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[edit] platformer: major genre?

I think the Platformer genre should be classified as a major genre, even if there are not a lot of sub-genres to be identified. Certainly it was a major genre prior to the widespread era of three-dimensional games, even if nowadays there are fewer platformer games being made. Opinions? --Leperflesh 00:59, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Currently popular?

Some of today's most popular FPS series are Half-Life, Doom, Unreal, Quake, Far Cry, Counter-Strike, Halo, Medal of Honor, Call of Duty, and Battlefield.

Why are currently popular titles listed instead of notable titles like with other genres? Some of these listed I haven't even seen played, while the absence of Duke Nukem, for example, is notable.Krum Stanoev 19:36, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Well, I've heard of all of them, though I've only played a subset of them. Though you are right, the wording should be changed to "notable" instead of "popular." — Frecklefoot | Talk 14:49, 16 October 2006 (UTC)