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"The Next Generation 1996 Lexicon A to Z". Next Generation. No. 15. Imagine Media. March 1996. p. 31.[edit]

Hello Wikipedia I would like to greatly apologise for the hassling of the term classic trying to put it in a box and find out a word that isn't precisely defined. My question is this I hope someone can answer for me my fascination struck with a reference to the classic article a magazine called next generation I was wondering what the reference is meant to say. I can't find the reference anywhere online. I’m trying to find it could someone please help me find it or explain what the reference means?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classic#cite_ref-3 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 110.151.8.151 (talk) 07:59, 22 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Honestly, even if the citation is correct (and I'm not sure it is) then it isn't a particularly useful citation. The statement it is cited to is a basic definition of the word "classic." A lexicon in a video game magazine is hardly a useful citation for a definition. If you want a better citation, one of the canonical national dictionaries (either the Oxford English Dictionary for British English or Merriam-Webster for American English) are better sources than some random quote from an obscure video game magazine. I would pay such a citation little-to-no mind. For a serious linguistic understanding, it's basically useless. --Jayron32 15:53, 23 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I found reference online it’s talking about gaming. Here is what is said in the article: In game terms, a classic game is an old game that still has excellent replay value, like Pac-Man. More generically, it is used to describe consoles and software from before the crash of 83-84, like the Atari 2600 and intellivision and games like combat, target fun and ninja golf - whether or not they were actually classic in the fun to play sense. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.128.106.156 (talk) 05:53, 24 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

What musical instrument is played on Single Parents?[edit]

The latest episode should be here. The April 10, 2019 episode has that musical instrument at the very beginning. If you watch the show, you hear it a lot.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 21:06, 22 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I think you might need to be more specific. At the very beginning of episode 21, I heard some sort of generic drum beat probably made by a synthesizer or drum machine. I only watched about a minute and a half. Was that enough to have heard it? †dismas†|(talk) 21:20, 22 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I fixed the link so it goes directly to the episode instead of a list of episodes. I was concerned actually watching the video would be a problem. The instrument in question is played immediately and a girl with bunny ears is on screen.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 21:50, 22 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
It sounds very much like a synthesizer, not a physical instrument. 68.115.219.139 (talk) 18:50, 24 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]