Talk:Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap

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BetacommandBot (talk) 04:55, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

It is widely considered among the best games produced for the Sega Master System[citation needed]
You can cite me! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Konangrit (talk • contribs) 00:27, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Video Links
Why are some video links removed whilst others not...

I.E.


 * Wonder Boy III Retro Corner - XLEAGUE.TV/ScrewAttack's video feature on the title.

Surely they fall under WP:MAYBE

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Guru Larry (talk • contribs) 17:07, 22 September 2008


 * That the URL for that clip includes "Guru Larry" indicates that there is a potential conflict of interest, and also that the material is self-published. In such cases, the link in question is normally brought to the talk page to discuss first. Chris Cunningham (not at work) - talk 17:13, 22 September 2008 (UTC)


 * Take a look at WP:EL. Also see WP:NOT and WP:COI. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 18:01, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

Regarding the recent changes
The recent changes are not improving the article any. The plot is too short IMO to be in its own section, and all the information has been changed around, resulting in virtually none of the material matching what is in the sources given. Also, the length of the lead was appropriate for its article length, and now it's only one paragraph. I have reverted them back until they can be discussed at further length. –MuZemike 15:40, 2 December 2011 (UTC)

Lead
The article's lead is supposed to virtually the same information that the content outside the lead has; that is what a lead does, i.e. it's not supposed to introduce brand new stuff into the article.

If the problem is that some text is repeated within the article (which shouldn't be a problem as far as I can see), then would everyone be happy if I rephrased what was in the 2nd paragraph and place it back in there? --MuZemike 12:35, 19 January 2012 (UTC)

I'm not fully sure an Overview paragraph is the correct approach to the describe a video game in a nutshell. Gameplay paragraphs you see are designed to explained the mechanics, principles, aspects and features of a video game. Plot or Storyline or whatever you may want to call it, doesn't matter that much to me. You may wish to retitle Overview to Summary for example, since the top sentence counts more as an overview to shortly brief and define the game title itself. If you have any other troubles, seek some help from the help desk. Deltasim (talk) 13:01, 19 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Those two could also be combined into a single "Overview" section, as single-paragraph sections are generally not a great idea; that said, I find it hard to not have a separate section on the game's development and release, as it wouldn't necessarily fit in the much larger "Reception" section. In any case, the game's plot, gameplay overview, and reception still needs to be summarized (in some form) in the lead, which that is currently lacking. --MuZemike 00:10, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

Merger proposal
I propose that Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap be merged into Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap. I think that the content in the remake article can easily be explained in the context of the original one. I believe it should be done in the same way that Final Fantasy (video game) did, with a dedicated section to the remakes and re-releases. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2607:fea8:bd60:679:ec09:6413:1eba:b7f1 (talk) 22:58, 21 July 2017 (UTC)


 * Agree: I did the merge, the only thing needed is to redirect this to the new one — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gufeva (talk • contribs) 12:52, 22 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Note - That merge was undone here. --MuZemike 19:05, 23 June 2022 (UTC)

I think the IP's proposal has the articles switched around; that is, the smaller article Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap should be merged into the larger original article Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap. I'm not opposed to such a merge, as the development and reception can easily be included into the original game article and make for a more complete article. However, I won't lose much sleep if the remake article isn't merged, though, as there is plenty of development information about the remake. --MuZemike 18:59, 23 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Oppose This remake is different to the original in some areas, has development info, and quite a lot coverage on its own. What you proposed is usually done for remasters with little changes, but this looks like a slam dunk oppose situation to me. Jovanmilic97 (talk) 09:25, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Oppose I understand merging remaster to the article for the original game, but a remake is a remake and a separate video game. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 09:47, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Oppose per the rationales provided by Jovanmilic97 and Zxcvbnm. Haleth (talk) 05:37, 8 July 2022 (UTC)

Oppose: There's enough information and media coverage to justify an own article.-- Maxeto0910 (talk) 15:04, 16 July 2022 (UTC)