EikOS
v1.2 released 6/9/25
by EikSoft (www.EikSoft.com)

ABOUT
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Designed to be run on your CRT gaming station, EikOS brings all of the recent
EikSoft games releases under one interface. There are multiple ways to 
customize your desktop, and you can also configure joystick and keyboard
input for each game before you launch them. The retro boot screen,
screensavers, and old school computer hum sound effects will have you feeling
like you're back in the Windows 95 days again! Future game releases will
be integrated into EikOS as a version update.


FEATURES
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- Includes Metroid X, Joust X, Little Nemo X, Demon Attack X, and Bubble Bobble RPG
- Built-in NES emulator support (supply your own ROMs)
- Retro boot sequence, complete with ram counter and energy saver badge
- Customize the colors of your desktop
- Custom mouse cursors
- Two retro screensavers, bounce and matrix
- Configure the controls of every game before you launch it
- Games launch in the screen mode matching EikOS for a seamless integration
- EikOS resumes just as you left it after gameplay


[FILE/FOLDER DESCRIPTION]
EikOS.exe - Main program
launcher.exe - Launches games in proper screen mode
EikOS.bmx - BlitzMax source code file
Input.cfg - Input configuration file
EikOS.cfg - OS options file
nircmd.exe - Commandline enhancer

/x86/ - 32bit program EXEs (64bit by default)
/snaps/ - PNG snapshots
/gfx/ - Graphics
/ogg/ - Music
/sfx/ - Sound effects
/bat/ - Game launching batch files
/NES/ - NES emulator

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CONTROLS
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D-Pad - Move mouse
A - Hold to speed up mouse movement
B - Mouse click


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FUNC KEYS
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F1 - Take PNG snapshot (/snaps/ folder)


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NES EMULATOR SUPPORT
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OS ROM Browser Operation:
START - Go to next folder 
B - Launch game

Emulator Setup:
Place ROMs in the /NES/ROMS/ directory in its appropriate sub folder

Run /NES/fceux.exe manually first to set up gamepad input and
configure it to your liking. Be sure to set the screen mode to
fullscreen if EikOS will be fullscreen

It is suggested that you map a hotkey to 'Exit' in FCEUX 
Config > Map Hotkeys to exit the emulator and return to EikOS

Note: You can use any NES emulator you like as long as it has
commandline support, simply rename the emulator EXE to fceux.exe
so that EikOS can find it

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SECRET CODES (On title screen)
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Move cursor to the lower right corner and click 7 times for JB cursor
