This is somewhat of an edge case, so bear with me.
I’ve found an issue with using sort/search filtering when using both a platform and the ‘date released from’ field.
Repro steps:
- Go to Games → All Games
- Specify Atari Lynx as the platform
- Specify Sept 1, 1989 in the ‘Date Released From’ field. This is the release date of the Atari Lynx
- Leave every thing else default (or optionally set sort order to Alphabetical or something)
- Hit Show Me the Games!
Result: The list of games omits games that came out on the Atari Lynx but were released on other platforms prior to that ‘Date Released From’ date. An example is Roadblasters, which came out in the arcades in 1987 but was released on Atari Lynx in 1990 – It does not show up in the list of games using the above query. This presumably occurs for any platform and date released. The above query just makes it easier to see since the search results are short for the Atari Lynx.
The purpose of my search is to get the list of games released during the console lifespan (I want to minimize seeing all the fan games and stuff that were made after the machine’s end of production). I noticed the issue because I happen to own an Atari Lynx and a Roadblasters cartridge and was confused when it wasn’t showing up in the list. I assume the search/sort code is just keying off of the overall game release date rather than the union of platform and platform release date if you have a platform specified. Like I said above, it’s a pretty niche edge case, but it does give users incorrect data in this circumstance.