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Retro video games
Hi there! If you want more articles to work on like you did with TigerShark, I have started many stub articles in similar condition as how you found it! If you would like recommendations I would be happy to give you some. Any particular publishing era or genre, or...? BOZ (talk) 11:21, 15 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Hello! It's nice to see a fellow user on here! Basically my current approach is accessing the Internet Archive and National Library of Australia to access lost and unrecorded reviews of the Australian publication PC PowerPlay, and archiving the reviews and scores chronologically through the issues from its first available issues in 1996. That said, I'm always happy to help out in other ways too, and have found I've fleshed out a few pages using many other sources online. If you have started working on stubs particularly from PC games in the mid to late 90s, I'll most certainly be able to cross-reference and flesh them out with the magazines I'm working with. If there's anything else I can do to help, let me know too! Thanks :) Vrxces (talk) 11:45, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
 * OK sounds good, I will get you a short list of those in the most need of improvement, and you can pick and choose which ones you want to work on. :) BOZ (talk) 14:20, 15 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I started the majority of my video game work on Next Generation magazine, adding articles for games that were missing (which is how you found TigerShark and apparently also NBA Full Court Press last month), and adding reviews to articles which already existed. the first 12 issues were published in 1995, so I'm not sure if that is too early for you. For the first issue for example, I created John Madden Football (1994 video game), PaTaank, PGA Tour Golf 486, Battlecorps, and The Masked Rider: Kamen Rider ZO. Or should I jump ahead a bit and see what else there is?  I started even more than that for the second issue, and you can see that of those Burning Soldier and Doctor Hauzer have both been built up very nicely already.  :) BOZ (talk) 15:26, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

Hello. I notice in the PC PowerPlay See Also section, that there was a sister magazine Hyper (magazine). This may be of interest to you. All the best, MrsSnoozyTurtle 08:35, 29 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Hello! Thank you! I'm encountering a lot of Hyper reviews when I am creating articles or furnishing out review sections. Whilst my method doesn't really lend itself to trawling through the physical copies like I'm doing at the library with PC Powerplay, I am relying a lot on the Internet Archive to find other sources, and Hyper reviews turn up in a lot of what I'm doing. If there's anything I can do to help with your online projects, let me know! Vrxces (talk) 08:21, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

Doubts on Good Article readiness of Art Data Interactive
I noticed that you nominated this article for GA status. However, it seems like it is mostly about the projects the company worked on, not the actual company. Notability is not inherited, so putting a bunch of games together does not mean the creators of said games is notable. I would consider a WP:SPLIT to Doom (1995 video game) for most of the information stated here or moving it back to List of Doom ports. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 12:39, 16 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your response and recommendations on the article. I'm a fairly new user so it's difficult to tell the distinction between a B and GA and notability rules, and appreciate your help in getting a feel for it. Vrxces (talk) 04:55, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

DYK
I nominated an article that you started for Did you know - Template:Did you know nominations/Rhino Rumble. SL93 (talk) 23:16, 2 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Thank you - that's very nice of you! I'm glad a few people have come across my recent efforts to fill the gaps of GBC games without articles. Vrxces (talk) 23:26, 2 November 2022 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. A DYK hook has just been approved. SL93 (talk) 00:25, 5 November 2022 (UTC)

Moirai
Hey I saw you made an article for Moirai. Congrats. I wanted to make that years ago. If you're interested you could try to contact the creator for images to use for free. I asked him and got permission but somehow it fell through on Commons. He could possibly say yes again. GamerPro64 05:05, 5 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the heads-up! He's quite accessible and a nice fellow who is aware of the page, so will put this on my to-do list. And thank you - I remember playing the game many years ago and was surprised no article existed - for an experimental indie game it got quite a lot of press. Vrxces (talk) 05:20, 5 November 2022 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thank you very much! As always, let me know if you have any ideas for thorough game articles I can assist in researching and developing. Vrxces (talk) 02:19, 6 November 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Rhino Rumble
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Have a barnstar

 * Thanks very much - appreciate it! Vrxces (talk) 11:26, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

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Small word on style
Hi Vrxces, I noticed your contributions to video game articles. Thank you for your edits. I see you're a fairly new (registered) editor and there are some minor errors you've made. I just went over Pocket Music. Let's take a look at the diff:


 * Genres, musical genres or video game genres, aren't written in capital letters
 * There's WP:OVERLINKing, if for instance Game Boy Color is linked in a paragraph, the next time it's mentioned you don't have to link to it. The overlinking comes back in the reception section
 * Titles, like video games, TV series or albums are written in italics, while songs and episodes are written with apostrophes
 * It's odd to write "of note"; if it wasn't notable we wouldn't include it in an article, right? It comes off as WP:EDITORIAL
 * I moved the bit in the 'legacy' section to development. Legacy is tricky, but mostly I just ask myself "what effect had this game on gaming in general?" So if another video game developer mentions it as inspiration or a RS considers it to be influential, that's legacy. That source code was leaked online isn't legacy in my eyes
 * We link to articles when it's necessary to do so, based upon the subject matter. In video game articles, we link to video game terms; for articles on linguistics, it makes sense to link to the word "the" for instance. To link to North America as a release region is unnecessary: we can assume the average reader generally knows what that is

Minor errors, nothing to worry about. Hope this help you in future editing. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Thanks, and happy editing. soetermans. ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 10:20, 30 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Hello! Thank you for your very thoughtful advice as a result of copyediting the page Pocket Music - I really appreciate the time you've spent providing guidance!
 * I agree with your advice - the key take-away for me is definitely that there are more conventional approaches to linking to other articles when drafting. That's a great reminder.
 * This page looks like it had a few revisions after creation, so some suggestions and the "of note" phrasing seems to have come out of nowhere. What a strange addition!
 * Thanks again - if you have any video game projects you're looking for assistance with - let me know! Vrxces (talk) 03:36, 1 December 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi Vrxces, you're very welcome and thank you for you work. Also my apologies, I should've checked to see if there were others who have edited it as well. I'm not contributing greatly as of late, mostly I'm just copyediting articles I come across. Thanks, and happy editing! soetermans . ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 21:12, 3 December 2022 (UTC)

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The Case of the Golden Idol
Great work expanding the article about The Case of the Golden Idol from the stub I wrote! - Mainly 14:34, 25 December 2022 (UTC)


 * Hello! You're very welcome. I finished the game last night and enjoyed it quite a lot. I've just added even further additions to the 'gameplay' section of the page, so hopefully its overarching structure should now be complete. I'm happy to continue assisting if there's anything I can do to help get the page to a higher quality standard. Let me know if there's any other pages you'd like help on fleshing out. Thanks! Vrxces (talk) 00:25, 26 December 2022 (UTC)

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 * Hi - thanks for flagging, fortunately this was not a mistake and the image was just in the process of being added, so I have reverted the edit. Appreciate it nonetheless! Vrxces (talk) 03:51, 26 December 2022 (UTC)

DYK for Pentapus
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A barnstar for you!

 * Thank you very much! I appreciate it. If you ever need assistance creating articles related to video games and digital media, I'm always happy to help. Vrxces (talk) 03:42, 5 February 2023 (UTC)

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 * Thanks for your help - I've replaced the GA template. This is my first attempt to go through the GA assessment review process, so thanks for your patience. It's clear I might need to review the guidelines and standards before revisiting assisting in that process; I hope that doesn't particularly undermine the quality of the review itself. Vrxces (talk) 23:47, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

Need Help
Hello Vrxces! I was wondering can you help create gameplay sections for the articles I created? Timur9008 (talk) 12:06, 20 May 2023 (UTC)


 * Of course! Happy to. Is there an easy way that I can see which pages you have created so I can check out what input is needed? Vrxces (talk) 13:12, 20 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes! Its on my user page. Timur9008 (talk) 13:19, 20 May 2023 (UTC)

Nomination of One Dreamer (video game) for deletion
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Mario Party DS
Hello. I was looking over your feedback and I noticed that one of your sentences (the last one in the gameplay section) appears to have been cut off. I'm pretty sure I know what you were referring to, but I just wanted to make sure. Thanks! ★ The Green Star Collector ★ (talk) 14:11, 12 July 2023 (UTC)


 * Thanks for working to improve the Mario Party DS article. Sorry about that! My point was just that other articles seem to remain high-level in the descriptions of minigames and avoid specific references, and it may be better to stick to the types of controls and gameplay used across minigames rather than in any specific one. Vrxces (talk) 00:06, 13 July 2023 (UTC)


 * I was considering resubmitting Mario Party DS for a good article nomination, but I figured it would make more sense if you looked it over again before an official submission. Would you mind doing so? ★ The Green Star Collector ★ (talk) 02:06, 22 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks - it looks like you've done a lot to the article since the review. The structured review section particularly stands out, as does the slightly more concise gameplay section. One minor aspect of feedback is that the Rare Oddities YouTube source is not likely to be viewed as a reliable source - I would look for review descriptions, a game manual or official website to find more reliable sources for description of the game. All the best for the renomination - it's probably a good idea to have a separate reviewer this time to get a second opinion on the article! ＶＲＸＣＥＳ (talk) 06:31, 23 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your help! I found an online manual from Nintendo of Europe and added a few more citations to the gameplay section. ★ The Green Star Collector ★ (talk) 15:24, 23 July 2023 (UTC)

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 * Thanks for the heads up! ＶＲＸＣＥＳ (talk) 09:25, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

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Source searching
site:arstechnica.com OR site:denofgeek.com OR site:easyallies.com OR site:gamesradar.com OR site:egmnow.com OR site:eurogamer.net OR site:gameinformer.com OR site:gamerevolution.com OR site:gamezone.com OR site:gematsu.com OR site:hardcoregamer.com OR site:kotaku.com OR site:gamespot.com -gamefaqs.gamespot.com -comicvine.gamespot.com

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site:pastemagazine.com OR site:complex.com OR site:rpgfan.com OR site:rpgamer.com OR site:rpgsite.net OR site:engadget.com OR site:techradar.com OR site:gamepro.de OR site:digitalspy.com OR site:digitaltrends.com OR site:redbull.com OR site:dailydot.com OR site:fanbyte.com OR site:retronauts.com

site:destructoid.com OR site:dualshockers.com OR site:cubed3.com OR site:gamerant.com OR site:thegamer.com OR site:themarysue.com OR site:screenrant.com

site:4gamer.net OR site:famitsu.com OR site:dengeki.com OR comptiq.com OR site:denfaminicogamer.jp OR impress.co.jp OR site:m-create.com

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 * Thank you! ＶＲＸＣＥＳ (talk) 07:12, 2 August 2023 (UTC)

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Hi, i appreciate that you need a citation for the claim regarding Steam, but such a thing is simply not citable in a way that complies with the rules, yet it is something that needs to be mentioned because it is a known fact that there are many users who have used the steam version, found problems, bought it again from GoG and had no such issues, despite the builds being the same. It is something I have personally seen for years, thanks to GamerZakhs’ community where this is mentioned over and over. The citation i provided is not to user reviews, but to discussion posts on the forum of the game. The game is also super old and doesn’t get any official support, so expecting an official source is a bit pointless: some common sense could be applied here imo. :) — CitroenLover (talk) 22:30, 11 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Thanks for flagging. Would you mind if I sought a second view from WP:VG on best practice in these cases? I have my own opposing views, but maybe it would be best to see what others think. ＶＲＸＣＥＳ (talk) 22:52, 11 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Sure thing, having additional viewpoints helps to make a more conducive outcome. — CitroenLover (talk) 07:24, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

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 * It's a coincidence that you happened to be checking for unreferenced image files when I was creating the article and setting up the template. The article now has an image. Thanks! ＶＲＸＣＥＳ (talk) 05:44, 28 September 2023 (UTC)

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Pokémon Crystal
I went ahead and did some tidying on it, and removed the Vietnamese version section (it feels very out of place and not much was said to indicate any legacy for the thing). All the refs should have an accessdate now too. I think it's good to go for GAN if you're up for that. Kung Fu Man (talk) 04:25, 26 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Cheers, really appreciate all your help in clearing up the article. I've come a long way in terms of editing so thanks for filling in the editing gaps on some of my older writing. I was hands off on the Crystal page following the protracted and messy demerge debate - it looks like the Vietnamese section was added interim and agree it's not a notable aspect of the game; perhaps it was once suggested to be merged with the Crystal article. I have a GAN up for The Elder Scrolls III: Tribunal but will progress Crystal as the next GAN I work on following that. Thanks again :) ＶＲＸＣＥＳ (talk) 05:26, 26 November 2023 (UTC)

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I fixed the article!
@Vrxces: Hey man! I understand why you declined Draft:Xotic (video game), so I followed the instructions you left in the comment to meet the general notability guidelines, so could you check it out again? Thanks! MKsLifeInANutshell (talk) 10:01, 21 December 2023 (UTC)


 * No worries, I amended the OXM reviews as the page cited them as the website of the publisher. The citations of the reviews in the magazine can be found in Metacritic. In future you might like to explore the {{ cite magazine template for this approach. Thanks! ＶＲＸＣＥＳ (talk) 22:13, 21 December 2023 (UTC)
 * @Vrxces: Hey again! I just created an article on the series of Kinect Sports games. Could you check it out for me? Draft:Kinect Sports MKsLifeInANutshell (talk) 14:44, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

Would you accept it if I removed it?
@Vrxces: Hey, would you accept Draft:Blazing Birds if i removed the Development section? Just a thought. MKsLifeInANutshell (talk) 04:44, 30 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Yep! The article is otherwise narrowly notable because it satisfies WP:THREE. Where did you get the information about the sales? ＶＲＸＣＥＳ (talk) 07:50, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
 * @Vrxces: I submitted it for review again. Would you check for me again? I also made this page: Draft:Fantastic Pets Could you check it out aswell? MKsLifeInANutshell (talk) 08:18, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Looks like I was beaten to the punch! ＶＲＸＣＥＳ (talk) 22:30, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Ha ha, nice one! MKsLifeInANutshell (talk) 07:05, 31 December 2023 (UTC)