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=== Infobox ===
=== Infobox ===
Infoboxes use the {{tl|Infobox VG}} template, and have various options. Most of the general information bits can be taken straight off Wikipedia with minimal fuss, except for images: Wikipedia's are too small for us. Ideally all of these bits of information will be filled, but it's not required. [http://wikipedia.com Wikipedia], [http://gametdb.com GameTDB.com], [http://gamefaq.com GameFAQ.com], and [http://www.nintendo.com/games Nintendo.com's gameguide] are our primary sources for information.
Infoboxes use the {{tl|Infobox VG}} template, and have various options. Most of the general information bits can be taken straight off Wikipedia with minimal fuss, except for images: Wikipedia's are too small for us. Ideally all of these bits of information will be filled, but it's not required. [https://en.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia], [https://www.gametdb.com/ GameTDB], [https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ GameFAQs], and [https://www.nintendo.com/games/ Nintendo.com's gameguide] are our primary sources for information.


These are the rules for Infoboxes used on game pages. For complete details of how to use the Infobox template, read its [[Template:Infobox VG|template documentation]].
These are the rules for Infoboxes used on game pages. For complete details of how to use the Infobox template, read its [[Template:Infobox VG|template documentation]].
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If the problem has a screenshot showing the issue, the screenshot should be included using {{tl|Image}} template and must have a caption (mandatory) with a brief description of the image. Captions bigger than one line will be automatically truncated.
If the problem has a screenshot showing the issue, the screenshot should be included using {{tl|Image}} template and must have a caption (mandatory) with a brief description of the image. Captions bigger than one line will be automatically truncated.


Anytime a revision is mentioned, it should use the {{tl|revision}} template. It would appear like this in the page source: <code><nowiki>{{revision|5.0-6000}}</nowiki></code>.
Any time a revision is mentioned, it should use the {{tl|revision}} template. It would appear like this in the page source: <code><nowiki>{{revision|5.0-6000}}</nowiki></code>, which renders as {{revision|5.0-6000}}.


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