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Request: Siliconera[edit]

It is a commonly used site for reviews, especially of Japanese games, and is listed as a reliable source on WP:VG/S. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 16:00, 5 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I too concur with this request. Captain Galaxy 03:57, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Request: Strana Igr (Russia) and Level (Czech)[edit]

Since this is indeed the English Wiki, it makes sense that there's only a few non-English sources in the template. But a few more prominent ones wouldn't hurt, so I am requesting these two. Both are print magazines, they're already listed as reliable on WP:VG/S, and they have an extensive history (February 1996 for Strana Igr and January 1995 for Level). Thank! Xanarki (talk) 01:49, 18 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Just realized it's been about six months since this request. Can anyone help me out? Also, an entry for Personal Computer World would be nice too (a very long-running magazine that I recently discovered, lots of years of content there). Xanarki (talk) 02:23, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Personally, I find it difficult to believe that either of those are going to be regularly used on the English Wikipedia. 6 months of silence probably backs that. Can't you just add them on the custom field instead? Sergecross73 msg me 13:58, 2 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Unfortunately, when using the custom field, it automatically places the custom ref at the very bottom, regardless of where the line is physically inserted..thus the refs aren't in alphabetical order. Unless there's a way around that? Xanarki (talk) 15:34, 3 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Consoles +[edit]

Consoles + is unlinked, but there is a French and an Italian article. Since it is a French magazine, I suggest that we add an interlanguage link to the French article like this: Consoles + [fr]. Sjö (talk) 07:27, 29 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Super power[edit]

Can someone please add Super Power, thanks. https://www.abandonware-magazines.org/affiche_mag.php?mag=20&num=2565&album=oui Oz346 (talk) 11:10, 29 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Dark mode inversion[edit]

This edit request to Module:Video game reviews and Module:Video game reviews/data has been answered. Set the |answered= or |ans= parameter to no to reactivate your request.

Implement changes in Module:Video game reviews/sandbox and Module:Video game reviews/data/sandbox, which inverts the color scheme to support dark mode. Snowmanonahoe (talk · contribs · typos) 23:09, 30 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done Reopen the request if there are any issues :) SWinxy (talk) 18:19, 1 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Early home computers[edit]

I quickly browsed talk archives but couldn't find anything relevant (please link if discussed already)...

I stumbled upon the Ghostbusters (1984 video game) page which led me to Module:Video game reviews/data.

For some unfathomable reason it seems the support for 80s home computer reviews is very sparse. I could add "C64" for Commodore 64 reviews, but there is neither support for Apple II nor "SMS" (which I presume refers to Sega Master System).

There's an absolute TRUCKLOAD of 8-bit systems not supported by your module.

Is there a reason for this? Before I attempt to Template:Video_game_reviews#How_to_add_a_new_platform, could it be that computer games are meant to use a different template than video game reviews - at least, that's about the only reason I can come up with? CapnZapp (talk) 10:12, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a reason for this? No one has asked for it thus far is the primary reason. Template editors can't necessarily be exhaustive or knowledgable on every possible system, and it's been added to as people request. -- ferret (talk) 14:29, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I just found it hard to believe nobody has thought of using this template for MSX or Apple II reviews, or Atari 400/800 reviews, or TI or Colecovision reviews... so you're saying this is the only review template to use for early game reviews? Is the template perhaps a brand new initiative? Cheers CapnZapp (talk) 20:46, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The template has been in use for more than 16 years (see also the aforementioned talk archives). I suspect most editors who have used the template for those platforms simply opted for the single-platform layout instead (as most articles do), or perhaps simply for the |PC= parameter (as Ghostbusters currently does). – Rhain ☔ (he/him) 22:14, 19 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]