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diff --git a/emulators/vgb/pkg-descr b/emulators/vgb/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..2ada70f18924 --- /dev/null +++ b/emulators/vgb/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +Virtual Game Boy is the Nintendo GameBoy(tm) emulator on X-Window. + + Test your VGB installation with the command(default): + + vgb /usr/X11R6/share/VGB/CART.GB + + If you want to know what the cartidge file is, type as: + + gblist <cartridge file> + + You buy the cartridges. GameBoy software is copyrighted and still sold. +Therefore, its distribution is an act of piracy. Nothing prohibits you +from backing up a cartridge you own and playing it on the emulator though. +To back up a GameBoy cartridge, you can use either SmartCard copier (about +$100 for a standalone version), or a self-built copier designed by Pascal +Felber, description of which is available at: + + http://www.freeflight.com/fms/GameBoy/ + +GameBoy-related archives with technical and other info are located at: + + http://www.freeflight.com/fms/GameBoy/ + ftp://ftp.komkon.org/pub/GameBoy/ + +Usage: vgb [-option1 [-option2...]] <filename> +<filename> = name of file to load as cartridge [CART.GB] +[-option] = + -verbose <level> - Select debugging messages [5] + 0 - Silent 1 - Startup messages + 2 - Illegal writes 4 - Illegal CPU ops + 8 - Bank switching + -vperiod <period> - Set VBlank interrupts period [69905 cycles] + -uperiod <period> - Number of interrupts per screen update [2] + -help - Print this help page + -cheat <GG code> - Activate a GameGenie cheat + -delay/-nodelay - Delay/don't delay line interrupts [-nodelay] + -crc/-nocrc - Check/don't check cartridge CRC [-crc] + -autoa/-noautoa - Autofire/No autofire for button A [-noautoa] + -autob/-noautob - Autofire/No autofire for button B [-noautob] + -logsnd <filename> - Write soundtrack to a file [off] + -trap <address> - Trap execution when PC reaches address [FFFFh] + -saver/-nosaver - Save/don't save CPU when inactive [-saver] + -colorN <name> - Change color #N [white,#989898,#585858,black] + -bcolorN <name> - Change background color #N [same] + -scolorN <name> - Change sprite color #N [same] + -wcolorN <name> - Change window color #N [same] + +Keyboard bindings: + [SPACE] - A button (also: A,S,D,F,G,H,J,K,L) + [LALT] - B button (also: Z,X,C,V,B,N,M) + [TAB] - SELECT button + [ENTER] - START button + [ESC] - Quit emulation (also: [F12]) + + [F1] - Go into built-in debugger + [F2] - Show LCD controller registers + |