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Regarding my PL
https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/pull/13418
I'm also working on grabbing metadata for this, I already crawled mobygames and currently try to match this data with my DAT files.
Currently I'm combining all metadata into a single DAT file per system, this could be split into single DAT files as well if needed.
Is there a reason there is a single DAT file per category?
For headered DAT files (e.g. NES) is it necessary to include the headered roms as well or does RA handle this?
There may also be new data for already existing categories, what's the best way to add this data?
Here's my current SNES DAT file which can be used with my PL, still needs some work though.
The SMDB/SD2SNES is a good set for this.
Nintendo - Super Nintendo Entertainment System example dat.zip
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Research direction
Start by reviewing pull request #13418, the attached SNES DAT example, and the repository's existing category DAT files. Clarify the per-category versus per-system format, headered ROM handling, and how new metadata should be added; done requires a maintainer decision and an agreed integration path.
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