Game reference (style guide)
When citing a game (or other IF work) in the IFWiki, please use italics for the game's title, e.g. The Dreamhold.
When listing a game, use this format:
- Game Title (Authors; Dates; Platforms).
Authors
This refers to the name(s) of the author(s) who created the work. Usually this is just one person's name:
Dates
This normally refers to the original release date of the work, and should be in the format dd-Mmm-yyyy, where dd is a 2-digit representation of the day of the month, Mmm is a 3-letter abbreviation of the month, and yyyy is the 4-digit year. For example:
TODO
If the day and month are unknown, they may be omitted, leaving just the year. If the year is unknown, don't put in "unknown year"; just omit it.
If there are multiple release dates, separate the dates with a comma. Also for multiple release dates, or for a single non-original release date, preface each date with a short description explaining which release it is. Separated the short release description from its date with a colon. For example:
- The Hunting of the Snark (Lewis Carroll; v1: 1884, v2: 1886; Boojum).
Of course, if you have dates but not version info, you'll have to leave the version info out:
- Captain Fate (Roger Firth and Sonja Kesserich; 2002, 2004; Z-code).
Platforms
This refers to the platforms or virtual machines that the work was written for, which in most cases is the same as the authoring system. Games written in Inform should be listed as either Z-code or Glulx. If the work exists some multiple platforms, separate the platform names with commas.
It is acceptable to leave out the platform info if the context of the listing makes it clear.