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Welcome to Retro-HQ-7800-GD-Cheat-Tool
This is a more advance Windows Application based off of 7800GD-Cheat which is a command line tool to validate the 7800GD.CHT file and help generate CRC's for A78 ROM files.
Make sure you place Retro HQ 7800 GD Cheat Tool.exe, 7800GD.CHT and your Rom in the same directory
Launch the project and use File or the the drop down bar to select your option
- Parse 7800GD.CHT file (This requires you have to file named 7800GD.CHT)
- ROM Information (This displays the Name and CRC of a ROM to use with 7800GD.CHT)
- Cheat Management (This allows you to load, edit & add new game cheats to the 7800GD.CHT)
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Make the selection to Parse 7800GD.CHT
and then click Submit
the information will be displayed in a new window and If it has passed it will display like the above image.
If it has failed the parse it will show what has failed and what the line:row is for you to check and fix until it parses.
To use the goto line function, use CTRL+G
Press CTRL & Click together to open the video a new tab.
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Make the selection of ROM Information
and then click Submit
then select the ROM you want to display Internal Name and CRC for and click Open
the information will then be displayed as shown above
Click copy to clipboard if you would like to paste it to a text file.
You will will then get a message telling you that the data was saved to clipboard
It will look like this on pasting to a text file for you to save if you so choose.
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Make the selection to Cheat Management
and then click Submit
The 7800 GD Cheat Management dialog will now be open and ready to use.
Click on the Open 7800GD.CHT
and then select the 7800GD.CHT file and click Open.
The file will now be loaded and ready to edit or add a new cheat entry.
As we are adding a new cheat, click on the Insert CRC and Name button
and then select the ROM you will be adding support for and click Open.
The games CRC and Internal Header Name will now be placed in the correct order ready for you to add the New Cheat Name.
Add your Cheat Name, Cheat Address and Value (All 3 if you have them for one cheat) and click Submit.
Your new game name and crc and cheat name with codes will now be entered to the bottom of the 7800GD.CHT file on the right hand side panel.
If you have another cheat to add, click on Clear All Fields button
and a message box will tell you that all data has been cleared. Click the OK button to continue.
Now click on the file after the last value and press the delete button on your keyboard
and you are now ready to enter the details of your next cheat.
Just fill in the Cheat Name, Address and Value and click Submit. (Leaving the CRC & Game Name blank)
You will now get several warnings about CRC, Game Name, and Address, Value if only one code was entered like above, click OK on each.
The cheat will now also be added to the file in the correct order as shown above.
Now click on the Save button to save your update.
Select the 7800GD.CHT file and click Yes to the Do you want to replace it? Message.
The file has now been saved. If you are done click on the Close button to return to the main application, or repeat to add another game.
Press CTRL & Click together to open the video a new tab.
Check for the latest version of the 7800GD.CHT File so you are up to date with the latest file.