User:Shaddim/todo

Other stuff
http://www.vg247.com/2013/06/19/the-witcher-2-considerably-large-update-inbound-within-the-next-couple-of-weeks/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Video_games/Sources

A Google Custom Search engine is available at http://www.google.com/cse/home?cx=003516479746865699832:leawcwkqifq

http://legendsoflocalization.com/these-fan-translations-became-official-translations/

http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/04/feature_how_a_team_of_dedicated_fans_is_fixing_super_smash_bros_brawl

http://www.vg247.com/2013/06/19/the-witcher-2-considerably-large-update-inbound-within-the-next-couple-of-weeks/

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-09-26-fans-rework-homeworld-2-system-shock-and-thief-2

http://stats.grok.se/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Web_statistics_tool

hastemplate:"Infobox software" insource: "Public-domain"

video game preservation
http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1022240/Saving-Game-History-Forever-Or http://www.museumofplay.org/press/releases/2016/12/3066-interplay-entertainment-founder-donates-collection-strong-museum http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/video-game-preservation-movement-1.3937421 https://slis.simmons.edu/blogs/unbound/2016/02/10/preserving-hacked-video-game-art-piece-super-mario-clouds/ https://books.google.de/books?id=ZTOkAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA4&lpg=PA4&dq=List+of+commercial+video+games+with+source+code&source=bl&ots=DN4RjHDUBQ&sig=tuYH5x6_uD-FfPrUS-uaCBczaZk&hl=de&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjIrvKF8-nSAhXBvRQKHQSqCLY4FBDoAQgoMAM#v=onepage&q=List%20of%20commercial%20video%20games%20with%20source%20code&f=false http://www.polygon.com/2017/2/27/14752708/inside-the-video-game-history-foundation https://www.researchgate.net/publication/234114892_Keeping_the_Game_Alive_Evaluating_Strategies_for_the_Preservation_of_Console_Video_Games https://web.stanford.edu/group/htgg/cgi-bin/drupal/?q=node/1211 http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-01-26-the-case-of-the-disappearing-video-games http://www.salon.com/2003/07/30/software_archaeology/ https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170316/10373036933/industry-hated-game-emulators-save-two-video-games-posterity.shtml

http://www.nexoncomputermuseum.org/english/?mcode=0601 http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-04-19-when-the-developers-of-dwarf-fortress-die-a-museum-gets-the-game

source code lost https://arstechnica.com/features/2017/08/night-traps-weird-path-from-congressional-crosshairs-to-2017-remastered-edition/ https://mspoweruser.com/looks-like-microsoft-might-lost-source-code-office-component/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner_(1997_video_game)

copyright / digital right
https://copyrightandtechnology.com/2016/12/21/what-does-ownership-mean-in-the-digital-age/

https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/blog/2017/08/how-many-noted-the-implications-of-the-european-court-of-justice-ruling-on-internet-copyright-three-years-ago/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D623rBiAVX0

problematic deletions

 * Red Eclipse
 * Experimental Gameplay Project
 * Gaming on Linux
 * Home computer remake
 * Uniball
 * Gamehippo
 * The Digital Antiquarian
 * FreedroidRPG
 * Hedgewars
 * OMG! Ubuntu!

Flare http://www.pcgamer.com/flare-a-free-open-source-rpg-with-tons-of-potential/

TODO

 * Cross-platform weak article.-...
 * Fan made remake/restoration/coninuation ? differentiation of concepts is a problem
 * Remaster -> fan made remasters are missing, Fallout restoration etc
 * Fangame -> weak article
 * Video game remake -> weak and underfocus on hobbyist activity
 * Video game continuation -> TA2, Fallout 2 restoration? after protocol, and other source code releases? resurrection projects of shutdown servers?

Robocode
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robocode&oldid=637979357 I would like to restore this page, as it is quite popular (https://sourceforge.net/projects/robocode/files/stats/timeline?dates=2000-05-12+to+2017-05-18 1 million downloads) and I believe notable. Someone want to help me finding more good reliable secondary sources ? Shaddim (talk) 00:28, 18 May 2017 (UTC)
 * "Researchers presented RoboCode as a "problem-based learning" substrate for teaching programming. "
 * https://archive.org/details/PC-Games-Hardware-German-Magazine-2002-08?q=%22robocode%22+game
 * https://archive.org/stream/Computer_Gaming_World_Issue_248#page/n111/mode/2up/search/%22Robocode%22
 * https://archive.org/stream/ECAL2015/ECAL%202015#page/n379/mode/2up/search/%22robocode%22

Linux Game tome
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Linux_Game_Tome&oldid=745063278 Maybe revivable with more sources...
 * https://archive.org/stream/computer-power-user-magazine-v4i7/CPU_0407#page/n79/mode/2up/search/%22linux+game+tome%22

Neverball / neverputt
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Neverball&oldid=623005433 revivable?
 * http://www.computerbild.de/download/Neverball-Portable-7319628.html
 * hotpick of Linux format https://archive.org/stream/Linux_Format_120_July_2009/#page/n71/mode/2up/search/hotgames page 73
 * http://techgage.com/article/top_10_free_linux_games/4
 * http://toucharcade.com/2008/07/08/neverball-a-free-alternative-to-super-monkey-ball/
 * http://www.gry-online.pl/S048.asp?NUMER=561
 * https://archive.org/stream/tux-magazine-issue-10/tux010#page/n53/mode/2up/search/%22neverball%22+

infobox video games
I try to start a discussion to add (re-add?) fields from the general software infobox which would also (or especially) FOSS games, e.g. license and more differentiated release model. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Infobox_video_game
 * It seems the general software infobox is better suited for our needs.

ardentryst
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ardentryst&action=edit&redlink=1 revivable? hotpick linuxformat https://archive.org/stream/Linux_Format_120_July_2009/#page/n71/mode/2up/search/hotgames page 73

Red eclipse
I'm still think red eclipse should be revived... some more material for that.
 * http://deletionpedia.org/en/Red_Eclipse
 * https://red-eclipse.softonic.com/ downloads
 * http://www.computerbild.de/download/Red-Eclipse-7140219.html
 * http://www.macworld.co.uk/download/games/red-eclipse-156-3249846/ review
 * https://sourceforge.net/projects/redeclipse/files/stats/timeline?dates=2000-05-18+to+2017-05-24 600,000 downlods via sourcforge alone
 * https://archive.org/stream/Linux_Format_145_June_2011/#page/n27/mode/2up/search/red+eclipse 8/10 review
 * https://archive.org/stream/thinkdigit-magazine-2009-08/200908#page/n5/mode/2up/search/%22bloodfrontier%22 cover disk inclusion

Freeorion
FreeOrion was created and deleted already multiple times (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/FreeOrion), yet, I think with at least 700,000 downloads and broad recpetion it should have an article.
 * https://sourceforge.net/projects/freeorion/files/stats/timeline?dates=2000-05-21+to+2017-05-27 700,000 download
 * http://www.chip.de/downloads/FreeOrion_23384077.html 70,000 downloads
 * https://en.softonic.com/author/freeorion 15,000 downloads
 * http://www.computerbild.de/download/FreeOrion-423351.html 17,000 downloads
 * https://www.heise.de/download/product/free-orion-66724 2000 downloads
 * http://www.spacesector.com/blog/2009/07/freeorion-a-free-open-source-4x-space-strategy-game/ review
 * https://www.welt.de/spiele/article140598796/Diese-Spiele-Klassiker-haben-Fans-zum-Leben-erweckt.html welt.de number 32 -> usable for more games / fan remakes
 * https://www.welt.de/spiele/gallery146162734/Diese-Weltraum-Spiele-sind-kostenlos.html
 * https://web.archive.org/web/20071112070922/http://en.wikipedia.org:80/wiki/FreeOrion
 * https://magazine.odroid.com/wp-content/uploads/ODROID-Magazine-201511.pdf glshim port of freeorion
 * http://www.downloadfreemacgames.com/game/free-orion
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/FreeOrion_(3rd_nomination)
 * http://www.freeorion.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2576 (archive, sources)
 * http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/how-fans-are-keeping-great-old-games-alive-644801
 * https://fedoramagazine.org/install-freeorion-fedora/ fedora magazine
 * http://web.archive.org/web/20080530063851/http://sysadminonline.ru:80/42-best-games-for-linux-strategy/
 * http://www.pcworld.pl/ftp/freeorion-mac.html polish pcworld review
 * http://softwaresanta.com/sssmf/index.php?topic=1910.0 softwaresnata pick (?)
 * http://www.freewaregenius.com/an-overview-of-free-turn-based-strategy-and-war-games/
 * https://archive.org/details/LinuxRocksCesLasS20e02 las review
 * http://downloads.informer.com/freeorion/awards/ awards...
 * http://www.freeorion.org/index.php/Media_coverage
 * http://dl.fullcirclemagazine.org/issue14_en.pdf Full Circle (magazine) Issue #14 - June 2008 by Andrew Min page 34 "Top 5 space games - freeorion"

Ultimate stunts

 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ultimate_Stunts&oldid=136932601
 * https://sourceforge.net/projects/ultimatestunts/files/stats/timeline?dates=2000-05-22+to+2017-05-28 540,000 downlaods
 * https://archive.org/stream/Linux_Format_101_January_2008#page/n75/mode/2up linux format hotpick

Exult
reliable refs:
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Exult&oldid=644855421
 * http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/ultima/ultima8.htm
 * https://www.pelit.fi/artikkelit/ultima-v-lazarus-pc/
 * https://www.kotaku.com.au/2008/01/ultima_vi_remade_in_dungeon_siege/ "the best known fan-made Ultima project is Exult."
 * http://www.gamestar.de/artikel/hall-of-fame-ultima-7-das-beste-rollenspiel-aller-zeiten,3004525.html "good alternative is exult"
 * http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/129994/the_history_of_computer_.php?print=1 "Thankfully, gamers can play Ultima VII using Exult, a GPL-licensed program that attempts to recreate the game on modern operating systems."
 * https://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2007/01/22/games_that_should_be_remastered/3 "only working port"
 * http://exult.sourceforge.net/letters.php "Just so that you know. On a personal level I am very excited to see you doing this. Its tough to see games fade out, when the computers or operating systems required to play them go away. - Richard Lord British Garriott"
 * https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/03/01/a-brief-history-of-modern-retro/

Location maps
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map