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The issue of the origin of Periscope is still currently unresolved. I wrote an article on all the current available sources regarding Periscope as either a Namco or a Sega release initially. The main source cited for it as a Namco game in this article, the Tweet by @onionsoftware, is not conclusive as it comes from secondary literature (cited in the blog post below).
https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/2017/06/16/who-created-periscope/
Obviously not being accredited I won't use the blog post as a citation. My main concern is in how to approach this ambiguity in regards to the article. I don't believe the current state accurately reflects the information on hand and dual status as publishers/developers are usually not separated as they are in this article.
In additional, there are some needless pieces in the article as well. The reference to the book is needed especially when uncited, the cited claim that Masaya Nakamura developed Periscope himself is not actually mentioned in the cited resource, and other sources have countered Rosen's claim of it being the first quarter-play amusement machine (probably the first being the quiz games like IQ Computer and Computer Quiz).
The following bulleted list was written by Red Phoenix here in response to my barnstar-bejeweled inquiry.
I found this photo on Getty Images, from an 1969 London amusement machine importing exhibition that shows both games. I don't know what's the policy on using Getty photos, so I'm just linking. Grath26 (talk) 15:26, 28 February 2021 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Grath26 ( talk • contribs)
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Reviewer: Namcokid47 ( talk · contribs) 13:43, 5 May 2019 (UTC)
I'll give a more detailed review shortly, but overall it looks quite well done.
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Okay, let's do this thing. Let me know if you disagree with something here and we can discuss it.
There were other minor errors in the article a while ago, but I've corrected those already so I didn't bother mentioning them here. Overall, you did an excellent job with this. Namcokid47 ( talk) 18:21, 5 May 2019 (UTC)
@ Namcokid47: All concerns addressed. Red Phoenix talk 15:05, 6 May 2019 (UTC)
@ Steel1943: Can you explain why this page was moved inaccurately? While Periscope falls under the video games WikiProject, Periscope is NOT a video game. There’s nothing “video” about it. It is an electromechanical game, much like a pinball machine, and we don’t consider those video games, either. The cited guideline unfortunately in this case has led to inaccuracy. Red Phoenix talk 22:39, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
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The issue of the origin of Periscope is still currently unresolved. I wrote an article on all the current available sources regarding Periscope as either a Namco or a Sega release initially. The main source cited for it as a Namco game in this article, the Tweet by @onionsoftware, is not conclusive as it comes from secondary literature (cited in the blog post below).
https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/2017/06/16/who-created-periscope/
Obviously not being accredited I won't use the blog post as a citation. My main concern is in how to approach this ambiguity in regards to the article. I don't believe the current state accurately reflects the information on hand and dual status as publishers/developers are usually not separated as they are in this article.
In additional, there are some needless pieces in the article as well. The reference to the book is needed especially when uncited, the cited claim that Masaya Nakamura developed Periscope himself is not actually mentioned in the cited resource, and other sources have countered Rosen's claim of it being the first quarter-play amusement machine (probably the first being the quiz games like IQ Computer and Computer Quiz).
The following bulleted list was written by Red Phoenix here in response to my barnstar-bejeweled inquiry.
I found this photo on Getty Images, from an 1969 London amusement machine importing exhibition that shows both games. I don't know what's the policy on using Getty photos, so I'm just linking. Grath26 (talk) 15:26, 28 February 2021 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Grath26 ( talk • contribs)
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Reviewer: Namcokid47 ( talk · contribs) 13:43, 5 May 2019 (UTC)
I'll give a more detailed review shortly, but overall it looks quite well done.
Namcokid47 (
talk)
13:43, 5 May 2019 (UTC)
Okay, let's do this thing. Let me know if you disagree with something here and we can discuss it.
There were other minor errors in the article a while ago, but I've corrected those already so I didn't bother mentioning them here. Overall, you did an excellent job with this. Namcokid47 ( talk) 18:21, 5 May 2019 (UTC)
@ Namcokid47: All concerns addressed. Red Phoenix talk 15:05, 6 May 2019 (UTC)
@ Steel1943: Can you explain why this page was moved inaccurately? While Periscope falls under the video games WikiProject, Periscope is NOT a video game. There’s nothing “video” about it. It is an electromechanical game, much like a pinball machine, and we don’t consider those video games, either. The cited guideline unfortunately in this case has led to inaccuracy. Red Phoenix talk 22:39, 8 December 2019 (UTC)