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+# Getting Started
+
+A base rom of Pokémon Red is required to assemble **pokered.gbc**.
+
+	Pokemon Red (UE) [S][!].gb
+	(MD5: 3d45c1ee9abd5738df46d2bdda8b57dc)
+
+
+# Linux
+
+	sudo apt-get install make gcc bison git python python-setuptools
+	sudo easy_install pip
+
+Install rgbds, a Game Boy ROM assembler.
+
+	git clone git://github.com/bentley/rgbds.git
+	cd rgbds
+	make
+	sudo make install
+
+	cd ..
+
+Set up the pokered repository.
+
+	git clone git://github.com/iimarckus/pokered.git
+	cd pokered
+
+	git submodule init
+	git submodule update
+
+	cd extras
+	pip install -r requirements.txt
+	cd ..
+
+Put your base rom in the pokered repository. Name it "baserom.gbc".
+
+	make red
+
+This should take about 10-15 seconds. Subsequent compiles are faster.
+
+
+To build Pokémon Blue:
+
+	make blue
+
+
+# OSX
+
+Download and install Xcode. Then follow the Linux instructions.
+
+
+# Windows
+
+Not yet.
+