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Sega-CD: multiple titles are incorrectly detected by RetroArch as "Midnight Raiders (USA)"
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Description
The following redump.org-checksum-verified titles are being wrongly detected by RetroArch 1.19.1 (on both Windows and Android) as Midnight Raiders (USA):
Star Strike (USA) (Unl)Bug Blasters - The Exterminators (USA) (Unl) (Rerelease)
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Research direction
Start by locating the content data entries for Midnight Raiders (USA), Star Strike (USA) (Unl), and Bug Blasters - The Exterminators (USA) (Unl) (Rerelease), then compare their redump.org checksums. Confirm which records RetroArch 1.19.1 matches and document the corrected detection behavior.
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Assessment
- Domain
- data
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100