MarioWiki:Proposals/Archive/50

Template for computer games

Template:ProposalOutcome A decent amount of articles on Flash web games have been written, thanks to the previous proposal, and there are more to come. Now they need their own template. Seeing as how neither do other computer games ("Mario's Fun Preschool", "Mario's FUNdamentals" etc.) have an assigned template, I think herding them all together into one single template is the best solution -- see this mock-up on my sandbox page. Computer games have long yearned a template of their own.

There are five ways this could go:

1. Look up to the mock-up: we respect the layout and content of the mock-up. Those Flash games were intended to be played on computer browsers, after all. I support this.
2. Split the Flash games from other computer games: we make two separate templates for both. This would be a waste of memory in my opinion...
3. Computer games no, Flash games yes: organising computer games into one template might be awkward due to so many ports, so this can be grounds for not creating them a template. We create one for Flash games, though. This is my secondary option.
4. Flash games no, computer games yes: this option here is a no go for me. At least the Flash games are on a league of their own and need a nav template.
5. Do nothing, or just add the Flash games to the Mario Games template: what it says on the tin.

Also, if you vote, please let me also know if you think Flash games should be listed with their complete names (e.g.: Diddy Kong Racing DS -- Timber's Balloon Pop) or just their essential title (e.g.: Timber's Balloon Pop). I personally find the latter option less confusing.

Proposer: Super Radio (talk)
Deadline: December 22, 2017, 23:59 GMT

Option 1

1. Super Radio (talk) per proposal.
2. Toadette the Achiever (talk) Flash and PC games fall into the same category IMO, so per Super Radio.
3. LuigiMaster123 (talk) Per Radio and Toadette. As for the title used, I think the essential title should be used as it would make the template less crowded and confusing.
4. YoshiFlutterJump (talk) Per all. Also, I think only essential titles should be used, with the full title stated in the article.
5. Jazama (talk) Per all.
6. TheFlameChomp (talk) Per proposal.
7. Yoshi the SSM (talk) Per all.
8. BBQ Turtle (talk) Per all, this seems like a useful template.
9. Wildgoosespeeder (talk) I like the mock-up generally, but I feel that browser games should be titled Flash instead, unless there exists like a Microsoft Silverlight, HTML5, or Java game for some examples.

Option 3

1. Super Radio (talk) also good.

Option 4

1. Astro-Lanceur (talk)makes scence. Super Radio!

Comments

Out of curiosity, are all of the browser games run with flash? Hello, I'm Time Turner. 20:06, 15 December 2017 (EST)

Yes, at least the ones in the Nintendo Arcade. (This thing, though, which I don't even know if it's official, which is official, looks like isn't powered by Flash.) I called them browser games just in case. -- -- KOOPA CON CARNE 03:46, 16 December 2017 (EST)

@Wildgoosespeeder: Donkey Kong Country: Barrel Maze (see my comment above for details) is a browser game and definitely not made in Flash. -- -- KOOPA CON CARNE 14:34, 17 December 2017 (EST)