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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)

I've not yet dug into the reason why.

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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

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