Talk:Wild Woody

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January 20, 2021	Good article nominee	Listed

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The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that the video game Wild Woody contains an Easter egg that displays a topless mermaid if certain items are collected in order?

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BetacommandBot (talk) 03:57, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Who wrote this?

The article reads like a school report. Awful. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.255.78.155 (talk) 20:55, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see how. It's basically how WP's structured like. Gerald WL 12:16, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review

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Reviewer: Gerald Waldo Luis (talk · contribs) 13:00, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A game that's destined to fail, as it seems. Reviewing this article. Gerald WL 13:00, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Images and lead

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Please add alt texts to assist those with screen readers.
"and it failed to make a commercial impact." I don't see any statements in Reception stating that it "failed to make a commercial impact."

It's in the last sentence of Reception's first paragraph: "Wild Woody failed to make a commercial impact, which Lanford attributed to its late release in the 16-bit era, questionable character design and standard platforming gameplay." Cat's Tuxedo (talk) 20:52, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Gameplay

I remember a version of this article having a plot section. They are allowed to be included, so if you can, please do so. This should be placed below "Gameplay".
in which the player controls the titular character. Woody is an anthropomorphic pencil -- suggest changing to in which the player controls the titular character Woody, an anthropomorphic pencil.
Suggest linking totem pole as it is uncommon word.

Development and release

Suggest linking game engine within "engine".

Reception

Suggest paraphrasing some quotes to lessen copyright stuff. I see stuff that can be.
"Doug Lanford agreed that the title"-- "In response, Doug Lanford agreed that the title". Gerald WL 13:00, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Criteria: 1a. prose () 1b. MoS () 2a. ref layout () 2b. cites WP:RS () 2c. no WP:OR () 2d. no WP:CV ()

3a. broadness () 3b. focus () 4. neutral () 5. stable () 6a. free or tagged images () 6b. pics relevant ()

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All done Cat's Tuxedo (talk) 20:52, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Salute for that quick change. Now I just have two concerns on the plot. After this I'll give MOS:VG a last check.

"...the totem pole's power would be released; the totem pole segments scatter and create parallel universes for themselves, which threatens to destroy the world." Repetitive use of totem pole. Suggest changing the second mention to "it".
Suggest giving the sentences starting from "Under Low Man's instruction" a standalone paragraph. So the plot has two paragraphs. Much cleaner in my view. Gerald WL 02:17, 21 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

And done. Cat's Tuxedo (talk) 03:25, 21 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Cat's Tuxedo, and all good! I've added a portal bar; now it's GA. Hold on a second for that. Gerald WL 04:20, 21 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by The C of E (talk) 15:33, 30 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the video game Wild Woody contains an easter egg that displays a topless mermaid if certain items are collected in order? Source: "At one point in the game, during a level involving pirate treasure, there is an Easter Egg where if you collect treasure in a very specific order, you will be "rewarded" with a topless mermaid who certainly appears as though she was meant to evoke Ariel from A Little Mermaid." [1]
- ALT1:... that musician Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal was given a single month to compose the full score for the video game Wild Woody? Source: "I had a 1-month deadline to write and record a title song, 16 game level songs, as well as score the 6 animated story-line and transitional sequences, and 5 different "game over" sequences." [2]

Reviewed: White House swimming pool

Improved to Good Article status by Cat's Tuxedo (talk). Self-nominated at 05:02, 21 January 2021 (UTC).[reply]

Definitely a GA, very much prefer the original hook, the only thing that stands out is that according to the article, it was a "sketch" of a mermaid, although the source given here doesn't say it's a sketch. I know it's a video game, but it does matter as to whether it was an actual in-game mermaid or just a picture of one... Otherwise this is good to go. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 08:26, 27 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed the article's wording to make it clear that the sketch mechanic creates flesh-and-blood beings in-universe, since the said mermaid is animated and not just a picture. Cat's Tuxedo (talk) 19:28, 27 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

lovely job, good to go! The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 19:44, 27 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]