Sega Retro:Todo/Template changes

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Templates are complicated. There are things I want to do, but don't necessarily have the time or patience (or in some cases, knowledge) to get them done. I imagine it's similar for others.

So here's a list of template changes that need doing. Feel free to either fix them yourself, or request more. -Black Squirrel (talk) 14:11, 26 October 2018 (CDT)

TODO

• Make Template:creditstable/Template:productionHistory cope with missing roles (e.g. GP Rider)
  • Fix all instances of 9999 being returned as a year
  • ProductionHistory isn't really listing by date order.
• Invent a better alternative to Template:scanArcade
• Cope with really long boxes in Template:scanbox (e.g. Car Antenna)
• Cover as many of Sega Retro:Todo/Categories in the bob template (or elsewhere)
  • I really want to make note of ports - particularly if the game is a port of a port (see: Doom (32X))
• Template:VTimeline + dates automatically sourced from somewhere = development history
• Store part numbers... somehow
• Store technical details for console hardware - recall for hardware comparison pages
• I'd like to be able to reference a magazine advert without having to keep track of every single time that advert was printed.

e.g.

File:SegaVisions US 24.pdf

mentions unreleased games, but I don't know where it was printed first.

• Clean solutions for development pages (e.g. Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi/Development)
• Might want to keep better track of TV adverts - airdates, advertising agencies etc.
• The template as1_date_jp (the template which displays a system’s icon next to its release date in Infoboxes) and related regions is missing its icon.
• The template vr1_date_jp (the template which displays a system’s icon next to its release date in Infoboxes) and related regions is missing entirely.

magref updates

• Template:galleryPrintAd
• Anywhere else where we're specifying a magazine PDF. Shouldn't need to do that anymore