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**Example: some horribly scummy company [https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=Jurassic:_The_Hunted re-releases a game a few years later with a different title], without any real signs that this is the case for someone who hasn't played both games. By seeing that both share the same characters 1-3 in their IDs, you become suspicious that they're the same game, and through some [https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=Talk:Jurassic:_The_Hunted investigation] you come to the conclusion that this is the case. What would've been an extremely hard to notice re-release, is actually fairly clear to see comparing IDs. | **Example: some horribly scummy company [https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=Jurassic:_The_Hunted re-releases a game a few years later with a different title], without any real signs that this is the case for someone who hasn't played both games. By seeing that both share the same characters 1-3 in their IDs, you become suspicious that they're the same game, and through some [https://wiki.dolphin-emu.org/index.php?title=Talk:Jurassic:_The_Hunted investigation] you come to the conclusion that this is the case. What would've been an extremely hard to notice re-release, is actually fairly clear to see comparing IDs. | ||
*Character 4 is the region code. This is the most common changed character between different IDs and probably the most useful. By knowing the regions a game is released in, looking for missing region codes can help you greatly in spotting missing IDs. Therefore, knowing correct release data for a game is crucial to knowing which IDs are valid and which IDs are missing. | *Character 4 is the region code. This is the most common changed character between different IDs for a single title and probably the most useful. By knowing the regions a game is released in, looking for missing region codes can help you greatly in spotting missing IDs. Therefore, knowing correct release data for a game is crucial to knowing which IDs are valid and which IDs are missing. | ||
**Example: page Test 123 on the wiki says that a game had only a North American release, and includes only a North American ID (region code E). It looked fine so nobody else bothered to investigate. You check the release data and find that in fact Test 123 had a European release as well, and you even find a European cover for the game on Google Images. You then know that there is a missing European ID, and after a quick search you find it and add it. What looked like a page with all IDs was actually missing one all along, and not knowing the correct release data for the game it would've gone undetected. | **Example: page Test 123 on the wiki says that a game had only a North American release, and includes only a North American ID (region code E). It looked fine so nobody else bothered to investigate. You check the release data and find that in fact Test 123 had a European release as well, and you even find a European cover for the game on Google Images. You then know that there is a missing European ID, and after a quick search you find it and add it. What looked like a page with all IDs was actually missing one all along, and not knowing the correct release data for the game it would've gone undetected. | ||