Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Backwards long jump glitch


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The result was redirect to List of video games notable for speedrunning. (non-admin closure) — UY Scuti Talk  18:17, 6 August 2016 (UTC)

Backwards long jump glitch

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Article topic lacks significant coverage from reliable, independent sources. (?) It had no meaningful hits in a video game reliable sources custom Google search. A redirect to List of Super Mario speedrunning records could suffice but was reverted. czar 06:57, 30 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Video games-related deletion discussions.  czar  06:57, 30 July 2016 (UTC)


 * Let's quickly look through what there is: Wired was kind enough to link us to a tutorial of how the technique works. That could be useful. Houston Press adds that a player named Xiah figured out how to use the glitch to beat the game without any stars. The line "tap A to make Mario repeatedly jump upon landing. Done right, this allows Mario to pass through walls" is a neat in-text description of the backwards long jump, btw. Lastly, geek, a source not currently used in the article, is sadly more of a minor mention. I feel like in reliable sources, there's just too little to go on. Perhaps a Wiktionary definition would be more use. Currently, the article is using some community-driven websites like sm64.com and TASVideo. Though it's great that these people are working so hard to learn everything there is to know about Super Mario 64, they're all primary sources at best. To see if a topic is notable, we need to see secondary sources talking about them in depth, whether it's in the form of news articles or whole books on the topic. Huh, I would love to read such a book.. Ahem, anyway, I'm afraid this article itself should be redirected to the Mario speedrunning page. ~ Mable ( chat ) 07:36, 30 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Redirect - No independent notability outside of the redirect target (the game itself). There's not much more than a sentence or two worth of info when you remove the trivial and poorly sourced content. Better as a mention in the redirect target. Sergecross73   msg me  13:09, 30 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Another possibility is a redirect to List of video games notable for speedrunning where the glitch is mentioned.--174.91.187.80 (talk) 00:21, 31 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Oh, yeah, looks like I didn't read the whole nomination, which also suggested that. Yes, that would be a better redirect target. Sergecross73   msg me  02:09, 31 July 2016 (UTC)


 * Redirect to List of video games notable for speedrunning - The only two usable refs are already used over there where BLJ is mentioned. ☺ ·  Salvidrim!   ·  &#9993;  06:17, 31 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Redirect. A technique used in speedrunning without several, in-depth sources isn't notable for its own article. soetermans . ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 09:03, 31 July 2016 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.