diff --git a/src/xenia/base/byte_stream.cc b/src/xenia/base/byte_stream.cc
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+/**
+ ******************************************************************************
+ * Xenia : Xbox 360 Emulator Research Project                                 *
+ ******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright 2015 Ben Vanik. All rights reserved.                             *
+ * Released under the BSD license - see LICENSE in the root for more details. *
+ ******************************************************************************
+ */
+
+#include "xenia/base/byte_stream.h"
+
+#include "xenia/base/assert.h"
+
+namespace xe {
+
+ByteStream::ByteStream(uint8_t* data, size_t data_length, size_t offset)
+    : data_(data), data_length_(data_length), offset_(offset) {}
+
+ByteStream::~ByteStream() = default;
+
+void ByteStream::Advance(size_t num_bytes) {
+  offset_ += num_bytes;
+}
+
+void ByteStream::Read(uint8_t* buf, size_t len) {
+  assert_true(offset_ < data_length_);
+
+  std::memcpy(buf, data_ + offset_, len);
+  Advance(len);
+}
+
+void ByteStream::Write(const uint8_t* buf, size_t len) {
+  assert_true(offset_ < data_length_);
+
+  std::memcpy(data_ + offset_, buf, len);
+  Advance(len);
+}
+
+}  // namespace xe
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diff --git a/src/xenia/base/byte_stream.h b/src/xenia/base/byte_stream.h
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+/**
+ ******************************************************************************
+ * Xenia : Xbox 360 Emulator Research Project                                 *
+ ******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright 2015 Ben Vanik. All rights reserved.                             *
+ * Released under the BSD license - see LICENSE in the root for more details. *
+ ******************************************************************************
+ */
+
+#ifndef XENIA_BASE_BYTE_STREAM_H_
+#define XENIA_BASE_BYTE_STREAM_H_
+
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace xe {
+
+class ByteStream {
+ public:
+  ByteStream(uint8_t* data, size_t data_length, size_t offset = 0);
+  ~ByteStream();
+
+  void Advance(size_t num_bytes);
+  void Read(uint8_t* buf, size_t len);
+  void Write(const uint8_t* buf, size_t len);
+
+  void Read(void* buf, size_t len) {
+    return Read(reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(buf), len);
+  }
+  void Write(const void* buf, size_t len) {
+    return Write(reinterpret_cast<const uint8_t*>(buf), len);
+  }
+
+  const uint8_t* data() const { return data_; }
+  size_t data_length() const { return data_length_; }
+
+  size_t offset() const { return offset_; }
+  void set_offset(size_t offset) { offset_ = offset; }
+
+  template <typename T>
+  T Read() {
+    T data;
+    Read(reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(&data), sizeof(T));
+
+    return data;
+  }
+
+  template <>
+  std::string Read() {
+    std::string str;
+    uint32_t len = Read<uint32_t>();
+    str.resize(len);
+
+    Read(reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(&str[0]), len);
+    return str;
+  }
+
+  template <>
+  std::wstring Read() {
+    std::wstring str;
+    uint32_t len = Read<uint32_t>();
+    str.resize(len);
+
+    Read(reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(&str[0]), len * 2);
+    return str;
+  }
+
+  template <typename T>
+  void Write(T data) {
+    Write(reinterpret_cast<uint8_t*>(&data), sizeof(T));
+  }
+
+  void Write(const std::string& str) {
+    Write(uint32_t(str.length()));
+    Write(str.c_str(), str.length());
+  }
+
+  void Write(const std::wstring& str) {
+    Write(uint32_t(str.length()));
+    Write(str.c_str(), str.length() * 2);
+  }
+
+ private:
+  uint8_t* data_ = nullptr;
+  size_t data_length_ = 0;
+  size_t offset_ = 0;
+};
+
+}  // namespace xe
+
+#endif  // XENIA_BASE_BYTE_STREAM_H_
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