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Add FM Towns Marty support #10

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Summary

Add support for identifying FM Towns Marty games.

Background

The FM Towns Marty (1993) was a CD-based Japanese console/computer hybrid by Fujitsu. It uses standard CDs with ISO 9660 filesystem.

Technical Details

  • Media type: Standard CD
  • Filesystem: Standard ISO 9660
  • Region: Japan-only release
  • Game library: ~400 titles

Proposed ID Method

  1. Use ISO9660 volume label for identification
  2. Detect FM Towns-specific boot files
  3. Use boot file CRC/hash for unique identification

Implementation Notes

  • Standard ISO9660 filesystem - can fully reuse existing parser
  • No unique system signature documented (detection may rely on file patterns)
  • May need database of known volume labels/boot files
  • Lower priority due to smaller game library and limited documentation

Compatibility

  • ✅ Readable by standard CD/DVD drives
  • Low implementation effort (standard ISO9660)
  • Detection reliability depends on file pattern matching

Challenges

  • Limited English documentation
  • No clear system signature (may need heuristic detection)
  • May overlap with general FM Towns computer discs

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