Wikipedia:WikiProject Games/Templates

This page documents templates related to games. Note that infobox templates shown below are examples, purely for demonstration purposes. Therefore some information has been omitted to reduce the size of the template transclusion on this page.

Project templates

=Project banner=

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{{tl\|WikiProject Games}} \|{{WikiProject Games\|category=no}} \|Tag the talk pages all WikiProject Games related articles and project subpages with this template. It will automatically add the page to :Category:WikiProject Games articles.

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|{{WikiProject Games|category=no}}

|Tag the talk pages all WikiProject Games related articles and project subpages with this template. It will automatically add the page to :Category:WikiProject Games articles.

=Welcome template=

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{{tl\|WWGame Welcome}} \|{{WWGame Welcome}} \|A welcome template that welcomes new users to our project. Add it to the talk pages of new users who have contributed to video-game related articles, using {{subst:WWGame Welcome}} --~~~~.

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|{{WWGame Welcome}}

|A welcome template that welcomes new users to our project. Add it to the talk pages of new users who have contributed to video-game related articles, using {{subst:WWGame Welcome}} --~~~~.

Article templates

=Infobox=

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{{tl\|Infobox game}} \|{{Infobox game \| name = Backgammon \| image = Backgammon lg.jpg \| caption = A backgammon set \| years = Approximately 5,000 years ago to present \| genre = Board game Race game Dice game \| players = 2 \| setup_time = 10–30 seconds \| playing_time = 5–60 minutes \| random_chance = Medium (dice rolling) \| skills = Strategy, tactics, counting, probability }} \|Infobox game should be used in all game articles where the infobox will ADD to the quality of the article. Do NOT add an infobox to an article simply for the sake of it. The infobox image used should be relevant to the game. Avoid images that include people unless absolutely needed. Make sure that the image used comply with the Wikipedia image use policy.
{{tl\|vgrelease}} \| {{vgrelease\|JP\|{{date}}\|NA\|{{date}}\|EU\|{{date}}\|AUS\|{{date}}\|PAL\|{{date}}}} \|Used for release dates, which creates superscript abbreviations. Other country codes are listed here.
{{tl\|vgy}} \| 2007 \|For dates in video-game related articles where the day-of-year is not known, the year should be linked to "YYYY in video gaming". The template creates this wikilink easily: {{vgy\|2007}} will automatically produce the year and create a link to the appropriate article.

=Video game requirements=

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{{tl\|Video game requirements}} \|{{Video game requirements \|useminandrec=yes \|platform1=Windows \|os1=Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista \|cpu1=Pentium 4 2.5 GHz (single core) \|cpu1rec=Intel Core 2 Duo Or AMD Athlon 64 X2 \|memory1=1 GB \|memory1rec=2 GB \|gpu1=DirectX 9.0c compliant card with 128 MB RAM (NVIDIA 6600/ATI X1300 or better, excluding ATI X1550), Must support Pixel Shader 3.0 \|gpu1rec=DirectX 9.0c compliant card with 512 MB RAM (NVIDIA 7900GT or better) or DirectX 10 compliant card (NVIDIA 8600 or better) \|sound1=100% DirectX 9.0c compliant card \|sound1rec=Sound Blaster X-Fi (Optimized for EAX ADVANCED HD 4.0/5.0 compatible cards) \|network1=Internet connection required for activation \|hdspace1=8 GB of free space }} \|Provides a table of requirements for a video game for a personal computer system if more space is needed than what is provided by the Infobox template.

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|{{Video game requirements

|useminandrec=yes

|platform1=Windows

|os1=Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista

|cpu1=Pentium 4 2.5 GHz (single core)

|cpu1rec=Intel Core 2 Duo Or AMD Athlon 64 X2

|memory1=1 GB

|memory1rec=2 GB

|gpu1=DirectX 9.0c compliant card with 128 MB RAM (NVIDIA 6600/ATI X1300 or better, excluding ATI X1550), Must support Pixel Shader 3.0

|gpu1rec=DirectX 9.0c compliant card with 512 MB RAM (NVIDIA 7900GT or better) or DirectX 10 compliant card (NVIDIA 8600 or better)

|sound1=100% DirectX 9.0c compliant card

|sound1rec=Sound Blaster X-Fi (Optimized for EAX ADVANCED HD 4.0/5.0 compatible cards)

|network1=Internet connection required for activation

|hdspace1=8 GB of free space

}}

|Provides a table of requirements for a video game for a personal computer system if more space is needed than what is provided by the Infobox template.

=Image tags=

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{{tl\|Non-free game cover}} \|{{Non-free game cover}}
{{tl\|Non-free computer icon}} \|{{Non-free computer icon}}
{{tl\|Non-free logo}} \|{{Non-free logo}}
{{tl\|Non-free game screenshot}} \|{{Non-free game screenshot}}

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|{{Non-free game cover}}

|{{Non-free computer icon}}

|{{Non-free logo}}

|{{Non-free game screenshot}}

=Cleanup=

What to type	What it produces
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{{tl\|Gameguide}} \| {{Gameguide\|date=January 2009}}
{{tlx\|In-universe\|subject {{=}} video game\|category {{=}} video game\|date {{=}} }} \| {{In-universe\|subject = video game}}
{{tl\|Copy to gaming wiki}} \| {{Copy to gaming wiki}}

{{Wikipedia:WikiProject Computer and video games/External link templates}}

=Stub types=

For a generic stub about computer and video games, use {{tl|videogame-stub}}. This will put the article into the Video game stubs category.

For a more specific stub by genre, use:

{{tl|action-videogame-stub}} (action or exercise computer/video game)
{{tl|adventure-videogame-stub}} (adventure or roleplaying computer/video game)
{{tl|anime-videogame-stub}}} (games based on anime and/or manga properties)
{{tl|arcade-stub}} (arcade game)
{{tl|edu-videogame-stub}} (educational game)
{{tl|fighting-videogame-stub}} (fighting game)
{{tl|music-videogame-stub}} (music game)
{{tl|platform-videogame-stub}} (platforming game)
{{tl|puzzle-videogame-stub}} (puzzle game)
{{tl|racing-videogame-stub}} (racing game)
{{tl|rpg-videogame-stub}} (role playing game)
{{tl|shooter-videogame-stub}} (2D or 3D shooter computer/video game)
{{tl|simulation-videogame-stub}} (simulation computer/video game)
{{tl|sports-videogame-stub}} (sports computer/video game)
{{tl|strategy-videogame-stub}} (strategy or puzzle computer/video game)

Or for stubs by company, use:

{{tl|Capcom-stub}}
{{tl|ElectronicArts-stub}}
{{tl|idSoftware-stub}}
{{tl|Konami-stub}}
{{tl|NamcoBandai-stub}}
{{tl|Nintendo-stub}}
{{tl|Sega-stub}}
{{tl|SquareEnix-stub}}
{{tl|BethesdaSoftworks-stub}}
{{tl|Xbox-stub}}

Other stub types include:

{{tl|videogame-company-stub}} (computer/video game corporation or company)
{{tl|videogame-culture-stub}} (computer/video game culture)
{{tl|videogame-bio-stub}} (computer/video game designer or specialist)
{{tl|videogame-musician-stub}} (computer/video game musician)
{{tl|videogame-char-stub}} (computer/video game character)
{{tl|videogame-fict-stub}} (computer/video game fictional element)
{{tl|videogame-website-stub}} (computer/video game website)
{{tl|videogame-hardware-stub}} (computer/video game hardware element, such as an arcade board or a gamepad)
{{tl|videogame-software-stub}} (computer/video game software element, such as a 3d engine or a gameplay editor)

Our daughter projects have also created the {{tl|Pokémon-stub}} (Pokémon), {{tl|FinalFantasy-stub}}, and {{tl|Warcraft-stub}} templates. These will also put articles into the corresponding stub categories.

Templates