diff --git a/include/select_menu.h b/include/select_menu.h
index 7d6e2c3..5445aa1 100644
--- a/include/select_menu.h
+++ b/include/select_menu.h
@@ -1,33 +1,29 @@
 #ifndef SELECT_MENU_H
 #define SELECT_MENU_H
 
-#include <tonc.h>
-#include "libstd_replacements.h"
-#include "text_engine.h"
+#include "vertical_menu.h"
 
 #define LANG_MENU 1
 #define CART_MENU 2
 
-class Select_Menu
+class Select_Menu : public i_vertical_menu_state_changed_handler, public i_run_cycle_handler
 {
 public:
-    Select_Menu(bool enable_cancel, u8 nMenu_type, int nStartX, int nStartY);
+    Select_Menu(bool enable_cancel, u8 nMenu_type, unsigned nStartX, unsigned nStartY);
     int select_menu_main();
-    void hide_menu();
-    void show_menu();
-    void clear_options();
     void add_option(const u8 option, u8 return_value);
+    void clear_options();
     void set_lang(u8 nLang);
 
+    void on_show() override;
+    void on_hide() override;
+    void on_selection_changed(unsigned new_index, unsigned x, unsigned y) override;
+
+    void on_run_cycle() override;
 private:
-    ptgb::vector<u8> menu_options;
-    ptgb::vector<u8> return_values;
-    u16 curr_selection;
-    bool cancel_enabled;
+    vertical_menu menu_widget_;
     u8 menu_type;
     u8 lang;
-    int startTileX;
-    int startTileY;
 };
 
 #endif
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diff --git a/include/sound.h b/include/sound.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cda4a93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/sound.h
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+#ifndef _SOUND_H
+#define _SOUND_H
+
+#include <tonc.h>
+
+#include "soundbank.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+typedef unsigned short PTGBSFXHandle;
+
+/**
+ * @brief The API's defined here are a thin abstraction layer over the sound engine functions.
+ * This allows the underlying sound engine to be swapped out without affecting the rest of the codebase.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @brief This function initializes the sound engine and sets up a VBLANK handler
+ * to process audio every frame. It should be called during the initialization phase of the program.
+ */
+bool sound_init(void);
+
+/**
+ * @brief This function starts playing the song at the given index. 
+ * If loop is true, the song will loop indefinitely until stopped or another song is played.
+ * 
+ * @param song_index The index of the song to play.
+ * @param loop Whether the song should loop indefinitely.
+ */
+void play_song(u32 song_index, bool loop);
+
+/**
+ * @brief This function checks if a song is currently playing.
+ * 
+ * @return true if a song is playing, false otherwise.
+ */
+bool is_song_playing(void);
+
+/**
+ * @brief This function stops the currently playing song.
+ */
+void stop_song(void);
+
+/**
+ * @brief This function plays the sound effect at the given index. 
+ * Sound effects are typically short audio clips that play in response to specific events in the game, 
+ * such as button presses or character actions.
+ * These are usually raw PCM samples (e.g., WAV files)
+ * 
+ * To play a MOD- S3M- XM- or IT format based sound effect,
+ * use the play_jingle function instead.
+ */
+PTGBSFXHandle play_sound_effect(u32 sound_effect_index);
+
+/**
+ * @brief This function stops the given sound effect from playing and invalidates the handle
+ */
+void stop_sound_effect(PTGBSFXHandle handle);
+
+/**
+ * @brief This function stops all currently playing sound effects and resets 
+ */
+void stop_all_sound_effects(void);
+
+/**
+ * @brief This function marks the sound effect as unimportant,
+ * allowing the sound engine to stop it if it needs to free up channels for new sound effects.
+ * 
+ * It also invalidates the handle, so it should not be used after calling this function.
+ */
+void release_sound_effect(PTGBSFXHandle handle);
+
+/**
+ * @brief This function plays a jingle at the given index.
+ * A jingle is a sound effect that is based on a tracker format like MOD, S3M, XM, or IT.
+ * They can be played simultaneously with songs.
+ * If you want to play PCM-based sound effects (e.g., WAV files), use the play_sound_effect function instead.
+ * 
+ * Note that jingles must be limited to 4 channels only. (https://blocksds.skylyrac.net/maxmod/group__gba__jingle__playback.html)
+ */
+void play_jingle(u32 jingle_index);
+
+/**
+ * @brief Checks if a jingle is actively playing.
+ */
+bool is_jingle_playing(void);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif
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diff --git a/include/vertical_menu.h b/include/vertical_menu.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77c6bc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/vertical_menu.h
@@ -0,0 +1,245 @@
+#ifndef _VERTICAL_MENU_H
+#define _VERTICAL_MENU_H
+
+#include "typeDefs.h"
+#include "libstd_replacements.h"
+#include "text_data_table.h"
+
+enum class MenuInputHandleState
+{
+    /**
+     * @brief This value means no input was handled
+     */
+    NOT_HANDLED,
+    /**
+     * @brief This value means that the input was handled.
+     */
+    HANDLED,
+    /**
+     * @brief This value means that a choice was made.
+     * This means that if the vertical_menu is running with ::run(), 
+     * it should exit and return that choice.
+     */
+    CHOICE_MADE,
+    /**
+     * @brief The menu was cancelled.
+     */
+    CANCELLED
+};
+
+/**
+ * @brief This interface represents an item widget in the vertical menu.
+ * It's responsible for rendering itself and handling its input if
+ * the widget is focused.
+ */
+class i_item_widget
+{
+public:
+    virtual ~i_item_widget();
+    virtual void render_item(text_data_table &text_table, unsigned x, unsigned y, bool is_focused) = 0;
+    virtual MenuInputHandleState handle_input() = 0;
+protected:
+private:
+};
+
+/**
+ * @brief This interface allows you to register a handler
+ * to deal with selection changes.
+ * This is useful for managing external components, such as a cursor.
+ */
+class i_vertical_menu_state_changed_handler
+{
+public:
+    virtual ~i_vertical_menu_state_changed_handler();
+
+    virtual void on_show() = 0;
+    virtual void on_hide() = 0;
+    virtual void on_selection_changed(unsigned new_index, unsigned x, unsigned y) = 0;
+protected:
+private:
+};
+
+/**
+ * @brief If you are using the vertical_menu::run() function,
+ * you may want to manage external components on very run cycle.
+ * This interface allows you to do that by implementing the i_run_cycle_handler
+ */
+class i_run_cycle_handler
+{
+public:
+    virtual ~i_run_cycle_handler();
+    virtual void on_run_cycle() = 0;
+protected:
+private:
+};
+
+typedef struct vertical_menu_settings
+{
+    unsigned x;
+    unsigned y;
+    unsigned width;
+    unsigned height;
+    unsigned margin_top;
+    unsigned margin_bottom;
+    unsigned initial_focus_index;
+    unsigned item_height;
+    int text_table_index;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief This boolean indicates whether the menu 
+     * can be "cancelled with the B button."
+     */
+    bool allow_cancel;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief This boolean indicates whether the menu should take
+     * ownership of its item widgets.
+     * That means that if this boolean is true,
+     * the destructor of vertical_menu will delete/free all of its 
+     * item widgets.
+     */
+    bool should_delete_item_widgets_on_destruct;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief This boolean indicates whether the state changed handler (cursor?)
+     * should be hidden when the menu is not focused.
+     */
+    bool should_hide_state_changed_handler_on_not_focused;
+} vertical_menu_settings;
+
+class vertical_menu
+{
+public:
+    vertical_menu(const vertical_menu_settings &settings);
+    ~vertical_menu();
+
+    void show();
+    void hide();
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Get the current settings of this widget
+     */
+    const vertical_menu_settings& get_settings() const;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Replace the settings of this widget.
+     */
+    void set_settings(const vertical_menu_settings &settings);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief This function is a way to bulk add item widgets to the menu.
+     * The main difference between calling this function and add_item_widget()
+     * multiple times is that this function will reserve() enough space in the 
+     * vector first, to avoid multiple resizes.
+     */
+    void add_item_widgets(i_item_widget **item_widgets, unsigned num_widgets);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief This function adds an item widget to the menu. 
+     * The menu will take ownership of the pointer, if
+     * settings_.should_delete_item_widgets_on_destruct is true. 
+     * Otherwise, the caller is responsible for managing the memory of the item widgets.
+     */
+    void add_item_widget(i_item_widget *item_widget);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief This function clears all item widgets from the menu.
+     * If settings_.should_delete_item_widgets_on_destruct is true,
+     * it will also delete the item widgets.
+     */
+    void clear_item_widgets();
+
+    /**
+     * @brief This function gets the item widget
+     * at the given index.
+     */
+    i_item_widget* get_item_widget_at(unsigned index) const;
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Sets whether the menu is focused or not.
+     * A focused menu will handle input.
+     */
+    void set_focused(bool is_focused);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief This function handles button input for the menu.
+     */
+    MenuInputHandleState handle_input();
+
+    /**
+     * @brief This function updates the viewport by
+     * re-rendering the visible items.
+     */
+    void update_viewport();
+
+    void clear_viewport();
+
+    /**
+     * @brief This function can be used to manage a blocking call
+     * to vertical_menu, in which you want vertical_menu
+     * to handle everything.
+     * 
+     * This can be useful during one of those script_array commands.
+     * Alternatively, you can just call handle_input() and manage the loop
+     * manually.
+     * 
+     * @return Will return the index of the chosen item if a choice was made,
+     * or UINT32_MAX if no choice was made and the menu was exited in some other way 
+     * (ex: B button).
+     */
+    unsigned run();
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Sets the optional state changed handler.
+     * This is useful for managing external components, such as a cursor.
+     */
+    void set_state_changed_handler(i_vertical_menu_state_changed_handler *handler);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief This function sets a handler that will run on every
+     * cycle in the run() function.
+     * 
+     * It's only relevant if you use ::run() though.
+     */
+    void set_run_cycle_handler(i_run_cycle_handler *handler);
+protected:
+private:
+    void handle_selection_change(unsigned new_index, unsigned x, unsigned y);
+
+    vertical_menu_settings settings_;
+    i_vertical_menu_state_changed_handler *state_changed_handler_;
+    i_run_cycle_handler *run_cycle_handler_;
+    unsigned focused_index_;
+    unsigned viewport_start_index_;
+    ptgb::vector<i_item_widget*> items_;
+    bool is_focused_;
+};
+
+typedef struct simple_item_widget_data
+{
+    struct
+    {
+        unsigned text_table_index;
+        unsigned margin_left;
+        unsigned margin_top;
+    } text;
+    unsigned value;
+    void (*on_execute_callback)(void *context);
+} simple_item_widget_data;
+
+class simple_item_renderer : public i_item_widget
+{
+public:
+    simple_item_renderer(const simple_item_widget_data &data);
+    virtual ~simple_item_renderer();
+
+    const simple_item_widget_data& get_data() const;
+
+    void render_item(text_data_table &text_table, unsigned x, unsigned y, bool is_focused) override;
+    MenuInputHandleState handle_input() override;
+protected:
+private:
+    simple_item_widget_data data_;
+};
+
+#endif
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diff --git a/source/script_array.cpp b/source/script_array.cpp
index f351a47..aad1827 100644
--- a/source/script_array.cpp
+++ b/source/script_array.cpp
@@ -682,6 +682,8 @@ const script_obj_params event_script_params[SCRIPT_SIZE] = {
 
 void populate_lang_menu()
 {
+    langs.clear_options();
+
     langs.add_option(GENERAL_option_english, ENG_ID);
     langs.add_option(GENERAL_option_japanese, JPN_ID);
     langs.add_option(GENERAL_option_spanish, SPA_ID);
@@ -696,6 +698,8 @@ void populate_lang_menu()
 
 void populate_game_menu(int lang)
 {
+    games.clear_options();
+
     switch (lang)
     {
     case (JPN_ID):
@@ -849,6 +853,9 @@ bool run_conditional(int index)
     case CMD_LANG_MENU:
         populate_lang_menu();
         lang = langs.select_menu_main();
+        // We have our choice, we should release
+        // the memory of the options since we won't need them anymore
+        langs.clear_options();
         if (lang == BUTTON_CANCEL)
         {
             return false;
@@ -856,17 +863,18 @@ bool run_conditional(int index)
         games.set_lang(static_cast<u8>(lang));
         party_data.set_lang(static_cast<u8>(lang));
         return true;
-
     case CMD_GAME_MENU:
         populate_game_menu(party_data.get_lang());
         game = games.select_menu_main();
+        // We have our choice, we should release
+        // the memory of the options since we won't need them anymore
+        games.clear_options();
         if (game == BUTTON_CANCEL)
         {
             return false;
         }
         party_data.set_game(game);
         return true;
-
     case CMD_SLIDE_PROF_LEFT:
         for (int i = 0; i <= (8 * 7); i += 2)
         {
diff --git a/source/select_menu.cpp b/source/select_menu.cpp
index 2f51ffe..27421e3 100644
--- a/source/select_menu.cpp
+++ b/source/select_menu.cpp
@@ -9,145 +9,133 @@
 #define TILE_HEIGHT 8
 #define TILE_WIDTH 8
 
-Select_Menu::Select_Menu(bool enable_cancel, u8 nMenu_type, int nStartTileX, int nStartTileY)
+Select_Menu::Select_Menu(bool enable_cancel, u8 nMenu_type, unsigned nStartTileX, unsigned nStartTileY)
+    : menu_widget_(vertical_menu_settings{
+        .x = static_cast<unsigned>(nStartTileX * TILE_WIDTH),
+        .y = static_cast<unsigned>(nStartTileY * TILE_HEIGHT),
+        .width = 10 * TEXT_WIDTH,
+        .height = TILE_HEIGHT * 2, // to account for the margins
+        .margin_top = TILE_HEIGHT,
+        .margin_bottom = TILE_HEIGHT,
+        .initial_focus_index = 0,
+        .item_height = TEXT_HEIGHT,
+        .text_table_index = GENERAL_INDEX,
+        .allow_cancel = enable_cancel,
+        .should_delete_item_widgets_on_destruct = true,
+        .should_hide_state_changed_handler_on_not_focused = false
+    })
+    , menu_type(nMenu_type)
+    , lang(0)
 {
-    cancel_enabled = enable_cancel;
-    menu_type = nMenu_type;
-    startTileX = nStartTileX;
-    startTileY = nStartTileY;
+    menu_widget_.set_state_changed_handler(this);
+    menu_widget_.set_run_cycle_handler(this);
 }
 
 void Select_Menu::add_option(const u8 option, u8 return_value)
 {
-    menu_options.push_back(option);
-    return_values.push_back(return_value);
-}
+    const simple_item_widget_data item_data = {
+        .text = {
+            .text_table_index = option,
+            .margin_left = 2 * TILE_WIDTH,
+            .margin_top = 0
+        },
+        .value = return_value,
+        .on_execute_callback = nullptr
+    };
+    menu_widget_.add_item_widget(new simple_item_renderer(item_data));
 
-int Select_Menu::select_menu_main()
-{
-    show_menu();
-    curr_selection = 0;
-
-    key_poll(); // Reset the buttons
-
-    bool update;
-    bool first = true;
-    while (true)
-    {
-        update = false;
-        if (key_hit(KEY_DOWN))
-        {
-            curr_selection = ((curr_selection + 1) % menu_options.size());
-            update = true;
-        }
-        else if (key_hit(KEY_UP))
-        {
-            curr_selection = ((curr_selection + (menu_options.size() - 1)) % menu_options.size());
-            update = true;
-        }
-        else if (key_hit(KEY_A))
-        {
-            hide_menu();
-            return return_values[curr_selection];
-        }
-        else if (cancel_enabled && key_hit(KEY_B))
-        {
-            hide_menu();
-            return -1;
-        }
-        else if (first)
-        {
-            update = true;
-            first = false;
-        }
-        update_y_offset();
-        obj_set_pos(
-            point_arrow,
-            (startTileX + 1) * TEXT_WIDTH,
-            (startTileY + 1) * TILE_HEIGHT + (curr_selection * TEXT_HEIGHT) + 2);
-        global_next_frame();
-
-        if (update)
-        {
-            if (return_values[curr_selection] == UINT8_MAX)
-            {
-                switch (menu_type)
-                {
-                case CART_MENU:
-                    obj_hide(cart_shell);
-                    obj_hide(cart_label);
-                    break;
-                case LANG_MENU:
-                    obj_hide(flag);
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                switch (menu_type)
-                {
-                case CART_MENU:
-                    load_select_sprites(return_values[curr_selection], lang);
-                    obj_unhide(cart_shell, 0);
-                    obj_unhide(cart_label, 0);
-                    break;
-                case LANG_MENU:
-                    load_select_sprites(0, return_values[curr_selection]);
-                    obj_unhide(flag, 0);
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
-
-void Select_Menu::show_menu()
-{
-    u8 decompression_buffer[2048];
-    text_data_table text_data(decompression_buffer);
-    text_data.decompress(get_compressed_text_table(GENERAL_INDEX));
-
-    add_menu_box(menu_options.size(), startTileX, startTileY);
-    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < menu_options.size(); i++)
-    {
-        tte_set_pos((startTileX + 2) * TEXT_WIDTH, (startTileY + 1) * TILE_HEIGHT + (i * TEXT_HEIGHT));
-        ptgb_write(text_data.get_text_entry(menu_options[i]), true);
-    }
-    obj_unhide(point_arrow, 0);
-    // obj_set_pos(point_arrow, startTileX + (2 * TEXT_WIDTH), (1 + i) * TEXT_HEIGHT);
-}
-
-void Select_Menu::hide_menu()
-{
-    obj_hide(point_arrow);
-    tte_erase_rect(
-        startTileX * TILE_WIDTH,
-        startTileY * TILE_HEIGHT,
-        (startTileX + 10 + 1) * TEXT_WIDTH,
-        ((startTileY + 2) * TILE_HEIGHT) + (menu_options.size() * TEXT_HEIGHT));
-    reload_textbox_background();
-    clear_options();
-    obj_hide(point_arrow);
-    switch (menu_type)
-    {
-    case CART_MENU:
-        obj_hide(cart_shell);
-        obj_hide(cart_label);
-        break;
-    case LANG_MENU:
-        obj_hide(flag);
-        break;
-    }
+    vertical_menu_settings settings = menu_widget_.get_settings();
+    settings.height += TEXT_HEIGHT + (item_data.text.margin_top * 2);
+    menu_widget_.set_settings(settings);
 }
 
 void Select_Menu::clear_options()
 {
-    menu_options.clear();
-    return_values.clear();
+    menu_widget_.clear_item_widgets();
+
+    vertical_menu_settings settings = menu_widget_.get_settings();
+    settings.height = TILE_HEIGHT * 2; // reset to just the margins
+    menu_widget_.set_settings(settings);
+}
+
+int Select_Menu::select_menu_main()
+{
+    unsigned choice_index;
+    unsigned item_value;
+    simple_item_renderer* widget = nullptr;
+
+    menu_widget_.show();
+    choice_index = menu_widget_.run();
+
+    if(choice_index != UINT32_MAX)
+    {
+        widget = static_cast<simple_item_renderer*>(menu_widget_.get_item_widget_at(choice_index));
+    }
+    item_value = (widget) ? widget->get_data().value : UINT8_MAX;
+
+    menu_widget_.hide();
+
+    global_next_frame();
+    return item_value;
 }
 
 void Select_Menu::set_lang(u8 nLang)
 {
     lang = nLang;
+}
+
+void Select_Menu::on_show()
+{
+    obj_unhide(point_arrow, 0);
+}
+
+void Select_Menu::on_hide()
+{
+    obj_hide(point_arrow);
+    obj_hide(cart_shell);
+    obj_hide(cart_label);
+    obj_hide(flag);
+}
+
+void Select_Menu::on_selection_changed(unsigned new_index, unsigned x, unsigned y)
+{
+    // set the cursor accordingly
+    obj_set_pos(point_arrow, x + TEXT_WIDTH, y + 3);
+
+    simple_item_renderer* widget = static_cast<simple_item_renderer*>(menu_widget_.get_item_widget_at(new_index));
+    const unsigned item_value = (widget) ? widget->get_data().value : UINT8_MAX;
+
+    if (item_value == UINT8_MAX)
+    {
+        switch (menu_type)
+        {
+        case CART_MENU:
+            obj_hide(cart_shell);
+            obj_hide(cart_label);
+            break;
+        case LANG_MENU:
+            obj_hide(flag);
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        switch (menu_type)
+        {
+        case CART_MENU:
+            load_select_sprites(item_value, lang);
+            obj_unhide(cart_shell, 0);
+            obj_unhide(cart_label, 0);
+            break;
+        case LANG_MENU:
+            load_select_sprites(0, item_value);
+            obj_unhide(flag, 0);
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void Select_Menu::on_run_cycle()
+{
+    update_y_offset();
 }
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diff --git a/source/vertical_menu.cpp b/source/vertical_menu.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d6baa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/vertical_menu.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,312 @@
+#include "vertical_menu.h"
+#include "sprite_data.h"
+#include "global_frame_controller.h"
+#include "text_engine.h"
+#include "translated_text.h"
+
+#define TILE_HEIGHT 8
+#define TILE_WIDTH 8
+
+i_item_widget::~i_item_widget()
+{
+}
+
+i_vertical_menu_state_changed_handler::~i_vertical_menu_state_changed_handler()
+{
+}
+
+i_run_cycle_handler::~i_run_cycle_handler()
+{
+}
+
+static unsigned get_num_visible_items(unsigned vertical_menu_height, unsigned margin_top, unsigned margin_bottom, unsigned item_height)
+{
+    return ((vertical_menu_height - margin_top - margin_bottom) / item_height);
+}
+
+static unsigned get_viewport_end_index(unsigned viewport_start_index, unsigned num_visible_items, unsigned total_items)
+{
+    unsigned end_index = viewport_start_index + num_visible_items;
+    // bounds check to make sure we don't go past the total number of items
+    end_index = std::min(end_index, total_items);
+
+    return end_index;
+}
+
+vertical_menu::vertical_menu(const vertical_menu_settings &settings)
+    : settings_(settings)
+    , state_changed_handler_(nullptr)
+    , run_cycle_handler_(nullptr)
+    , focused_index_(settings.initial_focus_index)
+    , viewport_start_index_(0)
+    , items_()
+    , is_focused_(true)
+{
+}
+
+vertical_menu::~vertical_menu()
+{
+    clear_item_widgets();
+}
+
+void vertical_menu::show()
+{
+    add_menu_box(settings_.x / TILE_WIDTH, settings_.y / TILE_HEIGHT, settings_.width, settings_.height);
+
+    update_viewport();
+
+    if(state_changed_handler_)
+    {
+        state_changed_handler_->on_show();
+    }
+
+    // initial selection change notification
+    const unsigned render_index = focused_index_ - viewport_start_index_;
+    handle_selection_change(focused_index_, settings_.x, settings_.y + settings_.margin_top + (render_index * settings_.item_height));
+}
+
+i_item_widget* vertical_menu::get_item_widget_at(unsigned index) const
+{
+    if(index >= items_.size())
+    {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    return items_[index];
+}
+
+void vertical_menu::hide()
+{
+    if(state_changed_handler_)
+    {
+        state_changed_handler_->on_hide();
+    }
+
+    clear_viewport();
+
+    reload_textbox_background();
+}
+
+const vertical_menu_settings& vertical_menu::get_settings() const
+{
+    return settings_;
+}
+
+void vertical_menu::set_settings(const vertical_menu_settings &settings)
+{
+    settings_ = settings;
+}
+
+void vertical_menu::add_item_widgets(i_item_widget **item_widgets, unsigned num_widgets)
+{
+    items_.reserve(items_.size() + num_widgets);
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < num_widgets; ++i)
+    {
+        add_item_widget(item_widgets[i]);
+    }
+}
+
+void vertical_menu::add_item_widget(i_item_widget *item_widget)
+{
+    items_.push_back(item_widget);
+}
+
+void vertical_menu::clear_item_widgets()
+{
+    if (settings_.should_delete_item_widgets_on_destruct)
+    {
+        for (unsigned i = 0; i < items_.size(); ++i)
+        {
+            delete items_[i];
+        }
+    }
+    items_.clear();
+    focused_index_ = settings_.initial_focus_index;
+    viewport_start_index_ = 0;
+}
+
+void vertical_menu::set_focused(bool is_focused)
+{
+    is_focused_ = is_focused;
+    if(state_changed_handler_ && settings_.should_hide_state_changed_handler_on_not_focused)
+    {
+        if(is_focused_)
+        {
+            state_changed_handler_->on_show();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            state_changed_handler_->on_hide();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+MenuInputHandleState vertical_menu::handle_input()
+{
+    MenuInputHandleState result;
+    bool did_navigate = false;
+
+    // If no items or not focused, there's nothing to handle.
+    if(items_.size() <= 1 || !is_focused_)
+    {
+        return MenuInputHandleState::NOT_HANDLED;
+    }
+
+    // the focused item widget gets the first chance to handle input, 
+    // since it might have some special behavior for certain keys.
+    result = items_[focused_index_]->handle_input();
+    if(result != MenuInputHandleState::NOT_HANDLED)
+    {
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    // if the user presses B, and the current settings allow it,
+    // we will return the CANCELLED state, which the caller can use to know that they should exit the menu.
+    if(settings_.allow_cancel && key_hit(KEY_B))
+    {
+        return MenuInputHandleState::CANCELLED;
+    }
+
+    if(key_hit(KEY_DOWN) && focused_index_ < (items_.size() - 1u))
+    {
+        const unsigned current_viewport_end_index = get_viewport_end_index(viewport_start_index_, get_num_visible_items(settings_.height, settings_.margin_top, settings_.margin_bottom, settings_.item_height), items_.size());
+        ++focused_index_;
+        if(focused_index_ >= current_viewport_end_index)
+        {
+            ++viewport_start_index_;
+        }
+        did_navigate = true;
+    }
+    else if(key_hit(KEY_UP) && focused_index_ > 0)
+    {
+        --focused_index_;
+        if(focused_index_ < viewport_start_index_)
+        {
+            --viewport_start_index_;
+        }
+        did_navigate = true;
+    }
+
+    // if we did navigate, we need to update the viewport and state changed handler.
+    if(did_navigate)
+    {
+        const unsigned render_index = focused_index_ - viewport_start_index_;
+        update_viewport();
+        handle_selection_change(focused_index_, settings_.x, settings_.y + settings_.margin_top + (render_index * settings_.item_height));
+        return MenuInputHandleState::HANDLED;
+    }
+
+    return MenuInputHandleState::NOT_HANDLED;
+}
+
+void vertical_menu::update_viewport()
+{
+    uint8_t decompression_buffer[2048];
+    text_data_table text_table(decompression_buffer);
+
+    clear_viewport();
+
+    text_table.decompress(get_compressed_text_table(settings_.text_table_index));
+
+    const unsigned num_visible_items = get_num_visible_items(settings_.height, settings_.margin_top, settings_.margin_bottom, settings_.item_height);
+    const unsigned viewport_end_index = get_viewport_end_index(viewport_start_index_, num_visible_items, items_.size());
+    unsigned cur_y = settings_.y + settings_.margin_top;
+
+    for (unsigned i = viewport_start_index_; i < viewport_end_index; ++i)
+    {
+        items_[i]->render_item(text_table, settings_.x, cur_y, (i == focused_index_));
+        cur_y += settings_.item_height;
+    }
+}
+
+void vertical_menu::clear_viewport()
+{
+    // tte_erase_rect expects (left, top, right, bottom), not (x, y, width, height)
+    tte_erase_rect(settings_.x, settings_.y, settings_.x + settings_.width, settings_.y + settings_.height);
+}
+
+unsigned vertical_menu::run()
+{
+    MenuInputHandleState input_result;
+
+    while(true)
+    {
+        key_poll(); // Reset the buttons
+
+        input_result = handle_input();
+
+        switch(input_result)
+        {
+            case MenuInputHandleState::CHOICE_MADE:
+                return focused_index_;
+            case MenuInputHandleState::CANCELLED:
+                return UINT32_MAX;
+            default:
+                break;
+        }
+
+        // if any global elements need to be updated
+        // on every cycle (animations, for example)
+        // the run_cycle_handler can be used for that.
+        if(run_cycle_handler_)
+        {
+            run_cycle_handler_->on_run_cycle();
+        }
+
+        global_next_frame();
+    }
+    // should never happen
+    return UINT32_MAX;
+}
+
+void vertical_menu::set_state_changed_handler(i_vertical_menu_state_changed_handler *handler)
+{
+    state_changed_handler_ = handler;
+}
+
+void vertical_menu::set_run_cycle_handler(i_run_cycle_handler *handler)
+{
+    run_cycle_handler_ = handler;
+}
+
+void vertical_menu::handle_selection_change(unsigned new_index, unsigned x, unsigned y)
+{
+    if(state_changed_handler_)
+    {
+        state_changed_handler_->on_selection_changed(new_index, x, y);
+    }
+}
+
+simple_item_renderer::simple_item_renderer(const simple_item_widget_data &data)
+    : data_(data)
+{
+}
+
+simple_item_renderer::~simple_item_renderer()
+{
+}
+
+const simple_item_widget_data& simple_item_renderer::get_data() const
+{
+    return data_;
+}
+
+void simple_item_renderer::render_item(text_data_table &text_table, unsigned x, unsigned y, bool is_focused)
+{
+    tte_set_pos(x + data_.text.margin_left, y + data_.text.margin_top);
+    ptgb_write(text_table.get_text_entry(data_.text.text_table_index), true);
+}
+
+MenuInputHandleState simple_item_renderer::handle_input()
+{
+    if(!key_hit(KEY_A))
+    {
+        return MenuInputHandleState::NOT_HANDLED;
+    }
+
+    if(data_.on_execute_callback)
+    {
+        data_.on_execute_callback(this);
+        return MenuInputHandleState::HANDLED;
+    }
+    return MenuInputHandleState::CHOICE_MADE;
+}
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