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{| class="prettytable sortable"
 
{| class="prettytable sortable"
 
!class="unsortable" width="220px"| File
 
!class="unsortable" width="220px"| File
! Date
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!width="5%"|Date
! Source
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!width="15%"|Source
!class="unsortable"| Title and comments
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!class="unsortable" colspan="4"| Title and comments
 
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|}[[Category:Magazine articles]]
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|}{{#vardefine:format|}}<includeonly>[[Category:Magazine articles]]</includeonly><noinclude>
<noinclude>
 
 
==Usage==
 
==Usage==
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===New method===
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<pre>
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{{magtable|format=<format>|
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{{magrow|<publication code>|<issue number>|<page number>
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| file=
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| cover=
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| title=
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| comment=
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}}
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...
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}}
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</pre>
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* '''format''' - format code (e.g. MD, GG etc.)
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* '''publication code''' - see [[template:MagNameStore]]
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* '''issue number''' - Issue number for the publication.
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* '''page number''' - Page where the article starts in the PDF file (n.b. may not match the page number of the scanned content).
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* '''cover''' - Set as "yes" to show a thumbnail of the publication's cover next to the article thumbnail, if the article is a cover story.
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* '''title''' - Title of the article.
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* '''comment''' - General overview of the article.
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* '''file''' - override for scans that are JPEGs, rather than full PDFs
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====Reviews====
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Extra fields for magrow are required if there is a review - this will help generate an average score for a game.
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<pre>
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| version=
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| versioncomments=
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| rating=
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| ratingcomments=
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| awards=
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| awardscomments=
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| ratingsystem=
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</pre>
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*'''version''' - the version of the game being reviewed - NTSC-J, NTSC-U, PAL (or "NTSC-U (BR)", "PAL (UK)" etc.
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*'''rating''' - the value printed in the magazine. If it is 83%, enter "83". If it is 5/10, enter 5. If it is "B+", enter b+ - the template should do the calculations for you.
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*'''awards''' - any special awards given by the magazine. List in [[Template:AwardImage]].
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*'''ratingsystem''' - override the default rating system, as defined in magazine pages. You should only have to use this if the magazine is doing something clever. Typical values are "1-10", "0-100", "A-F" etc.
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*the '''comments''' fields are for relaying extra information, e.g. if the version is a prototype, the rating was misprinted, or if something wacky happened.
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===Old method===
 
<pre>
 
<pre>
 
{{magtable|
 
{{magtable|
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| page=
 
| page=
 
| cover=
 
| cover=
| date=
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| source=
 
| issueno=
 
| issueno=
 
| title=
 
| title=
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* '''page''' - Page where the article starts in the PDF file (n.b. may not match the page number of the scanned content).
 
* '''page''' - Page where the article starts in the PDF file (n.b. may not match the page number of the scanned content).
 
* '''cover''' - Set as "yes" to show a thumbnail of the publication's cover next to the article thumbnail, if the article is a cover story.
 
* '''cover''' - Set as "yes" to show a thumbnail of the publication's cover next to the article thumbnail, if the article is a cover story.
* '''issueno''' - Identifier for the publication.
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* '''source''' - Name of the publication.
* '''source''' - Name and issue number of the publication.
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* '''issueno''' - Issue number for the publication.
 
* '''title''' - Title of the article.
 
* '''title''' - Title of the article.
 
* '''comment''' - General overview of the article.
 
* '''comment''' - General overview of the article.
[[Category:Sega Retro templates]]
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[[Category:Templates]]
 
</noinclude>
 
</noinclude>

Latest revision as of 14:17, 1 January 2022

Back to: [[]].
File Date Source Title and comments

Usage

New method

{{magtable|format=<format>|
{{magrow|<publication code>|<issue number>|<page number>
| file=
| cover=
| title=
| comment=
}}
...
}}
  • format - format code (e.g. MD, GG etc.)
  • publication code - see template:MagNameStore
  • issue number - Issue number for the publication.
  • page number - Page where the article starts in the PDF file (n.b. may not match the page number of the scanned content).
  • cover - Set as "yes" to show a thumbnail of the publication's cover next to the article thumbnail, if the article is a cover story.
  • title - Title of the article.
  • comment - General overview of the article.
  • file - override for scans that are JPEGs, rather than full PDFs

Reviews

Extra fields for magrow are required if there is a review - this will help generate an average score for a game.

| version=
| versioncomments=
| rating=
| ratingcomments=
| awards=
| awardscomments=
| ratingsystem=
  • version - the version of the game being reviewed - NTSC-J, NTSC-U, PAL (or "NTSC-U (BR)", "PAL (UK)" etc.
  • rating - the value printed in the magazine. If it is 83%, enter "83". If it is 5/10, enter 5. If it is "B+", enter b+ - the template should do the calculations for you.
  • awards - any special awards given by the magazine. List in Template:AwardImage.
  • ratingsystem - override the default rating system, as defined in magazine pages. You should only have to use this if the magazine is doing something clever. Typical values are "1-10", "0-100", "A-F" etc.
  • the comments fields are for relaying extra information, e.g. if the version is a prototype, the rating was misprinted, or if something wacky happened.

Old method

{{magtable|
{{magrow
| file=
| page=
| cover=
| source=
| issueno=
| title=
| comment=
}}
...
}}
  • file - PDF or JPEG file.
  • page - Page where the article starts in the PDF file (n.b. may not match the page number of the scanned content).
  • cover - Set as "yes" to show a thumbnail of the publication's cover next to the article thumbnail, if the article is a cover story.
  • source - Name of the publication.
  • issueno - Issue number for the publication.
  • title - Title of the article.
  • comment - General overview of the article.