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This template creates a table of video game platforms. You can specify which platforms appear in the table, and how many columns the table is sorted into.
Usage
[edit]The template takes three named parameters and up to a maximum of 50 unnamed parameters. The named parameters col and tot represent the number of columns in the table and the total number of platforms to display, respectively. The unnamed parameters determine which platforms get displayed. Genre-specific items can be added to the legend by specifying the genre parameter (for instance, genre=RPG or genre=Strategy). Setting the notes parameter to no causes the extended notes to be omitted.
If you specify too many columns (or a reader's browser width is too small), problems with table alignment can occur. Also, more than six columns will cause the template to cease functioning properly.
If you wish to achieve an alphabetical listing, you must list the platform codes in alphabetical order. Also, it might be a good idea to list platforms in alphabetical order within the articles themselves, as well. This is to resolve issues where one platform is given preference over another, or where accurate release info is unavailable, and makes further sorting (i.e. within a spreadsheet) more consistent and predictable.
Example
[edit]This code:
{{vgclegend|genre=RPG|col=3|tot=20|DC|DS|GBA|GBC|GCN|MOBI|N64|NGE|NN|PS1|PS2|PS3|PSN|PSP|VC|Wii|WS|WSC|X360|XBOX}}
Results in this:
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| Term | Definition |
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| Rerelease | The game was re-released on the same platform with no or only minor changes. |
| Port | The game first appeared on a different platform and a port was made. The game is like the original, with few or no differences. |
| Remake | The game is an enhanced remake of an original, released on the same or different platform, with changes to graphics, sound and/or gameplay. |
| Compilation | A compilation, anthology or collection of several titles, usually (but not always) belonging to the same series. |
| Limited | A special release (often called "Limited" or "Collector's Edition") with bonus collector's material. Often provided to people who pre-order a game. |
| Term | Definition | Term | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Action RPG | Action role-playing game | FPS/RPG | First-person shooter / RPG hybrid (role-playing shooter) |
| Tactical RPG | Tactical role-playing game | RTS/RPG | Real-time strategy / RPG hybrid (real-time strategy RPG) |
| Roguelike | Roguelike | CRPG/WRPG | Computer-style role-playing game |
| Eroge | Japanese game featuring erotic content | JRPG | Japanese-style role-playing game |
| MMORPG | Massively multiplayer online role-playing game | Dungeon crawl | Dungeon crawl |
| MUD | MUD | Monster raising | Pet-raising simulation |
| Turn-based | Turn-based game | Card battle | Collectible card game |
| Real-time | Real-time game | Blobber | First-person party-based RPG |
| Sandbox | Open world RPG |
Supported platforms
[edit]A full list of supported platforms is as follows. Platforms are mostly limited to those having categories of their own somewhere beneath the Category:Video games by platform super-category. If a game was released on too many platforms to list, use "Various" instead.
See also
[edit]- Template:GamePlatformKey (backlinks edit)
- Template:GamePlatformKey2 (backlinks edit)
- Template:vgclegend/sub (backlinks edit) - used internally by this template.