diff --git a/desmume/src/debug.c b/desmume/src/debug.c
index 6359802b5..a8fdca0b9 100644
--- a/desmume/src/debug.c
+++ b/desmume/src/debug.c
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
+/////// Console vars
+#define BUFFER_SIZE 100
+HANDLE hConsole;
+///////
+
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 Debug * DebugInit(const char * n, DebugOutType t, char * s) {
@@ -158,3 +163,53 @@ void LogStop(void) {
 
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Console
+#ifdef WIN32
+void OpenConsole() 
+{
+	COORD csize;
+	CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO csbiInfo; 
+	SMALL_RECT srect;
+	char buf[256];
+
+	if (hConsole) return;
+	AllocConsole();
+	memset(buf,0,256);
+	sprintf(buf,"DeSmuME v%s OUTPUT", VERSION);
+	SetConsoleTitle(TEXT(buf));
+	csize.X = 60;
+	csize.Y = 800;
+	SetConsoleScreenBufferSize(GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE), csize);
+	GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE), &csbiInfo);
+	srect = csbiInfo.srWindow;
+	srect.Right = srect.Left + 99;
+	srect.Bottom = srect.Top + 64;
+	SetConsoleWindowInfo(GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE), TRUE, &srect);
+	hConsole = GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
+}
+
+void CloseConsole() {
+	if (hConsole == NULL) return;
+	FreeConsole(); 
+	hConsole = NULL;
+}
+
+void printlog(char *fmt, ...) {
+	va_list list;
+	char msg[512],msg2[522];
+	wchar_t msg3[522];
+	char *ptr;
+	DWORD tmp;
+	int len, s;
+	int i, j;
+
+	LPWSTR ret;
+
+	va_start(list,fmt);
+	_vsnprintf(msg,511,fmt,list);
+	msg[511] = '\0';
+	va_end(list);
+	ptr=msg; len=strlen(msg);
+	WriteConsole(hConsole,ptr, (DWORD)len, &tmp, 0);
+}
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/desmume/src/debug.h b/desmume/src/debug.h
index 2508f0f0a..38224a270 100644
--- a/desmume/src/debug.h
+++ b/desmume/src/debug.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #ifndef DEBUG_H
 #define DEBUG_H
 
+#include <windows.h>
 #include "types.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
 
@@ -50,6 +51,18 @@ extern Debug * MainLog;
 void LogStart(void);
 void LogStop(void);
 
+#ifdef WIN32
+#ifdef BETA_VERSION
+extern void OpenConsole();
+extern void CloseConsole();
+extern void printlog(LPCTSTR *fmt, ...);
+#else
+#define OpenConsole()
+#define CloseConsole()
+#define printlog(...)
+#endif
+#endif
+
 #ifdef DEBUG
 #define LOG(...) DebugPrintf(MainLog, __FILE__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__)
 #else
diff --git a/desmume/src/windows/main.c b/desmume/src/windows/main.c
index 1433088b1..45c8a34ad 100644
--- a/desmume/src/windows/main.c
+++ b/desmume/src/windows/main.c
@@ -532,6 +532,7 @@ void NDS_Pause()
    execute = FALSE;
    SPU_Pause(1);
    while (!paused) {}
+   printlog("Paused\n");
 }
 
 void NDS_UnPause()
@@ -539,6 +540,7 @@ void NDS_UnPause()
    paused = FALSE;
    execute = TRUE;
    SPU_Pause(0);
+   printlog("Unpaused\n");
 }
 
 void StateSaveSlot(int num)
@@ -546,6 +548,7 @@ void StateSaveSlot(int num)
 	NDS_Pause();
 	savestate_slot(num);
 	NDS_UnPause();
+	printlog("Saved %i state\n",num);
 }
 
 void StateLoadSlot(int num)
@@ -553,11 +556,13 @@ void StateLoadSlot(int num)
 	NDS_Pause();
 	loadstate_slot(num);
 	NDS_UnPause();
+	printlog("Loaded %i state\n",num);
 }
 
 BOOL LoadROM(char * filename, const char *cflash_disk_image)
 {
     NDS_Pause();
+	if (strcmp(filename,"")!=0) printlog("Loading ROM: %s\n",filename);
 
     if (NDS_LoadROM(filename, backupmemorytype, backupmemorysize, cflash_disk_image) > 0)
        return TRUE;
@@ -654,7 +659,6 @@ int WINAPI WinMain (HINSTANCE hThisInstance,
 	struct armcpu_ctrl_iface *arm9_ctrl_iface;
 	struct armcpu_ctrl_iface *arm7_ctrl_iface;
 #endif
-
 	struct configured_features my_config;
 
 
@@ -666,6 +670,9 @@ int WINAPI WinMain (HINSTANCE hThisInstance,
 
 	InitCustomControls();
 
+	OpenConsole();			// Init debug console
+	printlog("DeSmuME v%s starting...\n\n",VERSION);
+
 	/* default the firmware settings, they may get changed later */
 	NDS_FillDefaultFirmwareConfigData( &win_fw_config);
 
@@ -711,7 +718,7 @@ int WINAPI WinMain (HINSTANCE hThisInstance,
     InitDesViewBox();
     InitTileViewBox();
     InitOAMViewBox();
-    
+    printlog("Init NDS\n");
 #ifdef GDB_STUB
 	if ( my_config.arm9_gdb_port != 0) {
 		arm9_gdb_stub = createStub_gdb( my_config.arm9_gdb_port,
@@ -773,7 +780,7 @@ int WINAPI WinMain (HINSTANCE hThisInstance,
 #ifdef BETA_VERSION
 	EnableMenuItem (menu, IDM_SUBMITBUGREPORT, MF_GRAYED);
 #endif
-
+	printlog("Init sound core\n");
     sndcoretype = GetPrivateProfileInt("Sound","SoundCore", SNDCORE_DIRECTX, IniName);
     sndbuffersize = GetPrivateProfileInt("Sound","SoundBufferSize", 735 * 4, IniName);
 
@@ -875,6 +882,7 @@ int WINAPI WinMain (HINSTANCE hThisInstance,
 #ifdef DEBUG
     LogStop();
 #endif
+	CloseConsole();
     /* The program return-value is 0 - The value that PostQuitMessage() gave */
     return messages.wParam;
 }