STAGE Converter

Extract text from STAGE files

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How to extract text from your STAGE file

Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your STAGE file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert STAGE to another file type

To convert your STAGE file to another format, you need M.U.G.E.N. or other Game software.

Convert a file to STAGE

To convert other file formats to the "Level Data File" file type, you need software like M.U.G.E.N. or a similar tool.

About STAGE files

A .STAGE file is primarily a game level definition file used in fighting game engines like M.U.G.E.N. (and derived games like Terrordrome) or modding packages for Marvel's Spider-Man on PC.

For M.U.G.E.N. users, this file acts as the blueprint for a fighting arena, coordinating background sprites, music loops, and floor tension. The frustration here is that these files are often proprietary scripts or renamed containers that refuse to open in standard image editors. While they dictate the visual environment, they are not image files themselves.

For Spider-Man PC modders, a .STAGE file often functions as a compressed archive (internally a ZIP or custom container) holding level assets. Trying to open these without the correct utility results in binary gibberish.

Best Conversion Targets:

For Editing Code: If the file is script-based (common in older engines), convert to TXT by opening it in a code editor like Notepad++ to tweak spawn points or music triggers.
For Asset Extraction: If the file is a mod package (Spider-Man), rename the extension to ZIP to inspect contents, or use the Spider-Man PC Modding Tool to extract textures to DDS or PNG for editing in Adobe Photoshop.
For Archiving: Compress multiple stage files into a 7Z or RAR archive to save space, as raw game data is often uncompressed.

Convert.Guru analyzes your STAGE file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

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FAQ

If you want to convert STAGE file to CSV, JSON, XML, YAML, YML, TOML, INI, CFG, CONF, DAT, DB or SQL, you can use M.U.G.E.N. or similar software from the "Game Level Data Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert DBF, XML, SQLITE, XLSX, SQL, TSV, ACCDB, YAML, MDB, CSV, ODS or JSON files to STAGE, try M.U.G.E.N. or another comparable tool in the "Game Level Data Storage" category.

The STAGE Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our STAGE converter.