A command line app for identifying tools used to build Game Boy ROMs
For the web version see:
- https://bbbbbr.github.io/gbtoolsid_web/
- (html + js wrapper source for wasm build): https://github.com/bbbbbr/gbtoolsid_web
It attempts to identify the toolchain and engine through binary fingerprints:
Toolchains:
- GBDK 2.x and GBDK-2020
- Turbo Rascal Syntax Error
- GBForth
- GBNim
- Matlab GB Rom Creator
- llvmgb / libgb++
Game Engines:
- ZGB
- GBStudio
- GBBasic
Audio Drivers:
- Carillon Player, DevSound Classic/Lite/X2, Freaq, GHX, GB Sound System, GBT Player, hUGETracker & fortISSimO, Lemon, LSDJ, MPlay, Music Box Black Box, MusyX, Trackerboy, Visual Impact's, MMLGB, GBMC, QuickThunder (Audio Arts), IMEDGBoy, Cosmigo, Makrillon, DefleMask, TonicFur Audio Engine, GBMod
Sound FX Drivers:
Output is available in several formats:
- standard text (only this mode shows multiple entries for a given category if found)
- json (
-oj) - csv row (
-ocand-oC)
gbtoolsid [options] infile.gb[c]
Use: Try to identify the toolchain used to build a
Game Boy game the result is printed to stdout.
Options
-h : Show this help screen
-oj : json style output
-oc : csv style output
-oC : Bare csv style output (no field names)
-s : Strict mode: require GBDK match before testing ZGB or GBStudio
-pF : Show full path to file in output (default: filename only)
Example: "gbtoolchainid petris.gbc"
Some example output:
File: deadeus.gb
Tools: GBDK, Version: 2.x - 2020-3.2.0
Engine: GBStudio, Version: 1.0.0 - 1.2.1
Music: GBT Player
File: POWA! DEMO.gbc
Tools: GBDK, Version: 2.x - 2020-3.2.0
Engine: ZGB, Version: 2020.1 - 2021.0
Music: GBT Player
File: IndestructoTankGB.gb
Tools: GBDK, Version: 2020.4.0.2
Music: GBT Player
File: Super_JetPak_DX_DMG-SJPD-UKV.gbc
Tools: GBDK, Version: 2.x - 2020-3.2.0
Music: GHX
File: Tuff.gb
Tools: <unknown>
File: Last Crown Warriors (Demo) 1.1.1.gb
Tools: <unknown>
Music: Carillon Player
SoundFX: FX Hammer
To scan in bulk, it can be combined with other tools, for example:
find path/to/some/ROMs/* -iname "*.gb*" -type f -print0 | xargs -0 -n1 path/to/gbtoolsid
Or, scan in bulk and dump to csv:
find path/to/some/ROMs/* -iname "*.gb" -type f | xargs -I {} path/to/gbtoolsid -pF -oC "{}" > path/to/someoutputfile.csv