diff --git a/devtools/create_supernova/create_supernova.cpp b/devtools/create_supernova/create_supernova.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0d4ebe2fe7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devtools/create_supernova/create_supernova.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+#include "create_supernova.h"
+#include "gametext.h"
+#include "file.h"
+
+// HACK to allow building with the SDL backend on MinGW
+// see bug #1800764 "TOOLS: MinGW tools building broken"
+#ifdef main
+#undef main
+#endif // main
+
+// List of languages to look for. To add new languages you only need to change the array below
+// and add the supporting files:
+//   - 640x480 bitmap picture for the newpaper named 'img1-##.pbm' and 'img2-##.pbm'
+//     in pbm binary format (you can use gimp to generate those)
+//   - strings in a po file named 'strings-##.po' that uses CP850 encoding
+
+const char *lang[] = {
+	"en",
+	NULL
+};
+
+void writeImage(File& outputFile, const char *name, const char* language) {
+	File imgFile;
+	char fileName[16];
+	sprintf(fileName, "%s-%s.pbm", name, language);
+	if (!imgFile.open(fileName, kFileReadMode)) {
+		printf("Cannot find image '%s' for language '%s'. This image will be skipped.\n", name, language);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	char str[256];
+
+	// Read header (and check we have a binary PBM file)
+	imgFile.readString(str, 256);
+	if (strcmp(str, "P4") != 0) {
+		imgFile.close();
+		printf("File '%s' doesn't seem to be a binary pbm file! This image will be skipped.\n", fileName);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	// Skip comments and then read and check size
+	do {
+		imgFile.readString(str, 256);
+	} while (str[0] == '#');
+	int w = 0, h = 0;
+	if (sscanf(str, "%d %d", &w, &h) != 2 || w != 640 || h != 480) {
+		imgFile.close();
+		printf("Binary pbm file '%s' doesn't have the expected size (expected: 640x480, read: %dx%d). This image will be skipped.\n", fileName, w, h);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	// Write block header in output file (4 bytes).
+	// We convert the image name to upper case.
+	for (int i = 0 ; i < 4 ; ++i) {
+		if (name[i] >= 97 && name[i] <= 122)
+			outputFile.writeByte(name[i] - 32);
+		else
+			outputFile.writeByte(name[i]);
+	}
+	// And write the language code on 4 bytes as well (padded with 0 if needed).
+	int languageLength = strlen(language);
+	for (int i = 0 ; i < 4 ; ++i) {
+		if (i < languageLength)
+			outputFile.writeByte(language[i]);
+		else
+			outputFile.writeByte(0);
+	}
+
+	// Write block size (640*480 / 8)
+	outputFile.writeLong(38400);
+
+	// Write all the bytes. We should have 38400 bytes (640 * 480 / 8)
+	// However we need to invert the bits has the engine expects 1 for the background and 0 for the text (black)
+	// but pbm uses 0 for white and 1 for black.
+	for (int i = 0 ; i < 38400 ; ++i) {
+		byte b = imgFile.readByte();
+		outputFile.writeByte(~b);
+	}
+
+	imgFile.close();
+}
+
+void writeGermanStrings(File& outputFile) {
+	// Write header and language
+	outputFile.write("TEXT", 4);
+	outputFile.write("de\0\0", 4);
+
+	// Reserve the size for the block size, but we will write it at the end once we know what it is.
+	uint32 blockSizePos = outputFile.pos();
+	uint32 blockSize = 0;
+	outputFile.writeLong(blockSize);
+
+	// Write all the strings
+	const char **s = &gameText[0];
+	while (*s) {
+		outputFile.writeString(*s);
+		blockSize += strlen(*s) + 1;
+		++s;
+	}
+
+	// Now write the block size and then go back to the end of the file.
+	outputFile.seek(blockSizePos, SEEK_SET);
+	outputFile.writeLong(blockSize);
+	outputFile.seek(0, SEEK_END);
+}
+
+void writeStrings(File& outputFile, const char* language) {
+	File poFile;
+	char fileName[16];
+	sprintf(fileName, "strings-%s.po", language);
+	if (!poFile.open(fileName, kFileReadMode)) {
+		printf("Cannot find strings file for language '%s'.\n", language);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	// Write block header
+	outputFile.write("TEXT", 4);
+
+	// And write the language code on 4 bytes as well (padded with 0 if needed).
+	int languageLength = strlen(language);
+	for (int i = 0 ; i < 4 ; ++i) {
+		if (i < languageLength)
+			outputFile.writeByte(language[i]);
+		else
+			outputFile.writeByte(0);
+	}
+
+	// Reserve the size for the block size, but we will write it at the end once we know what it is.
+	uint32 blockSizePos = outputFile.pos();
+	uint32 blockSize = 0;
+	outputFile.writeLong(blockSize);
+
+
+
+	// TODO: read all the strings
+	// build german - translated map
+	// Then iterate on gameText and for each (german) string look for the corresponding translated string
+	// and write it (or write "" if not found).
+	// Doing so also count the number of byte written.
+	// Then finally go back to block size pos and write the block size.
+	// And go back to end of file.
+
+
+
+	poFile.close();
+
+	// Now write the block size and then go back to the end of the file.
+	outputFile.seek(blockSizePos, SEEK_SET);
+	outputFile.writeLong(blockSize);
+	outputFile.seek(0, SEEK_END);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Main method
+ */
+int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+	File outputFile;
+	if (!outputFile.open("supernova.dat", kFileWriteMode)) {
+		printf("Cannot create file 'supernova.dat' in current directory.\n");
+		exit(0);
+	}
+
+	// The generated file is of the form:
+	// 3 bytes: 'MSN'
+	// 1 byte:  version
+	// -- data blocks
+	// 4 bytes: header  'IMG1' and 'IMG2' for newspaper images (for file 1 and file 2 respectively),
+	//                  'TEXT' for strings
+	// 4 bytes: language code ('en\0', 'de\0'- see common/language.cpp)
+	// 4 bytes: block size n (uint32)
+	// n bytes: data
+	// ---
+
+	// Header
+	outputFile.write("MSN", 3);
+	outputFile.writeByte(VERSION);
+
+	// German strings
+	writeGermanStrings(outputFile);
+
+	// Other languages
+	const char **l = &lang[0];
+	while(*l) {
+		writeImage(outputFile, "img1", *l);
+		writeImage(outputFile, "img2", *l);
+		writeStrings(outputFile, *l);
+		++l;
+	}
+
+	outputFile.close();
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/devtools/create_supernova/create_supernova.h b/devtools/create_supernova/create_supernova.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7447a7ece68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devtools/create_supernova/create_supernova.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/* ScummVM - Graphic Adventure Engine
+ *
+ * ScummVM is the legal property of its developers, whose names
+ * are too numerous to list here. Please refer to the COPYRIGHT
+ * file distributed with this source distribution.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ *
+ * This is a utility for generating a data file for the supernova engine.
+ * It contains strings extracted from the original executable as well
+ * as translations and is required for the engine to work properly.
+ */
+
+#ifndef CREATE_SUPERNOVA_H
+#define CREATE_SUPERNOVA_H
+
+#define VERSION 1
+
+
+
+#endif // CREATE_SUPERNOVA_H
diff --git a/devtools/create_supernova/file.cpp b/devtools/create_supernova/file.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5fb842aff69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devtools/create_supernova/file.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+#include "file.h"
+
+bool File::open(const char *filename, AccessMode mode) {
+	f = fopen(filename, (mode == kFileReadMode) ? "rb" : "wb");
+	return (f != NULL);
+}
+
+void File::close() {
+	fclose(f);
+	f = NULL;
+}
+
+int File::seek(int32 offset, int whence) {
+	return fseek(f, offset, whence);
+}
+
+long File::read(void *buffer, int len) {
+	return fread(buffer, 1, len, f);
+}
+void File::write(const void *buffer, int len) {
+	fwrite(buffer, 1, len, f);
+}
+
+byte File::readByte() {
+	byte v;
+	read(&v, sizeof(byte));
+	return v;
+}
+
+uint16 File::readWord() {
+	uint16 v;
+	read(&v, sizeof(uint16));
+	return FROM_LE_16(v);
+}
+
+uint32 File::readLong() {
+	uint32 v;
+	read(&v, sizeof(uint32));
+	return FROM_LE_32(v);
+}
+
+void File::readString(char* string, int bufferLength) {
+	int i = 0;
+	while (i < bufferLength - 1 && fread(string + i, 1, 1, f) == 1) {
+		if (string[i] == '\n' || string[i] == 0)
+			break;
+		++ i;
+	}
+	string[i] = 0;
+}
+
+void File::writeByte(byte v) {
+	write(&v, sizeof(byte));
+}
+
+void File::writeWord(uint16 v) {
+	uint16 vTemp = TO_LE_16(v);
+	write(&vTemp, sizeof(uint16));
+}
+
+void File::writeLong(uint32 v) {
+	uint32 vTemp = TO_LE_32(v);
+	write(&vTemp, sizeof(uint32));
+}
+
+void File::writeString(const char *s) {
+	write(s, strlen(s) + 1);
+}
+
+uint32 File::pos() {
+	return ftell(f);
+}
diff --git a/devtools/create_supernova/file.h b/devtools/create_supernova/file.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dd33e410f9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devtools/create_supernova/file.h
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/* ScummVM - Graphic Adventure Engine
+ *
+ * ScummVM is the legal property of its developers, whose names
+ * are too numerous to list here. Please refer to the COPYRIGHT
+ * file distributed with this source distribution.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ *
+ * This is a utility for generating a data file for the supernova engine.
+ * It contains strings extracted from the original executable as well
+ * as translations and is required for the engine to work properly.
+ */
+
+#ifndef FILE_H
+#define FILE_H
+
+// Disable symbol overrides so that we can use system headers.
+#define FORBIDDEN_SYMBOL_ALLOW_ALL
+#include "common/endian.h"
+
+enum AccessMode {
+	kFileReadMode = 1,
+	kFileWriteMode = 2
+};
+
+class File {
+private:
+	FILE *f;
+public:
+	bool open(const char *filename, AccessMode mode = kFileReadMode);
+	void close();
+	int seek(int32 offset, int whence = SEEK_SET);
+	uint32 pos();
+	long read(void *buffer, int len);
+	void write(const void *buffer, int len);
+
+	byte readByte();
+	uint16 readWord();
+	uint32 readLong();
+	void readString(char*, int bufferLength);
+	void writeByte(byte v);
+	void writeWord(uint16 v);
+	void writeLong(uint32 v);
+	void writeString(const char *s);
+};
+
+#endif // FILE_H
diff --git a/devtools/create_supernova/gametext.h b/devtools/create_supernova/gametext.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a05526088e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devtools/create_supernova/gametext.h
@@ -0,0 +1,271 @@
+/* ScummVM - Graphic Adventure Engine
+ *
+ * ScummVM is the legal property of its developers, whose names
+ * are too numerous to list here. Please refer to the COPYRIGHT
+ * file distributed with this source distribution.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ *
+ * This is a utility for generating a data file for the supernova engine.
+ * It contains strings extracted from the original executable as well
+ * as translations and is required for the engine to work properly.
+ */
+
+#ifndef GAMETEXT_H
+#define GAMETEXT_H
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+
+// This file contains the strings in German and is encoded using CP850 encoding.
+// Other language should be provided as po files also using the CP850 encoding.
+
+// TODO: add the strings from the engine here, add an Id string in comment.
+// And in the engine add a StringId enum with all the Ids = index in this array.
+
+const char *gameText[] = {
+	// 0
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	// 5
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	// 10
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	// 15
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	// 20
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	// 25
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	// 30
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	// 35
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	// 40
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	// 45
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	// 50
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	// 55
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	// 60
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	// 65
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	// 70
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	// 75
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	// 80
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	// 85
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	// 90
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	// 95
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	// 100
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	// 105
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	// 110
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	// 115
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	// 120
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	// 125
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	// 130
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	// 135
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	// 140
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	// 145
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	// 150
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	// 155
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	// 160
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	// 165
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	// 170
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	// 175
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	// 180
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	// 185
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	"", //
+	NULL
+};
+
+
+
+#endif // GAMETEXT_H
diff --git a/devtools/create_supernova/module.mk b/devtools/create_supernova/module.mk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9591233168c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devtools/create_supernova/module.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+MODULE := devtools/create_supernova
+
+MODULE_OBJS := \
+        file.o \
+        create_supernova.o
+
+# Set the name of the executable
+TOOL_EXECUTABLE := create_supernova
+
+# Include common rules
+include $(srcdir)/rules.mk