Howto: Self publish NESbag2 or GBCbag2 from sourcecode

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Download pre-compiled versions

If you like to use NESbag2 or GBCbag2, just download the current versions from the EASTPIXEL website.

Compile NESbag2 from sourcecode

  1. Download the sourcefiles from https://codeberg.org/eastpixel/nesbag2 and the additional files from nesbag2-add-files.zip
  2. Unzip the sourcefiles and open the file “NESbag2.sln” with Visual Studio 2022.
  3. Right-click the “UI” folder, select “Publish” in the menu, check the settings and click on “Publish” button.
  4. When the “build” is ready, delete the file “NESbag2.pdb” and add all the folders and files from “nesbag2-add-files.zip” to the “build” folder.
  5. Before doing anything else, .zip all the folders and files inside the “build” folder. Now you’ll have an exact copy of the NESbag2 release you can download from the EASTPIXEL website.
  6. Have fun playing.

 

Want to use your own game icon?

  • Self-defined game icon
    Please put your game icon as a file named “game.ico” (a correct ICO file – please generate it yourself) beside your games ROM (“game.nes”) in the folder “game”. The icon appears in various locations after the program starts, such as in the upper corner of the program window and in all other windows (e.g., Main windows, About windows, …) and in the Windows taskbar.
  • Change the Icon of the NESbag2.exe (or “Yourgame”.exe) also:
    As it’s not possible to do this dynamically, you have to change the .exe icon yourself. It’s a process of
    around one minute. Please do this:

Compile GBCbag2 from sourcecode

  1. Download the sourcefiles from https://codeberg.org/eastpixel/gbcbag2 and the additional files from gbcbag2-add-files.zip
  2. Unzip the sourcefiles and open the file “GBCbag2.sln” with Visual Studio 2022.
  3. Right-click the “UI” folder, select “Publish” in the menu, check the settings and click on “Publish” button.
  4. When the “build” is ready, delete the file “GBCbag2.pdb” and add all the folders and files from “gbcbag2-add-files.zip” to the “build” folder.
  5. Before doing anything else, .zip all the folders and files inside the “build” folder. Now you’ll have an exact copy of the GBCbag2 release you can download from the EASTPIXEL website.
  6. Have fun playing.

 

Want to use your own game icon?

  • Self-defined game icon
    Please put your game icon as a file named “game.ico” (a correct ICO file – please generate it yourself) beside your games ROM (“game.gb”) in the folder “game”. The icon appears in various locations after the program starts, such as in the upper corner of the program window and in all other windows (e.g., Main windows, About windows, …) and in the Windows taskbar.
  • Change the Icon of the GBCbag2.exe (or “Yourgame”.exe) also:
    As it’s not possible to do this dynamically, you have to change the .exe icon yourself. It’s a process of
    around one minute. Please do this:

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Howto: Self publish NESbag2 or GBCbag2 from sourcecode
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Howto: Self publish NESbag2 or GBCbag2 from sourcecode