ngmenu generator


This generator is just one of the many tools you may use when modding a 161in1 v3 cart for use with a clean romset. Vortex re'engineered this cart in 2023 and introduced a compiler that produces all files necessary for flashing. If you want to use the alternative menu then you need to build the menu-roms with your custom gameslist.
Follow the instructions below. The Google sheet is not some kind of master-list but a formatted template where you need to fill your own data according to your Games folder within the vortex repository.

The fields in the sheet have the following meaning:

Dir: Subfolder name of your roms inside the Games folder
Title Full: The complete gametitle for reference (is not processed)
Title 32 Chars: Menu list item, max. 32 characters (will be truncated if longer)
NGH: The game's internal unique release number (is not processed)
Year: The year in which the game was released (4 digits)
Publisher: The company who published or developed the game (max. 22 characters)
Megs: The size of the game in Megabit (according to the game's boxart)
Genre: The category of the game (max. 22 characters)

  1. Open this sheet in your browser and make a copy from the menu.
  2. Make sure your sheet is publically available.
  3. Add or remove entries until the sheet matches your `Games` folder. Pay extra attention to the sorting!
  4. Copy the ID of your sheet from the URL (between `https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/` and the next slash `/`).
  5. Fill your sheet ID in the above textfield, then click `generate gameslist.asm`.
  6. Save the gameslist.asm file in the folder where you have the repository.
  7. Build the Menu ROM with the provided `build.bat`.
  8. For a modded 161in1 v3 cart you need the roms in `Darksoft Format`. You will find them in the vortex folder after building.
  9. Click `generate games.txt` and save in VTXCart-main\Compiler\bin
  10. Fill the VTXCart-main\Compiler\Games folder with all neccessary files.
  11. Run VTXCart.exe via the provided _run.bat after you reviewed the options within the bat file.
  12. If everything went fine without errors, go flash your chips and cross your fingers.

Yours truly, ArcadeTV