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Duplicate entries in RDB
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Description
When we have both the megadrive dats from libretro and no-intro, a lots of games ends up being duplicated in the rdb, for example Dynamite Headdy.
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the Mega Drive database generation with both the libretro and no-intro DATs, using Dynamite Headdy as the example. Trace where duplicate entries are introduced and compare the resulting records; done means the affected games appear only once in the RDB.
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Assessment
- Domain
- databases
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100