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.\" .\" This file is part of RGBDS. .\" .\" Copyright (c) 2010-2017, Anthony J. Bentley and RGBDS contributors. .\" .\" SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT .\" .Dd March 11, 2018 .Dt RGBFIX 1 .Os RGBDS Manual .Sh NAME .Nm rgbfix .Nd Game Boy checksum fixer .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm rgbfix .Op Fl CcjsVv .Op Fl f Ar fix_spec .Op Fl i Ar game_id .Op Fl k Ar licensee_str .Op Fl l Ar licensee_id .Op Fl m Ar mbc_type .Op Fl n Ar rom_version .Op Fl p Ar pad_value .Op Fl r Ar ram_size .Op Fl t Ar title_str .Ar file .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm program changes headers of Game Boy ROM images. It also performs other filetype operations, such as truncation. The arguments are as follows: .Bl -tag -width Ds .It Fl C Set the Game Boy Color\(enonly flag: .Ad 0x143 = 0xC0. If both this and the .Fl c flag are set, this takes precedence. .It Fl c Set the Game Boy Color\(encompatible flag: .Ad 0x143 = 0x80. If both this and the .Fl C flag are set, .Fl C takes precedence. .It Fl f Ar fix_spec Fix certain header values that the Game Boy checks for correctness. Alternatively, intentionally trash these values by writing their binary inverse instead. .Ar fix_spec is a string containing any combination of the following characters: .Pp .Bl -tag -compact -width xx .It Cm l Fix the Nintendo logo .Pq Ad 0x104 Ns \(en Ns Ad 0x133 . .It Cm L Trash the Nintendo logo. .It Cm h Fix the header checksum .Pq Ad 0x14D . .It Cm H Trash the header checksum. .It Cm g Fix the global checksum .Pq Ad 0x14E Ns \(en Ns Ad 0x14F . .It Cm G Trash the global checksum. .El .It Fl i Ar game_id Set the game ID string .Pq Ad 0x13F Ns \(en Ns Ad 0x142 to a given string of exactly 4 characters. If both this and the title are set, the game ID will overwrite the overlapping portion of the title. .It Fl j Set the non-Japanese region flag: .Ad 0x14A = 1. .It Fl k Ar licensee_str Set the new licensee string .Pq Ad 0x144 Ns \(en Ns Ad 0x145 to a given string, truncated to at most two characters. .It Fl l Ar licensee_id Set the old licensee code, .Ad 0x14B , to a given value from 0 to 0xFF. This value is deprecated and should be set to 0x33 in all new software. .It Fl m Ar mbc_type Set the MBC type, .Ad 0x147 , to a given value from 0 to 0xFF. .It Fl n Ar rom_version Set the ROM version, .Ad 0x14C , to a given value from 0 to 0xFF. .It Fl p Ar pad_value Pad the image to a valid size with a given pad value from 0 to 0xFF. .Nm will automatically pick a size from 32KiB, 64KiB, 128KiB, ..., 8192KiB and give a warning thereafter. The cartridge size byte .Pq Ad 0x148 will be changed to reflect this new size. .It Fl r Ar ram_size Set the RAM size, .Ad 0x149 , to a given value from 0 to 0xFF. .It Fl s Set the SGB flag: .Ad 0x146 = 3. .It Fl t Ar title Set the title string .Pq Ad 0x134 Ns \(en Ns Ad 0x143 to a given string, truncated to at most 16 characters. It is recommended to use 15 characters instead, to avoid clashing with the CGB flag .Po Fl c or .Fl C .Pc . If both this and the game ID are set, the game ID will overwrite the overlapping portion of the title. .It Fl V Print the version of the program and exit. .It Fl v Equivalent to .Fl f Cm lhg . .El .Sh EXAMPLES Most values in the ROM header are only cosmetic. The bare minimum requirements for a workable image are checksums, the Nintendo logo, and (if needed) the CGB/SGB flags. It is a good idea to pad the image to a valid size as well .Pq Do valid Dc meaning a multiple of 32KiB . .Pp The following will make a plain, no-color Game Boy game without checking for a valid size: .Pp .D1 $ rgbfix -v foo.gb .Pp The following will make a SGB-enabled, color-enabled game with a title of .Dq foobar , and pad it to a multiple of 32KiB. .Po The Game Boy itself does not use the title, but some emulators or ROM managers might. .Pc .Pp .D1 $ rgbfix -vcs -l 0x33 -p 0 -t foobar baz.gb .Pp The following will duplicate the header .Pq sans global checksum of the game .Dq Survival Kids : .Pp .D1 $ rgbfix -cjsv -k A4 -l 0x33 -m 0x1B -p 0xFF -r 3 -t SURVIVALKIDAVKE \ SurvivalKids.gbc .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr rgbasm 1 , .Xr rgblink 1 , .Xr rgbds 7 .Sh HISTORY .Nm was originally released by Carsten S\(/orensen as a standalone program called gbfix, and was later packaged in RGBDS by Justin Lloyd. It is now maintained by a number of contributors at .Lk https://github.com/rednex/rgbds .