Template:Video game rationale/doc

Use of this template
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This template must be substituted in the manner described above. For this to work properly, the final subst=subst: parameter MUST be provided in order to prevent the template code from spamming itself into the target page. This template uses ParserFuncs, so make sure you include "subst=subst:" in the subst call. This requirement is due to a MediaWiki limitation.

Optional parameters

 * title=The title of the game or program, if different from the Page link


 * system=The system to which the image applies (Atari 2600, Commodore 64, et al)


 * source=The source of the image (website URL, magazine, etc.) - if not specified, the "type" parameter will indicate a default source or description of the image.


 * copyright=The name of the original copyright holder of the image. This information is added to the Source field.  You may include a wikilink in this parameter if appropriate.


 * type=One of the following:
 * gameplay: Typical gameplay screenshot ("typical gameplay of")
 * title: Title screen art ("the title screen of")
 * port: Graphics from a port of the game ("a port of")
 * boxart: Box art ("the box art of")
 * logo: Online logo art ("logo art of")
 * character: Art of a character in the game ("a character in")
 * (default/other): Generic graphics ("graphics from")


 * purpose=One of the following:
 * compare: "To compare this game or program to other similar games and programs"
 * platform: "To show an example of software on a given platform"
 * genre: "To show an example of software in a given genre"
 * series: "To show an example of software within a series"
 * example: (generic) "To show an example of software relevant to the article"
 * (default/other): "To identify and illustrate the game or program in its own article or a closely related article"


 * hires=yes/no: Specify to indicate the image is high-resolution. By default, the template will indicate that the image size is reduced.
 * If yes: "No: Image is high-resolution"
 * If no or omitted: "Yes: Screen size is reduced, though pixel-for-pixel resolution is preserved."

Example
 Pong 

This yields: