Template:Cite Game

Purpose

Citation template used to cite references from video game media.

Usage

Citation templates must be enclosed in <ref></ref> tags in order to be properly displayed and sorted. Pages will also need a ==References== section with Template:Reflist. This section must be placed near the bottom of the page, before any navigation templates and categories. For more information on citing references and using citation templates, consult the citations guidelines.

Citation templates include several parameters for citing certain kinds of information pertaining to the source. Some parameters may be required and must be filled, while others may only be highly recommended or are optional.

Parameter	Description	Function
quote	The quoted text from the video game. Format as thus: For spoken dialogue, include the bolded name of the subject who is speaking or displaying the quoted text, formatted as '''Subject:''' Quote. The subject's name should be attributed to the name or title given in the game, with priority given to any names or titles used in the text window of the quoted text (if any). If the subject is not explicitly named anywhere, go with an appropriate descriptor (such as Man, Woman, Sign, etc). If the quoted text mentions any characters whose names can be changed in-game, go with either their default in-game name or otherwise the name used on the wiki (such as Protagonist, Law Hero, etc). When quoting two or more subjects, such as in a brief conversation, separate their lines with a dash /. For example: '''Subject A:''' Quote. / '''Subject B:''' Quote. This parameter should also be used when citing Japanese or non-English text. If a translation is available, add it to the translquote parameter.	Required
translquote	If the quoted text has been translated, use this parameter. Use the same formatting style defined for quote.	Optional; use for translations
title	The title of the video game. Use Template:Link to link to the video game using its media abbreviation.	Required
developer	The developer(s) of the video game.	Optional
publisher	The publisher of the video game.	Optional
platform	The gaming platform the video game was released for. This parameter should be used if the quoted text is specific to a certain platform version of the game. If a version of a game was released as multi-platform, this parameter should instead specify the year date the version came out in. Format as: 2022 re-release.	Optional
version	The version number or name of the video game. This parameter should be used if the quoted text is specific to a certain version of the game. Format as: 1.0.	Optional
lang	The language the video game is in. This parameter should be used when citing non-English quotes.	Optional
transl	The source of the text's translation. This parameter must be used if the quoted text is sourced from a fan translation. Add just the name of the translator or group, and link to their page if there is one. For example: [[Aeon Genesis]], [[Translator Tom]].	Required when citing from a fan translation; optional otherwise

Code

Minimal code

{{Cite Game|quote=|title=}}

All parameters

{{Cite Game|quote=|translquote=|title=|developer=|publisher=|platform=|version=|lang=|transl=}}

Examples

Quote and game title

{{Cite Game|quote='''Girl:''' I... revive... every... sake...|title=Shin Megami Tensei IV|developer=|publisher=|platform=|version=|transl=}}

"Girl: I... revive... every... sake..." Shin Megami Tensei IV.

Citing a Japanese quote and translation

{{Cite Game|quote='''ユリコ:''' 偉大なる後藤様の邪魔をした|translquote='''Yuriko:''' She (Heroine) got in the way of Lord Gotou.|title=Shin Megami Tensei|developer=|publisher=|platform=|version=|lang=Japanese|transl=}}

"ユリコ: 偉大なる後藤様の邪魔をした" Translation: "Yuriko: She (Heroine) got in the way of Lord Gotou." Shin Megami Tensei. Japanese.

Most parameters and citing from a fan translation

{{Cite Game|quote='''Pascal the dog:''' Bowwow! Bowwow!|title=Shin Megami Tensei|developer=Atlus|publisher=Atlus|platform=Super Famicom|version=1.0|lang=|transl=Aeon Genesis}}

"Pascal the dog: Bowwow! Bowwow!" Shin Megami Tensei (Super Famicom) (version 1.0). Developed by Atlus. Published by Atlus. Translation by Aeon Genesis.