Talk:Dragster (video game)

Difference between providing and opinion and making a determination: I determined that based on calculations the time is 3:00pm. It is your opinion that the calculations are incorrect. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AirplanePete (talk • contribs) 15:28, 16 August 2017 (UTC)

Context for other parties: It's about Omnigamer's recent tool-assisted speedrun and calculations that seemingly prove that the previous real-time record of 5.51 is impossible. Here's a reliable source on the subject, which should be added to the article. Interesting stuff, but we can't say definitively that these calculations are complete and correct. Reach Out to the Truth 17:59, 16 August 2017 (UTC)

Correct. All Omnigamers test concluded is what time is possible by a computer on an emulated run with what he believes to be maximum input. It does not "prove" that a human being did not do better on original equipment multiple times 35 years ago. It is therefore Omnigamers OPINION that a faster time is not possible, but it is not a peer reviewed scientific conclusion or fact and should not be treated as such.71.86.114.4 (talk) 20:48, 16 August 2017 (UTC)

You bring up a good point of using the word conclude as opposed to using words such as OPINION and DETERMINATION. AirplanePete (talk) 23:26, 16 August 2017 (UTC)

The anonymous IP here has been putting in conflict of interest info in articles i've been on as well. Notice the line added soley to promote the us national video game, using an irrelevant facebook page for an unknown team as the source. A facebook group who calls themselves a team but doesnt even play video games just issueing a statement of support is hardly relevant. I dont know what further proof is needed of this IP only being on wikipedia to support the USNVGT club. SnowflakeFury (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 18:40, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

High Score Analysis

I removed the discussion / argument over the high score analysis. This article is about the game, not about the players of their teams of advocates. Tool Assisted runs are fun and interesting, but they do not need to be discussed ad nauseum here. The high score is a notable event, and is referenced multiple times. The controversy over said score and methods used to prove/disprove are beyond the scope of this article.

Would anyone want to find information on Tool Assisted runs really come to the Dragnet video game page to find this information? Does it matter that "and entire team" stands behind the player? Not from an encyclopedic point of view. I suggest moving this information to Todd Roger's own article. Datagod (talk) 02:41, 19 August 2017 (UTC)

Gameplay section

The entire "Gameplay" section seems to be straight up copy/pasted from http://www.steverd.com/docs-26/dragster.txt, which violates https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Copyright_violations

I have removed it. zzymyn (talk) 05:51, 21 August 2017 (UTC)

World Record Dispute

Part of the notability of Dragster is its World Record and the controversy surrounding the record. If Twin Galaxies, the governing body for video game records on older consoles, is currently in the process of disputing what is considered the longest standing record in video game history, it should be noted in the article. The technical details as to why the record is disputed are perhaps outside the scope of this article, but the fact that the integrity of the record is being questioned by the very organization that verified it back in 1982 should at least be mentioned. Qwaiiplayer (talk) 17:32, 28 August 2017 (UTC)

• I agree that it is certainly interesting, and surrounded in controversy. If this were an article about high scores then I would say to put that information in. But this article is about the game itself, not those that play the game and certainly not those that contest the methods used by the person who played the game. datagod (talk) 🍁 18:33, 28 August 2017 (UTC)

• The organization itself is not questioning the original score, one of the members of Twin Galaxies has challenged the score and others are discussing the challenge. There is no need to add credibility to the claim offsite, as the challenge process is in full swing in the Twin Galaxies forum itself. datagod (talk) 🍁 18:35, 28 August 2017 (UTC)

• Fair enough. May as well wait until the controversy gets resolved before adding any asterisks (real or implied) to Rogers' record. Qwaiiplayer (talk) 03:37, 29 August 2017 (UTC)

• Somebody is claiming that I am an administrator at Twin Galaxies and should not be making edits to this page. This allegation is completely false. datagod (talk) 🍁 01:33, 26 January 2018 (UTC)