Index: config/win32-mingw-config.py
===================================================================
--- config/win32-mingw-config.py	(revision 11195)
+++ config/win32-mingw-config.py	(working copy)
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@
 CC_WARN = [ '-Wall' ]
 
 LLIBS = ['-lshell32', '-lshfolder', '-ldxguid', '-lgdi32', '-lmsvcrt', '-lwinmm', '-lmingw32', '-lm', '-lws2_32', '-lz', '-lstdc++']
+PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS = '-mwindows'
 
 BF_DEBUG = 'false'
 BF_DEBUG_FLAGS= '-g'
Index: source/creator/creator.c
===================================================================
--- source/creator/creator.c	(revision 11195)
+++ source/creator/creator.c	(working copy)
@@ -234,6 +234,35 @@
 	int audio = 0;
 #endif
 
+#if defined(WIN32)
+	int showcon = 0;
+
+	for(a=1; a<argc; a++) {
+		if(argv[a][0] == '-' && argv[a][1] == 'c') {
+			/* only catch the -c switch */
+			showcon = 1;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (showcon == 1) {
+		FILE* fp;
+
+		/* open the console */
+		AllocConsole();
+
+		/* redirect stdin to console */
+		fp = freopen("CON", "r", stdin);
+		SetStdHandle(STD_INPUT_HANDLE, (HANDLE)_get_osfhandle(_fileno(fp)));
+		/* redirect stdout to console */
+		fp = freopen("CON", "w", stdout);
+		SetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE, (HANDLE)_get_osfhandle(_fileno(fp)));
+		/* redirect stderr to console */
+		fp = freopen("CON", "w", stderr);
+		SetStdHandle(STD_ERROR_HANDLE, (HANDLE)_get_osfhandle(_fileno(fp)));
+	}
+#endif
+
 	setCallbacks();
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 		/* patch to ignore argument finder gives us (pid?) */
@@ -693,6 +722,12 @@
 
 	screenmain();
 
+#if defined(WIN32)
+	if (showcon == 1){
+		FreeConsole();
+	}
+#endif
+
 	return 0;
 } /* end of int main(argc,argv)	*/
 
Index: tools/Blender.py
===================================================================
--- tools/Blender.py	(revision 11195)
+++ tools/Blender.py	(working copy)
@@ -429,6 +429,8 @@
             lenv.Append(LINKFLAGS = lenv['PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS'])
             lenv.Append(LINKFLAGS = lenv['BF_PYTHON_LINKFLAGS'])
             lenv.Append(LINKFLAGS = lenv['BF_OPENGL_LINKFLAGS'])
+        if  lenv['OURPLATFORM']=='win32-mingw':
+            lenv.Append(LINKFLAGS = lenv['PLATFORM_LINKFLAGS'])
         if lenv['BF_PROFILE']:
                 lenv.Append(LINKFLAGS = lenv['BF_PROFILE_FLAGS'])
         lenv.Append(CPPPATH=includes)