2 files changed, 23 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/common/advancedDetector.cpp b/common/advancedDetector.cpp
index 7d7cadbade..6b4d3f685e 100644
--- a/common/advancedDetector.cpp
+++ b/common/advancedDetector.cpp
@@ -100,25 +100,31 @@ static void upgradeTargetIfNecessary(const Common::ADParams &params) {
 
 GameDescriptor findGameID(
 	const char *gameid,
-	const Common::ADParams &params
+	const PlainGameDescriptor *list,
+	const Common::ADObsoleteGameID *obsoleteList
 	) {
-	const PlainGameDescriptor *g = params.list;
-	while (g->gameid) {
-		if (0 == scumm_stricmp(gameid, g->gameid))
-			return GameDescriptor(*g);
-		g++;
-	}
-
-	if (params.obsoleteList != 0) {
-		const Common::ADObsoleteGameID *o = params.obsoleteList;
+	// First search the list of supported game IDs for a match.
+	const PlainGameDescriptor *g = findPlainGameDescriptor(gameid, list);
+	if (g)
+		return GameDescriptor(*g);
+
+	// If we didn't find the gameid in the main list, check if it
+	// is an obsolete game id.
+	if (obsoleteList != 0) {
+		const Common::ADObsoleteGameID *o = obsoleteList;
 		while (o->from) {
 			if (0 == scumm_stricmp(gameid, o->from)) {
-				return GameDescriptor(gameid, "Obsolete game ID");
+				g = findPlainGameDescriptor(o->to, list);
+				if (g && g->description)
+					return GameDescriptor(gameid, "Obsolete game ID (" + Common::String(g->description) + ")");
+				else
+					return GameDescriptor(gameid, "Obsolete game ID");
 			}
 			o++;
 		}
 	}
 
+	// No match found
 	return GameDescriptor();
 }
 
diff --git a/common/advancedDetector.h b/common/advancedDetector.h
index 2031f001a9..5066ba71e9 100644
--- a/common/advancedDetector.h
+++ b/common/advancedDetector.h
@@ -224,7 +224,11 @@ GameList gameIDList(const Common::ADParams &params);
  * 'gameid' in there. If a match is found, returns a  GameDescriptor
  * with gameid and description set.
  */
-GameDescriptor findGameID(const char *gameid, const Common::ADParams &params);
+GameDescriptor findGameID(
+	const char *gameid,
+	const PlainGameDescriptor *list,
+	const Common::ADObsoleteGameID *obsoleteList = 0
+	);
 
 // FIXME/TODO: Rename this function to something more sensible.
 GameList detectAllGames(const FSList &fslist, const Common::ADParams &params);
@@ -253,7 +257,7 @@ PluginError detectGameForEngineCreation(const Common::ADParams &params);
 		return Common::AdvancedDetector::gameIDList(params); \
 	} \
 	GameDescriptor Engine_##engine##_findGameID(const char *gameid) { \
-		return Common::AdvancedDetector::findGameID(gameid, params); \
+		return Common::AdvancedDetector::findGameID(gameid, params.list, params.obsoleteList); \
 	} \
 	GameList Engine_##engine##_detectGames(const FSList &fslist) { \
 		return Common::AdvancedDetector::detectAllGames(fslist, params); \