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# Blues Brothers
This is a rewrite of the [Blues Brothers](https://www.mobygames.com/game/blues-brothers) and [Blues Brothers: Jukebox Adventure](https://www.mobygames.com/game/blues-brothers-jukebox-adventure) game engines developed by [Titus Interactive](https://www.mobygames.com/company/titus-interactive-sa).
![Screenshot1](blues1.png) ![Screenshot2](bbja2.png)
## Requirements
### Blues Brothers
The game data files of the DOS or Amiga version are required.
```
*.BIN, *.CK1, *.CK2, *.SQL, *.SQV, *.SQZ
```
For sounds and music, the Amiga version files or the [ExoticA](https://www.exotica.org.uk/wiki/The_Blues_Brothers) set need to be copied.
### Jukebox Adventure
The game data files of the DOS version are required.
```
*.EAT, *.MOD
```
## Running
By default, the executable loads the data files from the current directory.
This can be changed using command line switches.
```
Usage: blues [OPTIONS]...
--datapath=PATH Path to data files (default '.')
--level=NUM Start at level NUM
--cheats=MASK Cheats bitmask
--startpos=XxY Start at position (X,Y)
--fullscreen Enable fullscreen
--scale=N Graphics scaling factor (default 2)
--filter=NAME Graphics scaling filter (default 'nearest')
--screensize=WxH Graphics screen size (default 320x200)
--cga Enable CGA colors
```