mrgsoft's DBOYfront
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Put it at the same level as DBOY.EXE [98, 99 BouKiChi]
It looks for *.gb, *.gbc and *.cgb files in the specified folder.
It shows enclosed game name in the rom file aswell as the
supported modes of the rom (SGB or CGB).

Requirements
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- Win95/98
- VisualBasic 6 Service Pack 2 runtimes
- Font 'Tahoma' [Win98, www.microsoft.com and my site :)]
- DBOY emulator [please use always last version or older but compatible switches-wise]
- Some GB, CGB or GBC roms... [Can't help you there!]

Features
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- Displays the internal name of the roms and the filename...
- SuperGB, ColorGB, Mbits and Japaneese indicator
- Many options/switches of the DBOY emulator

Still to do (that doesn't mean it will be done)
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- Rom header tool such as a rom renamer, crc checks/repair
  [partly done... will not be added that soon, slow! use other tools as for now]
- Zipped roms support [not in a while, but I started looking at a solution, more later]
  gbz support is being investigated right now...
- Take some possible bugs that may remains (naaaah, I don't let bugs, well I try not to)
- Trapping more errors (I don't trap a lot, but you shouldn't however have errors at all, or it's your fault :)

History
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[v0.1.0] 17dec98
- First version... has problems finding title (lack of format knowledge)

[v0.1.1] 17dec98
- Hh! Found the trick about the gb format
  thanks to pandoc.txt (see bottom).
- I must say I was able to figure it out myself but without
  the knowledge of why-that-0x80-instead-of-0x00 =)
  Now, I know its the Colour GameBoy identifier...

[v0.1.2] 17dec98
- Fixed a bug about the filename...
  It think I should now send the DOS 8+3 name
  for better compatibility.

[v0.1.5] 18dec98
- Added the SGB/CGB detector and indicator (had to be speeded up a
  bit 4progSkills :)).
- It now sends the DOS name (8+3).
- Fixed a bug with 16chars game title (found a rom who has a 0x20 as
  16th char instead of 0x00(normal) or 0x80(cgb)).
- Changed layout to allow future implementation of switches/options.

[v1.0.0] 19dec98
- Finally added 'nocrc'and 'cgb' D-BOY's options.
- Added 'Use other' D-BOYfront option.
- Have some problems with 'Use CGB only where applicable'
  so I disabled it in the public version... sorry!
- Minor tuning (i'm the only guy to notice them coz they weren't bugs... :))

[v1.1.0] XXxxx98 - Unreleased, sorry! I forgot :)
- Forgot what is new in it, surely some bugfixes on the rom title loading...

[v1.2.0] 2jan99 - Happy New Year!
- Quickly added new DBOY's v0.37 option to force B&W GB mode for CGB roms
- Will add sound soon'd [sic :)]

[v1.3.0] 3jan99 - Soon'er than expected!
- Added Video & Sound options

[v1.3.1] 7jan99 - New name...
- Changed name: now DBOYfront instead of D-BOYfront... :)
  DBOYfront will import your old config to the new format...
- Added BMP backgrounds support
- Enlarged a bit the window for aestethics...
- Don't look the Mbits indicator, it just don't work.
- I have to do the html doc and page for my website :(

[v1.4.0] 19jan99
- Support for the new -sgb switch for DBOY v0.40 and later.
- Now, looks for roms in the 'Roms' folder only...
- Mbits indicator still is disabled for the moment as it
  is unstable (or buggy ???)

[v1.4.1] 22jan99
- Support for the -2p switch for DBOY v0.40 and later.
  I should have added it with previous version, sorry :)

[v1.4.2] 7fev99
- Support for the -2pk and -nojoy switches for DBOY v0.43 and later.
  I haven't added support for the -mbc1 switch as it's only useful
  for one game. If u do need it... just ask, and I may consider adding it!
  Oh, btw... I really have to do sumtin' about the Mbits indicator :)

[v1.5.0] Xxxx99
- Now a full VB6 SP2 program, no more VB5 SP3 OCXes used. Upgrade... :)
- Added the Mbits and Jap indicators. Finally...
- Added the Export Gameslist. (produce Gameslist.txt)
- Now you can right-click a rom to delete it or refresh the roms list.
  (note that the delete rom feature may disappear later and/or goes into a
  keystroke also note that it ask for confirmation before deleting the rom)
- Changing the roms folder location. [buggy, ripped out, edit the .reg
  included and double-click it. Sorry! The solution is near.]
- Others changes, mainly internal. Still a lot of optimisation needed tough.

[v1.6.0] 22may99
- Well... Didn't released 1.5.0, was too buggy too me. Also, sorry for the delay.
- This and that have been redone to sort out bugs, optimize some nasty routines.
  Tough I still have to redo some parts. Well, you don't give a damn about but I do.
- Added a working (YESSSS!) directory selector.
  Please note that all those changes have added harmless bugs that should not really
  annoy you. Set the dir for once and play. And don't mail me 'cause Df didn't show
  the 'No Roms :'(' message, I know about :)
- Er... I didn't really looked at v0.50 of DBOY yet, I'm not sure how important can
  be the latest switches of it! Got to give a look at them, also at the .gbz format.

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1998, 1999 mrgsoft
http://user.online.be/~vial6578/
mrg@online.be

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The DBOY emulator (not included) is 1998, 1999 BouKiChi
Find it at http://members.xoom.com/foo01/

pandoc.txt (not included) version used dated 5-Mar-98
Written by Pan of -ATX- ,Marat Fayzullin, Pascal Felber
Paul Robson & Martin Korth.
