diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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 # melonDS
 DS emulator, sorta
+
+
+the goal is to do things right and fast, akin to blargSNES (but hopefully better)
+
+but also to have fun coding this shit
+
+
+LOVE MELONS
+
+
+NO ASKING ROMZ!! ILLEGAL
+
+
+license will eventually be GPL or some crap. don't steal the code and make money off of it or claim it as your own or be an asshole.
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diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
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+#include <iostream>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+int main()
+{
+    cout << "Hello world!" << endl;
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/melonDS.cbp b/melonDS.cbp
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
+<CodeBlocks_project_file>
+	<FileVersion major="1" minor="6" />
+	<Project>
+		<Option title="melonDS" />
+		<Option pch_mode="2" />
+		<Option compiler="gcc" />
+		<Build>
+			<Target title="Debug">
+				<Option output="bin/Debug/melonDS" prefix_auto="1" extension_auto="1" />
+				<Option object_output="obj/Debug/" />
+				<Option type="1" />
+				<Option compiler="gcc" />
+				<Compiler>
+					<Add option="-g" />
+				</Compiler>
+			</Target>
+			<Target title="Release">
+				<Option output="bin/Release/melonDS" prefix_auto="1" extension_auto="1" />
+				<Option object_output="obj/Release/" />
+				<Option type="1" />
+				<Option compiler="gcc" />
+				<Compiler>
+					<Add option="-O2" />
+				</Compiler>
+				<Linker>
+					<Add option="-s" />
+				</Linker>
+			</Target>
+		</Build>
+		<Compiler>
+			<Add option="-Wall" />
+			<Add option="-fexceptions" />
+		</Compiler>
+		<Unit filename="main.cpp" />
+		<Extensions>
+			<code_completion />
+			<envvars />
+			<debugger />
+		</Extensions>
+	</Project>
+</CodeBlocks_project_file>
diff --git a/melonDS.layout b/melonDS.layout
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
+<CodeBlocks_layout_file>
+	<FileVersion major="1" minor="0" />
+	<ActiveTarget name="Debug" />
+</CodeBlocks_layout_file>