Wii/GameCube videofile
application/octet-stream
Magic Bytes
Offset: 0
54 68 69 73 20 69 73 20
THP is a proprietary video and audio container format developed by Nintendo for the GameCube and Wii gaming consoles. It is primarily utilized for full-motion video sequences, cinematic cutscenes, and background loops within game software developed for these specific hardware platforms. Although it is now a legacy format replaced by modern standards, it remains safe for use and is frequently encountered in the context of retro gaming preservation and software emulation.
Validation Code
How to validate .thp files in Python
Python
def is_thp(file_path: str) -> bool:
"""Check if file is a valid THP by magic bytes."""
signature = bytes([0x54, 0x68, 0x69, 0x73, 0x20, 0x69, 0x73, 0x20])
with open(file_path, "rb") as f:
return f.read(8) == signatureHow to validate .thp files in Node.js
Node.js
function isTHP(buffer: Buffer): boolean {
const signature = Buffer.from([0x54, 0x68, 0x69, 0x73, 0x20, 0x69, 0x73, 0x20]);
return buffer.subarray(0, 8).equals(signature);
}
Go
func IsTHP(data []byte) bool {
signature := []byte{0x54, 0x68, 0x69, 0x73, 0x20, 0x69, 0x73, 0x20}
if len(data) < 8 {
return false
}
return bytes.Equal(data[:8], signature)
}API Endpoint
GET
/api/v1/thp
curl https://filesignature.org/api/v1/thp