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NESToy Helper Utilities
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OVERVIEW

The two batch files (*.bat) included in this package are front end helpers
for the NESToy utility (nestoy.exe). You have already downloaded and installed
NESToy on your computer.

The NESToy utility will repair and fix bad or incorrect ROM files (*.nes) and
will increase their chance of working on more picky emulators or hardward, such
as the PowerPak from RetroUSB.com



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DISCLAIMER

These programs are offered as-is without any warranty or guarantee. It is 
recommended you make your own copies of your *.nes ROM files before using
this utility. As-is and unaltered, these programs do not harm your computer
in any way. These programs simply run the NESToy utility and make it easier
to use.



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INSTALLATION

1. Create a new folder anywhere on your computer (for example, c:\nintendo\)
2. Download and copy (install) all NESToy files into that folder
3. Download and copy (unzip) all files in newtoyhelper.zip into the same folder. 
   Overwrite any files is needs to.
4. Create a folder in the new folder called "newroms" (c:\nintendo\newroms\)
5. Copy all your *.nes files into the "newroms" folder
6. Run repairhelper.bat
7. Run audit.bat





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THE PROGRAMS

repairhelper.bat		
			This batch file will step you through the ROM repair and
			reorganization process.
				
			This program will create two folders if they do not already
			exist. It will create "newroms" and "roms"
							
			When NESToy runs, it will repair any bad/incorrect ROMs
			and organize (move) them into folders inside the "roms"
			folder.

			roms\USA	Valid, North American region games
			roms\Backup	Backups of all your *.nes files
			roms\Bad	ROMs determined as bad and unrepairable
			roms\Dupes	Duplicate games
			roms\Import	Non-North American games. Europe, Japan, etc.
			roms\Hacked	Hacked ROMs. Either by game or mapper.
			roms\Other	Other game types. Pirate, translated, etc.
			
			In short, all the good games are in the "roms\USA" folder.
			Games in the other folders you should re-find online and
			add them to your collection.
							

audit.bat							
			This batch file will create a text file that lists all
			(valid) games you do not have in your collection.
							
			The file created is called nes_miss.txt
							
			The sixth column in each row denotes the country of the
			game. For North American games look for a "U" - all other
			codes in that column are non-USA games (imports).



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WHERE THINGS GO

Let's assume you create a new folder at c:\nintendo\

NESToy and the helper *.bat programs are located in c:\nintendo\
New *.nes files in need of repair go in c:\nintendo\newroms\
Repaired *.nes files get organized in c:\nintendo\roms\

							
							
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ADDING ROMS

The 'repairhelper.bat' program should be used whenever you download new *.nes
ROM files. Just put your new *.nes files into the "newroms" folder and then
run 'repairhelper.bat'

This will repair the ROM if it needs it and organize into the proper folder
inside the "roms" folder.



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MORE HELP

For more help, visit the forums at http://www.morningtoast.com