Template:MobyGames
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Template:MobyGamesdisplays an external link to aMobyGamespage for a video game.
Please only add it in instances where it provides additional or strongly-supporting information to the article.
Usage
One parameter:
{{MobyGames |ID}}{{MobyGames | id=ID}}
Two parameters:
{{MobyGames |ID|NAME}}{{MobyGames | id=ID| name=NAME}}
Template data
TemplateData for MobyGames
This template displays an external link to a MobyGames page for a video game.
| Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | 1id | ID string used in the URL. | String | required |
| Name | 2name | Name displayed in the link text. If not specified it defaults to the current page name (without disambiguation) and is displayed in italics. | String | optional |
Examples
One parameter
When a name is not specified, the template uses the current page name (withoutdisambiguation) and displays it initalics.
The following examples link to a page for the firstHeroes of Might and Magicgame:
https:// mobygames /game/heroes-of-might-and-magic
Usage:
{{MobyGames | /heroes-of-might-and-magic }}{{MobyGames | id= /heroes-of-might-and-magic }}
Results:
Two parameters
When a name is specified, the template will notitalicizeit, so include anywikimarkupas needed.
The following examples link to a page for theHeroes of Might and Magicseries:
https:// mobygames /game-group/heroes-of-might-and-magic-series
Usage:
{{MobyGames | -group/heroes-of-might-and-magic-series | ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' series }}{{MobyGames | id= -group/heroes-of-might-and-magic-series | name= ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' series }}
Results:
See also
- {{MobyGames developer}}for linking todeveloper profilesat the MobyGames website
- {{MobyGames company}}for linking tocompany profilesat the MobyGames website
- There have been discussions on whether or not a link to MobyGames is suitable for inclusion in an article (Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games/Archive 79#Moby Games ext. links removalWikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games/Archive 76#MobyGames paid Wikipedia?Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games/Article guidelines/Archive 2#Moving MobyGames to "Inappropriate" since it almost always is?), though these discussions are in no way definitive.