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Tonyhax International GameShark Generator (THIGSGEN)

By Alex Free

Tonyhax International now has the ability to apply user-supplied GameShark codes to any game before starting it. This uses my save game GameShark storage system as well as MottZilla’s ‘Cheat Engine’, the latter of which has only previously been put to use by Tonyhax International’s built-in anti-piracy bypass system. THIGSGEN is the program that generate PS1 memory card save files containing GameShark codes.

Homepage

GitHub

Downloads
Usage
Additional Info
Copying The Generated Save File To A PS1 Memory Card
Using Generated Save Files With Tonyhax International
YouTube Videos
License
Building

Downloads

Version 2.0.5 (3/8/2025)

Changes:

Save file names are automatically generated for you! THIGSGEN generates save files in the current folder that you are in, and now names them automatically. If you generate the first save file in your current folder, it will be named TONYHAXINTGS0. If you generate subsequent save files while remaining in that same folder, the last number will increase (i.e. TONYHAXINTGS1, then TONYHAXINTGS2, etc.. up to TONYHAXINTGS14). An empty PSX memory card can hold 15 different save files, which is why it stops at TONYHAXINTGS14 (0-14 is 15). You can put all these files on one empty PSX memory card, and select any of them in the Tonyhax International GameShark save file selection menu.
Updated the EzRe build system to version 1.0.7. A Mac OS build is now available and can be compiled from source. RPM package files are now also available for Linux.
Improved test suite.
Improved documentation.
3-BSD license.

thigsgen-v2.0.5-windows-i686-static.zip Portable Release For Windows 95 OSR 2.5 and above, Pentium CPU minimum (32 bit)
thigsgen-v2.0.5-windows-x86_64-static.zip Portable Release For x86_64 Windows (64 bit)
thigsgen-v2.0.5-mac-os-x86_64.zip Portable Release For Mac OS 10.12 and above, x86_64 (64 bit)
thigsgen-v2.0.5-linux-i386-static.zip Portable Release For Linux 3.2.0 and above, 386 CPU minimum (32 bit)
thigsgen-v2.0.5-linux-i386-static.deb Deb package file For Linux 3.2.0 and above, 386 CPU minimum (32 bit)
thigsgen-2.0.5-1.i386.rpm RPM package file For Linux 3.2.0 and above, 386 CPU minimum (32 bit)
thigsgen-v2.0.5-linux-x86_64-static.zip Portable Release For x86_64 Linux 3.2.0 and above (64 bit)
thigsgen-v2.0.5-linux-x86_64-static.deb Deb package file for x86_64 Linux 3.2.0 and above (64 bit)
thigsgen-2.0.5-1.x86_64.rpm RPM package file For Linux 3.2.0 and above, x86_64 CPU minimum (64 bit)

Usage

THIGSGEN Parasite Eve Debug Room Gen

thigsgen <txt file of game shark codes>

<txt file of game shark codes> This should have each GameShark code on it's own line. No blank lines may seperate each code.

There are 2 ways you can interact with the patcher:

Drag n’ Drop (Windows And Linux)

On Windows and most Linux distributions, you can simply drag the txt file of game shark codes on top of the thigsgen.exe (Windows releases) or thigsgen (linux releases) executable file found in the portable releases and drop it to start thigsgen with said file as the first argument.

Traditional CLI (Windows)

1) Open cmd.exe (Windows XP+) or command.com (Windows 95 - ME).

2) Drag thigsgen.exe into the window.

2) Type a space in the command.com or cmd.exe window.

4) Drag the txt file of game shark codes into the command.com or cmd.exe window to specify it as an argument, i.e. leaving you with thigsgen.exe <txt file of game shark codes>.

5) Press the return/enter key.

Traditional CLI (Linux/Mac)

1) Start the terminal.

2) If you have installed the RPM or DEB package file on Linux, you may simply type thigsgen into the Terminal window. Otherwise drag thigsgen from the extracted release into the terminal window.

3) Type a space in the terminal window.

4) Drag the txt file of game shark codes into the terminal window to specify it as an argument, i.e. leaving you with thigsgen <txt file of game shark codes>.

5) Press the return/enter key.

Additional Info

THIGSGEN generates save files in the current folder that you are in, and names them automatically. If you generate the first save file in your current folder, it will be named TONYHAXINTGS0. If you generate subsequent save files while remaining in that same folder, the last number will increase (i.e. TONYHAXINTGS1, then TONYHAXINTGS2, etc.. up to TONYHAXINTGS14). An empty PSX memory card can hold 15 different save files, which is why it stops at TONYHAXINTGS14 (0-14 is 15). You can put all these files on one empty PSX memory card, and select any of them in the Tonyhax International GameShark save file selection menu.
If you put a code line in your txt that has a code prefix that isn’t supported, the TONYHAXINTGS* file will not be generated. You can only have code lines with the above supported code prefixes.
Each code must be on it’s own line, for examples text files please see here.
You can not use the GameShark feature with the english translation of Planet Laika due to the translation using the same RAM this uses.
You can not use the GameShark feature with Spyro Year Of The Dragon releases without tripping the anti-tamper anti-piracy measure.
All codes beginning with the one of the following prefixes are supported: 30, 50, 80, D0, D1, D2, D3, E0, E1, E2, E3. More code types will be supported in future releases.
The amount of codes that may be enabled all at one time simultaneously is hard capped at 255. Up to 139 codes have been verified to work all at once on real PSX hardware.
Recursive D0, D1, D2, D3, E0, E1, E2, and E3 codes are not yet supported. If the first line is one of the prefixes mentioned previously, the following line must have a prefix of 30, 50, or 80.

Copying The Generated Save File To A PS1 Memory Card

You can use a PS2 console to copy the save files to a PS1 memory card from a USB flash drive.

Requirements:

A FAT32 formatted USB flash drive that your PS2 console can read. Please note that not all USB flash drives seem to work with PS2 consoles (due to iffy USB 1.1 support found in some newer USB flash drives). You may need to do a bit of trial and error testing to find a USB flash drive that works.
A soft-modded (or modchipped) PS2 console that can run WLaunchELF. You could do this with FreeHDBoot or FreeMCBoot.

Installation With A PS2:

Copy the TONYHAXINTGS* file(s) to the FAT32 USB flash drive using a computer.
Eject the USB flash drive from your computer and insert it into your PS2 console. Insert a PS1 memory card into your PS2 as well.
Start the WLaunchELF homebrew program on your PS2 console. Navigate to the mass device (this is your USB flash drive) with the DPAD on the controller, then select it with the circle button.
Using the DPAD to navigate, press the cross button on the controller to highlight the TONYHAXINTGS* file(s) that you previously copied to the USB flash drive. Press the R1 button on the controller to make the file operations menu appear in WLaunchELF. Use the DPAD to move to the copy function and then press the circle button to select it.
Press the triangle button to navigate out of the mass device. Use the DPAD and the circle button to navigate into either the MC0 (if the PS1 memory card is in slot 1 of the PS2) or MC1 (if the PS1 memory card is in slot 2 of the PS2) device.
Press the R1 button to again make the file operations menu appear in WLaunchELF. Use the DPAD to navigate to the paste option and press the circle button to finally paste the TONYHAXINTGS0 file. Now you can press the triangle button to navigate out of the PS1 memory card device, and remove the memory card from the PS2 console (if you want to use it in a different console).

Using Generated Save Files With Tonyhax International

1) Insert the memory card in your PSX console. Start Tonyhax International loader.

2) When you see the text Press CIRCLE to load GameShark codes from a memory card in the Tonyhax International loader, press the circle button on your controller. You will then see the text Memory card init... and the controls for selecting the memory card slot your memory card is inserted into will be displayed.

3) Press triangle to abort loading any codes and to get back to the main menu of the Tonyhax International loader. Press cross to specify the memory card is in slot 1. Press circle to specify slot 2. You will then see the text Select save file name for memory card in slot 1 (if you picked slot 1) or Select save file name for memory card in slot 2 (if you picked slot 2).

4) At the bottom of the screen, you will see the current save file name selection (by default it is bu00:TONYHAXINTGS0 for slot 1 or bu10:TONYHAXINTGS0 for slot 2). Press the triangle button to increase the file name’s number (so each time you press triangle, the selection goes from i.e. for slot 1 you go from bu00:TONYHAXINTGS0 to bu00:TONYHAXINTGS1, to bu00:TONYHAXINTGS2, etc. all the way up to bu00:TONYHAXINTGS14). To decrease the file name’s number press the cross button (so each time you press cross, the selection goes from i.e. for slot 2 from bu10:TONYHAXINTGS14 to bu10:TONYHAXINTGS13, to bu10:TONYHAXINTGS12, etc. all the way down to bu10:TONYHAXINTGS0).

7) When the selection is correct, press the circle button to confirm it and load that save file. You will then see X code lines detected (where X is the number of code lines that were found in the save file selected previously). Please note that this can be more then the amount of lines in the txt file used to generate the save file due to how GameShark codes work.

8) Boot your game as normal, and most importantly enjoy the GameShark codes.

YouTube Videos

Here’s some awesome vids by my friend JMaxxl: