TheXTech

TheXTech is an open-source reimplementation of the SMBX (Super Mario Bros. X) engine by Wohlstand. SMBX is a fan-made platform game engine that allows creating and playing custom Mario-style levels and episodes. TheXTech rewrites the original Visual Basic 6 engine in C++ for cross-platform compatibility, improved performance and modern hardware support. This system scrapes metadata for the “thextech” group(s) and loads the thextech set from the currently selected theme, if available.

Quick reference

  • Emulator: TheXTech
  • Folder: roms/thextech/
  • Accepted ROM formats: .smbx, .squashfs

BIOS

No TheXTech emulator in Batocera needs a BIOS file to run.

ROMs

TheXTech works with game asset packages available from the official TheXTech releases page. You can download, for example, the Super Mario Bros. X episode. Extract the archive, then rename the extracted folder by adding the .smbx extension at the end. Place it in /userdata/roms/thextech/.

Directory structure

/userdata/roms/thextech/
               └── Super Mario Bros. X.smbx/
                    ├── graphics/
                    ├── music/
                    ├── sound/
                    ├── worlds/
                    └── (other game files)

Multiple episodes can be installed at the same time — each as its own .smbx folder in the roms directory.

Saves

Save location saves/thextech/

Emulators

TheXTech

Standardized features available: thextech.videomode, thextech.padtokeyboard, thextech.hud, thextech.hud_corner

ES setting name batocera.conf_key Description ⇒ ES option key_value
Settings that apply to all cores of this emulator
FRAMESKIP thextech.frameskip Skip frames to improve performance, at the cost of choppy motion.
⇒ On (Default) 1, Off 0.
RENDERING MODE thextech.rendering_mode Better performance with hardware rendering.
⇒ Hardware (Default) hw, Software sw, Vsync vsync.

Controls

TheXTech has built-in gamepad support. The controls follow the classic Mario platformer layout and can be configured in the in-game settings menu.

Troubleshooting

My game does not launch

  • Make sure the game folder has the .smbx extension appended to its name.
  • Verify that the folder contains the required game asset files (graphics, music, sound, worlds).
  • Download the latest compatible assets from the TheXTech releases page.

Further troubleshooting

For further troubleshooting, refer to the generic support pages.

  • systems/thextech.txt
  • Last modified: 5 weeks ago
  • by wizzard