Extract text from NES replays (FM2)
To convert FM2 replays to another format, you need FCEUX or other Game software.
To convert other file formats to the "Emulator Input Recording" file type, you need software like FCEUX or a similar tool.
A .fm2 file is a gameplay movie file created by the FCEUX emulator for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). It is heavily used in Tool-Assisted Speedruns (TAS) to record precise, frame-by-frame controller inputs.
The biggest disadvantage of the .fm2 format is that users often mistake it for a standard video file. It is not a video. It is simply a log of button presses. Because it lacks actual video or audio data, it requires the original game ROM and the exact version of the FCEUX emulator to playback. You cannot upload a .fm2 file to YouTube or play it in standard media players like VLC.
Standard online converters will fail to process this file because they cannot render NES game graphics from input logs. To convert a .fm2 file to AVI or MP4, you must load the ROM and the movie file inside the FCEUX software, then use its built-in "Record AVI" feature to capture the gameplay as a real video.
Because this is an emulator-specific format, third-party software struggles to read it. However, you can drag and drop your .fm2 file onto convert.guru to identify the format and inspect its internal text. Since the file contains plain-text metadata, our analysis can often show you the exact ROM name required, the frame count, and the raw input data without needing to install the emulator.
Convert.Guru analyzes your FM2 file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert FM2 file to MP3, WAV, AAC, FLAC, OGG, WMA, M4A, AIFF, OPUS, ALAC, APE or WV, you can use FCEUX or similar software from the "Emulator Gameplay Movie File" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MIDI, AAC, TTA, AU, WV, DTS, MID, FLAC, RA, MP3, PCM or WAV files to FM2, try FCEUX or another comparable tool in the "Emulator Gameplay Movie File" category.
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