Welcome to NINJA!
This is a fully working dashboard, as it starts every xbox app out there.
It's a media launcher and of course a multi-emulation platform with the most advanced and intuitive GUI you have seen so far!
This is the successor to Premium.
It's faster than anything before and has a lot of new art features, including Vision Packs compatibility.
Check \- Help and ShortCuts\Extra Artwork Naming\ for some artwork possibilities.
Check the other folders, too. As this readme is not concluded...
Take your time to read the following info - it's worth it!
Sincerly
BritneysPAIRS
----------------------- FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS -----------------------
Q - Where to setup Game Media?
A - NINJA\skin\Default\media\Backdrop
NINJA\skin\Default\media\Controllers
NINJA\skin\Default\media\Smooth
NINJA\skin\Default\media\Smoothest
Q - Where to setup Game Videos?
A - NINJA\videos\Gamename.xmv or NINJA\GamesFolder...\Gamename\FolderArt.xmv
Q - Can I add my own Overlay for Games?
A - Yes - NINJA\skin\Default\media\Right Half Helper (640x720)
Q - How do I speed up the artwork transition?
A - Pack the art into Texture.xpr or Premium.xpr.
Add in the Media you want. Double Click - Create PREMIUM Texture. Copy the created file "premium.xpr" to your xbox in "NINJA\skin\Default\media\"
NOTE - you need a XPR maker for that.
Q - How do I exit a game?
A - Press START+BACK while playing a game this will take you back to the game selection page.
Q - How do I access Settings?
A - Press the RIGHT THUMBSTICK in
Q - How do I access the FTP?
A - Standard F Drive FTP access is
User = XBOX
Pass = XBOX
port = 21
Other Drives are
User = MASTER
Pass = USER
port = 21
Q - How do I change the Custom Background?
A - Press the RIGHT THUMBSTICK to change the Custom Background.
Q - How do I have no animation?
A - Press the RIGHT THUMBSTICK to change the animation to instant or turn it off completely.
Q - Can I change the look and animation of the interface?
A - YES Press the RIGHT THUMBSTICK in for several options.
Q - Can I refresh the settings and thumbnails to defaults?
A - YES! While booting hold down both THUMBSTICKS.
Q - Can crash at boot screen is there a recovery mode?
A - YES! While booting hold down both WHITE and Y.
Q - Can I show the memory remaining and other debug information?
A - YES! While booting hold down X and Y.
Q - Can I change the aspect ratio and sharpness of the games?
A - YES! Press the RIGHT THUMBSTICK in
Q - Can I change from NTSC or PAL? (NTSC recommended as games run better and HD is supported)
A - YES! Press the RIGHT THUMBSTICK in and select the changer.
Q - Is Hi Def supported
A - YES! 720P is supported. You must be NTSC and the MS dash must be setup to support it.
Q - What Systems does this support?
A - Movies and TV shows
Music Albums
Picture Slideshows
Arcade Games (MAME)
Amiga
Amiga WHD
Amstrad
Atari 2600
Atari 7800
Atari 800
Atari Lynx
Atari ST
Atari XL
CAVE
ColecoVision
Commodore 64
CPS2 and NeoGeo
DemonFront & DDP2
Doom 2
DOS
Final Burn Alpha
Gameboy
Gameboy Advance
Gameboy Color
Game Gear (via SMS.txt)
Intellivision
Killer Instinct 1
Killer Instinct 2
Leath Enforcers
Megadrive
MSX
Neo Pocket
NES
NES 2
Nintendo 64
PC Engine
PC Engine CD
Playstation
Psykio
PGM2
Raiden 2
Sega 32X
Sega CD
Sega Master System
Spectrum
Super NES
Super NES 2
Super NES 4P
Toapan
WonderSwan
X68000
XBOX games apps etc.
Q - Why is there SNES2 Core?
A - This is a way faster core that plays more games but lacks some features.
Q - Why is there NES2 Core?
A - This is a way faster core that plays more games but lacks some features.
Q - Some games don't return to the game list when I press START + BACK?
A - Yes XBOX games, Laser Disc emulation or anything run from a default.xbe has not been coded to do so.
Q - Why don't the Dooms run?
A - You require being in NTSC for this to work.
Q - Why does SNES sound so bad?
A - You require being in NTSC for the sound to work fully.
You can also use the SNES2 core.
Q - Why can't I use the joystick in Commodore 64 games?
A - You need to swap to the joystick mode using X button.
Q - Why can't I start or select alot of options with the gamepad?
A - Some games use the virtual keyboard and the controller can't be used.
Press WHITE to bring up the virtual keyboard.
Q - Does this support CPS2 (later Capcom stuff) at full speed?
A - YES! FBA core.
Q - Does this support Killer Instincts?
A - YES! But setup is required.
Q - Does Tekken 3 work?
A - Yes! Just keep pressing START as the game is booting.
Q - How do I swap to Disc 2 on the Amiga?
A - Press START to cycle discs.
Q - Why do some games not have highscore saving support?
A - If you play a game that supports highscore saving, but do not exit back to the GUI the game will not save a highscore.
Q - Why do games only save highscores sometimes?
A - Some PCB's had a battery that kept the score in the arcade, so when the game exits highscores are lost as there is no battery.
Q - Can I backup my highscores?
A - NINJA\hiscores\hiscore.dat - This is where highscores are saved.
Q - What are the advantages and disadvantages of the Final Burn Core?
A - This core is faster, but it loses NINJA's graphic features like Pixel Perfect, etc.
Q - How do I enable Autofire?
A - LEFT THUMBSTICK - enable semi-automatic fire
RIGHT THUMBSTICK - enable autofire ( pressing fire can charge your weapons )
BACK - quickly disable autofire
Q - How do I adjust the screensize? (Consoles)
A - Press RIGHT THUMBSTICK.
NOTE - if the graphic option "Correct Aspect Ratio" is enabled this option will be disabled.
Q - How do I change my default keymap (Arcades)?
A - ENABLE it in settings.
Then when playing a game press BACK + WHITE and select Remap Gamepad
Note - If you have a cusom key map for this arcade game it will override the default keymap. The custom keymaps
are located in NINJA\cfg\ folder and if you wish to change the keys delete the custom mappings I've done.
Q - How do I change my default keymap? (Consoles & Final Burn)
A - ENABLE it in settings.
Then press LEFT THUMBSTICK ingame to bring up the option.
--------------------- ADVANCED IN GAME CONTROLS (ARCADES) ---------------------
BACK and WHITE - Pause Game and Remap Controller or Cheat
BACK and BLACK - Show Framerate And Free Memory
BACK and LEFT TRIGGER and RIGHT TRIGGER - Restart Game
BACK and RIGHT THUMBSTICK - Onscreen Display
BACK and RIGHT TRIGGER and RIGHT THUMBSTICK - Load Game ( Buggy )
BACK and LEFT TRIGGER and RIGHT THUMBSTICK - Save Game ( Buggy )
BACK and Left Thumb Button - Lightgun Crosshair Display
BACK and A and B - Take In Game Snapshot
--------------------- ADVANCED IN GAME CONTROLS (CONSOLES & Final Burn) ---------------------
BACK and WHITE - Save State ( CONSOLES Only )
BACK and BLACK - Load Saved State ( CONSOLES Only )
BACK and RIGHT TRIGGER - Change Saved State Slot ( CONSOLES Only )
WHITE - Virtual Keyboard ( Some CONSOLES Only )
BLACK / BACK / B - Close Virual Keyboard ( Some CONSOLES Only )
LEFT THUMBSTICK - Remap the Controller ( CONSOLES & Final Burn )
RIGHT THUMBSTICK - Resize the Screen ( CONSOLES & Final Burn )
START - Swap to Discs ( Amiga Only not WHD )
BACK - Swap back to Disc 1 ( Amiga Only not WHD )
--------------------- LOCATION OF THE MEDIA ---------------------
To change the location of your media change NINJA/UserData/sources.xml
<sources>
<video>
<default>Movies</default>
<source>
<name>1stGames</name>
<path>Q:\1stGames\</path> // Delete add or change a path Q:/ is NINJA Path no matter where it is
<path>F:\</path> // Delete add or change a path
<path>G:\</path> // Delete add or change a path
<path>E:\Emulators\</path> // Delete add or change a path
</source>
</video>
</sources>
--------------------- SCREEN AND SCANLINE VIEW CHANGE IN GUI ---------------------
Simply press START to switch between the possible screen settings directly in the GUI.
It's toggling between 4:3 + / - scanlines and 16:9 + / - scanlines immediately.
The selected view is shown by the new screen icon always shown in the GUI.
***** SPECIAL LAUNCHERS *****
Autoplay.txt - Will cue and play an album (can be video)
Slideshow.txt - Slidshows the folder when selected
Setting.txt - Opens the settings window
fastopen.txt - this fast opens a folder and ignors checks for default.xbe, SNES xbe etc and makes it open alot faster
Shutdown.txt - Shuts the xbox down when selected
Reboot.txt - Reboots the xbox when selected
Small.txt - Will Display the Video in a smaller box lower in the screen (default view)
NINJA/Small.txt (root directory) - Will forever display the Video in a smaller box lower in the screen
SmallMid.txt - Will Display the Video in a smaller box in the middle of the screen
NINJA/SmallMid.txt (root directory) - Will forever display the Video in a smaller box in the middle of the screen
VideoNudgeLeft.txt - Will Display the Video over to the left
VideoNudgeRight.txt -Will Display the Video over to the Right
ARCADESD.txt - This will make the Old Arcrade core run in SD for this game
Vert.txt - Make the Video Display Aspect for a Vertical Game
FullScreen.txt - Will Display the Video FullScreen for use when using forced Small or SmallMid in root directory
NoRotate.txt - Will Stop the Rotation of a game when Game Rotation is enabled. You may only want it for shooters
***** VISION COMPATIBILITY *****
Vision Packs are supported in NINJA.
But you need to swap the 3 MyVideo.xml files located in
\skin\Default\720p\
\skin\Wheel\720p\
\skin\Wheel Fade\720p\
with the corresponding one from
\- Help and ShortCuts\- Common Reconfig Helpers\Full Animation Skins\skin\ ... \720p\MyVideo.xml.
This enables all art possible in NINJA, Premium & Vision alike.
You need to reboot NINJA however.
***** CUSTOMISABLE FOLDER *****
NINJA\Customisation\Backdrops\ - Background Pictures (selectable via Settings)
NINJA\Customisation\Main Overlay.png - The Overlay over the Screen
NINJA\Customisation\Background Song.wma - Background Song
NINJA\Customisation\Extra Album Tracks - Background Music Tracks (play randomly)
***** 1-5 STAR RATING *****
You can give all games a rating from 1 to 5 stars.
This will be shown when browsing to a game.
To activate this, you simply need to put the desired rating to the game folder.
The ratings are found in:
\- Help and ShortCuts\Extra Artwork Naming\Ratings\
***** GAME INFO *****
NINJA introduces an info system.
This info is a .PNG file and has to be located in:
\skin\Default\media\Game Info\
simply create a picture with .PNG file type containing the info wanted and name it like the game folder of the game.
This info will be scrolled at the right half of the skin when the game is shown in the GUI.
and more
***** MOVIE FILE STACKING *****
Movies can be stacked with -CDx
Movie-CD1.avi
Movie-CD2.avi
Movie-CD3.avi
will become Movie.avi
***** TO LOAD EMULATORS *****
requires the Launcher Short cut file and the rom named as per the folder name....the short cut files can be found in
- Help and ShortCuts\Emulator Launching\
Here is a small overview of how some systems need to be set.
Arcade:
Gamefolder requires the ARCADE (SD).txt to contain the name of the .zip without the file extension
Zipped rom belongs into NINJA\roms\
Final Burn, CPS2, NEO GEO and Psykio require FBA.txt (Emulator Launcher) which contains game=GAMENAME written in it.
The GAMENAME.zip belongs in NINJA\roms\ folder
Note - a lot of Arcade games can run in FBA or oldmamecore....also they might want the default keymap changing
Amiga:
Zipped D1 + D2.adf, etc. go to \romsconsoles\
You need 2 sets of the config. In \saves\Amiga\ and in \savesbackup\Amiga\.
Atari XL:
correct Emulator Launcher in 1stGames\GAMENAME\ folder
The rom goes to \romsconsoles\OldConsoles\GAMENAME.zip
C64 Uridium - to run this Commodore 64 game, you will require:
1stGames\Uridium\C64.txt (launcher shortcut)
1stGames\Uridium\Uridium.zip (game)
DOS:
An empty POINTER.zip and DOS.txt belong in 1stGames\GAMENAME\ folder.
The gamefiles go to NINJA\romsDOS\GAMENAME\
On first boot, set the emulator to mount \NINJA\romsDOS\GAMENAME as C:
You need to setup the autoexec lines to C + which file in \NINJA\romsDOS\GAMENAME\ you want to start.
Doom2 and Killer Insticts require
Doom2.txt and NINJA/DoomWADS/Doom2.wad
KI1.txt or KI2.txt and NINJA/KI1/filled NINJA/KI2/filled
Game Gear:
The SMS.txt and the zipped rom are required in 1stGames\GAMENAME folder.
Nintendo 64:
N64(HD).txt in 1stGames\GAMENAME\ folder
Zipped rom needs to go to \NINJA\RomsN64\
A GAMENAME.zip0-10 (Pointer) also goes to NINJA\RomsN64\
NINJA\RomsN64\Gamename.zip0 boots 1964-510 (Core 1964)
NINJA\RomsN64\Gamename.zip1 boots 1964-531 (Core 1964)
NINJA\RomsN64\Gamename.zip2 boots 1964-560 (Core 1964)
NINJA\RomsN64\Gamename.zip3 boots 1964-612 (Core 1964)
NINJA\RomsN64\Gamename.zip4 boots 1964-510SD (Core 1964)
NINJA\RomsN64\Gamename.zip5 boots UltraHLE (Core Project64)
NINJA\RomsN64\Gamename.zip6 boots Pj64-510 (Core Project64)
NINJA\RomsN64\Gamename.zip7 boots Pj64-531 (Core Project64)
NINJA\RomsN64\Gamename.zip8 boots Pj64-560 (Core Project64)
NINJA\RomsN64\Gamename.zip9 boots Pj64-612 (Core Project64)
NINJA\RomsN64\Gamename.zip10 boots UltraHLE (Core UltraHLE)
PC Engine CD:
1stGames\GAMENAME\ needs MP3.CUE + GAMENAME.BIN.
The MP3.cue must contain the exact name of the bin file in first row.
Playstation:
The gamefile needs to be in \NINJA\1stGames\GAMENAME\ folder
The correct Emulator Launcher must be placed there, too.
PSX.txt for .ISO files
PSX.bin will launch .BIN files
PSX.img is needed to boot .IMG files
Other systems - EXCEPT WHD - not mentioned above basically need GAMENAME.zip and the right Emulator Launcher in NINJA\1stGames\GAMENAME\
lot and lots more...
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changelog:
most recent version = R2
updated MAME core (no more crackling sound in MK2 and UMK3)
updated PSYKIO cores
implemetation of screen switch
game info visible in GUI
1-5 stars rating system visible in GUI
addition of more and requested skin types, selectable in the settings menu
new artwork option: Smooth Right
Originariamente Scritto da legolas119
ed inoltre tengono aggiornate le release, ve ne una per ogni gusto, davvero forti quelli di coinops!
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