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# N64 Flashcart Menu
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An open source menu for N64 flashcarts.
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## Supported Flashcarts
### Fully supported
* SummerCart64
* 64Drive
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### Work in Progress
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* ED64
* ED64P
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## Current (notable) menu features
* Fully Open Source.
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* Loads all known N64 games (including iQue and Aleck64 ROMs (even if they are byteswapped)).
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* Fully emulates the 64DD and loads 64DD disks (SummerCart64 only).
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* Emulator support (NES, SNES, GB, GBC) ROMs.
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* N64 ROM box image support.
* Background image (PNG) support.
* Comprehensive ROM save database (including HomeBrew headers).
* Comprehensive ROM information display.
* Real Time Clock support.
* Music playback (MP3).
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* Menu sound effects.
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## Documentation
* [Getting started guide ](./docs/00_getting_started_sd.md )
* [Menu controls ](./docs/01_menu_controls.md )
* [Developer guide ](./docs/99_developer_guide.md )
## Video showcase (as of Oct 12 2023)
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[![N64FlashcartMenu Showcase ](http://img.youtube.com/vi/6CKImHTifDA/0.jpg )](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CKImHTifDA "N64FlashcartMenu Showcase (Oct 12 2023)")
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## Aims
* Support as many N64 FlashCarts as possible.
* Be open source, using permissive licensed third party licensed libraries.
* Be testable, using unit and smoke tests in ares emulated environment.
* Encourage active development from community members and N64 FlashCart owners.
* Support as many common mods and features as possible.
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## Experimental features
These features are subject to change:
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### ROM Boxart
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To use boxart, place PNG files in the `/menu/boxart` folder on the SD card with the following dimensions:
* Standard covers: 158x112
* 64DD covers: 129x112
* Japanese covers: 112x158
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Each file must be named according to the 2 letter ROM ID, or 3 letter ROM ID including media type.
i.e. for GoldenEye 2 letters, this would be `GE.png` .
i.e. for GoldenEye 3 letters, this would be `NGE.png` .
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You can download these boxart packs:
[American Boxart ](https://mega.nz/file/6cNGwSqI#8X5ukb65n3YMlGaUtSOGXkKo9HxVnnMOgqn94Epcr7w )
[European Boxart ](https://mega.nz/file/O7AjDbRJ#VnVU10dq8HQvBUQptppI6PAcQMb8-Zembqav8WtAQ_M )
[64DD Boxart ](https://mega.nz/file/O3JzwD7B#BYl1aV-pbrJ-MxWUbM_K0yGVIRbmSoxJJZqQInRzZyM )
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### Menu Settings
The Menu creates a `config.ini` file in `sd:/menu/` which contains various settings that are used by the menu.
If required, you can manually adjust the file on the SD card using your computer.
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## Flashcart specific
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### SC64
* Ensure the cart has the latest [firmware ](https://github.com/Polprzewodnikowy/SummerCart64/releases/latest ) installed.
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* Download the latest `sc64menu.n64` file from the [releases ](https://github.com/Polprzewodnikowy/N64FlashcartMenu/releases/ ) page, then put it in the root directory of your SD card.
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### 64drive
* Ensure the cart has the latest [firmware ](https://64drive.retroactive.be/support.php ) installed.
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* Download the latest `menu.bin` file from the [releases ](https://github.com/Polprzewodnikowy/N64FlashcartMenu/releases/ ) page, then put it in the root directory of your SD card.
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### ED64 & ED64P
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Currently not supported, but work is in progress (See [PR's ](https://github.com/Polprzewodnikowy/N64FlashcartMenu/pulls )).
The aim is to replace [Altra64 ](https://github.com/networkfusion/altra64 ) and [ED64-UnofficialOS ](https://github.com/n64-tools/ED64-UnofficialOS-binaries ).
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# Open source software and licenses used
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* [libdragon ](https://github.com/DragonMinded/libdragon ) (UNLICENSE License)
* [libspng ](https://github.com/randy408/libspng ) (BSD 2-Clause License)
* [mini.c ](https://github.com/univrsal/mini.c ) (BSD 2-Clause License)
* [minimp3 ](https://github.com/lieff/minimp3 ) (CC0 1.0 Universal)
* [miniz ](https://github.com/richgel999/miniz ) (MIT License)
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## Sounds
See [License ](https://pixabay.com/en/service/license-summary/ ) for the following sounds:
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* [Cursor sound ](https://pixabay.com/en/sound-effects/click-buttons-ui-menu-sounds-effects-button-7-203601/ ) by Skyscraper_seven (Free to use)
* [Actions (Enter, back) sound ](https://pixabay.com/en/sound-effects/menu-button-user-interface-pack-190041/ ) by Liecio (Free to use)
* [Error sound ](https://pixabay.com/en/sound-effects/error-call-to-attention-129258/ ) by Universfield (Free to use)