Extract text from Retro game add-ons (UCE)
To convert UCE Add-ons to another format, you need CoinOps X or other Game software.
To convert other file formats to the "Arcade Game Add-on" file type, you need software like CoinOps X or a similar tool.
The .UCE file format is primarily utilized as a Retro game add-on package for AtGames Legends products, such as the Legends Ultimate Arcade cabinet. Operating essentially as a compiled file system archive (often SquashFS), a single .UCE file acts as a container that bundles an arcade game ROM, the required libretro emulator core (usually a SO file), and metadata like box art or marquees for the CoinOps X frontend.
These proprietary containers pose significant challenges for users who want to play their arcade games on standard PC emulators like RetroArch or MAME. Because the format is locked to the AtGames ecosystem, you cannot natively launch a .UCE file on Windows or macOS. Standard archive tools often fail to open them without specialized plugins, forcing users to rely on community-built extraction scripts.
Other less common variants of the .UCE extension include Unicode Character Extension files used by ALi Corporation devices, Universal Crypto-miner Extension configuration files, and rare Windows system files.
When trying to convert or extract a .UCE game package, the best target formats are ZIP (for the raw game ROMs) and PNG (for the extracted artwork). Standard online converters generally fail to process these because they do not recognize the underlying Linux file system structures embedded within the file.
Convert.Guru analyzes your UCE file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert UCE file to SYS, DLL, EXE, DRV, VXD, 386, COM, BAT, CMD, SCR, PIF or LNK, you can use CoinOps X or similar software from the "Retro Game Container" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MSI, EXE, REG, MST, LNK, CAB, CAT, DRV, INF, SYS, MSU or DLL files to UCE, try CoinOps X or another comparable tool in the "Retro Game Container" category.
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