Template:Internet Archive Game
This template generates an external link to an emulated game available to play in the browser at the Internet Archive. Using the template allows for easy listing by "what links here" in the toolbox.
This template can be invoked using the {{IAg}} shortcut.
Linking guidance
These guidelines are suggested by WikiProject Video games.
- While the Internet Archive has an exemption from the DMCA for software archiving, this does not extend to Wikipedia. Avoid linking to games that you have any suspicion are archived without permission of the copyright holder. See WP:ELNEVER and WP:COPYLINK.
- Only link to one platform per game article; there is no need to link to an arcade version and MS-DOS version of the same game
- If an article is about multiple games, include a link for each one if possible
- For games released on multiple platforms, generally prefer:
- platforms on which the game was originally released
- platforms for which the game was best known
- platforms generally considered to have the best port of the game
Usage
One parameter:
{{Internet Archive game | ID }}{{Internet Archive game | id= ID }}
Two parameters:
{{Internet Archive game | ID | TITLE }}{{Internet Archive game | id= ID | title= TITLE }}
Three parameters:
{{Internet Archive game | ID | TITLE | PLATFORM }}{{Internet Archive game | id= ID | title= TITLE | platform= PLATFORM }}
Examples
https://archive.org/details/msdos_Conquests_of_the_Longbow_-_The_Legend_of_Robin_Hood_1991
One parameter:
{{Internet Archive game | msdos_Conquests_of_the_Longbow_-_The_Legend_of_Robin_Hood_1991 }}- Internet Archive game can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive
{{Internet Archive game | id= msdos_Conquests_of_the_Longbow_-_The_Legend_of_Robin_Hood_1991 }}- Internet Archive game can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive
Two parameters:
{{Internet Archive game | msdos_Conquests_of_the_Longbow_-_The_Legend_of_Robin_Hood_1991 | Conquests of the Longbow - The Legend of Robin Hood }}- Conquests of the Longbow - The Legend of Robin Hood can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive
{{Internet Archive game | id= msdos_Conquests_of_the_Longbow_-_The_Legend_of_Robin_Hood_1991 | title= Conquests of the Longbow - The Legend of Robin Hood }}- Conquests of the Longbow - The Legend of Robin Hood can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive
Three parameters:
{{Internet Archive game | msdos_Conquests_of_the_Longbow_-_The_Legend_of_Robin_Hood_1991 | Conquests of the Longbow - The Legend of Robin Hood | MS-DOS }}- The MS-DOS version of Conquests of the Longbow - The Legend of Robin Hood can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive
{{Internet Archive game | id= msdos_Conquests_of_the_Longbow_-_The_Legend_of_Robin_Hood_1991 | title= Conquests of the Longbow - The Legend of Robin Hood | platform=MS-DOS }}- The MS-DOS version of Conquests of the Longbow - The Legend of Robin Hood can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive
Template data
TemplateData for Internet Archive game
This template generates an external link to an emulated game available to play in the browser at the Internet Archive.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | id 1 | ID string used in the URL. | String | required |
| Title | title 2 | Title displayed as the link text. If not specified it defaults to the article's {{PAGENAME}}, without disambiguation. | String | optional |
| Platform | platform 3 | Platform of the game as emulated on the Internet Archive (rendered as 'version' in the template text). If not specified, no platform is mentioned. | String | optional |
See also
- {{Internet Archive}}
- {{Internet Archive author}} for links to works by a person (of any type e.g. author, musician, director)
- {{Internet Archive collection}} for links to a collection of resources
- {{Internet Archive film}} for links to full-length feature films (usually more than 40 minutes including credits)
- {{Internet Archive short film}} for links to short films (usually 40 minutes or less including credits)
- {{Internet Archive film clip}} for links to film clips
- {{Internet Archive member}} for links to member profiles
- {{Internet Archive music}} for links to live recordings by a specific music group
- {{OL author}} for the Internet Archive texts