

 //Repoint cast graphical data
@ -1971,10 +1975,19 @@ m2_cast_arrangements:
 m2_credits_font:
 .incbin "data/m2-credits-font_[c].bin"

+.align 4
+m2_credits_arrangements:
+.incbin "data/m2-credits-arrangements_[c].bin"
+
+.align 2
+m2_credits_extras:
+.incbin "data/m2-credits-extra-data.bin"
+
 .align 4
 m2_end_frame1:
 .incbin "data/the_end_arrangements_frame1.bin"

+.align 4
 optimized_byte_4bpp_to_1bpp_table:
 .incbin "data/optimized-byte-4bpp-to-1bpp-table.bin"

--- a/tools/M12Tools.sln
+++ b/tools/M12Tools.sln
@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "ScriptTool", "ScriptTool\Sc
 EndProject
 Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "ScriptToolGui", "ScriptToolGui\ScriptToolGui.csproj", "{BAE5CBBF-D0B3-4F82-A80A-957CEC379238}"
 EndProject
-Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "RenderCastRoll", "RenderCastRoll\RenderCastRoll.csproj", "{DD1C607C-5A74-4921-81A4-6BF530A191D7}"
+Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "RenderCastRoll", "RenderCastRoll\RenderCastRoll.csproj", "{DD1C607C-5A74-4921-81A4-6BF530A191D7}"
+EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "RenderStaffCredits", "RenderStaffCredits\RenderStaffCredits.csproj", "{D4885175-8BD3-4B91-B905-6BA845DBDC2F}"
 EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
@ -27,6 +29,10 @@ Global
 		{DD1C607C-5A74-4921-81A4-6BF530A191D7}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
 		{DD1C607C-5A74-4921-81A4-6BF530A191D7}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
 		{DD1C607C-5A74-4921-81A4-6BF530A191D7}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{D4885175-8BD3-4B91-B905-6BA845DBDC2F}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{D4885175-8BD3-4B91-B905-6BA845DBDC2F}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{D4885175-8BD3-4B91-B905-6BA845DBDC2F}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{D4885175-8BD3-4B91-B905-6BA845DBDC2F}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
--- a/tools/RenderStaffCredits/Asset.cs
+++ b/tools/RenderStaffCredits/Asset.cs
@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+
+namespace RenderStaffCredits
+{
+    public static class Asset
+    {
+        public static readonly string AssetPath;
+
+        static Asset()
+        {
+            AssetPath = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory;
+        }
+
+        public static string GetFullPath(string path)
+            => Path.Combine(AssetPath, path);
+
+        public static string ReadAllText(string path)
+            => File.ReadAllText(GetFullPath(path));
+
+        public static byte[] ReadAllBytes(string path)
+            => File.ReadAllBytes(GetFullPath(path));
+
+        public static string[] ReadAllLines(string path)
+            => File.ReadAllLines(GetFullPath(path));
+
+        public static void WriteAllText(string path, string text)
+            => File.WriteAllText(GetFullPath(path), text);
+    }
+}
--- a/tools/RenderStaffCredits/LZ77.cs
+++ b/tools/RenderStaffCredits/LZ77.cs
@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace GBA
+{
+    class LZ77
+    {
+        public static int Decompress(byte[] data, int address, out byte[] output)
+        {
+            output = null;
+            int start = address;
+
+            if (data[address++] != 0x10) return -1; // Check for LZ77 signature
+
+            // Read the block length
+            int length = data[address++];
+            length += (data[address++] << 8);
+            length += (data[address++] << 16);
+            output = new byte[length];
+
+            int bPos = 0;
+            while (bPos < length)
+            {
+                byte ch = data[address++];
+                for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++)
+                {
+                    switch ((ch >> (7 - i)) & 1)
+                    {
+                        case 0:
+
+                            // Direct copy
+                            if (bPos >= length) break;
+                            output[bPos++] = data[address++];
+                            break;
+
+                        case 1:
+
+                            // Compression magic
+                            int t = (data[address++] << 8);
+                            t += data[address++];
+                            int n = ((t >> 12) & 0xF) + 3;    // Number of bytes to copy
+                            int o = (t & 0xFFF);
+
+                            // Copy n bytes from bPos-o to the output
+                            for (int j = 0; j < n; j++)
+                            {
+                                if (bPos >= length) break;
+                                output[bPos] = output[bPos - o - 1];
+                                bPos++;
+                            }
+
+                            break;
+
+                        default:
+                            break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            return address - start;
+        }
+
+        public static byte[] Compress(byte[] data)
+        {
+            return Compress(data, 0, data.Length);
+        }
+
+        public static byte[] Compress(byte[] data, int address, int length)
+        {
+            int start = address;
+
+            List<byte> obuf = new List<byte>();
+            List<byte> tbuf = new List<byte>();
+            int control = 0;
+
+            // Let's start by encoding the signature and the length
+            obuf.Add(0x10);
+            obuf.Add((byte)(length & 0xFF));
+            obuf.Add((byte)((length >> 8) & 0xFF));
+            obuf.Add((byte)((length >> 16) & 0xFF));
+
+            while ((address - start) < length)
+            {
+                tbuf.Clear();
+                control = 0;
+                for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++)
+                {
+                    bool found = false;
+
+                    // First byte should be raw
+                    if (address == start)
+                    {
+                        tbuf.Add(data[address++]);
+                        found = true;
+                    }
+                    else if ((address - start) >= length)
+                    {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        // We're looking for the longest possible string
+                        // The farthest possible distance from the current address is 0x1000
+                        int max_length = -1;
+                        int max_distance = -1;
+
+                        for (int k = 1; k <= 0x1000; k++)
+                        {
+                            if ((address - k) < start) break;
+
+                            int l = 0;
+                            for (; l < 18; l++)
+                            {
+                                if (((address - start + l) >= length) ||
+                                    (data[address - k + l] != data[address + l]))
+                                {
+                                    if (l > max_length)
+                                    {
+                                        max_length = l;
+                                        max_distance = k;
+                                    }
+                                    break;
+                                }
+                            }
+
+                            // Corner case: we matched all 18 bytes. This is
+                            // the maximum length, so don't bother continuing
+                            if (l == 18)
+                            {
+                                max_length = 18;
+                                max_distance = k;
+                                break;
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        if (max_length >= 3)
+                        {
+                            address += max_length;
+
+                            // We hit a match, so add it to the output
+                            int t = (max_distance - 1) & 0xFFF;
+                            t |= (((max_length - 3) & 0xF) << 12);
+                            tbuf.Add((byte)((t >> 8) & 0xFF));
+                            tbuf.Add((byte)(t & 0xFF));
+
+                            // Set the control bit
+                            control |= (1 << (7 - i));
+
+                            found = true;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    if (!found)
+                    {
+                        // If we didn't find any strings, copy the byte to the output
+                        tbuf.Add(data[address++]);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // Flush the temp buffer
+                obuf.Add((byte)(control & 0xFF));
+                obuf.AddRange(tbuf.ToArray());
+            }
+
+            return obuf.ToArray();
+        }
+    }
+}
--- a/tools/RenderStaffCredits/Program.cs
+++ b/tools/RenderStaffCredits/Program.cs
@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+
+namespace RenderStaffCredits
+{
+    class Program
+    {
+        static readonly ushort Palette = 0xF000;
+        static IDictionary<string, ushort> m12BigCharArrLookup;
+        static IDictionary<string, ushort> m12SmallCharArrLookup;
+        static ushort[] Arrangements;
+        static readonly ushort Empty = 0x9B;
+        static readonly ushort arrStart = 0x100;
+        static readonly byte defaultOffset = 0xD;
+        static readonly string defaultPlayerName = "MARIO";
+        static int player_Y_Pos = 0;
+
+        static void Main(string[] args)
+        {
+            string[] staff_text = File.ReadAllLines(args[0]);
+            string dataFolder = args[1] + Path.DirectorySeparatorChar;
+            m12BigCharArrLookup = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Dictionary<string, ushort>>(Asset.ReadAllText("m12-big-arr-lookup.json"));
+            m12SmallCharArrLookup = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Dictionary<string, ushort>>(Asset.ReadAllText("m12-small-arr-lookup.json"));
+            
+            Arrangements = createArrangements(getStaffTextLength(staff_text));
+            int pos = 0;
+            for (int i = 0; i < staff_text.Length; i++)
+            {
+                pos += handleStr(staff_text[i], Arrangements, pos);
+            }
+
+            File.WriteAllBytes(dataFolder + "m2-credits-arrangements_[c].bin", GBA.LZ77.Compress(convertUShortArrToByteArrLE(Arrangements)));
+            byte[] extra_things = new byte[4];
+            writeIntToByteArr(extra_things, player_Y_Pos, 0, 2);
+            writeIntToByteArr(extra_things, defaultPlayerName.Length, 2, 2);
+            File.WriteAllBytes(dataFolder + "m2-credits-extra-data.bin", extra_things);
+            byte[] size = new byte[4];
+            writeIntToByteArr(size, Arrangements.Length / 0x20, 0, 4);
+            File.WriteAllBytes(dataFolder + "m2-credits-size.bin", size);
+            byte[] size_full = new byte[4];
+            writeIntToByteArr(size_full, ((Arrangements.Length / 0x20) + defaultOffset) * 8, 0, 4);
+            File.WriteAllBytes(dataFolder + "m2-credits-scroll-size.bin", size_full);
+            byte[] size_minus_one = new byte[4];
+            writeIntToByteArr(size_minus_one, (((Arrangements.Length / 0x20) + defaultOffset) * 8) - 1, 0, 4);
+            File.WriteAllBytes(dataFolder + "m2-credits-scroll-size-limit.bin", size_minus_one);
+
+        }
+
+        static void writeIntToByteArr(byte[] arr, int value, int pos, int limiter)
+        {
+            for (int i = 0; i < limiter; i++)
+                arr[pos + i] = (byte)((value >> (8 * i)) & 0xFF);
+        }
+
+        static byte[] convertUShortArrToByteArrLE(ushort[] arr)
+        {
+            byte[] newArr = new byte[arr.Length * 2];
+            for (int i = 0; i < arr.Length; i++)
+            {
+                newArr[(i * 2)] = (byte)((arr[i]) & 0xFF);
+                newArr[(i * 2) + 1] = (byte)((arr[i] >> 8) & 0xFF);
+            }
+            return newArr;
+        }
+
+        static int handleStr(string str, ushort[] Arrangements, int YPosition)
+        {
+            if (str.StartsWith("# "))
+            {
+                handleSmallText(getStrContent(str), Arrangements, YPosition);
+                return 1;
+            }
+            if (str.StartsWith("- "))
+            {
+                handleBigText(getStrContent(str), Arrangements, YPosition);
+                return 2;
+            }
+            if (str.StartsWith("player_name"))
+            {
+                player_Y_Pos = YPosition;
+                handleBigText(defaultPlayerName, Arrangements, YPosition);
+                return 2;
+            }
+            if (str.StartsWith("> "))
+                return parseEmptyArrLine(getStrContent(str));
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        static void handleBigText(string content, ushort[] Arrangements, int YPosition)
+        {
+            content = content.ToUpper();
+            int XPosition = getStrStartPos(content);
+            for (int i = 0; i < content.Length; i++)
+            {
+                string value = content[i].ToString();
+                if (m12BigCharArrLookup.ContainsKey(value))
+                {
+                    Arrangements[(YPosition * 0x20) + XPosition + i] = (ushort)(Palette | (arrStart + m12BigCharArrLookup[value]));
+                    Arrangements[(YPosition * 0x20) + XPosition + i + 0x20] = (ushort)(Palette | (arrStart + m12BigCharArrLookup[value]) + 0x20);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        static void handleSmallText(string content, ushort[] Arrangements, int YPosition)
+        {
+            content = content.ToUpper();
+            int XPosition = getStrStartPos(content);
+            for (int i = 0; i < content.Length; i++)
+            {
+                string value = content[i].ToString();
+                if (m12SmallCharArrLookup.ContainsKey(value))
+                    Arrangements[(YPosition * 0x20) + XPosition + i] = (ushort)(Palette | (arrStart + m12SmallCharArrLookup[value]));
+            }
+        }
+
+        static int getStrStartPos(string str)
+        {
+            int len = getStrLen(str);
+            return 1 + ((0x1F - len) >> 1);
+        }
+
+        static int getStrLen(string str)
+        {
+            return str.Length;
+        }
+
+        static int getStaffTextLength(string[] staff_text)
+        {
+            int arrLen = 0;
+            for (int i = 0; i < staff_text.Length; i++)
+            {
+                string str = staff_text[i];
+                if (str.StartsWith("# "))
+                    arrLen += 1;
+                else if (str.StartsWith("- ") || str.StartsWith("player_name"))
+                    arrLen += 2;
+                else if (str.StartsWith("> "))
+                    arrLen += parseEmptyArrLine(getStrContent(str));
+            }
+            return arrLen;
+        }
+
+        static string getStrContent(string str)
+        {
+            return str.Substring(2);
+        }
+
+        static int parseEmptyArrLine(string str)
+        {
+            return int.Parse(str);
+        }
+
+        static ushort[] createArrangements(int len)
+        {
+            ushort[] arrangements = new ushort[len * 0x20];
+            for (int i = 0; i < len; i++)
+                for (int j = 0; j < 0x20; j++)
+                    arrangements[(i * 0x20) + j] = (ushort)(Palette | (Empty + arrStart));
+            return arrangements;
+        }
+    }
+}
--- a/tools/RenderStaffCredits/Properties/launchSettings.json
+++ b/tools/RenderStaffCredits/Properties/launchSettings.json
@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "profiles": {
+    "ScriptTool": {
+      "commandName": "Project",
+      "commandLineArgs": "-compile -main -misc \"..\\working\" \"..\\eb.smc\" \"..\\m12fresh.gba\"",
+      "workingDirectory": "C:\\Users\\jeffe\\M12\\bin\\ScriptTool"
+    }
+  }
+}
--- a/tools/RenderStaffCredits/RenderStaffCredits.csproj
+++ b/tools/RenderStaffCredits/RenderStaffCredits.csproj
@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.1</TargetFramework>
+    <SuppressNETCoreSdkPreviewMessage>true</SuppressNETCoreSdkPreviewMessage>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="12.0.1" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Update="m12-small-arr-lookup.json">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </None>
+    <None Update="m12-big-arr-lookup.json">
+      <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
+    </None>
+  </ItemGroup>
+
+</Project>
--- a/tools/RenderStaffCredits/m12-big-arr-lookup.json
+++ b/tools/RenderStaffCredits/m12-big-arr-lookup.json
@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+{
+    " ": 74,
+    "!": 80,
+    "@": 81,
+    "\"": 91,
+    "'": 78,
+    ",": 95,
+    "-": 79,
+    "_": 93,
+    ".": 94,
+    "/": 77,
+    "0": 64,
+    "1": 65,
+    "2": 66,
+    "3": 67,
+    "4": 68,
+    "5": 69,
+    "6": 70,
+    "7": 71,
+    "8": 72,
+    "9": 73,
+    ";": 84,
+    "?": 76,
+    "A": 0,
+    "B": 1,
+    "C": 2,
+    "D": 3,
+    "E": 4,
+    "F": 5,
+    "G": 6,
+    "H": 7,
+    "I": 8,
+    "J": 9,
+    "K": 10,
+    "L": 11,
+    "M": 12,
+    "N": 13,
+    "O": 14,
+    "P": 15,
+    "Q": 16,
+    "R": 17,
+    "S": 18,
+    "T": 19,
+    "U": 20,
+    "V": 21,
+    "W": 22,
+    "X": 23,
+    "Y": 24,
+    "Z": 25,
+    "[AC]": 88,
+    "~": 87,
+    "[AF]": 89
+}
--- a/tools/RenderStaffCredits/m12-small-arr-lookup.json
+++ b/tools/RenderStaffCredits/m12-small-arr-lookup.json
@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{
+    "A": 128,
+    "B": 129,
+    "C": 130,
+    "D": 131,
+    "E": 132,
+    "F": 133,
+    "G": 134,
+    "H": 135,
+    "I": 136,
+    "J": 137,
+    "K": 138,
+    "L": 139,
+    "M": 140,
+    "N": 141,
+    "O": 142,
+    "P": 143,
+    "Q": 144,
+    "R": 145,
+    "S": 146,
+    "T": 147,
+    "U": 148,
+    "V": 149,
+    "W": 150,
+    "X": 151,
+    "Y": 152,
+    "Z": 153,
+    ".": 154,
+    " ": 155
+}