SGD [-cX] [-p] [-w] [-s] [-m ] [-u] [databasename]

   pu=*  will find all entries with publisher field filled in, whereas
   pu!=* will find all entries with an empty publisher field.

   yr>0  will find all entries with year field filled in, and
   yr<1990 will find all entries with year field filled in, released before 1990.
   yr=0  will find all entries with an empty year field.

   me=176

   me>=128

   me<=48

  yr>=1985,pl=2,to=y,pc=*.tap,os=y

    c:\spectrum\game.z80

    c:\spectrum\INFO\game.TXT

• Goal of the game;
• Playing keys;
• Ratings, etc.

• The length of each displayed line is 80 characters (special codes are not counted). If a line is longer, it wraps (at word boundaries) to the next line.
• Special codes can be inserted to control color and attributes of the characters in the file:
  
  

  {B	Start bold printing;
  {I	Start inverted printing;
  {U	Start underlined printing;
  {T	Start italics printing;
  {L1	Start ink-blinking (PC-style);
  {L2	Start invert-blinking (Spectrum-style);
  {+n	Change the foreground color to color n (see below);
  {++	Restore the foreground color;
  {+-	Change the foreground color to the background color;
  {+*	Change the foreground color to the bright color;
  {+/	Change the foreground color to the non-bright color;
  {-n	Change the background color to color n (see below);
  {--	Restore the background color;
  {-+	Change the background color to the foreground color;
  {-*	Change the background color to the bright color;
  {-/	Change the background color to the non-bright color;
  }B	End bold printing;
  }I	End inverted printing;
  }U	End underlined printing;
  }T	End italics printing;
  }L	Turn blinking off;
  }N	Restore all variables, this is the same as }B}I}U}T}L{++{--

  
  All other `{' and `}' sequences loose their sequence character, so you should use:
  
  

  {{	To get a single `{' character (`}{' will also do), or
  }}	To get a single `}' character (`{}' will also do).

  
  If you select both bold and italics, the result will be bold only.
  Chosing a blink type automatically ends the other blink type.
  
  Color values may take the values (* def. fore-, # def. background):
  
  

  	COLOR	VALUE	COLOR	VALUE
  *	Black	0	Dark grey	8
  	Blue	1	Light blue	9
  	Green	2	Light green	A
  	Cyan	3	Light cyan	B
  	Red	4	Light red	C
  	Magenta	5	Light magenta	D
  	Brown	6	Yellow	E
  #	Light grey	7	White	F

  
  Please note that this is in VGA order, not Spectrum order!
  
  The following key-equivalents are available while viewing this file:
  
  

  [CURSOR UP]	Go one line up;
  [CURSOR DOWN]	Go one line down;
  [PAGE UP]	Go one page up;
  [PAGE DOWN]	Go one page down;
  [ESC]	Stop viewing.

  
  SLT files use an extension to store this information within the snapshot file itself.
  It is currently NOT possible to edit this, as the format is still undecided.
  
  I used the format proposed by Damien Burke:
  
  
  1. A line is max 64 characters in length;
  2. End-of-line is done with a single CR (as with e.g. Tasword)
  3. Bold is done by surrounding a string with `<B>;' and `</B>;' sequences;
     Underline is done by surrounding a string with `<U>;' and `</U>;' sequences;
  
  As soon as the format to be used is decided on, I'll adjust to this.
  
  If no information object is present in a .SLT file, you can set up a normal information file (in the usual format) which will be used as usual.

    c:\spectrum\game.z80

    c:\spectrum\SCRSHOT\game.SCR

1. From within Z80. Press F10, choose `X - Extra options' and `Save screen or memory block'. Be sure to use the same name as the snapshot. You will have to move the created file into the screenshot directory yourself.
2. While viewing a game screen (the `Screen' button pressed): select menu entry `Make SCR-file' ([ALT][K]);
3. While viewing a TAP block image: select button `Make SCR'.

    c:\spectrum\game.z80

    c:\spectrum\POKES\game.POK

1. On the left side are all poke descriptions,
2. On the right side are all pokes that are needed to fullfill the currently selected poke description.

1. The memory bank;
   48K machines did not have banks, so this field is ghosted when you create a pokes file for such a game.
   128K games need this field to find out into which bank it should go.
   Notice that SGD will automatically insert the correct value when you give the address. You only need to change it by hand if explicitely mentioned.
2. The address (must be >= 16384 of course);
3. The poke value to activate the poke;
   To the right of this button is a cycle button. If you press this button, the value will change to `ASK'. This means that SGD will ask for the value when you start the poked game (`Poke' button). This is useful for pokes such as startlocations or the number of lives you want.
4. The original value, which de-activates the poke;
   This value can be retrieved from the snapshot by pressing the `Fetch' button next to this field.
   Notice that SGD will automatically fetch the correct value when you give the address.

1. The ordinary way, with the `Play' button or double-clicking, or
2. With the `Poke' button (just below the `Play' button).

• You can only use pokes on snapshot files (`.Z80', `.SNA', `.SNP', `.SEM', `.SP' and `.SLT') and not on any other type (`.TAP', `.LTP', `.VOC', `.MDR' and `.TZX'), as these cannot be poked beforehand;
  Notice that you can create a pokes file for these types. If one is found, the `Poke' button will be kept ghosted, but the button text will be printed in normal font in stead if bold to indicate this.
• It largely depends on the moment in the game when the snapshot was taken whether the pokes will work or crash the game.
  I found quite a lot of snapshots that were taken immediately after the game was loaded, but the game auto-unpacks first (protection), so the pokes will not work yet. If you experience this, you should re-snap the game in a later point and use this snapshot instead (although you will usually have a worse looking snapshot...)
• `.SLT' files use an extension to store this information within the snapshot file itself.
  It is currently NOT possible to edit this, as the format is still undecided. If no pokes object is present in a .SLT file, you can set up a normal pokes file which will be used as usual.

Field        Start Length  Notes

Name             1     36
Year            38      4  Year-2000 compliant :-)
Publisher       43     36
Memory          80      3  Either one of " 16", " 48", "128" or "4/1"
# Players       84      1
Together        86      1  Only 'Y' if > 1 player, space otherwise
Joysticks       88      5  Shrunk leftward, order is 'K12CR'
PC-Name         94     12  The '.'s are aligned (raw name padded)
Type           107      7
PathIndex      115      3  Index number of the appropriate `GameDir' entry
FileSize       119      7  Is '+' if the size has more than 7 digits
Orig screen    127      1  'Y' if checked, space otherwise
Improve        129      1  'Y' if checked, space otherwise
FloppyId       131      4  Marked floppy number, or 0 for harddisk etc.
Emul override  136      2  -1 = none
                           0  = Z80
                           1  = JPP
                           2  = Warajevo
                           3  = X128
                           4  = WSpecEm
                           5  = ZX
                           6  = Spanish
                           7  = ZX-32
AYSound        139      1  'Y' if checked, space otherwise
MultiLoad      141      1  'Y' if multi-load in both 48K and 128K mode
                           '4' if multi-load only in 48K mode
                           ' ' if not multi-load at all
Language       143      3
Score          147      3  0  = not set

    AddLanguage = "xxx"

    AddLanguage = "Dut"
    AddLanguage = "Ita"