diff --git a/oneshot.conf b/oneshot.conf
index 3dd6622..af99499 100644
--- a/oneshot.conf
+++ b/oneshot.conf
@@ -176,3 +176,8 @@
 # this number. Maximum: 64.
 #
 # SE.sourceCount=6
+
+# [Windows only] Alloc console
+# Launch a console window with debug information along with the game.
+#
+# Windows_AllocConsole=false
diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index cfaa8c1..8bddd62 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -90,8 +90,9 @@ void Config::read(int argc, char *argv[]){
 	PO_DESC(allowSymlinks, bool, false) \
 	PO_DESC(iconPath, std::string, "") \
 	PO_DESC(SE.sourceCount, int, 6) \
-	PO_DESC(pathCache, bool, true)
-
+	PO_DESC(pathCache, bool, true) \
+	PO_DESC(Windows_AllocConsole, bool, false)
+	
 // Not gonna take your shit boost
 #define GUARD_ALL( exp ) try { exp } catch(...) {}
 
diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index e08db1f..2f4f510 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ struct Config{
 	bool printFPS;
 	bool fullscreen;
 	bool fixedAspectRatio;
+	bool Windows_AllocConsole;
 	bool smoothScaling;
 	bool vsync;
 	bool EnableSixteenByNine;
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index c16f7a0..36890a0 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@ int rgssThreadFun(void *userdata){
 	SDL_GL_SwapWindow(win);
 
 	Debug() << "[main] GL Vendor    :" << glGetStringInt(GL_VENDOR);
-        Debug() << "[main] GL Renderer  :" << glGetStringInt(GL_RENDERER);
-        Debug() << "[main] GL Version   :" << glGetStringInt(GL_VERSION);
-    	Debug() << "[main] GLSL Version :" << glGetStringInt(GL_SHADING_LANGUAGE_VERSION);
+    Debug() << "[main] GL Renderer  :" << glGetStringInt(GL_RENDERER);
+    Debug() << "[main] GL Version   :" << glGetStringInt(GL_VERSION);
+    Debug() << "[main] GLSL Version :" << glGetStringInt(GL_SHADING_LANGUAGE_VERSION);
 
 	bool vsync = conf.vsync || conf.syncToRefreshrate;
 	SDL_GL_SetSwapInterval(vsync ? 1 : 0);
@@ -218,6 +218,15 @@ static void setGamePathInRegistry() {
 }
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
 	char msg[512];
+	/* now we load the config */
+	Config conf;
+	conf.read(argc, argv);
+	#if defined WIN32
+		if(conf.Windows_AllocConsole == true){
+			
+		}
+	#endif
+	
 	loadLanguageMetadata(); //there will be a segfault on fclose if I don't move it here
 
 	SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_VIDEO_MINIMIZE_ON_FOCUS_LOSS, "0");
@@ -267,10 +276,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
 	/* Initialize physfs here so that config can call PHYSFS_getPrefDir */
 	PHYSFS_init(argv[0]);
 
-	/* now we load the config */
-	Config conf;
-	conf.read(argc, argv);
-
 	if (!conf.gameFolder.empty())
 		if (chdir(conf.gameFolder.c_str()) != 0){
 			showInitError(std::string("Unable to switch into gameFolder ") + conf.gameFolder);