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Can we please just get these character articles organized and done with? No matter how much false optimism you put up, they do not meet our community standards and they are not going to improve any time soon. Seven character articles and seven lists should be the goal. It's going to be done at some point, so you may as well do it now. TTN ( talk) 17:35, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
I will look at them again in about a week, too busy to do anything major at the moment. Bridies ( talk) 20:00, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
We can dispute the guidelines all we want, but that won't improve the situation. And while FFF may struggle with putting out good arguments for what he desires, he does everything in good faith and does improve articles (I've seen it myself in articles I've had no hand in) and I'd like to commend him for that. He does have problems with sourcing, but what he does improves articles, so I'm not going to argue with how he goes about his work here on Wikipedia. Anyway, TTN, it does take time to find reliable sources, especially for what we're looking for here, considering a lot of internet sites are unreliable fan sites filled with made-up fancruft and the reliable sources about real world information are usually buried under the cruft. Personally, although I am a big fan of the series and I'm also a moderate inclusionist myself, I do have a distaste for fancruft. I've already just about taken care of one of your problem articles ( Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Flicky (bird) (2nd nomination)), so you won't need to worry about that one if consensus directs otherwise. Unfortunately, I'm somewhat busy this summer and don't have very much time to edit. Before we discuss this any more, TTN, can you please inform me what your merger plans are? I have read your last plans, which are still in our archive, but it has been a couple of months and I want to be informed of any changes. By the way, this project may only have a couple of active members, but that is more than several other projects. It doesn't take many editors to change a lot of articles, it takes just one. I am a little disappointed that many of our editors are fairly inactive around the project, but many of them do good faith work around Wikipedia (not all, I do acknowledge that there are some who do none at all). There's more to the history of this project that could probably explain a lot of that, but I'm not going to go into it, since it's irrelevant to the current discussion. Red Phoenix flame of life... protector of all... 17:23, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
Hey just popped by to say hello, 1 up to the new logo! - Gaogier
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The Sonic Task Force Invitation | |
Dear WikiProject Video games/Sega, We think you would make a great member of The Sonic Task Force!!!! Fairfieldfencer FFF 08:19, 13 May 2008 (UTC) |
What do you think? Fairfieldfencer FFF 08:19, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
I've been helping to appeal your case to VirtualSteve's talk page, but he would really like your input before he does anything. This could be your chance to have the block on you removed if you're willing to apologize and you are legitimately sorry. Read the thread and make some comments there, and I recommend you use your TemporaryGaogier account so you can identify yourself. Good luck and best wishes, and I'm glad I could help you. Red Phoenix flame of life... protector of all... 02:10, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
I noticed a message Red left me while looking up the company panasonic so i checked here HI GUYS, yep i'm here - Gaogier
Everyone, listen up! I just spoke with Cradel about something weird I saw with the Barnstar, and everyone needs to subsitute the template. So, instead of typing {{Sega Barnstar|~~~~}}, you need to type {{subst:Sega Barnstar|~~~~}}. I'll put up a notice on WP:SEGA/W about it too. Thanks guys. Red Phoenix flame of life... protector of all... 00:28, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
I'm currently developing the second issue of the newsletter. Anyone want to contribute/help distribute the newsletter? Red Phoenix flame of life... protector of all... 03:01, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
C class articles have been ratified and will now be used in the Sega project. Thanks. Red Phoenix flame of life... protector of all... 14:35, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
Hey, everyone. I'm sure many of you have read the newsletter and found out that the Sega Project has promoted List of Sega 32X games to featured list status. Anyway, I was wondering if any of you would be willing to work with me on another list (which I already have the sources for, so there's no concern of that) and co-nominate it with me. This would give you a featured contribution, which is something to be proud of on Wikipedia. The planned list is List of Sega Mega-CD games. Red Phoenix flame of life... protector of all... 14:39, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
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I think I need to start contributing again, is there anything that needs doing? (Anything that's not going to lead up to a confrontation with the anti-fiction brigade) Doktor Wilhelm 15:26, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
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Hi there, any work i can do ? Gao gier Chat! 02:55, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
Good to hear :D, But what is the most important think i can do right now?, i wanna help out in every ay i can?, also do we have a sonic task team or not? i thought i heard somthing about that when i was reading but i am unsure Gao gier Chat! 16:52, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
This is from the "Writing Articles" Guide...
"When dealing with fiction (such as Nintendo characters)"
Class. Absolute class. Malpass93 ( talk) 21:23, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
Why is Hajime Satomi under Permanent protection?, also he is high priority, why s he still a stub. Gao gier Chat! 17:09, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
I think i'm going to get on the case for Hajime, i don't think its possible to get it to FA class but hopefully i can get it to B-Class Gao gier Chat! 01:16, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
The below is for you to upload this image for me, cutting the bottom off would be useful, the image is in the link of the text below, also here is another image but this one is not as good http://www.segasammy.co.jp/english/ir/message/img/satomi.jpg Gao gier Chat! 01:35, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
You actually made Crush 40 readable, how did you get it that good GA! :O Gao gier Chat! 00:59, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
PS: Does this mean we have to kill Hajime Satomi?
Red I don't really know how to write an article anymore I forgot, where do i start? Gao gier Chat! 01:57, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
May i assess it to a high class? Gao gier Chat! 23:07, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
I may not be a part of the project, but I was bored and was looking at your logo / symbol and noticed the "SP" in the Sonic head seems to say "Sonic Project" more than "Sega Project" and the Sonic head may violate copyright. I don't know how attached you are to the current design, but I whipped up rough drafts of two possible new designs anyway. They may still be a little derivative and probably need more work. Tell me what you think.
Probably just as bad either way. We'll let consensus decide, though, not one person. Red Phoenix flame of life... protector of all... 23:33, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
Our current logo is to simple to be under copyright, like the sonic ball, if we made it blue it would be different, i'm sure we are okay for now, thought i will make a few designs myself if change is really necessary. Gao gier Chat! 03:11, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
Both the user's who uploaded
&
Are both in trouble for multiple copyright image issues and I think these images are copyright and i think they should go for speedy deletion, anybody agree, I know they are nice but nice is not always best, sometimes you have to lose what you like and this is one of those times. Gaogier How can I help? 03:13, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
Though i would like someone to look further into the matter first Gaogier How can I help? 03:19, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
Id rather not bring it up then, lets keep them :) instead of putting them at risk Gaogier How can I help? 10:49, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
Your logo (an alteration of the Sonic Team's logo) is a derivative work and cannot be released into the public domain and has since been deleted. Please find a new logo that can be released into the public domain.— Ryūlóng ( 竜龙) 08:33, 10 August 2008 (UTC)
Hope this works for a little while at least.
Red Phoenix
flame of life...
protector of all...
21:48, 10 August 2008 (UTC)
I got a temporary barnstar fixed up too
Thoughts? Red Phoenix flame of life... protector of all... 04:20, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
We need to split the list to active and inactive members as it is not working out looking for members to talk to, it should be easy just click a member and they are ready to go, anyone with the same idea ?? Gaogier How can I help?
You run this wikiproject now not me, you know who is and who is not active, i'm useless.
Gaogier
How can I help?
21:16, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
Like this anyone, it takes the good points from our old logo and modernizes and "uniqueifies" it. That word does not exist but it sounds good.
Could this but maybe designed better make a good logo for us? Gaogier How can I help? 21:32, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
Thats the old logo for comparing Gaogier How can I help? 21:35, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
This Svg? Gaogier How can I help? 23:46, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
Talk force is going down a devision we cant take that, i believe that there's too many Sega articles and other companies in gaming consoles like Xbox & Playstation are all WIkiprojects this one should be too, we need to find new members we need to do as such:
I will work till the full to get this done and I wont let us go down a devision!
Gaogier How can I help? 14:58, 30 August 2008 (UTC)
We are already falling and I am in a pool of trouble and I don't know how to fix it, too many articles for just me and FFF and Dok and we are not all fully active, I'm unsure what to do. Gaogier How can I help? 16:38, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
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I Think our last chance of survival is to change to wikiproject Sega & Nintendo and split them into two different assessment charts Gaogier How can I help? 16:50, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
After a long time of thinking we have decided to bring up a Nintendo area to stop our project for dieing out, this should help us get enough members to keep going, if we get enough members of each side of the divided project the project will split into two separate projects how it should be.
The project is divided into two sections Sega Section & Nintendo Section, the duel section idea should make it easier for Nintendo Lovers and Sega Fans to stay to their side while still keeping the project active.
The Nintendo Scope and the Sega Scope will be Assessed separately and will not be placed together, everything will be kept as separate at possible making it almost like two different Wikiprojects operating under one name.
I hope everyone understands and our members and new members will Keep Contributing or Join the project so we can stay active.
Thank you.
This Has Been An Official S&N Project Notice By Gaogier How can I help? 21:50, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
Currently, the main page of the project features only WP Sega. A logo representing the both of them are needed as icons as well as the main image. Any ideas? -- haha169 ( talk) 03:00, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
Before I semi-retired, I was working on List of Sega Mega-CD games. It's about half done, now, and I've got the basic framework set up if someone wants to finish it. Red Phoenix flame of life... protector of all... 23:23, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
It's dieing the project is dieing, it must be this ugly layout Doktor Wilhelm made, we need a new one, like the Playstation projects one, i bet if Sega made a new console we would get active again Gaogier How can I help? 07:58, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
I don't agree and i'm the founder, there's to much sega for that. Gaogier How can I help? 14:51, 30 August 2008 (UTC)
I have some personal problems in my life to fix right now, but i'll make this project work soon enough, members are easy to find its just the people we need to get them recruited. Gaogier How can I help? 19:38, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
I'm happy for it to be merged, or whatever. bridies ( talk) 15:51, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
At the risk of inciting another argument, I feel I must comment on the recent move. The Nintendo Project was recently merged with the VG Project as a task force. The reason I'm mentioning this is because it was merged because of lack of interest/participation from the Wikipedia community. The few active members are already using the task force to coordinate article improve meant. As such, I do not think this move will have the desired result you are seeking; to gain more members. I do not think increasing the scope will attract as many members you are seeking, it will only increase the workload on existing members.
A common phrase seems to keep popping up on this talk page, "the project is dying." Frankly I do not see this a major concern and feel neither should the members. A project cannot die because it is only a page to facilitate collaboration. The fact there are members still editing Sega related articles shows there is still life to the project's effort and goal. I doubt that will ever go away
When we first posted on your talk page, we were not trying to steal away the project. We were not trying to help it fail. We weren't even trying to save the project. All we're offering is a new page location and administrative processes to assist with the effort. It doesn't matter where a page is. It doesn't matter if it's a project, task force, a user talk page, or even an article talk page. What matters is that there's a group of editors wanting to improve articles.
If you would like to better focus on your editing efforts, we can help as the offer still stands—and always will stand. I hate to sound like a broken record, but it wouldn't really change anything for your efforts. Right after a switch to a task force page, it would be business as usual for members. The only difference is members could get some of the help they desire.
Once again, I hope this does not cause another argument. Think it over. ( Guyinblack25 talk 17:26, 29 September 2008 (UTC))
Everyone just trust me, I have made the right choice, when I made the project I knew I had made the right choice, when I chose the logo I Knew I had made the right choice, even when I set out to start inviting people I knew I had made the right choice and this is no different, We are now Wikiproject Sega & Nintendo and thats how we shall stay as long as I am in this project, anything else and it may as well be a task force because this project cannot last otherwise. - Gaogier How can I help? 22:47, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
Editors, no poor sap ever won an edit war by getting blocked for his wiki. He won it by being all that he can be. Damn the administrators, or give me active users! Eternal vigilance is the price of duty. And, to the victors go the spoils. So remember: you are the best of the best of the few and the proud. So ask not what your Wikipedia can do for you, only regret that you have but one user account to use! The war against the vandals will be won! Sega Project, let the first edit be done! Search out the vandals and frag 'em all! To do that you need to be active, alert and be the best you can be!
Nobody owns nothing this is all to do with wikipedia and my goal is to get articles to FA status, people wanted to merge the two before but I disagreed but then when I saw Nintendo disappeared I decided to bring it back within this project so we can get more people to contribute, I just dont want this project to die I am a fighter and i make things work!, also who ever thinks they own the Nintendo Wikiproject needs to look at the rules... Gaogier How can I help? 00:58, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
Editors will be editors, after all. The more I think about it, was I all that understanding in policy when I started? Nope, certainly wasn't, and I think that for some people, it just takes more time than others. For example, after I really got started here, I went and read over all the policies and got the basic gist of them, and sometimes I still go back and reread them for my own knowledge. It's a shame I can't be here more often to help (which is why I'm semi-retired), but I want to wish the best to those guys. As for the merge, I stand by saying, what's the point? Look, I do disagree with the Sega and Nintendo thing, but what more benefit is there from being a task force than a separate project? It's all just a dumb matter of organization in my opinion, and since I think it will neither benefit nor harm, my opinion is to keep the status quo in this case. Red Phoenix flame of life... protector of all... 16:36, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
Ouch, pulling the Crush 40 card on me... just kidding, I'm not really going to blow it up that big. That may be the one article I feel incredibly tied to, since I'm sure no one in their right mind would have thought it would have become a GA before I started working on it. And it's because of WP:VG/A and WP:VG/PR that I was able to do it, and for that I am incredibly grateful. In fact, I do talk on the WT:VG board (or at least I did before I semi-retired, since I'm too busy anymore to edit like I used to). I've helped in consensus decisions, coordinated efforts (and I'm sure several editors will attest to my aid in the Sonic cruft control we did a while ago), and I've asked for help there, too.
Now, about the Sega and Nintendo thing... I don't support that. To me, it doesn't make sense, and it doesn't work. I liked this workspace when it was the Sega Project, and that meant something. The people I met here really helped get me started into editing, since I originally just came on here to work on Crush 40 and save it from deletion, which at the time would have been like preventing such-and-such unnotable MySpace band from deletion, but you've seen what I've done with it. These people include User:Gaogier, User:Fairfieldfencer, and User:Doktor Wilhelm, and while they may not have as clean of an editing record as I do, it's because of these people that I was able to become an excellent editor in my own right.
Of course, working with WP:VG, on the other hand, has helped define myself as an editor after I got started. For example, I couldn't always agree with User:TTN (and I'm sure none of us agree with him all of the time), but I started to see how he saw things as a potentially logical way of doing things.
Would a Sega task force have changed anything versus a Wikiproject? Probably not, would have been just about the same. I guess to me this seems like a proposal where either way you come out with exactly what you came in with (though I'm bound to lose a lot of edits as the {{ segaproject}} tags are removed). Of course, I can't answer for the "leave us alone" stuff, because I didn't say that and I'm not defending that point of view. I guess the way I see it is, with all of it being a matter of organization (and that's the way I see it), why tamper with the status quo? Yes, there's all the helpful WP:VG tools and departments, but that can be fixed just by linking them from the project page. If you can find me an argument that can convince me to change from the status quo, I'll gladly support it, even if I lose about 400 contributions from it.
I'm not here to fight you, Guyinblack25. In fact, I respect your views on the matter and do consider them when I'm on. But I'm just giving you mine and the way I see things. I'm always happy to allow consensus to take its course, and don't let other users like the other project members get you down... some just don't want it to change and can't really express it any better than they do. Red Phoenix flame of life... protector of all... 23:22, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
Hello, I'm not a part of your task force but since you guys handle Sega pages, I'd like to inform you on two Sega arcade platforms that I just discovered. They are the Sega Mega Tech and Sega Mega Play. I believe they are important to take note of because certain Sega game pages state that there is no arcade port of certain games. The first I noticed was Golden Axe II. It does say MegaPlay on the far right of the page, but the main part of the article acts like that port does not exist. There are probably quite a few more pages with incorrect or missing information. I even saw Sonic the Hedgehog 1 & 2 on a list of Mega Play games. I haven't checked the pages for STH 1 & 2 lately, but this is the first time I've heard of arcade ports for them. I hope my post leads to some research on these arcade systems. Here are some links to get you started: http://edoscuro.home.comcast.net/~edoscuro/sega_mega_tech.htm http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9469 http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=707 Thanks for maintaining the Sega pages. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.8.56.51 ( talk) 01:27, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
blanked metadiscussion/arguing/shouting
This is unproductive. - A Man In Bl♟ck ( conspire - past ops) 09:51, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
This useless metadiscussion is generating all heat and no light. Let's have a one-month moratorium on discussing whether this should be a task force or whether it should be moved or whether it was disrespectful or yadda yadda yadda. This moratorium includes tagging new articles with this project's tag, discussing the addition of Nintendo articles to this project on this talk page or on the Nintendo task force's talk page or on WT:VG, and any merge/demerge discussions about same.
On November 5, we'll come back and decide if this project is a good idea. Until then, the Nintendo task force can do whatever and this project can do whatever. - A Man In Bl♟ck ( conspire - past ops) 19:45, 5 October 2008 (UTC)
That includes metametadiscussion. Let's let it sit for a month and focus on articles.
Feel free to revert to replace the discussion I just removed, but consider first how it helps make this a better encyclopedia (instead of a useless flamepit of Usenet-esque proportions). - A Man In Bl♟ck ( conspire - past ops) 06:46, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
This makes sense. Despite the fact that there is no functional difference between a WikiProject and a task force (assuming that task force doesn't put forward their own guidelines), give the new Wikiproject a chance to play itself out. Not sure how merging a "dying Wikiproject" with a dead Wikiproject gives new life. But let's see. Randomran ( talk) 19:15, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
Personally think that a moratorium on discussing this issue is just delaying the issue, I think that we should have a MFD to get some outside viewpoints. JACO PLANE • 2008-10-6 22:12
Not to be task forced, this is a great little group and ill try and make it work. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.102.232.12 ( talk) 21:46, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
...And there's been hardly any activity here. I call for a decision whether it remains a project or not. - A Link to the Past (talk) 22:09, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
The idea is that this would be given a month. There's no need to rush. - A Man In Bl♟ck ( conspire - past ops) 12:01, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
←No signs of life? What am I then? Chewed liver? Fairfieldfencer FFF 19:47, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
I'd support changing this over to a task force, for the sake of efficiency and organization. The Wikiproject is essentially inactive, and is incapable of doing many of the functions that are required for an active Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Guide/WikiProject. A task force would be more appropriate than simply deleting it, however. Randomran ( talk) 21:36, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
←Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Wasn't the deadline six months? Fairfieldfencer FFF 13:33, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
←I'm perfectly happy with the new agreement. Merge the Sega Project and Sonic Task Force to WP:VG with the chance of being made back in to a WikiProject. This suits me perfectly, just so long as it doesn't get deleted because of inactivity as a task force. I've even been thinking of making a Sonic Project, but I don't think I'm cut out for that sort of thing, plus I don't want to give the Sega Task Force any competition. I'd stick this in your diaries if I were you. I'm as stubborn as a mule and am not persuaded so easily. Fairfieldfencer FFF 18:25, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
←Err... I seem to have made a mistake by moving this talk page instead of the page itself. Otherwise, all main sections done. Fairfieldfencer FFF 19:31, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
With this move there are some double redirects from pages titled "Sega & Nintendo". I'm not sure if they qualify for speedy deletion, so a batch deletion at WP:RFD may be the best venue. Either way, since they are unlikely search terms they can be deleted. Here's the listing of redirects:
Any thoughts on which route would be the best, Speedy Delete or RFD? ( Guyinblack25 talk 21:02, 10 November 2008 (UTC))
I have proposed renaming Category:Sega CD games to Category:Sega Mega-CD games. The discussion is at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2008 November 7#Category:Sega CD games. Garrett Talk 06:30, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
There's a lot of mentions of "Sega Wikiproject" all over the place that probably need to change over to "task force". Are they centralized, or are they kind of all over the place? This is gonna take a lot of work. But I'm willing to help out, if we can organize our efforts a little bit. Randomran ( talk) 21:41, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
One of the few major difference between a WikiProject and a Task Force is that Task Forces use the main wikiproject's assessment scale, rather than having to work through their own. This lets task forces focus more on writing articles, and less on administrative overhead. What should we do with: Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Sega/Assessment? We don't really need it for the time being, and might even be able to remove it from the template. Randomran ( talk) 22:36, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
I did a lot of other clean-up. Hopefully a few other editors can check in and fill in any gaps I've missed. Randomran ( talk) 23:28, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
Izno made a
request on my talk page to replace {{
Segaproject}}
with {{
WikiProject Video games|tf=Sega}}
, as I did for the Nintendo project (
here). I am almost done modifying the code to handle that. Do you want me to preserve the Sonic task force as well (i.e. {{
Segaproject|tf=Sonic}}
→ {{
WikiProject Video games|tf=Sega|tf2=Sonic}}
)?
Anomie
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03:18, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
Are you (as a project) planning to TFD the obsolete template? Anomie ⚔ 13:20, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
Template:Segaproject has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page. Thank you. Anomie ⚔ 03:57, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
I noticed that there is some stuff that has my curiosity going. On the title screen on the bottom right it mentions the name "DEMPA"
Who are they and what was with their connection with Sega?
Also the page fails to mention it was released on Sega 32X. JasonHockeyGuy ( talk) 23:52, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
Hi! I'd like to draw your attention to the new WikiProject coordinators' working group, an effort to bring both official and unofficial WikiProject coordinators together so that the projects can more easily develop consensus and collaborate. This group has been created after discussion regarding possible changes to the A-Class review system, and that may be one of the first things discussed by interested coordinators.
All designated project coordinators are invited to join this working group. If your project hasn't formally designated any editors as coordinators, but you are someone who regularly deals with coordination tasks in the project, please feel free to join as well. — Delievered by §hepBot ( Disable) on behalf of the WikiProject coordinators' working group at 06:30, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
A discussion of the organization of the projects and taskforces for Wikiproject:Video Games has been started, and I have mentioned both the Sonic and Sega task forces, which have been largely inactive for a while now. Please visit the Inactive project cleanup to discuss. SynergyBlades ( talk) 18:05, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
Humm seems the future is bleak for The Sega Project :'( Gaogier How can I help? 01:56, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
Honestly this task force is deader than road kill, It was once popular.... We were breeding like rabbits.... Then along came a car and everyone got run over...
Gaogier How can I help? 17:08, 17 October 2009 (UTC)
The picture of the Dreamcast is currently a Valued Picture nominee so can some of you please go review it? Secret Saturdays ( talk to me) 00:11, 7 December 2009 (UTC)
Can we have an article about the Shenmue series rather than have all information about the entire series directed on the article of the first game in the series? -- Victory93 ( talk) 23:26, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
Phantasy star universe articles really need some clean up. For some odd reason, some wikipedians believe adding links to the characters is a good idea, rather than actually adding information to the article. Also those articles are in desperate need of references, they hold no citations or refs. the only thing they do have is external links. i would say the only two articles from phantasy star universe that hold refs is phantasy star portable and phantasy star portable 2. Bread Ninja ( talk) 16:25, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
This magazine scan from 1994 shows sales numbers of the Mega Drive, Mega 32X, and Mega CD at the time.
Keep in mind it is only for the end of 1994, and does not include any 1995 sales of any of those consoles.--
108.2.2.183 (
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15:58, 13 February 2010 (UTC)
Hi, could somebody write an article about the Davis Cup World Tour. I linked the article in the Tennis Girl article since Sega used it in their advertisement. mabdul 15:28, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
WhisperToMe ( talk) 06:07, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
We prioritised 100s of articles, only to find they no longer have our banner, I'm not sure what to do, we worked so well as a WikiProject... Simon How can I help? 08:27, 10 April 2013 (UTC)
Wow, I'm actually pleasantly surprised. Simon, I'm glad to see you're still around as well. I might switch from retired to semi-retired. I'm through all my schooling and could use something that keeps me interested, not to mention a useful resource for the world. Red Phoenix flame of life... protector of all... 14:27, 3 May 2013 (UTC)
I don't see a link to the assessment department page off the main page, but it does still exist at WP:SEGA/A. Given how much more comprehensive the assessment has become at WP:VG/A over the past four years, and the new structures of ratings all across Wikipedia that is much more comprehensive from the top down than it used to be, are our assessments necessary anymore? If nothing else, with our limited contributor base it'd likely be more helpful to get assessment straight from the Video Games wikiproject since they'll have more outside eyes who can take a look and give us better feedback. About the only feature I can see us needing from the old page would be our importance scale in regards to priority with the task force, but I'm not sure that's something we'd need an assessment page for. We might be more suitable with that on a "pending projects" page for priority articles to be worked on by the task force, and a list of specific high-priority items to work on. Thoughts? I'd like to get some opinions before we make a decision on it. Red Phoenix build the future... remember the past... 15:21, 8 May 2013 (UTC)
Here's a few things I see us having to do in order to revitalize WP:SEGA:
Just some thought, and I'm sure you won't like all of them, but what do you think? Red Phoenix build the future... remember the past... 02:41, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
- To help envision it, I'm going to start working on a new look in my
sandbox.
Red Phoenix
build the future...
remember the past...
15:48, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
You may be able to use the Sega logo to identify your task force. Please see the related conversation at
WT:VG#Taskforce logos.
czar
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Just wanted to point out an awesome reference for all things Sega from their start up until the end of the Dreamcast:
Kent, Steven L. (2001). The Ultimate History of Video Games: The Story Behind the Craze that Touched our Lives and Changed the World. Roseville, California: Prima Publishing. ISBN 0-7615-3643-4.
^ This book is an AMAZING reference, and covers a lot of things. I used it to basically rewrite Sega v. Accolade, and it could also be an excellent backbone for Sega, Sega Genesis, Sega 32X, Sega Saturn, Sega Dreamcast, Mortal Kombat, and possibly as a supporter reference for a bunch of games and Sonic the Hedgehog (character). Happy editing! Red Phoenix build the future... remember the past... 15:15, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
can someone stop this person? he keeps replacing the word Japanese with american in SEGA pages. Everything related to SEGA including Japan-only releases are apparently American. i dont know how to stop it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:186.92.132.188 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.0.123.171 ( talk) 23:33, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
There's another discussion to move Sega Genesis to Mega Drive at Talk:Sega Genesis. Red Phoenix build the future... remember the past... 23:47, 6 June 2013 (UTC)
Heads up: Sega v. Accolade is at WP:FAC! Red Phoenix build the future... remember the past... 01:10, 22 June 2013 (UTC)
On the SEGA front: Sega v. Accolade up for FA status; Sega CD, Sega 32X, and Sega Game Gear at WP:GAN. Red Phoenix build the future... remember the past... 21:44, 8 July 2013 (UTC)
Also added: Sega CD just passed a GA nomination today. Sega 32X passed a while ago. Sega Game Gear is still being reviewed. Since this place is so silent, I might as well just announce all of my Sega-based achievements :P Red Phoenix build the future... remember the past... 00:35, 28 July 2013 (UTC)
So, there's still a raging debate going on at Sega Genesis as to whether or not the article should be named "Mega Drive". I know this project is mostly dead, but any opinions? Here's my official take: I prefer Mega Drive myself and feel it's the better title overall, but feel that consistency is more important and we'll never have it if we don't pick a title and stick with it, so I'll argue for Sega Genesis any day of the week while attempts are being brought up. It's not about shooting down the proposals; it's about maintaining consistency and order so that Wikipedia may be a serious place. Red Phoenix build the future... remember the past... 01:13, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
template:SG-1000 has been nominated for deletion -- 76.65.128.222 ( talk) 00:10, 22 August 2013 (UTC)
Hey Sega fanboys and fangirls! I'm submitting a request that anyone from this project offer assistance at Sega. (This almost seems tautological...) Over the last fourteen days, several anon. IPs (or possibly a single user over multiple IPs) have made extensive revisions to the article, mostly a drastic expansion of the "SEGA [ sic] studios" section, all without a single reference. (At one point, I swear it was posited that Nintendo now owns Sega!) Unfortunately, I don't know anything about Sega's development studios, so I'm not qualified to asses the veracity of the info added. Per WP:NOTDIRECTORY and WP:V, I would simply remove the info, but I'm not sure this is a clear case (i.e. I don't know if such info is within the scope of a video game article, nor its accuracy therein). Therefore, I must defer to your knowledge on this subject; any and all assistance from this WikiProject is greatly appreciated!! DK qwerty 04:58, 17 September 2013 (UTC)
Sega Nomad is now at GAN. Sega Genesis passed one a while ago, which means we're progressing toward a featured topic. *sigh* It's nice to update things, but it still kind of feels like it's just me around here, and that makes me sad. At least once we have a Sega Genesis featured topic, I'll preserve the name of WP:SEGA and call it a project featured topic. Red Phoenix build the future... remember the past... 02:24, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
Sega Task Force members, are you active? I'll be sending out roll call notices to everyone's talk page. If we're to rebuild the project and collaborate on Sega articles, we need to know who on WP:SEGA/M is active and editing. Red Phoenix build the future... remember the past... 02:16, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
@ Matticusmadness: Just trying to rebuild the task force for the good of Sega articles on Wikipedia ;) Red Phoenix build the future... remember the past... 02:42, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
@ Simon Alexander Tolhurst: This one's specifically for you, but it's also for everyone who's coming back from a long period of absence. It's been quite a while since WP:SEGA has been active, but it's time to really get caught up on things. Here's what's happened since at least my retirement six years ago (and from what I can tell, not a whole lot happened here after that...)
There's a short list. Any specifics I can help with? Red Phoenix build the future... remember the past... 03:03, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
That is so very true Simon How can I help? 16:24, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
A task force is, essentially, a non-independent subgroup of a larger WikiProject that covers some defined part of the WikiProject's scope. For example, the United States military history task force of the Military history WikiProject deals with the military history of a specific country; and the Warcraft task force of the Video games WikiProject covers a single game series. The distinction between a task force and a WikiProject is that the task force minimizes bureaucratic overhead: It relies on the parent project to provide much of the procedural and technical infrastructure. A task force, for example, uses the core project's peer-review and assessment processes rather than creating its own, thereby allowing it to focus on writing and editing.
Just sharing some things I'm looking at working on, would be glad to collaborate ;)
Red Phoenix build the future... remember the past... 21:24, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
Hello, I like to request an edit lock on the stated page. It suffered a lot of vandalism and it lacks the attention of editors. That is all. Thank you. -- (,・∀・)ノシ(BZ) ( talk) 21:51, 29 November 2013 (UTC)
This is an exciting time to be a WP:SEGA member, with all of the huge work going on. Here's some of the progress we've been making on articles about Sega in the fourth generation of video gaming (the Genesis/Mega Drive era):
Note: List of Japanese Sega Mega Drive games to be merged into List of Sega Genesis games at a later date.
In addition to all Genesis/Mega Drive articles above:
Note: There are likely others, some of which may warrant a merge or redirect, others which likely could be expanded.
Now isn't this exciting? Yesterday, for instance, Sega Meganet was a stub - it's now a GA nominee. Sega Channel is next on my hitlist, as well as the two featured content candidates - I'm also thinking Sega CD and Sega 32X could also make good featured article candidates with more polish, but having Sega Genesis as one first will be critical to this and immensely helpful. The passing of its FAC would be fantastic for this task force, as it is one of the most important articles to our topic material. Red Phoenix build the future... remember the past... 15:49, 5 December 2013 (UTC)
An article that is probably of interest to this task force has been nominated for deletion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/SSF (emulator). Comments welcome. -- Mark viking ( talk) 17:36, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
i've lost my inner passion for this, sorry Simon How can I help? 16:09, 29 December 2013 (UTC)
There's currently some dispute over at the Sonic Boom (2014 video game) talk page, debating whether [sonicstadium.org The Sonic Stadium]] is considered a suitable source when citing information for Sonic-related articles. As of this writing, there are 24 different articles that cite Sonic Stadium, many of them containing multiple citations, but to my knowledge, there has never been an official discussion as to its legitimacy in the context of Sonic-related articles. So I figure it might be a good idea to discuss it now so we have some precedent to fall back on in the event someone attempts to use this site in the future, and to decide whether we need to replace the existing citations on all those articles.
I myself side with the belief that it should be considered a reliable source. Unlike sites such as TSSZ, Stadium tends to only report news that is confirmed factual, either through the reporting of other websites or direct contact with Sega and/or the individuals involved. Furthermore, the site has strong ties to Sega itself, having been granted exclusive content and reveals in the past (such as Sonic Colors' fourth cutscene months before release) and collaborating with the company each year on the Summer of Sonic convention in London. However, my opinion alone is insufficient, so I ask the rest of you: is The Sonic Stadium an acceptable source for citing Sonic/Sega-related news or not? -- 69.14.66.237 ( talk) 17:26, 15 February 2014 (UTC)
Hey, Sega fans. I thought I'd bring your attention to this book. It's a book about the history of Sega consoles from the SG-1000 all the way through Dreamcast. It's full of interesting information, but beware. This is not a reliable source and cannot be directly cited. The reason for this is that the book is self published by a member from Eidolon's Inn, which has proven not to use sources up to Wikipedia standards for its information and the book itself comes from a Kickstarter project. Therefore, no fact-checking has taken place. That being said, it can be a nice launching pad to find some more information out before seeking out reliable sources and as a "Further reading" for a bunch of articles, so it may be a useful resource in this regard. Red Phoenix let's talk... 16:16, 21 February 2014 (UTC)
So what's everyone working on? I notice that Menacer was posted at GAN but removed shortly. I assume the Genesis topic is still coming along?
Currently I'm building Sonic the Hedgehog (1991 video game) and Big the Cat up to GA status; I have no idea what will come next. Tezero ( talk) 17:25, 12 February 2014 (UTC)
I've been requested to help out at Sega Saturn, so I'll have to see where my projects go next. It may be a while before I can get to games and characters if the consoles continue to draw so much focus, and that's been where the center of my editing has been so far since I came back to Wikipedia last May. Red Phoenix let's talk... 16:18, 21 February 2014 (UTC)
Looking ahead to Dreamcast, it seems unnecessarily fragmented. We have Dreamcast, History of the Dreamcast, Dreamcast accessories... are these even necessary? Dreamcast accessories looks like an OR dumping ground, and the History article is actually better sourced than the main article. I think it's time to consider merging it all back together again, as part of a collaborative rewrite of the article. Red Phoenix let's talk... 18:05, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
I could ask this at that template's talk page, but let's be honest: no one would ever notice it. Here, hopefully someone will soon. Anyway, I'm not satisfied with the template's organization. Why is the video game list being given preference over the comics list to the extent that the former is linked in the template's title while the latter is in "Other" along with Chao? There's also the fact that I'm considering starting up articles for Silver the Hedgehog, Chaotix, Blaze the Cat, the E-Series, and/or Wisps (depending on how much reception I find - last two are unlikely), and the template's current state looks cluttered enough already. I'd much prefer something like this:
Thoughts? Tezero ( talk) 00:15, 25 March 2014 (UTC)
Again, if these categories aren't confirmed and cited in RS, then this is OR. Have you considered doing no categories? Or just "characters" and "lists"? It's not like there are so many right now. czar ♔ 18:58, 25 March 2014 (UTC)
To update on the other characters:
The reason I mention this is that before too long the set of characters with their own articles will be pretty stable, so discussions about organization will be more meaningful. Tezero ( talk) 02:37, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
I've begun another full-page console redesign, this time of Master System. As it's being a little more actively edited than past articles, I'm doing this one in my sandbox. Everyone is free to chip in ideas, and we can discuss it here if anyone would like. Red Phoenix let's talk... 01:58, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
Does anyone object to Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Sega/Sonic/Characters being merged back here? It hasn't been active for years and, if all goes according to plan, will have little to no purpose a few months from now. It really only serves to make me long for the past, for users I once knew but who are long gone (though interestingly, @ Unknown the Hedgehog: last edited a few days ago – perhaps he will see this). Tezero ( talk) 02:02, 2 April 2014 (UTC)
Hey what can I say, when your username links to your school/work and the boss says to cut that link you kinda do it no? Anyway, I'll be honest, I probably could be more active, I do chink into the occasional SEGA Sonic thing but with people like User:Sergecross73 watching over them there's not really much to pounce on. There's a thought actually, is Sergecross in this Wikiproject? MM ("Well? What have you got to report?") ("I give to you...") 13:24, 2 April 2014 (UTC)
In the words of
B.D Joe, "shut up n move your butt." We've got articles to build! o3o I have Sonic 06 on my watch list if it's any help?
MM
("Well? What have you got to report?")
("I give to you...")
19:56, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
I realized something a few days ago and have finally remembered to post it here. Sonic Adventure is a GA, as are two of the three characters with articles it introduced. Only E-102 Gamma, which has been at GAN for a few days, and the soundtrack remain. Would Adventure be viable as a good topic? Admittedly, Adventure itself needs a few more citations and some expansion in Reception, particularly regarding the game's role as a serious competitor with Super Mario 64 (for a while, at least). Assuming necessary fixes were made and the soundtrack promoted (or merged), would it work? Tezero ( talk) 00:20, 4 April 2014 (UTC)
@ Lightlowemon: It'd look like this:
Alternately, with all of the characters:
As for an article about the two Adventure games, I think that's unpromising. When they're considered part of a series within the main Sonic one, this is usually the 3D games or the Adventure era (roughly Adventure 1 through Shadow the Hedgehog), and even that much segregation isn't likely to have much reliable coverage. Rather, I'd propose a topic with two leads; I'm not sure if this has been done before. It'd look like this:
Tezero ( talk) 00:07, 5 April 2014 (UTC)
If we're on the subject of including Sonic Adventure 2 then shouldn't we include its soundtrack CD? MM ("Well? What have you got to report?") ("I give to you...") 20:00, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
I need your help. A kind volunteer is offering to make vector versions of the Videogame Rating Council icons but it would be easier if we could supply higher resolution copies of the images (included above, for reference). If you have any games with these logos and can scan higher resolution copies (the icons themselves are PD-simple so there isn't a copyright issue), please pass them along so we can make better vector files. I tried to extract some scans online but I can't find anything with a high enough resolution. (I'll take suggestions for better sites, too.) czar ♔ 23:07, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
I tried out a new organization style for our article examples; this time it's by category rather than status. We can revert it if no one else likes it, but I think I prefer it this way. Tezero ( talk) 17:05, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
Sonic Advance 2 came out closer to the Soviet Union than to the present day. I... I just can't... Tezero ( talk) 00:07, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
A discussion regarding Sonic characters is currently taking place at WT:VG. Please see that page. Krator — Preceding undated comment added 00:48, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
I don't know if anyone noticed, but I was plowing pretty intensely through Amy's and Knuckles' articles for a while and then stopped rather abruptly. The reason is that I wanted to watch Sonic X to get a full picture of what needs to be covered and in how much depth. I've been waiting until I finish the show to resume activity on those pages, since I want to finish this ideal off (as well as not get spoilers via looking at someone else's summary of the show and paraphrasing each character's role). I'm a few episodes from the end now, so this should be wrapping up. (I feel so horrible for Tails.) Just letting you all know; I do try to finish what I start here. Tezero ( talk) 05:27, 23 April 2014 (UTC)
Heh, I had a dream last night that some IP (dunno how) resurrected our ancient page for Cosmo the Seedrian and stuck it - with a massive intro - into Wikipedia's "Today's featured article" template. Poorly sourced and everything; no image. And... everyone seemed okay with it. I tried to edit the template and at least stick in a real FA, but my Internet connection was bust. (For the record, I don't think any Sonic X character will be considered notable within the foreseeable future, with the possible exception of Chris as the reviews I've found so far seem to unanimously disparage him. Still, weird.) Tezero ( talk) 15:46, 26 April 2014 (UTC)
It's been a stated goal of the task force for some time to get Sonic the Hedgehog (character) to FA status. I'll be heading that way within a few months for at least GA, and @ Red Phoenix: you've expressed interest in that article. How about getting it on the main page on June 23, 2016? (Or 2015 for his 24th, if we're impatient.) In addition, we could do another character; with Amy's recognition today, there are now five characters at GA status and I plan to get at least a few (if not the 50% required for WP:FT – God, it's escalated since I went on semi) to FA. Tezero ( talk) 23:56, 28 April 2014 (UTC)
You know what? Fuck it. If people are gonna start notability discussions during an FAC when they knew about ithe article beforehand, as well as oppose based on non-actionable complaints and almost never come back to check up on them, I'm not dealing with this 8+ more times, especially when GA is easily enough for the average reader anyway. The list will still have to be an FL, and I'll work with you on any you pick for FA, but otherwise, I'm beyond done with the process for the time being. Tezero ( talk) 15:34, 30 April 2014 (UTC)
Hey members, I have a huge favor to ask and can return it as requested. I am looking for any reliable sources, preferably reviews but anything at all, on Crush 40. For those who haven't been following Sonic the Hedgehog since 1999, they're actually a band featuring Sega music producer Jun Senoue, and they're known for a lot of songs from the Sonic series of games. They've even done some live shows in Tokyo and performed at the Summer of Sonic festival a couple of times. This was actually my first GA a while ago but I've since seen it's missing a lot of critical commentary and more recent information, and I'm struggling to find any coverage. In return, I'm willing to do some source hunting for someone who can find me good sources with my new HighBeam Research account I got through WP:TWL. Thanks, Red Phoenix let's talk... 20:06, 16 May 2014 (UTC)
I've
proposed a comprehensive cleanup of
WP:VG's inactive task forces (which would include redirecting all task force talk pages, including this one), if you'll take a look czar
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01:46, 6 May 2014 (UTC)
Sega Task Force, there's a game I've had the demo of for some time and will apparently be released before long: Freedom Planet. With several articles dedicated to it, I'm not concerned about its notability; I just created its article. What I'm wondering is whether it'd be appropriate to mention the game as a "See also" aside of any of the Sonic series articles or stick it in the "Related games" field of that series' template. Not only are the similarities flagrantly obvious upon starting the game; every single critic who's covered the game has taken care to mention this and compare the two IPs. That being said, I'm still not sure if this is enough of a tie. Tezero ( talk) 03:10, 9 June 2014 (UTC)
Hey guys, I'm down to the last few bits that need sources on List of Sega video game consoles, and they're a huge pain. Does anyone know of any sources that I can use for: the Japan and Europe discontinuation dates for the Master System, and the European launch/discontinuation dates for the Sega Pico? That's all I really need source-wise now, though it'd be nice to have more specific launch dates for the Master System and the European Sega CD. If anyone can point me to anything, I'd be most thankful. -- Pres N 21:52, 13 June 2014 (UTC)
"Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle That Defined a Generation" came out a month or so ago. Went to a talk by the author today and picked up a copy myself. It's basically a sequel to the book "Game Over" and concentrates on the business side. It covers both Sega & Nintendo - and later on, the beginnings of Sony - but the focus is mostly on Sega (partially due to the accident that the Sega employees were easier to find and were more talkative) and its internal strife between Sega of America & Sega Japan. The author came off as a bit of a fanboy, but as the book includes information from a bunch of direct interviews, it's probably more reliable than most on internal office politics of the era, and I know that finding "serious" published sources is hard for video game related topics. (warning: I've only skimmed it so far, having only gotten a copy today.) Could be useful for some of the people who worked on the Sega Genesis featured topic, I figure. Console wars is a pretty awful section at the moment, too... ugh. SnowFire ( talk) 00:48, 18 June 2014 (UTC)
Here. It offers a decent-sized paragraph each of review coverage for a number of less popular Sonic games. In case anyone's been working on those or wants to, well, here you go. Tezero ( talk) 16:50, 22 June 2014 (UTC)
Hey all, I was inspired to revamp the List of Sega video game consoles to reflect all the work that's been going on around Sega consoles recently, and I've started writing it in a sandbox here. I've hit a bit of a snag, though, regarding inclusion criteria, and I'd like some opinions from people who know more than me. Basically, my problem revolves around console variants- should they get their own rows int he table, and what's the criteria for that? For example, the SG-1000 II is an upgraded version of the SG-1000, and added support for Sega Card games, but the Sega Genesis II is just a design remodel that played the exact same games, and it's difficult to tell if Sega discontinued the original version in favor of the II or if it's just a minor variation that's still considered the "Genesis". Not to mention all the third-party variations, which I'm leaning towards not including, and where to draw the line on add-ons- the Sega CD seems like a unique thing that needs its own row, since there's a bunch of games that need it to play, but Sega Channel had a hardware component as well and had some region-specific releases that required it. Basically, it's all a big mess once you hit the fourth generation; does anyone have any opinions? -- Pres N 18:33, 28 May 2014 (UTC)
Alright, I went ahead and revamped the whole List of Sega video game consoles, except for, you know, those pesky citations. Those shouldn't be too bad, given all the work that's been done on the console articles themselves, now that I don't need to hunt down individual discontinuation dates for the SC-3000H, etc. Assuming I find everything, and nobody has any major structural concerns, I plan on taking the list to FLC this summer; I alternate between video game lists and sci-fi award lists there, and this will be in the queue behind the current List of Mass Effect media nom and World Fantasy Award for Best Collection. !Voting at those noms should make it show up faster. -- Pres N 23:13, 28 May 2014 (UTC)
Alright, List of Sega video game consoles is done. It's ready to go to FLC whenever the lists in front of it in my FLC queue are done, which at the current (glacial) pace of FLC means that it won't get nominated until probably late August. If you want it to go faster, please please please review some FLCs, especially List of Mass Effect media. -- Pres N 20:55, 22 June 2014 (UTC)
This article isn't too far from GAN; I've done a ton of work today and a decent amount previously. I've never worked on an anime article before, though; do you guys have any suggestions? Tezero ( talk) 05:32, 24 June 2014 (UTC)
I am trying to find reliable sources for the Disney's Aladdin (1994 video game) article about the Sega Game Gear game, and I am finding it particularly difficult. The search is complicated by the fact that two better-known video games with the same title were released in 1993 ( one by Virgin Games and one by Capcom), so most of the reviews I can find are about the 1993 games. If anyone is able to help me find sources, it would be greatly appreciated. Even if you know the citation information for a review in an obscure magazine, if you let me know that information, I should be able to request the article through my local library. Thanks in advance! Neelix ( talk) 16:59, 21 July 2014 (UTC)
Sonic: After the Sequel is at FAC as of a few days ago, if anyone's interested in reviewing. Tezero ( talk) 02:03, 22 July 2014 (UTC)
I notice Sonic the Hedgehog (comics) does not link to a character list. The character roster of the comics differs from that of the video games. Rotor (Sonic the Hedgehog) had been erroneously deleted by a bot... WhisperToMe ( talk) 05:17, 4 August 2014 (UTC)
I'm planning on nominating Sega 32X for WP:TFA for November 21. It will be the 20th anniversary of its launch. Such a sad yet interesting story in the history of Sega. Red Phoenix let's talk... 15:21, 30 August 2014 (UTC)
Just nominated List of Sega video game consoles for FLC here. Come on by and give a review! -- Pres N 23:28, 10 September 2014 (UTC)
Hey all. I'd like some feedback here for my Master System FAC. After some feedback from Tezero and Indrian, I'm more confident than ever that it fits the FA criteria and deserves to be recognized, and I'd like to get some more to really get this article into shape and make it another great Sega article. Thanks, Red Phoenix let's talk... 02:44, 21 September 2014 (UTC)
So, here's where we stand on our progress to a Sega consoles featured topic. PresN currently has List of Sega video game consoles at FLC, and I have Master System at FAC. I have been trying to convince TheTimesAreAChanging to renominate Sega Saturn at FAC, as it really is a very high quality article deserving of that rating. Once that is wrapped up, all that's left is Dreamcast and sorting out that mess... a project that is on my hitlist for sure. That will be one I intend to take to FAC when I can get it rewritten.
We're not too far off, team. Sega Project members, I'm very proud of what we've accomplished as a team. This year, we already have a featured topic and numerous FAs and GAs, more than this task force ever had in its history, or could have ever imagined when it was started in 2008. Good work to everyone; as we keep it up, we'll be the feather in WP:VG's cap. Red Phoenix let's talk... 04:43, 15 September 2014 (UTC)
I've just had an idea, an awful idea. I've just had a wonderful, awful idea! We get Sonic the Hedgehog, the game, featured on the Main Page on June 23, 2016.
"You mean the '91 one, right? O-of course you do, Tez. No one would in their right mind... right?" Right you are, reader! Kinda. I propose that we get Sonic the Hedgehog (1991 video game) and Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 video game) featured side-by-side, a la Barack Obama/ John McCain, to show two very different sides of the franchise and give a little nod to two generations of Sonic fans. We've got plenty of time (probably about a year and a half to allow for TFA nominating time), I've worked a little on the '91 game already, and '06 isn't terribly unrealistic, though of course plenty of work still needs to be done. Any thoughts on this? Red Phoenix?
Also, dear God, R.I.P. Robin Williams. Tezero ( talk) 23:20, 11 August 2014 (UTC)
Red Phoenix, just to clue you in to the progress of this, I've been fixing Sonic 1 up quite a bit lately and I think it'll be GAN-ready within a few days. If you've got any suggestions about the organization or the information covered - since most of the issues I see are citation-related - please, say 'em now. Tezero ( talk) 02:17, 22 September 2014 (UTC)
I will help towards this cause Simon How can I help? 15:38, 26 November 2014 (UTC)
It's happening in my sandbox. I'm sure since it's an edit in userspace, we can use the Sega Task Force page for some discussion on the matter as it comes up. It looks very much like this article needs a full rewrite from top to bottom. Also, still waiting on some Master System feedback... Red Phoenix let's talk... 00:21, 7 October 2014 (UTC)
I suggest moving the 2nd party Sega studios, that existed until 2000-2004. SEGA AM3, Sega Sports R&D, it's all outdated and inaccurate. Just name them what they were called between 2000-2004, Smilebit, Hitmaker etc. Also make the pages for WOW, Overworks, Sega Rosso, United Game Artists and Sega Technical Institue seperate.
Like with Capcom, Namco Bandai etc. most of us don't know which exact department made which game, especially with lots of the JP-exclusive SEGA has. Like the Japan wiki, I suggest, branding everything "SEGA" like the japanese wiki articles, except when it explictly states on the packaging or title screen. Like Sonic Team and AM2. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tripple-ddd ( talk • contribs) 12:48, 9 December 2014 (UTC)
This poses a problem for me as I rely heavily on those scans when writing Sonic articles. I'm going to try to contact the administrators to ask when it'll be back up (or if it's just been removed for good on copyright grounds), but for now we're in a bit of a bear's den. Tezero ( talk) 18:39, 3 January 2015 (UTC)
Just reminding everyone, if they didn't know, that you've got a Good Topic all completed here, with it converting to a Featured Topic once Sega Saturn passes FAC. -- Pres N 04:42, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
@ Red Phoenix, @ Tezero: Reminder about this. I'd feel awkward about nominating it myself since I only did the List of consoles, but if you want I can. -- Pres N 21:58, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
I never knew that the Sega Task force was a thing until I did a major cleanup for the TMS Entertainment article. Point being, I really feel that the page needs a major update. For starters, the Sega Sammy Holdings and TMS Entertainment templates are not on the front page of the task force, and, Yakuza and Valkyria Chronicles are not template pages to be monitored? Plus, ever since the acquisition of Atlus, most of the Sega Task force have been fixing Atlus articles too so I think that deserves a mention on the task force. Iftekharahmed96 ( talk) 17:12, 8 January 2017 (UTC)
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Just wanted to see if anyone’s still reading the or following this page, and what they’re up to? Red Phoenix let's talk... 19:54, 17 December 2017 (UTC) Red Phoenix let's talk... 19:54, 17 December 2017 (UTC)
Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games#Draft:005 may be of interest to this task force. Warmest regards, — Godsy ( TALK CONT) 03:57, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
This will serve as sort of a project plan in order to improve coverage of Sega as a whole in Wikipedia, with a focus on key articles. The goal is, that after all areas are addressed, it will provide a roadmap to successfully improving the task force's top-priority article, Sega to FA status.
Please feel free to add to this list, as I'm sure I've missed plenty.
NOTE: I don't consider researching the people themselves as crucial to Sega, but some of their history with Sega will help dictate that article, and as such could be beneficial.
If you have any input or somewhere you'd like to focus, feel free to reach out. If there is anyone still reading this, let me know your opinion. I'd be glad to hear your focus. Red Phoenix talk 18:55, 15 July 2018 (UTC)
If anyone has any idea where I could find good sources about Sega's arcade boards, let me know. After Sonic Team and Tectoy get through GA, I'm on a toss-up to do Sega AM2, Sega AM3, or List of Sega arcade system boards next. I'm very tempted to do the arcade boards next because it's the one bit of Sega's hardware we really haven't explored yet, but almost all of that article's sources are pretty unreliable. Tech specs, history details, anything really if anyone knows where I might find some reliable info on it. I'm still planning to go through The Sega Arcade Revolution by Ken Horowitz, but that book is more focused on the games than the system boards themselves. Red Phoenix talk 17:03, 21 July 2018 (UTC)
I've sorted out a bit of my thoughts on the development studios. I think Sega AM2, Sonic Team, and United Game Artists can stand alone. I think Hitmaker (AM3) and Sega Rosso (AM5) can safely be handled together because AM5 split from AM3 (as AM Annex) and was merged back into AM3 later on. Overworks (AM7) could probably be handled with Wow Entertainment (AM1) really just because AM7 had a short history aside from Skies of Arcadia and I'm not sure it has enough to be well handled on its own. My question here I have left is on AM6, also known as Smilebit and also included part of Team Andromeda, if it could be handled on its own or as part of Amusement Vison (AM4, which absorbed Smilebit in 2003). Red Phoenix talk 21:08, 16 August 2018 (UTC)
I've started my massive rewrite of Sega and could use some input and ideas on what should go in. Red Phoenix talk 02:41, 28 August 2018 (UTC)
This month, Sega began adding Genesis games to Amazon Fire TV, adding yet another avenue for people to play these classics. On modern platforms, there are three services by which people can play classic Genesis games: Sega Genesis Classics (PC, XBONE, PS4, NS), Sega Forever (mobile), and now Fire TV. I took a look at the games available on each, and below are the games available on all three. If anyone is looking to improve Genesis game articles, I'd recommend picking one of these. I know I'm eyeing Gunstar and Shinobi. This is by no means a topic candidate, just looks better in a box and thought I'd share. TarkusAB talk 13:29, 17 December 2018 (UTC)
Game was published by Sega and developed by Nextech. I have restored the article which was deleted in 2014 for having no sources. I have added three reviews, and the magazines GameFan and Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) are going to be the main sources of the article, as those mags did extensive coverage of the game. Harizotoh9 ( talk) 01:08, 8 May 2019 (UTC)
There's an important discussion regarding a cleanup of the Sega development studios article and some of its development teams (i.e. Sega AM1) with the ultimate goal of making it a featured topic. It can be found at Talk:Sega development studios#GA plans. I'm also posting here to invite task force comments for those who don't watch the Video game project talk page. Thanks, Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 02:19, 9 May 2019 (UTC)
I randomly had an interest in working on Dreamcast games. I'm trying to improve Jet Set Radio and will be moving to Cool Cool Toon, and eventually Space Channel 5. Does anyone here want to join me? Blue Pumpkin Pie ( talk) 10:49, 4 September 2019 (UTC)
I moved the list over to here so it wont be archived. ProtoDrake and Namcokid47 have done great work. Blue Pumpkin Pie ( talk) 15:03, 11 October 2019 (UTC)
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Hello. There's an ongoing discussion regarding potential GT/FT plans for the Sakura Wars series over at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games#GT/FT plans for the Sakura Wars series. Input from project members would be very helpful. Thanks, Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 00:12, 21 February 2020 (UTC)
@ Namcokid47: and anyone else who may be interested:
I'm taking a cursory look at R360, since we're doing a good look at trying to revamp this together. I'm hoping that I'll have a little more time next week to drive this forward, but I'll be occupied at least through the weekend. In any regard, I wanted to start a conversation here because there are some important things to consider as we get started, not specific to just one article. And on that note, I want to suggest that we may want to do some merging.
Here's what my research has found:
So, here's where I'm at: For starters, Wing War probably doesn't need its own article, especially if R360 is an article to itself. My question, then, is with so much coverage between the game and the cabinet interlinked, do they need to be one article? And if so, which one? I could use some assistance brainstorming this. Red Phoenix talk 15:55, 20 February 2020 (UTC)
Namcokid 47 (Contribs) 16:49, 20 February 2020 (UTC)
@ Red Phoenix: - I was able to find a two-page review on Wing War from Ultimate Generacion . Came across this while trying to find stuff for Namco, and I think it was a great find. I'll keep looking for any additional reviews. Namcokid 47 (Contribs) 01:10, 3 July 2020 (UTC)
So, over six years have passed since the November 2013 roll call. I would like to propose doing another one here. Please put your name below if you're still there.
I'm not fully sure how much help this will do; task forces in general are slowly going the way of the dinosaur, and I haven't even maintained these pages in years, really. The talk pages are very seldom used, too. Regardless, I'm still kicking; currently focusing on Sega arcade games that are historically significant, with plans to work on History of Sega some more and maybe send Sega back to FAC if ever I can find reviewers. Red Phoenix talk 03:14, 25 February 2020 (UTC)
To whom it may concern,
Sega is celebrating its 60th anniversary on June 3, 2020. I am attempting to get Sega as the featured article of the day on that day, but so far the article has gone through two FACs and both were closed due to a lack of feedback. Your feedback at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Sega/archive3, if you have the time to provide it, would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Red Phoenix talk 16:49, 3 April 2020 (UTC)
The Sakura Wars article is undergoing an FAC at the moment so it can be featured on the main page on September 27, 2021, which marks the 25th anniversary of the series. The FAC can be found at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Sakura Wars (1996 video game)/archive1. Input from project members would be very much appreciated. Thanks, Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 01:37, 4 April 2020 (UTC)
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Hello. There's an ongoing discussion about expanding the reception section of the 2019 Sakura Wars game, which has just been released worldwide. It can be found at Talk:Sakura Wars (2019 video game)#Reception section plans. Input from project members would be very much appreciated. Thanks, Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 15:22, 28 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi,
I saw the article on Sega Genesis, which states that it's also known as the Sega Megadrive. Shouldn't it be the other way around? The console is known as the Mega Drive everywhere in the world except the USA, I think it's worldwide name should be more suited for the article.
Thanks for reading! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mickazilla ( talk • contribs) 11:14, 29 April 2020 (UTC)
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Greetings. Currently I am pondering if I should clean up the (rather rough, to put it mildly) article for Technosoft, a company whose games are now owned by Sega, but I'm rather stuck. While I'd argue the company is notable enough to have their own article, my question is regarding the company's history. Outside of the Thunder Force series, I cannot find really any good sources that discuss the history of the company itself, from their beginnings to its decline and eventual collapse. If anybody could point me in the right direction, that would be great. Namcokid 47 (Contribs) 01:54, 3 June 2020 (UTC)
@ Red Phoenix: So I definetly want to have comprehensive lists for Sega's games, arcade games and mobile games, similar to how Square Enix has several comprehensive lists. I have begun a general list for Sega in one of my sandboxes, and you already know about the current state of expansion of the arcade game list article. The franchise and mobile game page would be next. However I am not sure if the mobile games should be intergrated into the general list. Now I ponder about several things about what should be added in those lists. I think that adding all the several ports in the arcade game list is too expansive in retrospect, am I wrong? Its often hard to categorize what is a port and what isn't, and several are based on the arcade game, but are not really a port and often remixed that they are entirely different games (Initial D on PSP, Jambo Safari on Wii etc. etc.). Its also often hard to find which regions specific ports were released in terms of older games that were released on home computers. The second question is, how big should the scope of the general list be? Should mobile games be added? Licensed games that have Sega IP (Shenmue III in recent times, Super Fantasy Zone by Sunsoft etc.). OtopNr.3 ( talk) 21:56, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
Other related articles that may be a part but worth considering merging: Career Soft, Creative Assembly Sofia, Atlus USA, Technosoft.
Although this is going to be a very long project, I'd like to pitch a long-term overhaul of Sega's development studios, with the potential of a good topic being in the cards. There's been a lot of work here recently; there are already 3 GAs and four more in nomination at the moment. But wow, there's a lot of potential here. At the top, I'd love to rewrite Sega development studios and instead of a list, do it as an article as a history of Sega's research and development as a whole, which is usually considered one of the most notable aspects of the company. Furthermore, more research for Sega and History of Sega has shown the research and development has not been so straightforward as to put it into rigid time frames.
There are several mergers I'd like to consider looking forward into this. Some of them are easy; Creative Assembly Sofia into Creative Assembly, Atlus USA into Atlus. Another one will be tricky; I'm still determining if Amusement Vision, Smilebit, Sega Sports R&D, and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio should all be merged or to what levels they can be combined. (Basically, AV (AM4) and Smilebit (AM6) merged in 2004, Sports R&D continued with Smilebit team members and merged into CS1, which included the former AV and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio).
Personally, I feel this is the next step in continuing to explore and develop the history of Sega, since it's often given credit for its creative prowess historically, and sometimes a lack of it in recent years. I welcome any and all feedback and thoughts on the matter. Red Phoenix talk 18:27, 19 April 2020 (UTC)
If anyone's interested in pitching in, I'm starting a rebuild of Sega development studios in my sandbox. Since it's such a large subject, I have it outlined there. What I'm most concerned about is missing something from the history as I go, and that's where I could use extra eyes if anyone wants to look and edit. Red Phoenix talk 17:25, 24 June 2020 (UTC)
/info/en/?search=Toshihiro_Nagoshi Any comments, thoughts, ways to it better? At least it might be a decent template for GA level, I know that Mobygames as a source isnt the best, I realize. OtopNr.3 ( talk) 14:59, 26 June 2020 (UTC)
... I recently requested access for, and was granted access, to Ken Horowitz' "Playing at the Next Level: A History of American Sega Games". All sorts of Genesis and Saturn games that were developed in America from 1990 to 2001 are covered in the book. If anyone wants some referencing if they're working on such an article, let me know and I'll be glad to share the information I have. Red Phoenix talk 15:06, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
There's an important discussion at the Video games WikiProject regarding the Sonic the Hedgehog and Sakura Wars GT/FT proposals that I did a while back. The discussion can be found at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games#Revisiting the Sonic the Hedgehog and Sakura Wars GT/FT proposals. Input from task force members would be very much appreciated. Thanks, Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 19:09, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
I assume everyone's seen this educational video by now? Popcornfud ( talk) 23:03, 1 December 2020 (UTC)
Let's start with the most important one: good work to TheJoebro64 as it's looking like Sonic the Hedgehog will be the featured article on June 23 of this year, based on how it's going at WP:TFAR. Truly amazing what has been done over there. I have a couple more TFA suggestions for this year I'd like some opinions on:
What do you guys think? Red Phoenix talk 02:41, 28 April 2021 (UTC)
@ Popcornfud, Red Phoenix, Sjones23, and TheJoebro64: I am currently working on making a list of non arcade Sega video games similar too List of Sega arcade games. Should the mobile games be included in that or be kept under the current existing page. OtopNr.3 ( talk) 09:04, 26 May 2021 (UTC)
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Can we please just get these character articles organized and done with? No matter how much false optimism you put up, they do not meet our community standards and they are not going to improve any time soon. Seven character articles and seven lists should be the goal. It's going to be done at some point, so you may as well do it now. TTN ( talk) 17:35, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
I will look at them again in about a week, too busy to do anything major at the moment. Bridies ( talk) 20:00, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
We can dispute the guidelines all we want, but that won't improve the situation. And while FFF may struggle with putting out good arguments for what he desires, he does everything in good faith and does improve articles (I've seen it myself in articles I've had no hand in) and I'd like to commend him for that. He does have problems with sourcing, but what he does improves articles, so I'm not going to argue with how he goes about his work here on Wikipedia. Anyway, TTN, it does take time to find reliable sources, especially for what we're looking for here, considering a lot of internet sites are unreliable fan sites filled with made-up fancruft and the reliable sources about real world information are usually buried under the cruft. Personally, although I am a big fan of the series and I'm also a moderate inclusionist myself, I do have a distaste for fancruft. I've already just about taken care of one of your problem articles ( Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Flicky (bird) (2nd nomination)), so you won't need to worry about that one if consensus directs otherwise. Unfortunately, I'm somewhat busy this summer and don't have very much time to edit. Before we discuss this any more, TTN, can you please inform me what your merger plans are? I have read your last plans, which are still in our archive, but it has been a couple of months and I want to be informed of any changes. By the way, this project may only have a couple of active members, but that is more than several other projects. It doesn't take many editors to change a lot of articles, it takes just one. I am a little disappointed that many of our editors are fairly inactive around the project, but many of them do good faith work around Wikipedia (not all, I do acknowledge that there are some who do none at all). There's more to the history of this project that could probably explain a lot of that, but I'm not going to go into it, since it's irrelevant to the current discussion. Red Phoenix flame of life... protector of all... 17:23, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
Hey just popped by to say hello, 1 up to the new logo! - Gaogier
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Dear WikiProject Video games/Sega, We think you would make a great member of The Sonic Task Force!!!! Fairfieldfencer FFF 08:19, 13 May 2008 (UTC) |
What do you think? Fairfieldfencer FFF 08:19, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
I've been helping to appeal your case to VirtualSteve's talk page, but he would really like your input before he does anything. This could be your chance to have the block on you removed if you're willing to apologize and you are legitimately sorry. Read the thread and make some comments there, and I recommend you use your TemporaryGaogier account so you can identify yourself. Good luck and best wishes, and I'm glad I could help you. Red Phoenix flame of life... protector of all... 02:10, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
I noticed a message Red left me while looking up the company panasonic so i checked here HI GUYS, yep i'm here - Gaogier
Everyone, listen up! I just spoke with Cradel about something weird I saw with the Barnstar, and everyone needs to subsitute the template. So, instead of typing {{Sega Barnstar|~~~~}}, you need to type {{subst:Sega Barnstar|~~~~}}. I'll put up a notice on WP:SEGA/W about it too. Thanks guys. Red Phoenix flame of life... protector of all... 00:28, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
I'm currently developing the second issue of the newsletter. Anyone want to contribute/help distribute the newsletter? Red Phoenix flame of life... protector of all... 03:01, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
C class articles have been ratified and will now be used in the Sega project. Thanks. Red Phoenix flame of life... protector of all... 14:35, 20 June 2008 (UTC)
Hey, everyone. I'm sure many of you have read the newsletter and found out that the Sega Project has promoted List of Sega 32X games to featured list status. Anyway, I was wondering if any of you would be willing to work with me on another list (which I already have the sources for, so there's no concern of that) and co-nominate it with me. This would give you a featured contribution, which is something to be proud of on Wikipedia. The planned list is List of Sega Mega-CD games. Red Phoenix flame of life... protector of all... 14:39, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
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I think I need to start contributing again, is there anything that needs doing? (Anything that's not going to lead up to a confrontation with the anti-fiction brigade) Doktor Wilhelm 15:26, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
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Hi there, any work i can do ? Gao gier Chat! 02:55, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
Good to hear :D, But what is the most important think i can do right now?, i wanna help out in every ay i can?, also do we have a sonic task team or not? i thought i heard somthing about that when i was reading but i am unsure Gao gier Chat! 16:52, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
This is from the "Writing Articles" Guide...
"When dealing with fiction (such as Nintendo characters)"
Class. Absolute class. Malpass93 ( talk) 21:23, 22 July 2008 (UTC)
Why is Hajime Satomi under Permanent protection?, also he is high priority, why s he still a stub. Gao gier Chat! 17:09, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
I think i'm going to get on the case for Hajime, i don't think its possible to get it to FA class but hopefully i can get it to B-Class Gao gier Chat! 01:16, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
The below is for you to upload this image for me, cutting the bottom off would be useful, the image is in the link of the text below, also here is another image but this one is not as good http://www.segasammy.co.jp/english/ir/message/img/satomi.jpg Gao gier Chat! 01:35, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
You actually made Crush 40 readable, how did you get it that good GA! :O Gao gier Chat! 00:59, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
PS: Does this mean we have to kill Hajime Satomi?
Red I don't really know how to write an article anymore I forgot, where do i start? Gao gier Chat! 01:57, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
May i assess it to a high class? Gao gier Chat! 23:07, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
I may not be a part of the project, but I was bored and was looking at your logo / symbol and noticed the "SP" in the Sonic head seems to say "Sonic Project" more than "Sega Project" and the Sonic head may violate copyright. I don't know how attached you are to the current design, but I whipped up rough drafts of two possible new designs anyway. They may still be a little derivative and probably need more work. Tell me what you think.
Probably just as bad either way. We'll let consensus decide, though, not one person. Red Phoenix flame of life... protector of all... 23:33, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
Our current logo is to simple to be under copyright, like the sonic ball, if we made it blue it would be different, i'm sure we are okay for now, thought i will make a few designs myself if change is really necessary. Gao gier Chat! 03:11, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
Both the user's who uploaded
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Are both in trouble for multiple copyright image issues and I think these images are copyright and i think they should go for speedy deletion, anybody agree, I know they are nice but nice is not always best, sometimes you have to lose what you like and this is one of those times. Gaogier How can I help? 03:13, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
Though i would like someone to look further into the matter first Gaogier How can I help? 03:19, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
Id rather not bring it up then, lets keep them :) instead of putting them at risk Gaogier How can I help? 10:49, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
Your logo (an alteration of the Sonic Team's logo) is a derivative work and cannot be released into the public domain and has since been deleted. Please find a new logo that can be released into the public domain.— Ryūlóng ( 竜龙) 08:33, 10 August 2008 (UTC)
Hope this works for a little while at least.
Red Phoenix
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I got a temporary barnstar fixed up too
Thoughts? Red Phoenix flame of life... protector of all... 04:20, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
We need to split the list to active and inactive members as it is not working out looking for members to talk to, it should be easy just click a member and they are ready to go, anyone with the same idea ?? Gaogier How can I help?
You run this wikiproject now not me, you know who is and who is not active, i'm useless.
Gaogier
How can I help?
21:16, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
Like this anyone, it takes the good points from our old logo and modernizes and "uniqueifies" it. That word does not exist but it sounds good.
Could this but maybe designed better make a good logo for us? Gaogier How can I help? 21:32, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
Thats the old logo for comparing Gaogier How can I help? 21:35, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
This Svg? Gaogier How can I help? 23:46, 20 August 2008 (UTC)
Talk force is going down a devision we cant take that, i believe that there's too many Sega articles and other companies in gaming consoles like Xbox & Playstation are all WIkiprojects this one should be too, we need to find new members we need to do as such:
I will work till the full to get this done and I wont let us go down a devision!
Gaogier How can I help? 14:58, 30 August 2008 (UTC)
We are already falling and I am in a pool of trouble and I don't know how to fix it, too many articles for just me and FFF and Dok and we are not all fully active, I'm unsure what to do. Gaogier How can I help? 16:38, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
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I Think our last chance of survival is to change to wikiproject Sega & Nintendo and split them into two different assessment charts Gaogier How can I help? 16:50, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
After a long time of thinking we have decided to bring up a Nintendo area to stop our project for dieing out, this should help us get enough members to keep going, if we get enough members of each side of the divided project the project will split into two separate projects how it should be.
The project is divided into two sections Sega Section & Nintendo Section, the duel section idea should make it easier for Nintendo Lovers and Sega Fans to stay to their side while still keeping the project active.
The Nintendo Scope and the Sega Scope will be Assessed separately and will not be placed together, everything will be kept as separate at possible making it almost like two different Wikiprojects operating under one name.
I hope everyone understands and our members and new members will Keep Contributing or Join the project so we can stay active.
Thank you.
This Has Been An Official S&N Project Notice By Gaogier How can I help? 21:50, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
Currently, the main page of the project features only WP Sega. A logo representing the both of them are needed as icons as well as the main image. Any ideas? -- haha169 ( talk) 03:00, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
Before I semi-retired, I was working on List of Sega Mega-CD games. It's about half done, now, and I've got the basic framework set up if someone wants to finish it. Red Phoenix flame of life... protector of all... 23:23, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
It's dieing the project is dieing, it must be this ugly layout Doktor Wilhelm made, we need a new one, like the Playstation projects one, i bet if Sega made a new console we would get active again Gaogier How can I help? 07:58, 27 August 2008 (UTC)
I don't agree and i'm the founder, there's to much sega for that. Gaogier How can I help? 14:51, 30 August 2008 (UTC)
I have some personal problems in my life to fix right now, but i'll make this project work soon enough, members are easy to find its just the people we need to get them recruited. Gaogier How can I help? 19:38, 21 September 2008 (UTC)
I'm happy for it to be merged, or whatever. bridies ( talk) 15:51, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
At the risk of inciting another argument, I feel I must comment on the recent move. The Nintendo Project was recently merged with the VG Project as a task force. The reason I'm mentioning this is because it was merged because of lack of interest/participation from the Wikipedia community. The few active members are already using the task force to coordinate article improve meant. As such, I do not think this move will have the desired result you are seeking; to gain more members. I do not think increasing the scope will attract as many members you are seeking, it will only increase the workload on existing members.
A common phrase seems to keep popping up on this talk page, "the project is dying." Frankly I do not see this a major concern and feel neither should the members. A project cannot die because it is only a page to facilitate collaboration. The fact there are members still editing Sega related articles shows there is still life to the project's effort and goal. I doubt that will ever go away
When we first posted on your talk page, we were not trying to steal away the project. We were not trying to help it fail. We weren't even trying to save the project. All we're offering is a new page location and administrative processes to assist with the effort. It doesn't matter where a page is. It doesn't matter if it's a project, task force, a user talk page, or even an article talk page. What matters is that there's a group of editors wanting to improve articles.
If you would like to better focus on your editing efforts, we can help as the offer still stands—and always will stand. I hate to sound like a broken record, but it wouldn't really change anything for your efforts. Right after a switch to a task force page, it would be business as usual for members. The only difference is members could get some of the help they desire.
Once again, I hope this does not cause another argument. Think it over. ( Guyinblack25 talk 17:26, 29 September 2008 (UTC))
Everyone just trust me, I have made the right choice, when I made the project I knew I had made the right choice, when I chose the logo I Knew I had made the right choice, even when I set out to start inviting people I knew I had made the right choice and this is no different, We are now Wikiproject Sega & Nintendo and thats how we shall stay as long as I am in this project, anything else and it may as well be a task force because this project cannot last otherwise. - Gaogier How can I help? 22:47, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
Editors, no poor sap ever won an edit war by getting blocked for his wiki. He won it by being all that he can be. Damn the administrators, or give me active users! Eternal vigilance is the price of duty. And, to the victors go the spoils. So remember: you are the best of the best of the few and the proud. So ask not what your Wikipedia can do for you, only regret that you have but one user account to use! The war against the vandals will be won! Sega Project, let the first edit be done! Search out the vandals and frag 'em all! To do that you need to be active, alert and be the best you can be!
Nobody owns nothing this is all to do with wikipedia and my goal is to get articles to FA status, people wanted to merge the two before but I disagreed but then when I saw Nintendo disappeared I decided to bring it back within this project so we can get more people to contribute, I just dont want this project to die I am a fighter and i make things work!, also who ever thinks they own the Nintendo Wikiproject needs to look at the rules... Gaogier How can I help? 00:58, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
Editors will be editors, after all. The more I think about it, was I all that understanding in policy when I started? Nope, certainly wasn't, and I think that for some people, it just takes more time than others. For example, after I really got started here, I went and read over all the policies and got the basic gist of them, and sometimes I still go back and reread them for my own knowledge. It's a shame I can't be here more often to help (which is why I'm semi-retired), but I want to wish the best to those guys. As for the merge, I stand by saying, what's the point? Look, I do disagree with the Sega and Nintendo thing, but what more benefit is there from being a task force than a separate project? It's all just a dumb matter of organization in my opinion, and since I think it will neither benefit nor harm, my opinion is to keep the status quo in this case. Red Phoenix flame of life... protector of all... 16:36, 2 October 2008 (UTC)
Ouch, pulling the Crush 40 card on me... just kidding, I'm not really going to blow it up that big. That may be the one article I feel incredibly tied to, since I'm sure no one in their right mind would have thought it would have become a GA before I started working on it. And it's because of WP:VG/A and WP:VG/PR that I was able to do it, and for that I am incredibly grateful. In fact, I do talk on the WT:VG board (or at least I did before I semi-retired, since I'm too busy anymore to edit like I used to). I've helped in consensus decisions, coordinated efforts (and I'm sure several editors will attest to my aid in the Sonic cruft control we did a while ago), and I've asked for help there, too.
Now, about the Sega and Nintendo thing... I don't support that. To me, it doesn't make sense, and it doesn't work. I liked this workspace when it was the Sega Project, and that meant something. The people I met here really helped get me started into editing, since I originally just came on here to work on Crush 40 and save it from deletion, which at the time would have been like preventing such-and-such unnotable MySpace band from deletion, but you've seen what I've done with it. These people include User:Gaogier, User:Fairfieldfencer, and User:Doktor Wilhelm, and while they may not have as clean of an editing record as I do, it's because of these people that I was able to become an excellent editor in my own right.
Of course, working with WP:VG, on the other hand, has helped define myself as an editor after I got started. For example, I couldn't always agree with User:TTN (and I'm sure none of us agree with him all of the time), but I started to see how he saw things as a potentially logical way of doing things.
Would a Sega task force have changed anything versus a Wikiproject? Probably not, would have been just about the same. I guess to me this seems like a proposal where either way you come out with exactly what you came in with (though I'm bound to lose a lot of edits as the {{ segaproject}} tags are removed). Of course, I can't answer for the "leave us alone" stuff, because I didn't say that and I'm not defending that point of view. I guess the way I see it is, with all of it being a matter of organization (and that's the way I see it), why tamper with the status quo? Yes, there's all the helpful WP:VG tools and departments, but that can be fixed just by linking them from the project page. If you can find me an argument that can convince me to change from the status quo, I'll gladly support it, even if I lose about 400 contributions from it.
I'm not here to fight you, Guyinblack25. In fact, I respect your views on the matter and do consider them when I'm on. But I'm just giving you mine and the way I see things. I'm always happy to allow consensus to take its course, and don't let other users like the other project members get you down... some just don't want it to change and can't really express it any better than they do. Red Phoenix flame of life... protector of all... 23:22, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
Hello, I'm not a part of your task force but since you guys handle Sega pages, I'd like to inform you on two Sega arcade platforms that I just discovered. They are the Sega Mega Tech and Sega Mega Play. I believe they are important to take note of because certain Sega game pages state that there is no arcade port of certain games. The first I noticed was Golden Axe II. It does say MegaPlay on the far right of the page, but the main part of the article acts like that port does not exist. There are probably quite a few more pages with incorrect or missing information. I even saw Sonic the Hedgehog 1 & 2 on a list of Mega Play games. I haven't checked the pages for STH 1 & 2 lately, but this is the first time I've heard of arcade ports for them. I hope my post leads to some research on these arcade systems. Here are some links to get you started: http://edoscuro.home.comcast.net/~edoscuro/sega_mega_tech.htm http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=9469 http://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=707 Thanks for maintaining the Sega pages. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.8.56.51 ( talk) 01:27, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
blanked metadiscussion/arguing/shouting
This is unproductive. - A Man In Bl♟ck ( conspire - past ops) 09:51, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
This useless metadiscussion is generating all heat and no light. Let's have a one-month moratorium on discussing whether this should be a task force or whether it should be moved or whether it was disrespectful or yadda yadda yadda. This moratorium includes tagging new articles with this project's tag, discussing the addition of Nintendo articles to this project on this talk page or on the Nintendo task force's talk page or on WT:VG, and any merge/demerge discussions about same.
On November 5, we'll come back and decide if this project is a good idea. Until then, the Nintendo task force can do whatever and this project can do whatever. - A Man In Bl♟ck ( conspire - past ops) 19:45, 5 October 2008 (UTC)
That includes metametadiscussion. Let's let it sit for a month and focus on articles.
Feel free to revert to replace the discussion I just removed, but consider first how it helps make this a better encyclopedia (instead of a useless flamepit of Usenet-esque proportions). - A Man In Bl♟ck ( conspire - past ops) 06:46, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
This makes sense. Despite the fact that there is no functional difference between a WikiProject and a task force (assuming that task force doesn't put forward their own guidelines), give the new Wikiproject a chance to play itself out. Not sure how merging a "dying Wikiproject" with a dead Wikiproject gives new life. But let's see. Randomran ( talk) 19:15, 6 October 2008 (UTC)
Personally think that a moratorium on discussing this issue is just delaying the issue, I think that we should have a MFD to get some outside viewpoints. JACO PLANE • 2008-10-6 22:12
Not to be task forced, this is a great little group and ill try and make it work. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.102.232.12 ( talk) 21:46, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
...And there's been hardly any activity here. I call for a decision whether it remains a project or not. - A Link to the Past (talk) 22:09, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
The idea is that this would be given a month. There's no need to rush. - A Man In Bl♟ck ( conspire - past ops) 12:01, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
←No signs of life? What am I then? Chewed liver? Fairfieldfencer FFF 19:47, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
I'd support changing this over to a task force, for the sake of efficiency and organization. The Wikiproject is essentially inactive, and is incapable of doing many of the functions that are required for an active Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Guide/WikiProject. A task force would be more appropriate than simply deleting it, however. Randomran ( talk) 21:36, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
←Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Wasn't the deadline six months? Fairfieldfencer FFF 13:33, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
←I'm perfectly happy with the new agreement. Merge the Sega Project and Sonic Task Force to WP:VG with the chance of being made back in to a WikiProject. This suits me perfectly, just so long as it doesn't get deleted because of inactivity as a task force. I've even been thinking of making a Sonic Project, but I don't think I'm cut out for that sort of thing, plus I don't want to give the Sega Task Force any competition. I'd stick this in your diaries if I were you. I'm as stubborn as a mule and am not persuaded so easily. Fairfieldfencer FFF 18:25, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
←Err... I seem to have made a mistake by moving this talk page instead of the page itself. Otherwise, all main sections done. Fairfieldfencer FFF 19:31, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
With this move there are some double redirects from pages titled "Sega & Nintendo". I'm not sure if they qualify for speedy deletion, so a batch deletion at WP:RFD may be the best venue. Either way, since they are unlikely search terms they can be deleted. Here's the listing of redirects:
Any thoughts on which route would be the best, Speedy Delete or RFD? ( Guyinblack25 talk 21:02, 10 November 2008 (UTC))
I have proposed renaming Category:Sega CD games to Category:Sega Mega-CD games. The discussion is at Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2008 November 7#Category:Sega CD games. Garrett Talk 06:30, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
There's a lot of mentions of "Sega Wikiproject" all over the place that probably need to change over to "task force". Are they centralized, or are they kind of all over the place? This is gonna take a lot of work. But I'm willing to help out, if we can organize our efforts a little bit. Randomran ( talk) 21:41, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
One of the few major difference between a WikiProject and a Task Force is that Task Forces use the main wikiproject's assessment scale, rather than having to work through their own. This lets task forces focus more on writing articles, and less on administrative overhead. What should we do with: Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Sega/Assessment? We don't really need it for the time being, and might even be able to remove it from the template. Randomran ( talk) 22:36, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
I did a lot of other clean-up. Hopefully a few other editors can check in and fill in any gaps I've missed. Randomran ( talk) 23:28, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
Izno made a
request on my talk page to replace {{
Segaproject}}
with {{
WikiProject Video games|tf=Sega}}
, as I did for the Nintendo project (
here). I am almost done modifying the code to handle that. Do you want me to preserve the Sonic task force as well (i.e. {{
Segaproject|tf=Sonic}}
→ {{
WikiProject Video games|tf=Sega|tf2=Sonic}}
)?
Anomie
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03:18, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
Are you (as a project) planning to TFD the obsolete template? Anomie ⚔ 13:20, 13 November 2008 (UTC)
Template:Segaproject has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page. Thank you. Anomie ⚔ 03:57, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
I noticed that there is some stuff that has my curiosity going. On the title screen on the bottom right it mentions the name "DEMPA"
Who are they and what was with their connection with Sega?
Also the page fails to mention it was released on Sega 32X. JasonHockeyGuy ( talk) 23:52, 6 February 2009 (UTC)
Hi! I'd like to draw your attention to the new WikiProject coordinators' working group, an effort to bring both official and unofficial WikiProject coordinators together so that the projects can more easily develop consensus and collaborate. This group has been created after discussion regarding possible changes to the A-Class review system, and that may be one of the first things discussed by interested coordinators.
All designated project coordinators are invited to join this working group. If your project hasn't formally designated any editors as coordinators, but you are someone who regularly deals with coordination tasks in the project, please feel free to join as well. — Delievered by §hepBot ( Disable) on behalf of the WikiProject coordinators' working group at 06:30, 28 February 2009 (UTC)
A discussion of the organization of the projects and taskforces for Wikiproject:Video Games has been started, and I have mentioned both the Sonic and Sega task forces, which have been largely inactive for a while now. Please visit the Inactive project cleanup to discuss. SynergyBlades ( talk) 18:05, 13 March 2009 (UTC)
Humm seems the future is bleak for The Sega Project :'( Gaogier How can I help? 01:56, 15 March 2009 (UTC)
Honestly this task force is deader than road kill, It was once popular.... We were breeding like rabbits.... Then along came a car and everyone got run over...
Gaogier How can I help? 17:08, 17 October 2009 (UTC)
The picture of the Dreamcast is currently a Valued Picture nominee so can some of you please go review it? Secret Saturdays ( talk to me) 00:11, 7 December 2009 (UTC)
Can we have an article about the Shenmue series rather than have all information about the entire series directed on the article of the first game in the series? -- Victory93 ( talk) 23:26, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
Phantasy star universe articles really need some clean up. For some odd reason, some wikipedians believe adding links to the characters is a good idea, rather than actually adding information to the article. Also those articles are in desperate need of references, they hold no citations or refs. the only thing they do have is external links. i would say the only two articles from phantasy star universe that hold refs is phantasy star portable and phantasy star portable 2. Bread Ninja ( talk) 16:25, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
This magazine scan from 1994 shows sales numbers of the Mega Drive, Mega 32X, and Mega CD at the time.
Keep in mind it is only for the end of 1994, and does not include any 1995 sales of any of those consoles.--
108.2.2.183 (
talk)
15:58, 13 February 2010 (UTC)
Hi, could somebody write an article about the Davis Cup World Tour. I linked the article in the Tennis Girl article since Sega used it in their advertisement. mabdul 15:28, 31 August 2010 (UTC)
WhisperToMe ( talk) 06:07, 27 June 2011 (UTC)
We prioritised 100s of articles, only to find they no longer have our banner, I'm not sure what to do, we worked so well as a WikiProject... Simon How can I help? 08:27, 10 April 2013 (UTC)
Wow, I'm actually pleasantly surprised. Simon, I'm glad to see you're still around as well. I might switch from retired to semi-retired. I'm through all my schooling and could use something that keeps me interested, not to mention a useful resource for the world. Red Phoenix flame of life... protector of all... 14:27, 3 May 2013 (UTC)
I don't see a link to the assessment department page off the main page, but it does still exist at WP:SEGA/A. Given how much more comprehensive the assessment has become at WP:VG/A over the past four years, and the new structures of ratings all across Wikipedia that is much more comprehensive from the top down than it used to be, are our assessments necessary anymore? If nothing else, with our limited contributor base it'd likely be more helpful to get assessment straight from the Video Games wikiproject since they'll have more outside eyes who can take a look and give us better feedback. About the only feature I can see us needing from the old page would be our importance scale in regards to priority with the task force, but I'm not sure that's something we'd need an assessment page for. We might be more suitable with that on a "pending projects" page for priority articles to be worked on by the task force, and a list of specific high-priority items to work on. Thoughts? I'd like to get some opinions before we make a decision on it. Red Phoenix build the future... remember the past... 15:21, 8 May 2013 (UTC)
Here's a few things I see us having to do in order to revitalize WP:SEGA:
Just some thought, and I'm sure you won't like all of them, but what do you think? Red Phoenix build the future... remember the past... 02:41, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
- To help envision it, I'm going to start working on a new look in my
sandbox.
Red Phoenix
build the future...
remember the past...
15:48, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
You may be able to use the Sega logo to identify your task force. Please see the related conversation at
WT:VG#Taskforce logos.
czar
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09:24, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
Just wanted to point out an awesome reference for all things Sega from their start up until the end of the Dreamcast:
Kent, Steven L. (2001). The Ultimate History of Video Games: The Story Behind the Craze that Touched our Lives and Changed the World. Roseville, California: Prima Publishing. ISBN 0-7615-3643-4.
^ This book is an AMAZING reference, and covers a lot of things. I used it to basically rewrite Sega v. Accolade, and it could also be an excellent backbone for Sega, Sega Genesis, Sega 32X, Sega Saturn, Sega Dreamcast, Mortal Kombat, and possibly as a supporter reference for a bunch of games and Sonic the Hedgehog (character). Happy editing! Red Phoenix build the future... remember the past... 15:15, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
can someone stop this person? he keeps replacing the word Japanese with american in SEGA pages. Everything related to SEGA including Japan-only releases are apparently American. i dont know how to stop it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:186.92.132.188 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.0.123.171 ( talk) 23:33, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
There's another discussion to move Sega Genesis to Mega Drive at Talk:Sega Genesis. Red Phoenix build the future... remember the past... 23:47, 6 June 2013 (UTC)
Heads up: Sega v. Accolade is at WP:FAC! Red Phoenix build the future... remember the past... 01:10, 22 June 2013 (UTC)
On the SEGA front: Sega v. Accolade up for FA status; Sega CD, Sega 32X, and Sega Game Gear at WP:GAN. Red Phoenix build the future... remember the past... 21:44, 8 July 2013 (UTC)
Also added: Sega CD just passed a GA nomination today. Sega 32X passed a while ago. Sega Game Gear is still being reviewed. Since this place is so silent, I might as well just announce all of my Sega-based achievements :P Red Phoenix build the future... remember the past... 00:35, 28 July 2013 (UTC)
So, there's still a raging debate going on at Sega Genesis as to whether or not the article should be named "Mega Drive". I know this project is mostly dead, but any opinions? Here's my official take: I prefer Mega Drive myself and feel it's the better title overall, but feel that consistency is more important and we'll never have it if we don't pick a title and stick with it, so I'll argue for Sega Genesis any day of the week while attempts are being brought up. It's not about shooting down the proposals; it's about maintaining consistency and order so that Wikipedia may be a serious place. Red Phoenix build the future... remember the past... 01:13, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
template:SG-1000 has been nominated for deletion -- 76.65.128.222 ( talk) 00:10, 22 August 2013 (UTC)
Hey Sega fanboys and fangirls! I'm submitting a request that anyone from this project offer assistance at Sega. (This almost seems tautological...) Over the last fourteen days, several anon. IPs (or possibly a single user over multiple IPs) have made extensive revisions to the article, mostly a drastic expansion of the "SEGA [ sic] studios" section, all without a single reference. (At one point, I swear it was posited that Nintendo now owns Sega!) Unfortunately, I don't know anything about Sega's development studios, so I'm not qualified to asses the veracity of the info added. Per WP:NOTDIRECTORY and WP:V, I would simply remove the info, but I'm not sure this is a clear case (i.e. I don't know if such info is within the scope of a video game article, nor its accuracy therein). Therefore, I must defer to your knowledge on this subject; any and all assistance from this WikiProject is greatly appreciated!! DK qwerty 04:58, 17 September 2013 (UTC)
Sega Nomad is now at GAN. Sega Genesis passed one a while ago, which means we're progressing toward a featured topic. *sigh* It's nice to update things, but it still kind of feels like it's just me around here, and that makes me sad. At least once we have a Sega Genesis featured topic, I'll preserve the name of WP:SEGA and call it a project featured topic. Red Phoenix build the future... remember the past... 02:24, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
Sega Task Force members, are you active? I'll be sending out roll call notices to everyone's talk page. If we're to rebuild the project and collaborate on Sega articles, we need to know who on WP:SEGA/M is active and editing. Red Phoenix build the future... remember the past... 02:16, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
@ Matticusmadness: Just trying to rebuild the task force for the good of Sega articles on Wikipedia ;) Red Phoenix build the future... remember the past... 02:42, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
@ Simon Alexander Tolhurst: This one's specifically for you, but it's also for everyone who's coming back from a long period of absence. It's been quite a while since WP:SEGA has been active, but it's time to really get caught up on things. Here's what's happened since at least my retirement six years ago (and from what I can tell, not a whole lot happened here after that...)
There's a short list. Any specifics I can help with? Red Phoenix build the future... remember the past... 03:03, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
That is so very true Simon How can I help? 16:24, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
A task force is, essentially, a non-independent subgroup of a larger WikiProject that covers some defined part of the WikiProject's scope. For example, the United States military history task force of the Military history WikiProject deals with the military history of a specific country; and the Warcraft task force of the Video games WikiProject covers a single game series. The distinction between a task force and a WikiProject is that the task force minimizes bureaucratic overhead: It relies on the parent project to provide much of the procedural and technical infrastructure. A task force, for example, uses the core project's peer-review and assessment processes rather than creating its own, thereby allowing it to focus on writing and editing.
Just sharing some things I'm looking at working on, would be glad to collaborate ;)
Red Phoenix build the future... remember the past... 21:24, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
Hello, I like to request an edit lock on the stated page. It suffered a lot of vandalism and it lacks the attention of editors. That is all. Thank you. -- (,・∀・)ノシ(BZ) ( talk) 21:51, 29 November 2013 (UTC)
This is an exciting time to be a WP:SEGA member, with all of the huge work going on. Here's some of the progress we've been making on articles about Sega in the fourth generation of video gaming (the Genesis/Mega Drive era):
Note: List of Japanese Sega Mega Drive games to be merged into List of Sega Genesis games at a later date.
In addition to all Genesis/Mega Drive articles above:
Note: There are likely others, some of which may warrant a merge or redirect, others which likely could be expanded.
Now isn't this exciting? Yesterday, for instance, Sega Meganet was a stub - it's now a GA nominee. Sega Channel is next on my hitlist, as well as the two featured content candidates - I'm also thinking Sega CD and Sega 32X could also make good featured article candidates with more polish, but having Sega Genesis as one first will be critical to this and immensely helpful. The passing of its FAC would be fantastic for this task force, as it is one of the most important articles to our topic material. Red Phoenix build the future... remember the past... 15:49, 5 December 2013 (UTC)
An article that is probably of interest to this task force has been nominated for deletion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/SSF (emulator). Comments welcome. -- Mark viking ( talk) 17:36, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
i've lost my inner passion for this, sorry Simon How can I help? 16:09, 29 December 2013 (UTC)
There's currently some dispute over at the Sonic Boom (2014 video game) talk page, debating whether [sonicstadium.org The Sonic Stadium]] is considered a suitable source when citing information for Sonic-related articles. As of this writing, there are 24 different articles that cite Sonic Stadium, many of them containing multiple citations, but to my knowledge, there has never been an official discussion as to its legitimacy in the context of Sonic-related articles. So I figure it might be a good idea to discuss it now so we have some precedent to fall back on in the event someone attempts to use this site in the future, and to decide whether we need to replace the existing citations on all those articles.
I myself side with the belief that it should be considered a reliable source. Unlike sites such as TSSZ, Stadium tends to only report news that is confirmed factual, either through the reporting of other websites or direct contact with Sega and/or the individuals involved. Furthermore, the site has strong ties to Sega itself, having been granted exclusive content and reveals in the past (such as Sonic Colors' fourth cutscene months before release) and collaborating with the company each year on the Summer of Sonic convention in London. However, my opinion alone is insufficient, so I ask the rest of you: is The Sonic Stadium an acceptable source for citing Sonic/Sega-related news or not? -- 69.14.66.237 ( talk) 17:26, 15 February 2014 (UTC)
Hey, Sega fans. I thought I'd bring your attention to this book. It's a book about the history of Sega consoles from the SG-1000 all the way through Dreamcast. It's full of interesting information, but beware. This is not a reliable source and cannot be directly cited. The reason for this is that the book is self published by a member from Eidolon's Inn, which has proven not to use sources up to Wikipedia standards for its information and the book itself comes from a Kickstarter project. Therefore, no fact-checking has taken place. That being said, it can be a nice launching pad to find some more information out before seeking out reliable sources and as a "Further reading" for a bunch of articles, so it may be a useful resource in this regard. Red Phoenix let's talk... 16:16, 21 February 2014 (UTC)
So what's everyone working on? I notice that Menacer was posted at GAN but removed shortly. I assume the Genesis topic is still coming along?
Currently I'm building Sonic the Hedgehog (1991 video game) and Big the Cat up to GA status; I have no idea what will come next. Tezero ( talk) 17:25, 12 February 2014 (UTC)
I've been requested to help out at Sega Saturn, so I'll have to see where my projects go next. It may be a while before I can get to games and characters if the consoles continue to draw so much focus, and that's been where the center of my editing has been so far since I came back to Wikipedia last May. Red Phoenix let's talk... 16:18, 21 February 2014 (UTC)
Looking ahead to Dreamcast, it seems unnecessarily fragmented. We have Dreamcast, History of the Dreamcast, Dreamcast accessories... are these even necessary? Dreamcast accessories looks like an OR dumping ground, and the History article is actually better sourced than the main article. I think it's time to consider merging it all back together again, as part of a collaborative rewrite of the article. Red Phoenix let's talk... 18:05, 4 March 2014 (UTC)
I could ask this at that template's talk page, but let's be honest: no one would ever notice it. Here, hopefully someone will soon. Anyway, I'm not satisfied with the template's organization. Why is the video game list being given preference over the comics list to the extent that the former is linked in the template's title while the latter is in "Other" along with Chao? There's also the fact that I'm considering starting up articles for Silver the Hedgehog, Chaotix, Blaze the Cat, the E-Series, and/or Wisps (depending on how much reception I find - last two are unlikely), and the template's current state looks cluttered enough already. I'd much prefer something like this:
Thoughts? Tezero ( talk) 00:15, 25 March 2014 (UTC)
Again, if these categories aren't confirmed and cited in RS, then this is OR. Have you considered doing no categories? Or just "characters" and "lists"? It's not like there are so many right now. czar ♔ 18:58, 25 March 2014 (UTC)
To update on the other characters:
The reason I mention this is that before too long the set of characters with their own articles will be pretty stable, so discussions about organization will be more meaningful. Tezero ( talk) 02:37, 28 March 2014 (UTC)
I've begun another full-page console redesign, this time of Master System. As it's being a little more actively edited than past articles, I'm doing this one in my sandbox. Everyone is free to chip in ideas, and we can discuss it here if anyone would like. Red Phoenix let's talk... 01:58, 31 March 2014 (UTC)
Does anyone object to Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Sega/Sonic/Characters being merged back here? It hasn't been active for years and, if all goes according to plan, will have little to no purpose a few months from now. It really only serves to make me long for the past, for users I once knew but who are long gone (though interestingly, @ Unknown the Hedgehog: last edited a few days ago – perhaps he will see this). Tezero ( talk) 02:02, 2 April 2014 (UTC)
Hey what can I say, when your username links to your school/work and the boss says to cut that link you kinda do it no? Anyway, I'll be honest, I probably could be more active, I do chink into the occasional SEGA Sonic thing but with people like User:Sergecross73 watching over them there's not really much to pounce on. There's a thought actually, is Sergecross in this Wikiproject? MM ("Well? What have you got to report?") ("I give to you...") 13:24, 2 April 2014 (UTC)
In the words of
B.D Joe, "shut up n move your butt." We've got articles to build! o3o I have Sonic 06 on my watch list if it's any help?
MM
("Well? What have you got to report?")
("I give to you...")
19:56, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
I realized something a few days ago and have finally remembered to post it here. Sonic Adventure is a GA, as are two of the three characters with articles it introduced. Only E-102 Gamma, which has been at GAN for a few days, and the soundtrack remain. Would Adventure be viable as a good topic? Admittedly, Adventure itself needs a few more citations and some expansion in Reception, particularly regarding the game's role as a serious competitor with Super Mario 64 (for a while, at least). Assuming necessary fixes were made and the soundtrack promoted (or merged), would it work? Tezero ( talk) 00:20, 4 April 2014 (UTC)
@ Lightlowemon: It'd look like this:
Alternately, with all of the characters:
As for an article about the two Adventure games, I think that's unpromising. When they're considered part of a series within the main Sonic one, this is usually the 3D games or the Adventure era (roughly Adventure 1 through Shadow the Hedgehog), and even that much segregation isn't likely to have much reliable coverage. Rather, I'd propose a topic with two leads; I'm not sure if this has been done before. It'd look like this:
Tezero ( talk) 00:07, 5 April 2014 (UTC)
If we're on the subject of including Sonic Adventure 2 then shouldn't we include its soundtrack CD? MM ("Well? What have you got to report?") ("I give to you...") 20:00, 12 April 2014 (UTC)
I need your help. A kind volunteer is offering to make vector versions of the Videogame Rating Council icons but it would be easier if we could supply higher resolution copies of the images (included above, for reference). If you have any games with these logos and can scan higher resolution copies (the icons themselves are PD-simple so there isn't a copyright issue), please pass them along so we can make better vector files. I tried to extract some scans online but I can't find anything with a high enough resolution. (I'll take suggestions for better sites, too.) czar ♔ 23:07, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
I tried out a new organization style for our article examples; this time it's by category rather than status. We can revert it if no one else likes it, but I think I prefer it this way. Tezero ( talk) 17:05, 16 April 2014 (UTC)
Sonic Advance 2 came out closer to the Soviet Union than to the present day. I... I just can't... Tezero ( talk) 00:07, 17 April 2014 (UTC)
A discussion regarding Sonic characters is currently taking place at WT:VG. Please see that page. Krator — Preceding undated comment added 00:48, 28 May 2008 (UTC)
I don't know if anyone noticed, but I was plowing pretty intensely through Amy's and Knuckles' articles for a while and then stopped rather abruptly. The reason is that I wanted to watch Sonic X to get a full picture of what needs to be covered and in how much depth. I've been waiting until I finish the show to resume activity on those pages, since I want to finish this ideal off (as well as not get spoilers via looking at someone else's summary of the show and paraphrasing each character's role). I'm a few episodes from the end now, so this should be wrapping up. (I feel so horrible for Tails.) Just letting you all know; I do try to finish what I start here. Tezero ( talk) 05:27, 23 April 2014 (UTC)
Heh, I had a dream last night that some IP (dunno how) resurrected our ancient page for Cosmo the Seedrian and stuck it - with a massive intro - into Wikipedia's "Today's featured article" template. Poorly sourced and everything; no image. And... everyone seemed okay with it. I tried to edit the template and at least stick in a real FA, but my Internet connection was bust. (For the record, I don't think any Sonic X character will be considered notable within the foreseeable future, with the possible exception of Chris as the reviews I've found so far seem to unanimously disparage him. Still, weird.) Tezero ( talk) 15:46, 26 April 2014 (UTC)
It's been a stated goal of the task force for some time to get Sonic the Hedgehog (character) to FA status. I'll be heading that way within a few months for at least GA, and @ Red Phoenix: you've expressed interest in that article. How about getting it on the main page on June 23, 2016? (Or 2015 for his 24th, if we're impatient.) In addition, we could do another character; with Amy's recognition today, there are now five characters at GA status and I plan to get at least a few (if not the 50% required for WP:FT – God, it's escalated since I went on semi) to FA. Tezero ( talk) 23:56, 28 April 2014 (UTC)
You know what? Fuck it. If people are gonna start notability discussions during an FAC when they knew about ithe article beforehand, as well as oppose based on non-actionable complaints and almost never come back to check up on them, I'm not dealing with this 8+ more times, especially when GA is easily enough for the average reader anyway. The list will still have to be an FL, and I'll work with you on any you pick for FA, but otherwise, I'm beyond done with the process for the time being. Tezero ( talk) 15:34, 30 April 2014 (UTC)
Hey members, I have a huge favor to ask and can return it as requested. I am looking for any reliable sources, preferably reviews but anything at all, on Crush 40. For those who haven't been following Sonic the Hedgehog since 1999, they're actually a band featuring Sega music producer Jun Senoue, and they're known for a lot of songs from the Sonic series of games. They've even done some live shows in Tokyo and performed at the Summer of Sonic festival a couple of times. This was actually my first GA a while ago but I've since seen it's missing a lot of critical commentary and more recent information, and I'm struggling to find any coverage. In return, I'm willing to do some source hunting for someone who can find me good sources with my new HighBeam Research account I got through WP:TWL. Thanks, Red Phoenix let's talk... 20:06, 16 May 2014 (UTC)
I've
proposed a comprehensive cleanup of
WP:VG's inactive task forces (which would include redirecting all task force talk pages, including this one), if you'll take a look czar
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01:46, 6 May 2014 (UTC)
Sega Task Force, there's a game I've had the demo of for some time and will apparently be released before long: Freedom Planet. With several articles dedicated to it, I'm not concerned about its notability; I just created its article. What I'm wondering is whether it'd be appropriate to mention the game as a "See also" aside of any of the Sonic series articles or stick it in the "Related games" field of that series' template. Not only are the similarities flagrantly obvious upon starting the game; every single critic who's covered the game has taken care to mention this and compare the two IPs. That being said, I'm still not sure if this is enough of a tie. Tezero ( talk) 03:10, 9 June 2014 (UTC)
Hey guys, I'm down to the last few bits that need sources on List of Sega video game consoles, and they're a huge pain. Does anyone know of any sources that I can use for: the Japan and Europe discontinuation dates for the Master System, and the European launch/discontinuation dates for the Sega Pico? That's all I really need source-wise now, though it'd be nice to have more specific launch dates for the Master System and the European Sega CD. If anyone can point me to anything, I'd be most thankful. -- Pres N 21:52, 13 June 2014 (UTC)
"Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle That Defined a Generation" came out a month or so ago. Went to a talk by the author today and picked up a copy myself. It's basically a sequel to the book "Game Over" and concentrates on the business side. It covers both Sega & Nintendo - and later on, the beginnings of Sony - but the focus is mostly on Sega (partially due to the accident that the Sega employees were easier to find and were more talkative) and its internal strife between Sega of America & Sega Japan. The author came off as a bit of a fanboy, but as the book includes information from a bunch of direct interviews, it's probably more reliable than most on internal office politics of the era, and I know that finding "serious" published sources is hard for video game related topics. (warning: I've only skimmed it so far, having only gotten a copy today.) Could be useful for some of the people who worked on the Sega Genesis featured topic, I figure. Console wars is a pretty awful section at the moment, too... ugh. SnowFire ( talk) 00:48, 18 June 2014 (UTC)
Here. It offers a decent-sized paragraph each of review coverage for a number of less popular Sonic games. In case anyone's been working on those or wants to, well, here you go. Tezero ( talk) 16:50, 22 June 2014 (UTC)
Hey all, I was inspired to revamp the List of Sega video game consoles to reflect all the work that's been going on around Sega consoles recently, and I've started writing it in a sandbox here. I've hit a bit of a snag, though, regarding inclusion criteria, and I'd like some opinions from people who know more than me. Basically, my problem revolves around console variants- should they get their own rows int he table, and what's the criteria for that? For example, the SG-1000 II is an upgraded version of the SG-1000, and added support for Sega Card games, but the Sega Genesis II is just a design remodel that played the exact same games, and it's difficult to tell if Sega discontinued the original version in favor of the II or if it's just a minor variation that's still considered the "Genesis". Not to mention all the third-party variations, which I'm leaning towards not including, and where to draw the line on add-ons- the Sega CD seems like a unique thing that needs its own row, since there's a bunch of games that need it to play, but Sega Channel had a hardware component as well and had some region-specific releases that required it. Basically, it's all a big mess once you hit the fourth generation; does anyone have any opinions? -- Pres N 18:33, 28 May 2014 (UTC)
Alright, I went ahead and revamped the whole List of Sega video game consoles, except for, you know, those pesky citations. Those shouldn't be too bad, given all the work that's been done on the console articles themselves, now that I don't need to hunt down individual discontinuation dates for the SC-3000H, etc. Assuming I find everything, and nobody has any major structural concerns, I plan on taking the list to FLC this summer; I alternate between video game lists and sci-fi award lists there, and this will be in the queue behind the current List of Mass Effect media nom and World Fantasy Award for Best Collection. !Voting at those noms should make it show up faster. -- Pres N 23:13, 28 May 2014 (UTC)
Alright, List of Sega video game consoles is done. It's ready to go to FLC whenever the lists in front of it in my FLC queue are done, which at the current (glacial) pace of FLC means that it won't get nominated until probably late August. If you want it to go faster, please please please review some FLCs, especially List of Mass Effect media. -- Pres N 20:55, 22 June 2014 (UTC)
This article isn't too far from GAN; I've done a ton of work today and a decent amount previously. I've never worked on an anime article before, though; do you guys have any suggestions? Tezero ( talk) 05:32, 24 June 2014 (UTC)
I am trying to find reliable sources for the Disney's Aladdin (1994 video game) article about the Sega Game Gear game, and I am finding it particularly difficult. The search is complicated by the fact that two better-known video games with the same title were released in 1993 ( one by Virgin Games and one by Capcom), so most of the reviews I can find are about the 1993 games. If anyone is able to help me find sources, it would be greatly appreciated. Even if you know the citation information for a review in an obscure magazine, if you let me know that information, I should be able to request the article through my local library. Thanks in advance! Neelix ( talk) 16:59, 21 July 2014 (UTC)
Sonic: After the Sequel is at FAC as of a few days ago, if anyone's interested in reviewing. Tezero ( talk) 02:03, 22 July 2014 (UTC)
I notice Sonic the Hedgehog (comics) does not link to a character list. The character roster of the comics differs from that of the video games. Rotor (Sonic the Hedgehog) had been erroneously deleted by a bot... WhisperToMe ( talk) 05:17, 4 August 2014 (UTC)
I'm planning on nominating Sega 32X for WP:TFA for November 21. It will be the 20th anniversary of its launch. Such a sad yet interesting story in the history of Sega. Red Phoenix let's talk... 15:21, 30 August 2014 (UTC)
Just nominated List of Sega video game consoles for FLC here. Come on by and give a review! -- Pres N 23:28, 10 September 2014 (UTC)
Hey all. I'd like some feedback here for my Master System FAC. After some feedback from Tezero and Indrian, I'm more confident than ever that it fits the FA criteria and deserves to be recognized, and I'd like to get some more to really get this article into shape and make it another great Sega article. Thanks, Red Phoenix let's talk... 02:44, 21 September 2014 (UTC)
So, here's where we stand on our progress to a Sega consoles featured topic. PresN currently has List of Sega video game consoles at FLC, and I have Master System at FAC. I have been trying to convince TheTimesAreAChanging to renominate Sega Saturn at FAC, as it really is a very high quality article deserving of that rating. Once that is wrapped up, all that's left is Dreamcast and sorting out that mess... a project that is on my hitlist for sure. That will be one I intend to take to FAC when I can get it rewritten.
We're not too far off, team. Sega Project members, I'm very proud of what we've accomplished as a team. This year, we already have a featured topic and numerous FAs and GAs, more than this task force ever had in its history, or could have ever imagined when it was started in 2008. Good work to everyone; as we keep it up, we'll be the feather in WP:VG's cap. Red Phoenix let's talk... 04:43, 15 September 2014 (UTC)
I've just had an idea, an awful idea. I've just had a wonderful, awful idea! We get Sonic the Hedgehog, the game, featured on the Main Page on June 23, 2016.
"You mean the '91 one, right? O-of course you do, Tez. No one would in their right mind... right?" Right you are, reader! Kinda. I propose that we get Sonic the Hedgehog (1991 video game) and Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 video game) featured side-by-side, a la Barack Obama/ John McCain, to show two very different sides of the franchise and give a little nod to two generations of Sonic fans. We've got plenty of time (probably about a year and a half to allow for TFA nominating time), I've worked a little on the '91 game already, and '06 isn't terribly unrealistic, though of course plenty of work still needs to be done. Any thoughts on this? Red Phoenix?
Also, dear God, R.I.P. Robin Williams. Tezero ( talk) 23:20, 11 August 2014 (UTC)
Red Phoenix, just to clue you in to the progress of this, I've been fixing Sonic 1 up quite a bit lately and I think it'll be GAN-ready within a few days. If you've got any suggestions about the organization or the information covered - since most of the issues I see are citation-related - please, say 'em now. Tezero ( talk) 02:17, 22 September 2014 (UTC)
I will help towards this cause Simon How can I help? 15:38, 26 November 2014 (UTC)
It's happening in my sandbox. I'm sure since it's an edit in userspace, we can use the Sega Task Force page for some discussion on the matter as it comes up. It looks very much like this article needs a full rewrite from top to bottom. Also, still waiting on some Master System feedback... Red Phoenix let's talk... 00:21, 7 October 2014 (UTC)
I suggest moving the 2nd party Sega studios, that existed until 2000-2004. SEGA AM3, Sega Sports R&D, it's all outdated and inaccurate. Just name them what they were called between 2000-2004, Smilebit, Hitmaker etc. Also make the pages for WOW, Overworks, Sega Rosso, United Game Artists and Sega Technical Institue seperate.
Like with Capcom, Namco Bandai etc. most of us don't know which exact department made which game, especially with lots of the JP-exclusive SEGA has. Like the Japan wiki, I suggest, branding everything "SEGA" like the japanese wiki articles, except when it explictly states on the packaging or title screen. Like Sonic Team and AM2. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tripple-ddd ( talk • contribs) 12:48, 9 December 2014 (UTC)
This poses a problem for me as I rely heavily on those scans when writing Sonic articles. I'm going to try to contact the administrators to ask when it'll be back up (or if it's just been removed for good on copyright grounds), but for now we're in a bit of a bear's den. Tezero ( talk) 18:39, 3 January 2015 (UTC)
Just reminding everyone, if they didn't know, that you've got a Good Topic all completed here, with it converting to a Featured Topic once Sega Saturn passes FAC. -- Pres N 04:42, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
@ Red Phoenix, @ Tezero: Reminder about this. I'd feel awkward about nominating it myself since I only did the List of consoles, but if you want I can. -- Pres N 21:58, 29 April 2015 (UTC)
I never knew that the Sega Task force was a thing until I did a major cleanup for the TMS Entertainment article. Point being, I really feel that the page needs a major update. For starters, the Sega Sammy Holdings and TMS Entertainment templates are not on the front page of the task force, and, Yakuza and Valkyria Chronicles are not template pages to be monitored? Plus, ever since the acquisition of Atlus, most of the Sega Task force have been fixing Atlus articles too so I think that deserves a mention on the task force. Iftekharahmed96 ( talk) 17:12, 8 January 2017 (UTC)
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Just wanted to see if anyone’s still reading the or following this page, and what they’re up to? Red Phoenix let's talk... 19:54, 17 December 2017 (UTC) Red Phoenix let's talk... 19:54, 17 December 2017 (UTC)
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This will serve as sort of a project plan in order to improve coverage of Sega as a whole in Wikipedia, with a focus on key articles. The goal is, that after all areas are addressed, it will provide a roadmap to successfully improving the task force's top-priority article, Sega to FA status.
Please feel free to add to this list, as I'm sure I've missed plenty.
NOTE: I don't consider researching the people themselves as crucial to Sega, but some of their history with Sega will help dictate that article, and as such could be beneficial.
If you have any input or somewhere you'd like to focus, feel free to reach out. If there is anyone still reading this, let me know your opinion. I'd be glad to hear your focus. Red Phoenix talk 18:55, 15 July 2018 (UTC)
If anyone has any idea where I could find good sources about Sega's arcade boards, let me know. After Sonic Team and Tectoy get through GA, I'm on a toss-up to do Sega AM2, Sega AM3, or List of Sega arcade system boards next. I'm very tempted to do the arcade boards next because it's the one bit of Sega's hardware we really haven't explored yet, but almost all of that article's sources are pretty unreliable. Tech specs, history details, anything really if anyone knows where I might find some reliable info on it. I'm still planning to go through The Sega Arcade Revolution by Ken Horowitz, but that book is more focused on the games than the system boards themselves. Red Phoenix talk 17:03, 21 July 2018 (UTC)
I've sorted out a bit of my thoughts on the development studios. I think Sega AM2, Sonic Team, and United Game Artists can stand alone. I think Hitmaker (AM3) and Sega Rosso (AM5) can safely be handled together because AM5 split from AM3 (as AM Annex) and was merged back into AM3 later on. Overworks (AM7) could probably be handled with Wow Entertainment (AM1) really just because AM7 had a short history aside from Skies of Arcadia and I'm not sure it has enough to be well handled on its own. My question here I have left is on AM6, also known as Smilebit and also included part of Team Andromeda, if it could be handled on its own or as part of Amusement Vison (AM4, which absorbed Smilebit in 2003). Red Phoenix talk 21:08, 16 August 2018 (UTC)
I've started my massive rewrite of Sega and could use some input and ideas on what should go in. Red Phoenix talk 02:41, 28 August 2018 (UTC)
This month, Sega began adding Genesis games to Amazon Fire TV, adding yet another avenue for people to play these classics. On modern platforms, there are three services by which people can play classic Genesis games: Sega Genesis Classics (PC, XBONE, PS4, NS), Sega Forever (mobile), and now Fire TV. I took a look at the games available on each, and below are the games available on all three. If anyone is looking to improve Genesis game articles, I'd recommend picking one of these. I know I'm eyeing Gunstar and Shinobi. This is by no means a topic candidate, just looks better in a box and thought I'd share. TarkusAB talk 13:29, 17 December 2018 (UTC)
Game was published by Sega and developed by Nextech. I have restored the article which was deleted in 2014 for having no sources. I have added three reviews, and the magazines GameFan and Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) are going to be the main sources of the article, as those mags did extensive coverage of the game. Harizotoh9 ( talk) 01:08, 8 May 2019 (UTC)
There's an important discussion regarding a cleanup of the Sega development studios article and some of its development teams (i.e. Sega AM1) with the ultimate goal of making it a featured topic. It can be found at Talk:Sega development studios#GA plans. I'm also posting here to invite task force comments for those who don't watch the Video game project talk page. Thanks, Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 02:19, 9 May 2019 (UTC)
I randomly had an interest in working on Dreamcast games. I'm trying to improve Jet Set Radio and will be moving to Cool Cool Toon, and eventually Space Channel 5. Does anyone here want to join me? Blue Pumpkin Pie ( talk) 10:49, 4 September 2019 (UTC)
I moved the list over to here so it wont be archived. ProtoDrake and Namcokid47 have done great work. Blue Pumpkin Pie ( talk) 15:03, 11 October 2019 (UTC)
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Hello. There's an ongoing discussion regarding potential GT/FT plans for the Sakura Wars series over at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games#GT/FT plans for the Sakura Wars series. Input from project members would be very helpful. Thanks, Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 00:12, 21 February 2020 (UTC)
@ Namcokid47: and anyone else who may be interested:
I'm taking a cursory look at R360, since we're doing a good look at trying to revamp this together. I'm hoping that I'll have a little more time next week to drive this forward, but I'll be occupied at least through the weekend. In any regard, I wanted to start a conversation here because there are some important things to consider as we get started, not specific to just one article. And on that note, I want to suggest that we may want to do some merging.
Here's what my research has found:
So, here's where I'm at: For starters, Wing War probably doesn't need its own article, especially if R360 is an article to itself. My question, then, is with so much coverage between the game and the cabinet interlinked, do they need to be one article? And if so, which one? I could use some assistance brainstorming this. Red Phoenix talk 15:55, 20 February 2020 (UTC)
Namcokid 47 (Contribs) 16:49, 20 February 2020 (UTC)
@ Red Phoenix: - I was able to find a two-page review on Wing War from Ultimate Generacion . Came across this while trying to find stuff for Namco, and I think it was a great find. I'll keep looking for any additional reviews. Namcokid 47 (Contribs) 01:10, 3 July 2020 (UTC)
So, over six years have passed since the November 2013 roll call. I would like to propose doing another one here. Please put your name below if you're still there.
I'm not fully sure how much help this will do; task forces in general are slowly going the way of the dinosaur, and I haven't even maintained these pages in years, really. The talk pages are very seldom used, too. Regardless, I'm still kicking; currently focusing on Sega arcade games that are historically significant, with plans to work on History of Sega some more and maybe send Sega back to FAC if ever I can find reviewers. Red Phoenix talk 03:14, 25 February 2020 (UTC)
To whom it may concern,
Sega is celebrating its 60th anniversary on June 3, 2020. I am attempting to get Sega as the featured article of the day on that day, but so far the article has gone through two FACs and both were closed due to a lack of feedback. Your feedback at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Sega/archive3, if you have the time to provide it, would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Red Phoenix talk 16:49, 3 April 2020 (UTC)
The Sakura Wars article is undergoing an FAC at the moment so it can be featured on the main page on September 27, 2021, which marks the 25th anniversary of the series. The FAC can be found at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Sakura Wars (1996 video game)/archive1. Input from project members would be very much appreciated. Thanks, Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 01:37, 4 April 2020 (UTC)
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03:10, 9 April 2020 (UTC)Somebody expand his article so it is not deleted.
Hello. There's an ongoing discussion about expanding the reception section of the 2019 Sakura Wars game, which has just been released worldwide. It can be found at Talk:Sakura Wars (2019 video game)#Reception section plans. Input from project members would be very much appreciated. Thanks, Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 15:22, 28 April 2020 (UTC)
Hi,
I saw the article on Sega Genesis, which states that it's also known as the Sega Megadrive. Shouldn't it be the other way around? The console is known as the Mega Drive everywhere in the world except the USA, I think it's worldwide name should be more suited for the article.
Thanks for reading! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mickazilla ( talk • contribs) 11:14, 29 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello again. I'm thinking about what to include in our project, inspired by the previous discussion at the Square Enix project. As such, please state the whether you think the following should be included or not included under this task force by adding yes or no to the following sections. Feel free to add new sections if needed. Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 02:44, 20 May 2020 (UTC)
Greetings. Currently I am pondering if I should clean up the (rather rough, to put it mildly) article for Technosoft, a company whose games are now owned by Sega, but I'm rather stuck. While I'd argue the company is notable enough to have their own article, my question is regarding the company's history. Outside of the Thunder Force series, I cannot find really any good sources that discuss the history of the company itself, from their beginnings to its decline and eventual collapse. If anybody could point me in the right direction, that would be great. Namcokid 47 (Contribs) 01:54, 3 June 2020 (UTC)
@ Red Phoenix: So I definetly want to have comprehensive lists for Sega's games, arcade games and mobile games, similar to how Square Enix has several comprehensive lists. I have begun a general list for Sega in one of my sandboxes, and you already know about the current state of expansion of the arcade game list article. The franchise and mobile game page would be next. However I am not sure if the mobile games should be intergrated into the general list. Now I ponder about several things about what should be added in those lists. I think that adding all the several ports in the arcade game list is too expansive in retrospect, am I wrong? Its often hard to categorize what is a port and what isn't, and several are based on the arcade game, but are not really a port and often remixed that they are entirely different games (Initial D on PSP, Jambo Safari on Wii etc. etc.). Its also often hard to find which regions specific ports were released in terms of older games that were released on home computers. The second question is, how big should the scope of the general list be? Should mobile games be added? Licensed games that have Sega IP (Shenmue III in recent times, Super Fantasy Zone by Sunsoft etc.). OtopNr.3 ( talk) 21:56, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
Other related articles that may be a part but worth considering merging: Career Soft, Creative Assembly Sofia, Atlus USA, Technosoft.
Although this is going to be a very long project, I'd like to pitch a long-term overhaul of Sega's development studios, with the potential of a good topic being in the cards. There's been a lot of work here recently; there are already 3 GAs and four more in nomination at the moment. But wow, there's a lot of potential here. At the top, I'd love to rewrite Sega development studios and instead of a list, do it as an article as a history of Sega's research and development as a whole, which is usually considered one of the most notable aspects of the company. Furthermore, more research for Sega and History of Sega has shown the research and development has not been so straightforward as to put it into rigid time frames.
There are several mergers I'd like to consider looking forward into this. Some of them are easy; Creative Assembly Sofia into Creative Assembly, Atlus USA into Atlus. Another one will be tricky; I'm still determining if Amusement Vision, Smilebit, Sega Sports R&D, and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio should all be merged or to what levels they can be combined. (Basically, AV (AM4) and Smilebit (AM6) merged in 2004, Sports R&D continued with Smilebit team members and merged into CS1, which included the former AV and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio).
Personally, I feel this is the next step in continuing to explore and develop the history of Sega, since it's often given credit for its creative prowess historically, and sometimes a lack of it in recent years. I welcome any and all feedback and thoughts on the matter. Red Phoenix talk 18:27, 19 April 2020 (UTC)
If anyone's interested in pitching in, I'm starting a rebuild of Sega development studios in my sandbox. Since it's such a large subject, I have it outlined there. What I'm most concerned about is missing something from the history as I go, and that's where I could use extra eyes if anyone wants to look and edit. Red Phoenix talk 17:25, 24 June 2020 (UTC)
/info/en/?search=Toshihiro_Nagoshi Any comments, thoughts, ways to it better? At least it might be a decent template for GA level, I know that Mobygames as a source isnt the best, I realize. OtopNr.3 ( talk) 14:59, 26 June 2020 (UTC)
... I recently requested access for, and was granted access, to Ken Horowitz' "Playing at the Next Level: A History of American Sega Games". All sorts of Genesis and Saturn games that were developed in America from 1990 to 2001 are covered in the book. If anyone wants some referencing if they're working on such an article, let me know and I'll be glad to share the information I have. Red Phoenix talk 15:06, 17 September 2020 (UTC)
There's an important discussion at the Video games WikiProject regarding the Sonic the Hedgehog and Sakura Wars GT/FT proposals that I did a while back. The discussion can be found at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games#Revisiting the Sonic the Hedgehog and Sakura Wars GT/FT proposals. Input from task force members would be very much appreciated. Thanks, Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 19:09, 4 November 2020 (UTC)
I assume everyone's seen this educational video by now? Popcornfud ( talk) 23:03, 1 December 2020 (UTC)
Let's start with the most important one: good work to TheJoebro64 as it's looking like Sonic the Hedgehog will be the featured article on June 23 of this year, based on how it's going at WP:TFAR. Truly amazing what has been done over there. I have a couple more TFA suggestions for this year I'd like some opinions on:
What do you guys think? Red Phoenix talk 02:41, 28 April 2021 (UTC)
@ Popcornfud, Red Phoenix, Sjones23, and TheJoebro64: I am currently working on making a list of non arcade Sega video games similar too List of Sega arcade games. Should the mobile games be included in that or be kept under the current existing page. OtopNr.3 ( talk) 09:04, 26 May 2021 (UTC)