Talk:Sonic Gems Collection

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February 26, 2018	Good article nominee	Listed
June 18, 2018	Featured article candidate	Not promoted

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Rumored Xbox version

Just so everyone knows, please don't add anything related to the allegedly cancelled Xbox version of the game. This has never been officially confirmed. (TheJoebro64 (talk) 15:52, 11 December 2016 (UTC))[reply]

GA Review

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Reviewer: TarkusAB (talk · contribs) 16:43, 24 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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The compilation was conceived by developer Sonic Team to introduce younger players to the Sonic franchise. - Wasn't it to introduce younger players to OLD GAMES in the Sonic franchise, not just the franchise as a whole?
- Good point. Done.
I don't think any staff should be listed in the infobox since the game is a compilation. If anyone, list the director and producer, not the designer. I don't know why Hirata is even credited for designing in the game credits, there is no game to design!
- Removed. I based this on the Rare Replay article, which lists only the designer.

Gameplay

Players can also unlock the two Vectorman games (1995 and 1996), which are run and gun platformers. The Japanese version also features the three Genesis Streets of Rage games (1991, 1992, and 1994) and Bonanza Bros. (1990). It should be mentioned that none of these games were developed by Sonic Team
- Done.

Development

to introduce young players to the Sonic franchise - See above
- Done.
they had limited involvement with the games included on the compilation -Be a little more clear and say that had limited involvement in the original development of the games included.
- Done.
Most of the games included are emulated, but some titles, such as Sonic the Fighters, are proper ports. Where in the interview does it say which are proper ports? I think Fighters is the ONLY port, and you can cite the in-game Sonic the Fighters credits in Gems Collection because there is a "console conversion" staff.
- Done. I've heard before that the version of Sonic CD in the game is a port, but I can't be too sure. As for where in the interview, I got it from Ogawa said that they weren't able to port it to the Saturn because it was difficult, but was able to on the GC/PS2.
The Sega Saturn games Nights into Dreams (1996) and Burning Rangers (1998) were also considered - Mention these are Sonic Team games
- Done.
AM2 assisted with porting Sonic the Fighters, and its appearance in the compilation marked its first proper release outside Japan. - It was not the first release outside Japan, I know a couple sources say it. It was, however, the first home console release, period. That should be mentioned.
- Done.
due to fears of a "T" rating from the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) - Those from Europe or other regions may not know what a "T" rating is. Maybe say "Teen" rating instead.
- I've changed it to due to fears of a "Teen" rating from

Reception

The GameCube version was later branded as a Player's Choice title in 2006. - Doesn't being branded a Player's Choice title mean you sold 1 million copies or something? Worth mentioning what this means.
- It just indicates the game sold well for the system. I've added this.
the other six were left out. - the other six Game Gear Sonic games were left out
- I've just added "games". It's already mentioned that they're Sonic games, so the first part is unnecessary.
get a T rating - see above
- Done.

Other

Verify the author of the Hardcore Gaming 101 blog entry, I think it's John Szczepaniak judging by the username SKETCZ.
- Looks like him. Searching his name on the site shows all of "sketcz"'s posts.
Archive links
- Done.

Nice article. TarkusAB^talk 20:33, 25 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@TarkusAB: Thanks for reviewing! Responded above. JOE BRO 64 23:11, 25 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Looks good my man. Pass. TarkusAB^talk 17:25, 26 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Confirming Versions

Hello, I just wanted to clarify something that has been confusing me about the Sonic R and Sonic CD ports of the game. It says the Microsoft Windows version, but looking into a Tips & Tricks 2006 Video-Game Codebook, where there is an entire section devoted to Sonic's 15th anniversary, it shows some cheats and tips for many Sonic games, and in the sections where it shows Sonic R and Sonic CD, it seems to imply that the ports used Sonic Gems Collection used are the Sega Saturn ports. What do you think? I likely could be wrong, but I just would like this clarified.SoulSnow (talk) 21:01, 8 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

File:Sonic R Saturn Port?.jpg

File:Sonic CD Sega CD port?.jpg

Just disregard this (particular) section.SoulSnow (talk) 18:15, 28 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

List of games

Thanks for your input. I apologize as I am new here so I am learning what is expecting and how all this works. I saw your comments on an edit I made and wanted to discuss with you about it.

In regards to my edits on Sonic Gems Collection, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_Gems_Collection: I see what you are saying that the content should read like an encyclopedia, as opposed to a list but I strongly disagree since this is a LIST highlighting the component games of the compilation. Every other game compilation that I have seen on Wikipedia is displayed exactly this way: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_Mega_Collection, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamcast_Collection, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namco_Museum (each game there has its own list), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirby%27s_Dream_Collection, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid_HD_Collection, etc. I have seen examples of pages for game compilations that include four or fewer games without lists, as the content is not difficult to parse through. A compilation that has more than four games with text as the sole means of transferring information uses an explanation that takes effort from the reader to decipher the correct info and should thus have the game contents in a listed format. I hope you consider reverting my edits back or incorporating them into something we can mutually agree upon, as I see the current page to be very ugly when minor changes could be made to drastically improve its potential usefulness.

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bchill53 (talk • contribs) 01:41, 4 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@TheJoebro64: Ping... Popcornduff (talk) 09:25, 4 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Those articles really... aren't in good shape—they're lacking citations and are poorly written, whereas this passed a GA review not too long ago. Lists are almost always pointless if you can easily explain it in prose. Furthermore, as Popcornduff pointed out in his edit summary, outside of list articles Wikipedia discourages the use of lists in articles. JOE BRO 64 11:34, 4 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]