Talk:Tetris Classic

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Review: August 25, 2022. (Reviewed version).

A fact from Tetris Classic appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 12 September 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the illustrations in the 1992 video game Tetris Classic are based on scenes from Alexander Pushkin's poem Ruslan and Ludmila?

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GA Review[edit]

Passed. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 09:29, 25 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

This review is transcluded from Talk:Tetris Classic/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Lee Vilenski (talk · contribs) 11:41, 10 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I am planning on reviewing this article for GA Status, over the next couple of days. Thank you for nominating the article for GA status. I hope I will learn some new information, and that my feedback is helpful.

If nominators or editors could refrain from updating the particular section that I am updating until it is complete, I would appreciate it to remove a edit conflict. Please address concerns in the section that has been completed above (If I've raised concerns up to references, feel free to comment on things like the lede.)

I generally provide an overview of things I read through the article on a first glance. Then do a thorough sweep of the article after the feedback is addressed. After this, I will present the pass/failure. I may use strikethrough tags when concerns are met. Even if something is obvious why my concern is met, please leave a message as courtesy.

Best of luck! you can also use the {{done}} tag to state when something is addressed. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)}

Please let me know after the review is done, if you were happy with the review! Obviously this is regarding the article's quality, however, I want to be happy and civil to all, so let me know if I have done a good job, regardless of the article's outcome.

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Lede[edit]

- advantage of the advances in computer technology since the original game's release by showcasin - this is a bit promo-y to me. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 15:40, 15 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Can we say "Video Graphics Array" rather than VGA Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 15:40, 15 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Alexander Pushkin's epic poem Ruslan and Ludmila - can we reword to avoid three links like this? Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 15:40, 15 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Mikhail Glinka's opera of the same name - I must admit, first time I read this, I thought they had an Opera called Tetris. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 15:40, 15 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I do think the lede could probably name some of the people working on it.Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 15:40, 15 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

That's really only the procedure if the staff is independently notable (i.e. Shigeru Miyamoto or Yuji Naka) and/or if the game is an indie title of a particular vision (i.e. Toby Fox). Cat's Tuxedo (talk) 15:53, 24 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

General[edit]

I'm a bit surprised all we can find is a manual to cover the basics of how Tetris is played... Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 15:40, 15 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
If a time limit is not set, the game ends if the pieces are allowed to reach the top of the pit - presumably always true? Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 15:40, 15 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
"Single Player", "Cooperative", "Competitive", "Dual Pit", and "Head-to-Head". The Single Player mode is further divided into five subsequent modes determined by a time limit, ranging from "Unlimited" to 15 minutes - should these really be proper names? Also some of these don't need quotes, like competitive and unlimited. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 15:40, 15 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The original game Tetris isn't linked on first use in the body Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 15:40, 15 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
[7][13][15][16] - overciting, either cull one or use WP:BUNDLING. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 15:40, 15 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Review meta comments[edit]

I'll begin the review as soon as I can! If you fancy returning the favour, I have a list of nominations for review at WP:GAN and WP:FAC, respectively. I'd be very grateful if you were to complete one of these if you get time. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 11:41, 10 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

All points have been addressed. Cat's Tuxedo (talk) 15:53, 24 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Did you know nomination[edit]

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by CSJJ104 (talk) 19:57, 10 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the illustrations in the 1992 video game Tetris Classic are based on scenes from Alexander Pushkin's poem Ruslan and Ludmila? Source: "The art backgrounds, as well as the introductory musical score, are thematically based on Alexander Pushkin's fairy-tale poem, Ruslan and Ludmila. As you move through the game, the screens change, progressively telling the story of Pushkin's epic poem." —Lance Elko, Game Players PC Entertainment (October 1992)
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Sailor Moon (North American live-action adaptation)

Improved to Good Article status by Cat's Tuxedo (talk). Self-nominated at 17:34, 25 August 2022 (UTC).[reply]

This is good to go -- it's not every day that you actually have the full PDF of the old magazine article to review! Meets the good article requirement, is long enough, the hook is cited in the prose, and is within policy. It has an neutral point of view, has overall adequate sourcing, and is free of copyvio, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing. Nomader (talk) 19:42, 25 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]