Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Knuckles' Chaotix

Knuckles' Chaotix

This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Wikipedia:Today's featured article/April 20, 2018 by Jimfbleak - talk to me? 14:23, 21 March 2018 (UTC)

Knuckles' Chaotix is a 1995 side-scrolling platform game developed and published by Sega for the 32X. A spin-off to the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, the game features Knuckles the Echidna and four other characters known as the Chaotix. While it features similar gameplay to prior entries, Knuckles' Chaotix introduces a partner system whereby the player is connected to another character via a tether. This tether behaves like a rubber band and must be handled appropriately to maneuver the characters through levels. Development began in 1994 as an internal prototype for the Sega Genesis, which featured Sonic and Tails. Development eventually transitioned to the 32X; Sonic and Tails were removed and replaced with Knuckles and four other characters. The game received mixed reviews from critics, who found the tethering physics cumbersome, although some appreciated it as an attempt by Sega to innovate in the series. (Full article...)

• Most recent similar article(s): The most recent similar article was Sonic Spinball on January 19.
• Main editors: TheJoebro64, TarkusAB
• Promoted: December 23, 2017
• Reasons for nomination: I'm nominating this because April 20 was the game's initial release date, and it's an obscure game not many people remember. Many Sonic fans find this game fascinating and frequently request that Sega re-release it.
• Support as nominator. JOEBRO64 00:47, 12 February 2018 (UTC)
• Support as co-writer. TarkusAB^talk 01:06, 12 February 2018 (UTC)
• We just had Dungeon Siege today; another video game. Praemonitus (talk) 21:50, 19 February 2018 (UTC)

• @Praemonitus: The above argument does not make any sense. This request is for April 20 (which would be sixty days after the Dungeon Siege appeared on the main page). In that time, there will be plenty of diverse topics to have appeared on the main page. Aoba47 (talk) 07:03, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

• @Aoba47: The original post above lists a different video game article for the most recent. Now granted my comment came after this was posted, but it still seems appropriate as a clarification. Praemonitus (talk) 15:44, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

• @Praemonitus: Thank you for the clarification! I misread your original post as arguing that this should not be put on the main page at all. I apologize for my confusion. Aoba47 (talk) 19:19, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

• Note: Freedom Planet is in the queue for March 17 and will be the most recent video game article before April. BegbertBiggs (talk) - de 12:47, 5 March 2018 (UTC)

• Support. One per month seems spaced out enough. There is a different article suggested for this date at WP:TFAP, but the date connection for that is more indirect, so I would consider this one more relevant. --RL0919 (talk) 15:40, 20 March 2018 (UTC)