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Template:Internet Archive game/doc

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This template generates an external link to an emulated game available to play in the browser at the Internet Archive. Using the template allows for easy listing by "what links here" in the toolbox.

This template can be invoked using the {{IAg}} shortcut.

Linking guidance

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These guidelines are suggested by WikiProject Video games.

  • While the Internet Archive has an exemption from the DMCA for software archiving, this does not extend to Wikipedia. Avoid linking to games that you have any suspicion are archived without permission of the copyright holder. See WP:ELNEVER and WP:COPYLINK.
  • Only link to one platform per game article; there is no need to link to an arcade version and MS-DOS version of the same game
  • If an article is about multiple games, include a link for each one if possible
  • For games released on multiple platforms, generally prefer:
    • platforms on which the game was originally released
    • platforms for which the game was best known
    • platforms generally considered to have the best port of the game

Usage

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One parameter:

{{Internet Archive game | ID }}
{{Internet Archive game | id= ID }}

Two parameters:

{{Internet Archive game | ID | TITLE }}
{{Internet Archive game | id= ID | title= TITLE }}

Three parameters:

{{Internet Archive game | ID | TITLE | PLATFORM }}
{{Internet Archive game | id= ID | title= TITLE | platform= PLATFORM }}

Examples

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https://archive.org/details/msdos_Conquests_of_the_Longbow_-_The_Legend_of_Robin_Hood_1991

One parameter:

  1. {{Internet Archive game | msdos_Conquests_of_the_Longbow_-_The_Legend_of_Robin_Hood_1991 }}
    Internet Archive game/doc can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive
  2. {{Internet Archive game | id= msdos_Conquests_of_the_Longbow_-_The_Legend_of_Robin_Hood_1991 }}
    Internet Archive game/doc can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive

Two parameters:

  1. {{Internet Archive game | msdos_Conquests_of_the_Longbow_-_The_Legend_of_Robin_Hood_1991 | Conquests of the Longbow - The Legend of Robin Hood }}
    Conquests of the Longbow - The Legend of Robin Hood can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive
  2. {{Internet Archive game | id= msdos_Conquests_of_the_Longbow_-_The_Legend_of_Robin_Hood_1991 | title= Conquests of the Longbow - The Legend of Robin Hood }}
    Conquests of the Longbow - The Legend of Robin Hood can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive

Three parameters:

  1. {{Internet Archive game | msdos_Conquests_of_the_Longbow_-_The_Legend_of_Robin_Hood_1991 | Conquests of the Longbow - The Legend of Robin Hood | MS-DOS }}
    The MS-DOS version of Conquests of the Longbow - The Legend of Robin Hood can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive
  2. {{Internet Archive game | id= msdos_Conquests_of_the_Longbow_-_The_Legend_of_Robin_Hood_1991 | title= Conquests of the Longbow - The Legend of Robin Hood | platform=MS-DOS }}
    The MS-DOS version of Conquests of the Longbow - The Legend of Robin Hood can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive

Template data

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This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Internet Archive game in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Internet Archive game

This template generates an external link to an emulated game available to play in the browser at the Internet Archive.

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
IDid 1

ID string used in the URL.

Stringrequired
Titletitle 2

Title displayed as the link text. If not specified it defaults to the article's {{PAGENAME}}, without disambiguation.

Stringoptional
Platformplatform 3

Platform of the game as emulated on the Internet Archive (rendered as 'version' in the template text). If not specified, no platform is mentioned.

Stringoptional

See also

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