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GamersDatabase
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Alternates field not working?

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Is the Alternates field for /Games/* working correctly? I'm getting a null returned on every game I've checked.

For instance, on the old API, Donkey Kong (game ID 5) had several alternates listed for the same game on different platforms. The new API is returning null.

Thanks for any support.

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Re: Alternates field not working?

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if you're getting null return then the game doesn't contain an alt name in the database...

I check game id 5 even on the legacy site which wasn't touched at all http://legacy.thegamesdb.net/game/5/ and it had no other names
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Re: Alternates field not working?

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Ok I guess I'm mixing up Alternates value with 'Similar Games' value.

What is the difference?

Will there be a field tied to each game that lists the same game found on other platforms? This was a handy feature on the old API.

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Re: Alternates field not working?

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alts is only a naming thing, so "Gran theft Auto: Vice City" would have an alt name of "GTA: Vice City".

similar game was an attempt at displaying related game, though that used name to find association,
we will add this feature, except it will require explicit linkage... aka user would need to specify a relationship between any 2 games.
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