This software is freeware and selling it is not allowed.

This program comes with no warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. In no event will I be liable for any damages resulting from the proper or improper use of this software. YOU USE THIS PROGRAM AT YOUR OWN RISK.

If you find any mistakes, you don't understand something or something is missing in this document, feel free to mail me.

This is a compleat release, so you don't need any other software except the emulator and roms.
I remind you that you are not allowed to distribute roms with emulators.

Table of content

What's new?
What is Run-It?
How to install Run-It?
How does it works?
Games.csv file
Runit.ini file
Multi bios support
Snapshot processing
Direct bios configuration
Things you should know
Thanks to
Web links
Games list

What's new?

Version 1.61 - 19 october 1998

- CDRom Installation Bug corrected.

Version 1.6 - 13 october 1998

- Neorage 0.2d beta support
- Dual snapshot preview (title and in-game)
- Pic directories renamed in 'TitlePic' and 'GamePic'
- Del Key or middle click swaps between snapshots
- Snapshot options saved
- Contextual menus
- Intellimouse support
- Relatives paths
- Additional neorage parameters
- Type of games added in the list
- Dos name is now displayed in the status bar
- Easy installation (Just one file!)
- Keep track of selected game when refreshing game list
- Root directory bug corrected
- Brand new interface with tabs
- Sort arrow in column header
- New kiwi bios support (>= 0.45)
- Now using Delphi 4.0 !
- Corrected a bug preventing 2020sb and 3 countb from appearing in the list
- Games filenames match mame 0.34 beta 3 neogeo filenames.

Version 1.5 - 07 september 1998

- Neorage 0.2d support
- Automatic snapshot renaming
- Automatic snapshot integration
- Multi-file bios support
- HTML documentation
- Installation indicator (CD/HD)
- Joystick option removed (It works !)
- Illegal operation bug corrected

Version 1.4 - 01 september 1998

- Neorage 0.2c support
- Long file name support
- Joystick option is back (and saved)
- New option window to configure paths
- Zip support removed (neorage native support)
- Two RomPath variable available for zipped and unzipped path
- Use the same roms for mame and neorage
- Games.csv modified to match mame rom name
- Games.csv corrected (bad date, bad manufacturer..)
- Sensor settings removed (as in neorage)

Version 1.3 - 6 august 1998

- Settings, windows... are saved in RunIt.ini
- Alternate Path added (AltPath in RunIt.ini)
- If Run-It can't write in his directory, AltPath is used
(that means you can install ALL software AND rom on CDROM !)
- Some bugs corrected
- Games.csv corrected (neo drift out...)

Version 1.2 - 16 july 1998

- Neorage 0.1b fully supported
- Multi bios support
- Direct bios configuration (language/system/censor(?))
- Games list filter (avail / missing / all)
- Resizable window
- Menu system added
- Refresh (F5)
- Read only bug corrected
- Optionnal picture view
- 'Green' installation (proprietary directory)
- More friendly games.csv file
- RunItPic dir renames in Pic
- Updated game list
- Main window buttons remove (more place for games)
- Games.csv format changed (delete old one)
- Game list counter

Version 1.1 - 26 june 1998

- Game Availability flag
- Readme.txt renamed in RunIt_NG.txt
- Game list multi-sorting (header click)
- Game list hot tracking
- Game list column moving (header drag & drop)
- Zip support (Optionnal, priority to non zipped rom) (dll required)
- Games.dat renamed in games.csv (view it with Excel !)
- Fast launch (return key, double click or run button)
- RunIt.ini config file added.
- Configurable Zip path (CD ROM capable :)
- NT Support

Version 1.0 - 17 june 1998

- Initial release

What is Run-It?

Basically, it's a neorage front end, but I added some things I would like to find in a front end.

 

Features:

- Full neorage 0.2d beta1 support
- Long file name support
- Additional neorage parameters
- Two configurable rom path (zipped or unzipped roms)
- Full CDROM installation (Roms, pics, bios, emulator, frontend)
- Direct bios configuration (language / system)
- Multi bios support (genie, neo-geo...)
- Compleat game list with full game name, year, type and manufacturer displayed.
- Game list features hot tracking, column sorting and moving
- Optional Dual Snapshot preview (Pictures not included)
- Stand alone neogeo game browser (you can use run-it even without neorage)
- Green installation (no install procedure / no registry / proprietary directory)
- Games filter (available / missing / all) with a counter
- Intellimouse support
- Resizable window
- HTML documentation

How to install Run-It?

Run-It allows two installations : on HD and on CD.
An indicator in the status bar show what kind of installation is detected

HD installation

Download the latest release from http://www.bigfoot.com/~ebolefeysot
Unzip file in your neorage directory. (use -d flag with pkunzip)

Zip file contain:

- Runit_NR.exe : front end main program
- RuniI.doc\...: Html documentation (This one)

Launch Run-It.
- If you're updating from a previous version, a message ask you if you want to replace the games.csv file. Answer yes to have an up-to-date games list. Rename your old pic directory (TitlePic or GamePic).
- If this is the first installation, all directories and files will be created.

See the bios file chapter to install neo geo bios.

Unzip snapshots packs (if any) in the runit\TitlePic or runit\GamePic.

Typical installation should be:

Run-It:
- RunIt\bios\neogeo\[Put neo geo standart bios here]
- RunIt\bios\kiwi\[Put Kiwi bios here]
- RunIt\TitlePic\[Put title games snapshots here]
- RunIt\GamePic\[Put In-games snapshots here]
- RunIt\games.csv
- RunIt.doc\...
- RunIt.htm
- RunIt_NR.exe

Neorage:
- Dos4gw.exe
- neorage.exe

You need neogeo roms to play games. Copy them in a directory (you don't need to unzip them). Then, launch Run-It, go to neorage menu and choose options. In path tab, you must select directories where your roms are. (for example, one in your HD, and the other in your CD :))

Zip, roms dir and picture must have the same name and must match games.csv dos name.(A list is given at the end of the document).

CDROM installation

You can install all files on your CDROM. To play, just insert CD and launch Run-It, or make an autorun !!

- First, install Run-It on your HD (see HD installation)
The difference between HD and CD installation is that Run-It will use an alternate path as working directory. This directory must be write-enabled (located on HD).
- Launch Run-It, go to the neorage/option menu and choose an alt path on your HD. Don't forget to choose a rom path on your CD (relative path such as .\roms is better).
- Exit Run-It
- You can now write the directory to your CD (don't forget the doc)

Note: Neorage, dos4gw and neoinit.dat must not be compressed on the CD.
Hi scores, settings and snapshots are saved in the alt path.

How does it work?

- Launch run it :)
- Open neorage options and set rom directories
- Change filter in view menu
- On the first column, you can see a flag:
red : the game is not found on the disk.
green : the game is found (not zipped)
z-green : the game is found (zipped)
- You can browse game database, sort games, year or manufacturer by clicking headers.
- Reorder column as you like (header drag & drop)
- If you're looking for a particular game, type its name to track it.
- You can check options as you want in the options tab.
- Select neogeo options in the neogeo menu.
- Double click, press enter or select run menu to launch neorage.
- Refresh list with F5
- A contextual menu is available (right click)
- You can switch between title and game snapshot by middle click or Del key.
- If you have an intellimouse, use it :)

Games.csv file

The games.csv is now built in the main program. If it is not found, it is generated. It contains all informations about games. The format is a standart csv. You can edit it with excel or any other text editor.

Run-It.ini file

All entries are available from Run-It.

Multi bios support

Run-It can use multiple bios.
Create a folder per bios in the RunIt\bios\ directory. You can name them as you want.
Unzip your bios files in these directories

Example:

- RunIt\Bios\game genie\neo-geo.rom
- RunIt\Bios\game genie\ng-lo.rom
- RunIt\Bios\game genie\ng-sfix.rom
- RunIt\Bios\game genie\ng-sm1.rom
- RunIt\Bios\game genie\readme.htm
- ...

These bios automatically appear in the neogeo menu. The checked bios will be used.
I no bios is available in the bios directory, the one in the neorage directory is used.

WARNING : If you put a bios in the bios directory, all files with .rom and .gdb extension will be deleted in the neorage directory.

Direct bios configuration

Run-It allows direct access to bios features such as language and system thru menus. Bios configuration is dynamically retrieved from the neorage files.

Snapshot processing

Neorage allow you to take snapshot of a game by pressing F8 during play. This generate a bitmap snapshot file named shotx.bmp in the shots directory of neorage (x is an integer).

Run-It automatically renames this file using the real game name. If you use Run-It from a CDROM, snapshot are saved in the shot directory in the alternate path.

Run-It can also move the file to the Run-It pic. You can immediately see the picture in the preview window of Run-It ! This function is enabled by default. If you want to disable it, uncheck the box in the snapshot panel of the options tab. The snapshot format remain the same (bmp) and only the latest (more recent) snapshot is moved. If you use Run-It from a CDROM, snapshot processing is not available. WARNING : Old pictures of the game beeing processed will be erased ( bmp, gif and jpg).

If you uncheck the second box in the option window, the snapshot is copied instead of moved. (It remains in the neorage shot directory)

Things you should know

Options are the same for all games.
Sort, column order and selected game are not saved.

Thanks to

Anders Nilsson & Janne Korpela for NEO GEO emulator.
Jan AxHell for neogeo game database
F. Passeggieri for the TURLLabel component
Bstowers for TEnhListView
Anders Melander for TGifImage

 

Web links

Run-It is provided by the following web site:

Run-It home page - http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/7408/ or http://www.bigfoot.com/~ebolefeysot
This page provides new releases, infos, snapshots download etc...

New releases and other infos are available at
Emuspain
PC Arcade
EmuXpress
Emulation 32x
The little world of emulation
zophar's domain
...

If you're not in this list, send me an E-Mail.

Game list

Rom directories, zip files and snapshot files must match the following table:

Games name match neogeo file name provided in mame 0.34 beta 4.

* = changes from previous version
GAME Dos name

Neorage is copyrighted by Anders Nilsson & Janne Korpela
Download neorage at http://home5.swipnet.se/~w-50884
Neo.Geo is copyrighted by SNK.

Have fun...