Talk:Metroid

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Archive 1: January 2005 - October 2007

[edit] WP:VG assessment

Nice. I'd say that though this is still Start-Class, it's not that far off B. Here are some ideas to improve the article:

• Main problem is the lack of in-line citations: WP:CITE. Usually I'd say the age of this game would prove to be a disadvantage, but given the game's influences this is probably an exception.
• Lead needs expansion per WP:LS.
• Gameplay seems small compared to the rest of the article, though the rest of the article may just be really long.
• Plot sections seems a little long. Any information about the game's characters/settings, that could sit in a subsection alongside the game's plot?
• The password system stuff goes into a fair amount of detail. You might want to trim back on it.
• A Critical Reception section wouldn't go amiss.

A B could be attained by adding a Critical Reception section, adding more citations and shortening the Development section. Hope this helps, Una Laguna^Talk 07:47, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

I have added several templates that comply with your requests to get things started, although I'm not quite sure the template I used for the Password section is appropriate.Abodos (talk) 04:40, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Entymology

What happened to my origins of the Metroid name section? I was speaking with a moderator and listing my references, and now the section is missing? What is wrong with Wikipedia? I listed 3 sources, 2 of which the moderator said qualified, and now it's all gone. The origin of the Metroid name comes from a combination of the words metro and android. Because the tunnel structures in the game looked like a metro system, and samus looked like an android. THREE SOURCES people, plus a fascinating piece of history about one of gaming's BIGGEST franchises. And you keep deleting it. What the hell i gotta do here to get it to stick? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.73.202.78 (talk) 21:38, 20 March 2008 (UTC)