Template:Cite Manual

Purpose

Citation template used to cite references from video game manuals.

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 manual. 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 when citing text; optional only if citing a description
translquote	If the quoted text has been translated, use this parameter.	Optional; use for translations
des	A description of the page, if necessary. This parameter should be used when citing a printed chart, illustration, or anything else that has little to no text or requires additional context.	Optional
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 manual reference 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 manual reference is specific to a certain version of the game. Format as: 1.0.	Optional
lang	The language the manual is in. This parameter should be used when citing non-English quotes.	Optional
page	The page(s) the citation is sourced from. Format this as p. 112 for a single page, or pp. 112-113 for multiple pages. If citing a pageless manual, such as a digital manual, cite the section the reference is sourced from. Format as: "Battling" section.	Required
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]], [[Gouma-Den Scanlations]].	Required when citing from a fan translation; optional otherwise
url	If the citation is sourced from a manual that is officially hosted on a web page, use this parameter. This must be formatted as an external link with a direct URL and title or description. For example: [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/vc_kmt/index.html Kyūyaku Megami Tensei Wii Virtual Console manual, Nintendo.co.jp] This and the following parameters can only be used if the manual is or has been officially hosted on a web site. This parameter cannot be used to link to pirated sources.	Optional
published	The date the web manual was published, if available. Format as "Month Day, Year".	Optional
retrieved	The date the web manual was retrieved for the citation. Format as "Month Day, Year".	Optional
site	The name of the website that the manual is hosted on. (E.g. Sega.jp, Nintendo.co.jp, etc.)	Optional
type	If the web source is not a HTML page, this parameter should specify what type of document it is. (E.g. Video, PDF File, JPEG Image, etc.)	Optional

Code

Minimal code

{{Cite Manual|quote=|translquote=|des=|title=|page=}}

All parameters

{{Cite Manual|quote=|translquote=|des=|title=|platform=|version=|developer=|publisher=|lang=|page=|transl=|url=|published=|retrieved=|site=|type=}}