diff --git a/tools/misc/sprite.py b/tools/misc/sprite.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..56eda578b
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+++ b/tools/misc/sprite.py
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+from struct import *
+from pprint import *
+import sys
+
+sprite_types = [
+    "vp parallel upright",
+    "facing upright",
+    "vp parallel",
+    "oriented",
+    "vp parallel oriented",
+]
+
+def read_frame(frame, sprite, pref=""):
+    x,y,w,h = unpack("4i", sprite[:4*4])
+    sprite = sprite[4*4:]
+    print(f"{pref}[{x},{y},{w},{h}]");
+    return sprite[w*h:]
+
+def read_group(frame, sprite):
+    numFrames = unpack("<i", sprite[:4])[0]
+    sprite = sprite[4:]
+    intervals = unpack(f"<{numFrames}f", sprite[:4*numFrames])
+    sprite = sprite[4*numFrames:]
+    for i in range(numFrames):
+        sprite = read_frame (i, sprite, f"{i} {intervals[i]} ")
+    return sprite
+
+for arg in sys.argv[1:]:
+    print(arg)
+    sprite = open(arg, "rb").read()
+    s = unpack("<4s i i f 2i i f i", sprite[:9*4])
+    sprite = sprite[9*4:]
+
+    print(f"id     : {s[0]}")
+    print(f"version: {s[1]}")
+    print(f"type   : {sprite_types[s[2]]}")
+    print(f"radius : {s[3]}")
+    print(f"extent : {(s[4],s[5])}")
+    print(f"frames : {s[6]}")
+    print(f"beam l : {s[7]}")
+    print(f"sync   : {s[8]}")
+    numFrames = s[6]
+
+    for i in range(numFrames):
+        type = unpack("<i", sprite[:4])[0]
+        sprite = sprite[4:]
+        if type == 0:
+            sprite = read_frame (i, sprite)
+        else:
+            sprite = read_group (i, sprite)
+    print()