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AGI Interpreter Upgrader

2024-12-20T00:55:20Z

Coldturkey:

<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 22pt">AGI Interpreter Upgrader</span><br />
''Author: [[User:Coldturkey|Cold Turkey]]''<br />
Late September 2017</div>

{{FanAGISoftwareInfobox
| Software = AGI Interpreter Upgrader
| Image = 
| Version = 1.1 (bugfix)
| ReleaseDate = [[2017|2017/09]]
| Company = {{N/A}}
| Published = {{Published}}
| Developers = {{ColdTurkeyToolDev}}
| Interface = {{CLI}}
| ProgLanguage = {{C}}
| OpenSource = {{OpenSRC}}
| License = {{GPL}}
| Source = {{SourceSW}}
| Platform = {{WinTool}}, {{DOSTool}}
| Type = {{MiscAGITool}} {{AGIInterpreter}}
| Localization = {{EnglishTool}}
| Website =
}}

<br />
==<br /><br /> Description ==

*Fixed bug where 2.43x interpreters are detected as newer than 2.917

Upgrades AGI interpreters 2.411 - 2.915 to version 2.917. Interpreters 2.917 and later are needed to properly play games with Tandy sound on EGA/VGA based systems.

Executables for both DOS and Windows are provided.
<blockquote>
=== <br />Why? ===

There have been some recent remakes of Covox compatible sound devices that plug into the printer port. Many moons ago a program named "temu" was written that can emulate Tandy sound using the Covox. Temu works great with AGI games when using the "-t" command line argument to start them, but graphical anomalies can occur on EGA/VGA systems when using an interpreter older than 2.917. The Nerdly Pleasures blog has a great article on how to update Sierra interpreters, but this requires users to manually copy files and then use a hex editor to change some values. This program simply takes care of all of those steps.

http://nerdlypleasures.blogspot.ca/2015/03/cajoling-sierra-and-lucasarts-games-to.html
</blockquote>

== <br />Download ==
For running on DOS or Windows:
* [[File:ZIP.PNG|ZIP File]] [[File:Update_agi_2971_1.1.zip | Version 1.1]]<span class="DLInfo"> (ZIP file)</span>
<br />
<br />
For running on Linux, Mac, Unix (you'll have to compile it yourself)
* [[File:ZIP.PNG|ZIP File]] [[File:Agi_interpreter_upgrader-linux-mac-unix_source.zip | Version 1.1]]<span class="DLInfo"> (ZIP file)</span>

== <br />Usage ==

<blockquote>
Copy the .exe matching your operating system to the folder of the AGI game that you'd like to update. Then from the command line run the exe. It will tell you what interpreter you are currently using. If you are already at 2.917, it will confirm that you want to do the upgrade. If you are at a version later than 2.917 or earlier than 2.411 it will not perform the upgrade. After validation of the current interpreter, the program asks you to pick the name of the game you are upgrading. You can also enter your own game id if you've got some weird homebrew AGI game.

Old interpreter files are backed up to the "backup" folder inside the game directory.
</blockquote>

== <br />Known issues ==

*

== <br />Credits ==

* [[User:Coldturkey|Cold Turkey]]

== <br />See Also ==

* [[:Category:AGI Tools|AGI Tools]]

 

[[Category:Misc AGI Utilities]]
[[Category:AGI Tools]]

File:Agi interpreter upgrader-linux-mac-unix source.zip

2024-12-20T00:52:02Z

Coldturkey: Source code for AGI Interpreter Upgrader - modified for unix case sensitivity and the difference between unix and dos commands (eg. cp instead of copy)

== Summary ==
Source code for AGI Interpreter Upgrader - modified for unix case sensitivity and the difference between unix and dos commands (eg. cp instead of copy)

AGIVER

2023-03-13T02:02:37Z

Coldturkey:

<div align="center" style="font-size: 22pt">AGIVER</div>
<div align="center">Version <br />
''Author: [[Jeremy W. Hayes]]''<br />
[[2019|2019/03/14]]</div>

{{FanAGISoftwareInfobox
| Software = AGIVER
| Image = [[Image:AGIVERSS.png|190px]]<br />
''AGIVER Screenshot''
| Version =
| ReleaseDate = [[1997|1997/03/16]]
| Company = {{N/A}}
| Published = {{Unpublished}}
| Developers = {{JeremyWHayesToolDev}}
| Interface = {{CLI}}
| ProgLanguage = {{Pascal}}
| OpenSource = {{Open}}
| License = {{NoLicense}}
| Source = {{SourceSW}}
| Platform = {{DOSTool}}
| Type = {{MiscAGITool}}
| Localization = {{EnglishTool}}
| Website =
}}

<br />
==<br /><br /> Description ==

[[Jeremy W. Hayes]]'s AGIVER extracts the AGI interpreter version number from AGIDATA.OVL. Place in the same folder as your AGI game. Now has a Windows port.

<blockquote>"I allow anybody to use this code, and in fact want them to do so, So we have less gliches of sorts, from slight structure differences.

"Now you know the REAL reason behind version control, because I knew that we would run into this little problem sooner or later, and I'm ready, with plenty of information and data."
</blockquote>

==<br /> Features ==

*

==<br /> Version History ==
Ported to Windows 3/12/2023 for easy execution without needing DosBox.

<blockquote>
 
</blockquote>

==<br /> Development Status ==

<blockquote>
 
</blockquote>

==<br /> Usage ==

 

==<br /> Options ==

<blockquote>
 
</blockquote>

== <br />Download ==

<blockquote>
Download Windows version from here:
* [[Image:ZIP.png|ZIP File]] [[File:WinAGIVER.zip|WinAGIVER.zip]] <span class="DLInfo"> (ZIP file)]
<br />
Download DOS version from here:
* [[Image:ZIP.png|ZIP File]] [[File:AGI_Version_Utilitiy(AGIVER).zip|AGI_Version_Utilitiy(AGIVER).zip]] <span class="DLInfo"> (ZIP file) [3.43 KB]</span>
</blockquote>

== <br />Known issues ==

*

== <br />Credits ==

* [[Jeremy W. Hayes]]

==<br /> References ==

<references />

== Also See ==

* [[:Category:Misc AGI Utilities|Misc AGI Utilities]]
* [[How to use AGIVER]]

 

[[Category:Technical Info]]
[[Category:Misc AGI Utilities]]

File:WinAGIVER.zip

2023-03-13T01:56:10Z

Coldturkey: A port of AGIVer to Windows. Put in the same folder as your AGI game and double click on winagiver.exe to run.

== Summary ==
A port of AGIVer to Windows. Put in the same folder as your AGI game and double click on winagiver.exe to run.

AGI Interpreter Upgrader

2017-09-29T03:23:08Z

Coldturkey:

{{AGI Software
| Software = AGI Interpreter Upgrader
| image = 
| Developers = [[User:Coldturkey|Cold Turkey]]
| Language = [[w:C|C]]
| ProgLanguage = C
| Platform = DOS and Modern Windows
| Version = 1.1 (bugfix)
| Type = [[:Category:AGI Tools|AGI Tools]]
| ReleaseDate = Late September 2017
| Localization = [[w:English|English]]
| Website =
}}

<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 22pt">AGI Interpreter Upgrader</span><br />
''Author: [[User:Coldturkey|Cold Turkey]]''<br />
Late September 2017</div>

 

== <br />Description ==
*Fixed bug where 2.43x interpreters are detected as newer than 2.917

Upgrades AGI interpreters 2.411 - 2.915 to version 2.917. Interpreters 2.917 and later are needed to properly play games with Tandy sound on EGA/VGA based systems.

Executables for both DOS and Windows are provided.
<blockquote>
=== <br />Why? ===

There have been some recent remakes of Covox compatible sound devices that plug into the printer port. Many moons ago a program named "temu" was written that can emulate Tandy sound using the Covox. Temu works great with AGI games when using the "-t" command line argument to start them, but graphical anomalies can occur on EGA/VGA systems when using an interpreter older than 2.917. The Nerdly Pleasures blog has a great article on how to update Sierra interpreters, but this requires users to manually copy files and then use a hex editor to change some values. This program simply takes care of all of those steps.

http://nerdlypleasures.blogspot.ca/2015/03/cajoling-sierra-and-lucasarts-games-to.html
</blockquote>

== <br />Download ==
* [[File:ZIP.PNG|ZIP File]] [[File:Update_agi_2971_1.1.zip | Version 1.1]]<span class="DLInfo"> (ZIP file)</span>

== <br />Usage ==

<blockquote>
Copy the .exe matching your operating system to the folder of the AGI game that you'd like to update. Then from the command line run the exe. It will tell you what interpreter you are currently using. If you are already at 2.917, it will confirm that you want to do the upgrade. If you are at a version later than 2.917 or earlier than 2.411 it will not perform the upgrade. After validation of the current interpreter, the program asks you to pick the name of the game you are upgrading. You can also enter your own game id if you've got some weird homebrew AGI game.

Old interpreter files are backed up to the "backup" folder inside the game directory.
</blockquote>

== <br />Known issues ==

*

== <br />Credits ==

* [[User:Coldturkey|Cold Turkey]]

== <br />See Also ==

* [[:Category:AGI Tools|AGI Tools]]

 

[[Category:Misc Utilities]]
[[Category:AGI Tools]]

File:Update agi 2971 1.1.zip

2017-09-29T03:19:51Z

Coldturkey: *Fixed a bug where 2.43x interpreters are being detected as newer than 2.917

*Fixed a bug where 2.43x interpreters are being detected as newer than 2.917

File:Update agi 2971.zip

2017-09-29T03:17:10Z

Coldturkey: Coldturkey uploaded a new version of File:Update agi 2971.zip

Version 1.1 of the AGI Interpreter Upgrader.
(Fixed a bug with detecting 2.43x interpreters wrong)

File:Update agi 2971.zip

2017-09-29T03:14:41Z

Coldturkey:

Version 1.1 of the AGI Interpreter Upgrader.
(Fixed a bug with detecting 2.43x interpreters wrong)

File:Update agi 2971.zip

2017-09-29T03:13:53Z

Coldturkey: Coldturkey uploaded a new version of File:Update agi 2971.zip

Version 1.0 of the AGI Interpreter Upgrader.

AGI Interpreter Upgrader

2017-09-17T00:29:41Z

Coldturkey:

{{AGI Software
| Software = AGI Interpreter Upgrader
| image = 
| Developers = [[User:Coldturkey|Cold Turkey]]
| Language = [[w:C|C]]
| ProgLanguage = C
| Platform = DOS and Modern Windows
| Version = 1.0
| Type = [[:Category:AGI Tools|AGI Tools]]
| ReleaseDate = September 2017
| Localization = [[w:English|English]]
| Website =
}}

<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 22pt">AGI Interpreter Upgrader</span><br />
''Author: [[User:Coldturkey|Cold Turkey]]''<br />
September 2017</div>

 

== <br />Description ==
Upgrades AGI interpreters 2.411 - 2.915 to version 2.917. Interpreters 2.917 and later are needed to properly play games with Tandy sound on EGA/VGA based systems.

Executables for both DOS and Windows are provided.
<blockquote>
=== <br />Why? ===

There have been some recent remakes of Covox compatible sound devices that plug into the printer port. Many moons ago a program named "temu" was written that can emulate Tandy sound using the Covox. Temu works great with AGI games when using the "-t" command line argument to start them, but graphical anomalies can occur on EGA/VGA systems when using an interpreter older than 2.917. The Nerdly Pleasures blog has a great article on how to update Sierra interpreters, but this requires users to manually copy files and then use a hex editor to change some values. This program simply takes care of all of those steps.

http://nerdlypleasures.blogspot.ca/2015/03/cajoling-sierra-and-lucasarts-games-to.html
</blockquote>

== <br />Download ==
* [[File:ZIP.PNG|ZIP File]] [[File:Update_agi_2971.zip | Version 1.0]]<span class="DLInfo"> (ZIP file)</span>

== <br />Usage ==

<blockquote>
Copy the .exe matching your operating system to the folder of the AGI game that you'd like to update. Then from the command line run the exe. It will tell you what interpreter you are currently using. If you are already at 2.917, it will confirm that you want to do the upgrade. If you are at a version later than 2.917 or earlier than 2.411 it will not perform the upgrade. After validation of the current interpreter, the program asks you to pick the name of the game you are upgrading. You can also enter your own game id if you've got some weird homebrew AGI game.

Old interpreter files are backed up to the "backup" folder inside the game directory.
</blockquote>

== <br />Known issues ==

*

== <br />Credits ==

* [[User:Coldturkey|Cold Turkey]]

== <br />See Also ==

* [[:Category:AGI Tools|AGI Tools]]

 

[[Category:Misc Utilities]]
[[Category:AGI Tools]]

AGI Interpreter Upgrader

2017-09-17T00:27:49Z

Coldturkey:

{{AGI Software
| Software = AGI Interpreter Upgrader
| image = 
| Developers = [[User:Coldturkey|Cold Turkey]]
| Language = [[w:C|C]]
| ProgLanguage = C
| Platform = DOS and Modern Windows
| Version = 1.0
| Type = [[:Category:AGI Tools|AGI Tools]]
| ReleaseDate = September 2017
| Localization = [[w:English|English]]
| Website =
}}

<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 22pt">AGI Interpreter Upgrader</span><br />
''Author: [[User:Coldturkey|Cold Turkey]]''<br />
September 2017</div>

 

== <br />Description ==
Upgrades AGI interpreters 2.411 - 2.915 to version 2.917. Interpreters 2.917 and later are needed to properly play games with Tandy sound on EGA/VGA based systems.

Executables for both DOS and Windows are provided.
<blockquote>
=== <br />Why? ===

There have been some recent remakes of Covox compatible sound devices that plug into the printer port. Many moons ago a program named "temu" was written that can emulate Tandy sound using the Covox. Temu works great with AGI games when using the "-t" command line argument to start them, but graphical anomalies can occur on EGA/VGA systems when using an interpreter older than 2.917. The Nerdly Pleasures blog has a great article on how to update Sierra interpreters, but this requires users to manually copy files and then use a hex editor to change some values. This program simply takes care of all of those steps.

http://nerdlypleasures.blogspot.ca/2015/03/cajoling-sierra-and-lucasarts-games-to.html
</blockquote>

== <br />Download ==
* [[File:ZIP.PNG|ZIP File]] [[File:Update_agi_2971.zip | Version 1.0]]<span class="DLInfo"> (ZIP file)</span>

== <br />Usage ==

<blockquote>
Copy the .exe matching your operating system to the folder of the AGI game that you'd like to update. Then from the command line run the exe. It will tell you what interpreter you are currently using. If you are already at 2.917, it will confirm that you want to do the upgrade. If you are at a version later than 2.917 or earlier than 2.411 it will not perform the upgrade. You must then pick the game you are upgrading to 2.917. The program even lets you enter your own game id if you've got some weird homebrew AGI game.

Old interpreter files are backed up to the "backup" folder inside the game directory.
</blockquote>

== <br />Known issues ==

*

== <br />Credits ==

* [[User:Coldturkey|Cold Turkey]]

== <br />See Also ==

* [[:Category:AGI Tools|AGI Tools]]

 

[[Category:Misc Utilities]]
[[Category:AGI Tools]]

AGI Interpreter Upgrader

2017-09-17T00:18:03Z

Coldturkey:

{{AGI Software
| Software = AGI Interpreter Upgrader
| image = 
| Developers = [[User:Coldturkey|Cold Turkey]]
| Language = [[w:C|C]]
| ProgLanguage = C
| Platform = DOS and Modern Windows
| Version = 1.0
| Type = [[:Category:AGI Tools|AGI Tools]]
| ReleaseDate = September 2017
| Localization = [[w:English|English]]
| Website =
}}

<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 22pt">AGI Interpreter Upgrader</span><br />
''Author: [[User:Coldturkey|Cold Turkey]]''<br />
September 2017</div>

 

== <br />Description ==
Upgrades AGI interpreters 2.411 - 2.915 to version 2.917. Interpreters 2.917 and later are needed to properly play games with Tandy sound on EGA/VGA based systems.

Executables for both DOS and Windows are provided.
<blockquote>
=== <br />Why? ===

There have been some recent remakes of Covox compatible sound devices that plug into the printer port. Many moons ago a program named "temu" was written that can emulate Tandy sound using the Covox. Temu works great with AGI games when you using the "-t" command line argument to start them, but graphical anomolies can occur on EGA/VGA systems when using an interpreter older than 2.917. The Nerdly Pleasures blog has a great article on how to update Sierra interpreters, but this requires users to manually copy files and then use a hex editor to change some values. This program simply takes care of all of those steps.

http://nerdlypleasures.blogspot.ca/2015/03/cajoling-sierra-and-lucasarts-games-to.html
</blockquote>

== <br />Download ==
* [[File:ZIP.PNG|ZIP File]] [[File:Update_agi_2971.zip | Version 1.0]]<span class="DLInfo"> (ZIP file)</span>

== <br />Usage ==

<blockquote>
Copy the .exe matching your operating system to the folder of the AGI game that you'd like to update. Then from the command line run the exe. It will tell you what interpreter you are currently using. If you are already at 2.917, it will confirm that you want to do the upgrade. If you are at a version later than 2.917 or earlier than 2.411 it will not perform the upgrade. You must then pick the game you are upgrading to 2.917. The program even lets you enter your own game id if you've got some weird homebrew AGI game.

Old interpreter files are backed up to the "backup" folder inside the game directory.
</blockquote>

== <br />Known issues ==

*

== <br />Credits ==

* [[User:Coldturkey|Cold Turkey]]

== <br />See Also ==

* [[:Category:AGI Tools|AGI Tools]]

 

[[Category:Misc Utilities]]
[[Category:AGI Tools]]

File:Update agi 2971.zip

2017-09-17T00:10:39Z

Coldturkey: Version 1.0 of the AGI Interpreter Upgrader.

Version 1.0 of the AGI Interpreter Upgrader.

AGI Interpreter Upgrader

2017-09-17T00:09:15Z

Coldturkey: Created page with "{{AGI Software | Software = AGI Interpreter Upgrader | image =  | Developers = User:Coldturkey|Cold Turkey..."

{{AGI Software
| Software = AGI Interpreter Upgrader
| image = 
| Developers = [[User:Coldturkey|Cold Turkey]]
| Language = [[w:C|C]]
| Version = 1.0
| Type = [[:Category:AGI Tools|AGI Tools]]
| Localization = [[w:English|English]]
| Website =
}}

<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 22pt">AGIdentify</span><br />
''Author: [[User:Coldturkey|Cold Turkey]]''<br />
September 2017</div>

 

== <br />Description ==
Upgrades AGI interpreters 2.411 - 2.915 to version 2.917. Interpreters 2.917 and later are needed to properly play games with Tandy sound on EGA/VGA based systems.

Executables for both DOS and Windows are provided.
<blockquote>
=== <br />Why? ===

There have been some recent remakes of Covox compatible sound devices that plug into the printer port. Many moons ago a program named "temu" was written that can emulate Tandy sound using the Covox. Temu works great with AGI games when you using the "-t" command line argument to start them, but graphical anomolies can occur on EGA/VGA systems when using an interpreter older than 2.917. The Nerdly Pleasures blog has a great article on how to update Sierra interpreters, but this requires users to manually copy files and then use a hex editor to change some values. This program simply takes care of all of those steps.

http://nerdlypleasures.blogspot.ca/2015/03/cajoling-sierra-and-lucasarts-games-to.html
</blockquote>

== <br />Download ==

== <br />Usage ==

<blockquote>
Copy the .exe matching your operating system to the folder of the AGI game that you'd like to update. Then from the command line run the exe. It will tell you what interpreter you are currently using. If you are already at 2.917, it will confirm that you want to do the upgrade. If you are at a version later than 2.917 or earlier than 2.411 it will not perform the upgrade. You must then pick the game you are upgrading to 2.917. The program even lets you enter your own game id if you've got some weird homebrew AGI game.

Old interpreter files are backed up to the "backup" folder inside the game directory.
</blockquote>

== <br />Known issues ==

*

== <br />Credits ==

* [[User:Coldturkey|Cold Turkey]]

== <br />See Also ==

* [[:Category:AGI Tools|AGI Tools]]

 

[[Category:Misc Utilities]]
[[Category:AGI Tools]]

User:Coldturkey

2015-04-02T05:07:25Z

Coldturkey: Created page with "On some days he feels like an Astro Chicken, but more often like a Mixed-Up Mother Goose. The "cold one" digs all things oldschool, and will forever have a warm place in his c..."

On some days he feels like an Astro Chicken, but more often like a Mixed-Up Mother Goose. The "cold one" digs all things oldschool, and will forever have a warm place in his cold heart for AGI. "There's something magic in those old games that can't be replaced by newer graphics and sound", says Colturkey; and most would have to concur.

Coldturkey is into odd technical challenges, but doesn't have the time for big projects. Getting to mess around with a little C is enjoyable for the turkey, as he finds he rarely gets the occasion anymore.

AGI DiskFree Decryptor

2015-04-02T05:05:55Z

Coldturkey:

{{AGI Software
| Software = AGIDiskFreeDecryptor
| image = 
| Developers = [[User:Coldturkey|Cold Turkey]]
| Language = [[w:C|C]]
| Version = 1.1
| OS = Windows,Dos
| Type = [[:Category:Misc Utilities|Misc Utilities]]
| Localization = [[w:English|English]]
| Website =
}}

<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 22pt">AGI "DiskFree" Decryptor</span><br />
''Author: [[User:Coldturkey|Cold Turkey]]''<br />
12/12/14</div>

 

== Description ==

Ever tried to play one of your old keydisk AGI games in Dosbox? It doesn't work. Not even if you create an image file and run it from that. Dosbox just doesn't have the right routines to access your floppy drive in the low level manner needed to extract the decryption key. Sure you could load up [http://www.sierrahelp.com/GeneralHelp/FloppyDiskBackupProblems.html SUP] and find an old DOS machine to decrypt all your games, but that is a lot of work! ADFD decrypts protected files without having to read the original keydisk. Works from backups/installs of protected games (even on your hard drive), or you can execute it right on your original floppies (yikes!).

With a modified version of SUP, I was able to grab the decryption key off an old AGI game and compile it into the code of Brian Provinciano's AGI Decryptor. A few source code tweaks later and all was good. Versions for Windows, Dos16 (aka real mode) and Dos32 (aka protected mode) have all been compiled.

Now it's time to finally play all your ORGINAL AGI games in Dosbox. Make sure to set the Machine to Tandy so you get amazing 3 channel sound too!

Usage:
Copy this .exe into the folder of your protected game. Running the decryptor .exe alone will search for "sierra.com" (to find the key offset), and will create a decrypted AGI file called AGI.EXE (the file you will use to run your game). If your loader is named something other than "sierra.com", you just run the decryptor with that loader filename as the argument. It has not failed me yet!

== Download ==
* [[File:ZIP.PNG|ZIP File]] [[File:Agi_diskfree_decryptor-1.1.zip | AGI "Disk Free" Decryptor 1.1]]

[[Category:Misc Utilities]]
[[Category:AGI Tools]]

AGI DiskFree Decryptor

2015-04-02T05:04:51Z

Coldturkey:

AGI DiskFree Decryptor

2015-01-23T05:57:19Z

Coldturkey: /* AGI "Disk Free" Decryptor by Cold Turkey */

{{AGI Software
| Software = AGIDiskFreeDecryptor
| image = 
| Developers = [[User:Coldturkey|Cold Turkey]]
| Language = [[w:C|C]]
| Version = 1.1
| OS = Windows,Dos
| Type = [[:Category:Misc Utilities|Misc Utilities]]
| Localization = [[w:English|English]]
| Website =
}}

<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 22pt">AGI "Disk Free" Decryptor</span><br />
''Author: [[User:Coldturkey|Cold Turkey]]''<br />
12/12/14</div>

 

== Description ==

Ever tried to play one of your old keydisk AGI games in Dosbox? It doesn't work. Not even if you create an image file and run it from that. Dosbox just doesn't have the right routines to access your floppy drive in the low level manner needed to extract the decryption key. Sure you could load up [http://www.sierrahelp.com/GeneralHelp/FloppyDiskBackupProblems.html SUP] and find an old DOS machine to decrypt all your games, but that is a lot of work! ADFD decrypts protected files without having to read the original keydisk. Works from backups/installs of protected games (even on your hard drive), or you can execute it right on your original floppies (yikes!).

With a modified version of SUP, I was able to grab the decryption key off an old AGI game and compile it into the code of Brian Provinciano's AGI Decryptor. A few source code tweaks later and all was good. Versions for Windows, Dos16 (aka real mode) and Dos32 (aka protected mode) have all been compiled.

Now it's time to finally play all your ORGINAL AGI games in Dosbox. Make sure to set the Machine to Tandy so you get amazing 3 channel sound too!

Usage:
Copy this .exe into the folder of your protected game. Running the decryptor .exe alone will search for "sierra.com" (to find the key offset), and will create a decrypted AGI file called AGI.EXE (the file you will use to run your game). If your loader is named something other than "sierra.com", you just run the decryptor with that loader filename as the argument. It has not failed me yet!

== Download ==
* [[File:ZIP.PNG|ZIP File]] [[File:Agi_diskfree_decryptor-1.1.zip | AGI "Disk Free" Decryptor 1.1]]

[[Category:Misc Utilities]]
[[Category:AGI Tools]]

File:Agi diskfree decryptor-1.1.zip

2015-01-23T05:37:00Z

Coldturkey:

AGI DiskFree Decryptor

2015-01-23T05:34:41Z

Coldturkey: Created page with "== AGI "Disk Free" Decryptor by Cold Turkey == Ever tried to play one of your old keydisk AGI games in Dosbox? It doesn't work. Not even if you create an image file. Dosbox j..."

== AGI "Disk Free" Decryptor by Cold Turkey ==

Ever tried to play one of your old keydisk AGI games in Dosbox? It doesn't work. Not even if you create an image file. Dosbox just doesn't have the right routines to access your floppy drive in the low level manner needed to extract the decryption key. Sure you could load up [http://www.sierrahelp.com/GeneralHelp/FloppyDiskBackupProblems.html SUP] and find an old DOS machine to decrypt all your games, but that is a lot of work!

AGI "Disk Free" Decryptor does all the magic for you. With a modified version of SUP, I was able to grab the decryption key off an old AGI game and compile it into the code of Brian Provinciano's AGI Decryptor. A few source code tweaks later and all was good. Versions for Windows, Dos16 (aka real mode) and Dos32 (aka protected mode) have all been compiled.

Now it's time to finally play all your ORGINAL AGI games in Dosbox. Make sure to set the Machine to Tandy so you get amazing 3 channel sound too!

Usage:
Copy this .exe into the folder of your protected game. Running the decryptor .exe alone will search for "sierra.com" (to find the key offset), and will create a decrypted AGI file called AGI.EXE (the file you will use to run your game). If your loader is named something other than "sierra.com", you just run the decryptor with that loader as the argument. It has not failed me yet!

AGInfo

2014-12-01T03:19:02Z

Coldturkey: /* Description */

AGInfo<br />
by Paul David Doherty

== <br />Description ==

AGInfo version 1.41 (July 10, 2003) using database 030 (July 10, 2003). Detects AGI interpreter and game version.

Copyleft 1999,2001,2002,2003 by Paul David Doherty <agi@pdd.de>

http://pdd.if-legends.org/

 

== Usage ==

 

== Options ==

 

== Download ==

* Latest Version (includes Windows executable): [[File:ZIP.PNG|ZIP File]] [[File:Aginfo_v1_41.zip|AGInfo_1.41]]
* Older Version: [[File:ZIP.PNG|ZIP File]] [[AGI:Misc/AGI_Version_Detection_(AGINFO).zip|AGInfo]]<span class="DLInfo"> (ZIP file) [26.3 KB]</span>

 

== See Also ==

* [[:Category:AGI Tools|AGI Tools]]
* 

 

[[Category:Misc Utilities]]
[[Category:AGI Tools]]

AGInfo

2014-12-01T03:13:54Z

Coldturkey: /* Download */

AGInfo<br />
by Paul David Doherty

== <br />Description ==

AGInfo version 1.13 (Mar. 31, 2002) using database 012 (Mar. 31, 2002). Detects AGI interpreter and game version. Current version detects 23 interpreters and 93 original games.

Copyleft 1999,2001,2002 by Paul David Doherty <agi@pdd.de>

 

== Usage ==

 

== Options ==

 

== Download ==

* Latest Version (includes Windows executable): [[File:ZIP.PNG|ZIP File]] [[File:Aginfo_v1_41.zip|AGInfo_1.41]]
* Older Version: [[File:ZIP.PNG|ZIP File]] [[AGI:Misc/AGI_Version_Detection_(AGINFO).zip|AGInfo]]<span class="DLInfo"> (ZIP file) [26.3 KB]</span>

 

== See Also ==

* [[:Category:AGI Tools|AGI Tools]]
* 

 

[[Category:Misc Utilities]]
[[Category:AGI Tools]]

File:Aginfo v1 41.zip

2014-12-01T03:02:55Z

Coldturkey: The last version of AGI Info released (v1.41, 10 Jul 2003). Windows .exe built by Cold Turkey.

The last version of AGI Info released (v1.41, 10 Jul 2003). Windows .exe built by Cold Turkey.

AGIdentify

2014-11-29T16:29:02Z

Coldturkey: /* Download */

{{AGI Software
| Software = AGIdentify
| image = 
| Developers = [[User:Coldturkey|Cold Turkey]]
| Language = [[w:C#|C#]]
| Version = 1.0
| OS = {{Windows}}
| Type = [[:Category:Misc Utilities|Misc Utilities]]
| Localization = [[w:English|English]]
| Website =
}}

<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 22pt">AGIdentify</span><br />
''Author: [[User:Coldturkey|Cold Turkey]]''<br />
11/23/14</div>

 

== <br />Description ==

I took the ScummVM AGI games database and reformatted some of it into (sierragi.txt). People can add new games to the file without changing the programs code!

The source code is in C# .NET 2.0 for compatibility. The class for detection can be used by any other code you have, and can return a struct instead of just printing to the console. This should be useful to those wanting to do detection from their programs.

I really don't know anything about .NET dependencies, so if this doesn't run on your Windows, maybe you need to install a .NET runtime?
<blockquote>
=== <br />Why? ===

[[AGInfo]] is old, and there didn't seem to be anything else. I also wrote getVerA2 which decodes strings in AGI games looking for the version number (AGI 2 only at this time). The idea was "pure" in the sense that it doesn't require external data. What was unfortunate is that Sierra didn't use a standard for encoding version strings in their games, so the tool could miss something. It also couldn't find the date, since this was arbitrarily encoded into the game data, if it even existed at all.
</blockquote>

== <br />Download ==

* [[File:ZIP.PNG|ZIP File]] [[AGI:Misc/AGIdentify.zip|AGIdentify]]<span class="DLInfo"> (ZIP file) [6.51 KB]</span>
** [[File:ZIP.PNG|ZIP File]] [[File:AGIdentify_SRC.7z | AGIdentify Source]]<span class="DLInfo"> (ZIP file) [3.43 KB]</span>


* [[File:TXT.PNG|TXT File]] [[File:sierragi.txt|sierragi.txt]]<span class="DLInfo"> (TXT file) [4.74 KB]</span>
**<span>This is the games database. This file will be updated as more games are added. If you are unable to detect a game, check for a new version of this file.</span>

== <br />Usage ==

<blockquote>
agidentify "pathToGameDirectory" *

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Remember to put quotes surrounding the path if it has spaces. If you don't, this program will fail!!
</blockquote>

== <br />Known issues ==

*

== <br />Credits ==

* [[User:Coldturkey|Cold Turkey]]

== <br />See Also ==

* [[:Category:AGI Tools|AGI Tools]]

 

[[Category:Misc Utilities]]
[[Category:AGI Tools]]

AGIdentify

2014-11-29T16:17:23Z

Coldturkey:

{{AGI Software
| Software = AGIdentify
| image = 
| Developers = [[User:Coldturkey|Cold Turkey]]
| Language = [[w:C#|C#]]
| Version = 1.0
| OS = {{Windows}}
| Type = [[:Category:Misc Utilities|Misc Utilities]]
| Localization = [[w:English|English]]
| Website =
}}

<div align="center"><span style="font-size: 22pt">AGIdentify</span><br />
''Author: [[User:Coldturkey|Cold Turkey]]''<br />
11/23/14</div>

 

== <br />Description ==

I took the ScummVM AGI games database and reformatted some of it into (sierragi.txt). People can add new games to the file without changing the programs code!

The source code is in C# .NET 2.0 for compatibility. The class for detection can be used by any other code you have, and can return a struct instead of just printing to the console. This should be useful to those wanting to do detection from their programs.

I really don't know anything about .NET dependencies, so if this doesn't run on your Windows, maybe you need to install a .NET runtime?
<blockquote>
=== <br />Why? ===

[[AGInfo]] is old, and there didn't seem to be anything else. I also wrote getVerA2 which decodes strings in AGI games looking for the version number (AGI 2 only at this time). The idea was "pure" in the sense that it doesn't require external data. What was unfortunate is that Sierra didn't use a standard for encoding version strings in their games, so the tool could miss something. It also couldn't find the date, since this was arbitrarily encoded into the game data, if it even existed at all.
</blockquote>

== <br />Download ==

* [[File:ZIP.PNG|ZIP File]] [[AGI:Misc/AGIdentify.zip|AGIdentify]]<span class="DLInfo"> (ZIP file) [6.51 KB]</span>
** [[File:ZIP.PNG|ZIP File]] [[File:AGIdentify_SRC.7z | AGIdentify Source]]<span class="DLInfo"> (ZIP file) [3.43 KB]</span>


* [[File:TXT.PNG|TXT File]] [[File:sierragi.txt|sierragi.txt]]<span class="DLInfo"> (TXT file) [4.74 KB]</span>

== <br />Usage ==

<blockquote>
agidentify "pathToGameDirectory" *

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Remember to put quotes surrounding the path if it has spaces. If you don't, this program will fail!!
</blockquote>

== <br />Known issues ==

*

== <br />Credits ==

* [[User:Coldturkey|Cold Turkey]]

== <br />See Also ==

* [[:Category:AGI Tools|AGI Tools]]

 

[[Category:Misc Utilities]]
[[Category:AGI Tools]]