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> So I was wondering, what's the recommended maximum character length in this field?
> Among the 1000+ names, there's things like:
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> ace2theultimateheadtoheadconflict
> actionforceiiinternationalheroes
> adidaschampionshiptiebreak
> daleythompsonsolympicchallenge
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> Also, there's around 300 entries with names like "Title of the Game, The". Those
> should have their description converted to "The Title of the Game", right?
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> EDIT: If somebody can make a script for doing those things automatically, it will
> come in real handy when adding the 20000+ Spectrum cassettes.
The maximum short name length is usually 8, but not enforced, only exceed if you really need to, ie. for clones. Alot of Spectrum games were released on other machines so try to match names used in other software lists for the same game.
Your examples would reduce to:
ace2
aforce (already in specpls3)
tiebreak (already in specpls3)
daleyoc
There is no magic script to trim the short names, each requires individual attention.
Your descriptions should be the title only, ie. ACE 2 - The Ultimate Head to Head Conflict. Only add to this if needed to identify regional clones, re-releases, etc.
If you intend to tackle the spectrum_cass list then you should be familiar with what you are adding, don't blindly add everything. Do we really need over 40 versions of Jet Set Willy? There are lots of hacks in there so you need to determine whether it's worthy of inclusion, and marked appropriately.
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