diff --git a/src/gamedata/gi.cpp b/src/gamedata/gi.cpp
index 07a46147e..ebced3c7c 100644
--- a/src/gamedata/gi.cpp
+++ b/src/gamedata/gi.cpp
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ void FMapInfoParser::ParseGameInfo()
 			GAMEINFOKEY_BOOL(swapmenu, "swapmenu")
 			GAMEINFOKEY_BOOL(dontcrunchcorpses, "dontcrunchcorpses")
 			GAMEINFOKEY_BOOL(correctprintbold, "correctprintbold")
+			GAMEINFOKEY_BOOL(forcetextinmenus, "forcetextinmenus")
 			GAMEINFOKEY_BOOL(intermissioncounter, "intermissioncounter")
 			GAMEINFOKEY_BOOL(nightmarefast, "nightmarefast")
 			GAMEINFOKEY_COLOR(dimcolor, "dimcolor")
diff --git a/src/gamedata/gi.h b/src/gamedata/gi.h
index 4f27a6969..c9ffa40f8 100644
--- a/src/gamedata/gi.h
+++ b/src/gamedata/gi.h
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ struct gameinfo_t
 	bool swapmenu;
 	bool dontcrunchcorpses;
 	bool correctprintbold;
+	bool forcetextinmenus;
 	TArray<FName> creditPages;
 	TArray<FName> finalePages;
 	TArray<FName> infoPages;
diff --git a/src/gamedata/textures/texturemanager.cpp b/src/gamedata/textures/texturemanager.cpp
index 5f8465eea..ff451dd17 100644
--- a/src/gamedata/textures/texturemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/gamedata/textures/texturemanager.cpp
@@ -421,8 +421,8 @@ bool FTextureManager::OkForLocalization(FTextureID texnum, const char *substitut
 	if (!texnum.isValid()) return false;
 	
 	// First the unconditional settings, 0='never' and 1='always'.
+	if (cl_localizationmode == 1 || gameinfo.forcetextinmenus) return false;
 	if (cl_localizationmode == 0) return true;
-	if (cl_localizationmode == 1) return false;
 	
 	uint32_t langtable = 0;
 	if (*substitute == '$') substitute = GStrings.GetString(substitute+1, &langtable);
diff --git a/src/menu/menu.cpp b/src/menu/menu.cpp
index 7106443d0..03b66986d 100644
--- a/src/menu/menu.cpp
+++ b/src/menu/menu.cpp
@@ -414,23 +414,30 @@ void M_SetMenu(FName menu, int param)
 	switch (menu)
 	{
 	case NAME_Mainmenu:
-		if (gameinfo.gametype & GAME_DoomStrifeChex)
+		if (gameinfo.gametype & GAME_DoomStrifeChex)	// Raven's games always used text based menus
 		{
-			// For these games we must check up-front if they get localized because in that case another template must be used.
-			DMenuDescriptor **desc = MenuDescriptors.CheckKey(NAME_Playerclassmenu);
-			if (desc != nullptr)
+			if (gameinfo.forcetextinmenus)	// If text is forced, this overrides any check.
 			{
-				if ((*desc)->IsKindOf(RUNTIME_CLASS(DListMenuDescriptor)))
+				menu = NAME_MainmenuTextOnly;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				// For these games we must check up-front if they get localized because in that case another template must be used.
+				DMenuDescriptor **desc = MenuDescriptors.CheckKey(NAME_Mainmenu);
+				if (desc != nullptr)
 				{
-					DListMenuDescriptor *ld = static_cast<DListMenuDescriptor*>(*desc);
-					if (ld->mFromEngine && cl_localizationmode != 0)
+					if ((*desc)->IsKindOf(RUNTIME_CLASS(DListMenuDescriptor)))
 					{
-						// This assumes that replacing one graphic will replace all of them.
-						// So this only checks the "New game" entry for localization capability.
-						FTextureID texid = TexMan.CheckForTexture("M_NGAME", ETextureType::MiscPatch);
-						if (!TexMan.OkForLocalization(texid, "$MNU_NEWGAME"))
+						DListMenuDescriptor *ld = static_cast<DListMenuDescriptor*>(*desc);
+						if (ld->mFromEngine && cl_localizationmode != 0)
 						{
-							menu = NAME_MainmenuTextOnly;
+							// This assumes that replacing one graphic will replace all of them.
+							// So this only checks the "New game" entry for localization capability.
+							FTextureID texid = TexMan.CheckForTexture("M_NGAME", ETextureType::MiscPatch);
+							if (!TexMan.OkForLocalization(texid, "$MNU_NEWGAME"))
+							{
+								menu = NAME_MainmenuTextOnly;
+							}
 						}
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
index 389f9a54a..1f073bf72 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ LISTMENU "MainMenuTextOnly"
 	
 	TextItem "$MNU_NEWGAME", "n", "PlayerclassMenu"
 	TextItem "$MNU_OPTIONS", "o", "OptionsMenu"
-	TextItem "$MNU_GAMEFILES", "g", "GameFilesMenu"
+	TextItem "$MNU_LOADGAME", "l", "LoadGameMenu"
+	TextItem "$MNU_SAVEGAME", "s", "SaveGameMenu"
 	IfOption(ReadThis)
 	{
 		TextItem "$MNU_INFO", "i", "ReadThisMenu"