Form:Game
This is the "Game" form, used to create or edit pages about games.
To begin, please enter the page name below. This will usually be the same as the title of the game, for example, Lost Pig. You will then be taken to a form either to edit that page (if it already exists) or to create that page (if it does not exist).
Do different versions of a game need separate wiki pages?
| Scenario | Separate wiki page? | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Same game by the same author in the same authoring system, released on multiple computer systems | No | Use the same wiki page, adding multiple releases within the form. |
| Competition and post-competition releases of the same game (same author, same authoring system) | No | Use the same wiki page, adding multiple releases within the form. |
| Introduction version and complete version of the same IntroComp game (same author, same authoring system) | No | Use the same wiki page, adding multiple releases within the form. In the "Game publication date" field, enter the date when the complete version was first published. (Note: "Game publication date" is at the bottom of the Versions section of the form, separate from the publication dates for individual releases.) |
| Port to a different authoring system | Yes*
(*Possible exception: If the author did the porting, and the authoring systems were closely related, e.g. Inform 6 and Inform 7, please discuss.) |
Create a separate wiki page, for example, "Cloak of Darkness (Inform 6 port)". For ports of the game Adventure, the page name should be the game title followed by the port's Adventure Family Tree abbreviation in parentheses, for example, "Adventure: The Interactive Original (NELS0350)". Within the form, use the cross-reference "Port of". |
| Translation by anybody | Yes |
Create a separate wiki page, for example, "Le butin du Capitaine Verdeterre". If both the original game and the translated game have the same title, disambiguation text can be added to the page name of the translation, for example, "War Mage (English translation)". For translations of the game Adventure, the page name should be the game title followed by the relevant Adventure Family Tree abbreviation in parentheses, for example, "Aventura: La Original Interactiva (DIAZ0350)". Within the form, use the cross-reference "Translation of". |
| New game of same name that's not trying to give the same experience as the original | Yes |
Create a separate wiki page. See page name guidance for disambiguation advice. Within the form, use the appropriate cross-reference (for example, "Spoof of"). |
Some older wiki pages have ports and translations listed as releases on the same wiki page. Ideally these will be separated out into their own pages--please help!
Advice on page names (for games with identical titles, no title, etc.)
| Scenario | What to do |
|---|---|
| The page is for one of the many ports or translations of the game Adventure. | The page name should be the game title followed by the relevant Adventure Family Tree abbreviation in parentheses, for example, "Aventura: La Original Interactiva (DIAZ0350)". |
| Two different games have identical titles, and the games are equally well known (or equally unknown). | Append "(by Surname)" to both page names, for example, "Three Doors (by Berman)" and "Three Doors (by Løvborg)". |
| Two different games have identical titles, and only one game is well known. | Append "(by Surname)" only to the page name of the less-known game. |
| The game title is identical to the name of a non-game wiki page. | Append "(game)" to the name of the game page, for example, "Darkness (game)". |
| The game has no title. | Use "Untitled (filename)" as the page name, for example, "Untitled (onion2.gam)". |
| A game has multiple titles, or the title changed. | Use the main or latest version of the title as the page name, and the other titles in the Other title field on the form.
This will appear in the infobox as |
Other guidelines:
- Use the relevant language. If the game gives its title as "An einem Sonntagnachmittag", use that.
- Use the capitalisation style that the author used.
- Prefer the title stated within the game text over additional material such as graphics or feelies.