Games with the same name.
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Games with the same name.
How does the site handle games with the same name, as I take it that http://solutionarchive.com/game/id,250/ and http://www.figmentfly.com/hauntedhouse/ ... house.html are not the same game?
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Re: Games with the same name.
You're right, they are not. This isn't a problem, system-wise. Indeed, we already have three "Quest" and no less than five "The Island". We're about to import around 3,000 Spectrum titles, and I can imagine it will get pretty messy trying to keep all the different titles separated!
Re: Games with the same name.
I have now added TRS-80 Haunted House to the site, but I will point out that it can be a little confusing when adding a link as you are faced with a number of titles with the same name. Is there a way to modify the add game link drop down list which will help us differentiate games with the same title?
P.S. I assume there is no problem in stating that a game was written in assembler when the instructions state that it was written in machine language. I doubt the programmer inputted a stream of ones and zeros.
P.S. I assume there is no problem in stating that a game was written in assembler when the instructions state that it was written in machine language. I doubt the programmer inputted a stream of ones and zeros.
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Good point about the game link. I'll ask and see what we can do about it.
Heh.... well, assembler or machine code, I just had to pick one name. But the meaning is the same.
Heh.... well, assembler or machine code, I just had to pick one name. But the meaning is the same.
Re: Games with the same name.
Just the simple addition of the game's ID number beside the game's title should be enough to help.Gunness wrote:Good point about the game link. I'll ask and see what we can do about it.
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DoneAlastair wrote:Just the simple addition of the game's ID number beside the game's title should be enough to help.Gunness wrote:Good point about the game link. I'll ask and see what we can do about it.