Talk:Lemmings (video game)

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The result of the move request was: Not moved. Opposition based on the article covering the game across years refutes the incomplete disambiguation rationale. (non-admin closure) Dicklyon (talk) 06:10, 4 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Lemmings (video game) → Lemmings (1991 video game) – Incomplete disambiguation due to the existence of Lemmings (2006 video game). _{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 01:24, 12 June 2019 (UTC)--Relisting. DannyS712 (talk) 20:16, 20 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment: A name change is in order, but since the 2006 game is a remake or port, with the same levels and gameplay as the 1991 game, I'm not sure if this is the clearest title. To me, if its the "same game", just ported to another platform, it shouldn't be disambiguated just by year as that makes it seem like its two different, independently-developed games.
  WP:NCVGDAB gives an alternative of naming using the platform, so might the 2006 one might be better at Lemmings (PlayStation video game)? I'll wait to hear other opinions. -- Netoholic @ 05:06, 12 June 2019 (UTC)[reply
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The 2006 game is an enhanced 3D remake with new levels. If it's notable enough to have its own separate article it should be notable enough to be considered a new game IMO.ZXCVBNM (TALK) 15:04, 12 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Support a move at least somewhere per
  WP:PDAB. Crouch, Swale (talk) 08:55, 12 June 2019 (UTC)[reply
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• Oppose All video games named Lemmings are remakes or variations of this one, in 1991. It is not like there's two vastly different games named Lemmings which would have somewhat equal footing as a primary title - the 1991 game is that for "Lemming video game". As such, I don't think we need to disambiguate further.--Masem (t) 16:43, 12 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• The general public doesn't know that, or should be expected to. They simply see 2 games, and leaving one un-disambiguated is confusing._{ZXCVBNM (TALK)} 18:57, 12 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• And that's what hatnotes are for "This is about the original 1991 computer game. For the 2006 game, see...". I would strongly argue that people searching on "lemmings video game" are going to be looking for the original title and not the 2006 remake. --Masem (t) 20:28, 12 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

• Merge the remake here, like we do with song covers when they have charted. Then the problem will go away. 114.153.213.26 (talk) 00:12, 13 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose, albeit not strongly. I was a big fan of the original game and spent many childhood hours on the Mega Drive playing it. This is Lemmings and I would feel a parentheses would devalue this as the primary game topic. I can perhaps sympathise (just a little) with ZXCVBNM's point of view, although suggesting that the 2006 game is notable because of the existance of an article is subjective and not a matter of fact. The only scenerio I would feel support for the proposal to be reasonable is if there were a new, generic article created at this title to overview the "Lemmings" trilogy as a whole, in which case separation by year may be beneficial. In the absence of such an article, I can't see value in the proposal at this time. Bungle ^{(talk • contribs)} 22:05, 14 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose A hatnote can be used to alert readers to the existence of remake, but since it is a remake (rather than a distinctly different game), then this article should take precedence - this article is what most people will recognise as Lemmings, and we should reflect that unless and until the remake has more of an impact than the original. SFC9394 (talk) 20:37, 20 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support - as supported by the relevant guidelines, disambiguation which still leads to ambiguity should be further disambiguated. There is no primary topic for a disambiguated page. --Gonnym (talk) 14:24, 21 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose - this is exactly what hatnotes are for. Chaheel Riens (talk) 15:13, 21 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose. The 1991 game is the clear main topic here. I would suggest different disambiguation for the 3 Sony Ports in 2006 if that would ease the naming issue. SnowFire (talk) 20:39, 21 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Support per nom.--Ortizesp (talk) 18:41, 23 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose. This is the
  WP:Primary topic for video games using the title. The remake is already mentioned in the article. No objection to renaming the other article Lemmings (PlayStation video game) or similar if platform rather than year helps avoid confusion. Station1 (talk) 17:54, 3 July 2019 (UTC)[reply
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• Support per nomination; Crouch, Swale; Gonnym and Ortizesp. The parenthetical qualifier "(video game)" represents incomplete disambiguation and should redirect to Lemming (disambiguation)#Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media. If there was consensus for moving Lemmings (2006 video game) → Lemmings (PlayStation video game), I wouldn't oppose such a move, although the retention of the term "video game" would still not alleviate the partial dab. —Roman Spinner (talk • contribs) 04:32, 4 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The result of the move request was: Not moved (non-admin closure) BegbertBiggs (talk) 23:30, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Weak Support I generally am against pop culture topics overriding "persistent" topics (this case being a wellknown species of animal) but I agree the plural aspect is a fair rationale and a hat-note easily resolves the situation. And I will note that this game is the primary topic over the video game series (there may be other games, but this is the most well known game from it), the series should stay where it is.) --Masem (t) 19:47, 5 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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    WP:PLURAL and that the Planters move is going to be challenged, I oppose this move per the additional reasons below. --Masem (t) 17:19, 6 November 2020 (UTC)[reply
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• Strong oppose per
  WP:SMALLDETAILS doesn't apply since its not possible to distinguish between "lemmings" and "Lemmings" (and might not be appropriate even if possible) the video game isn't primary. By long-term significance the animal is clearly primary and that's what the video game is based on just the the film Cars. However I do agree that it might be better to have no primary topic since users typing "Lemmings" could well be looking for the video game in which case redirect "Lemmings" to Lemming (disambiguation) or create a new DAB page. Crouch, Swale (talk) 19:54, 5 November 2020 (UTC)[reply
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• Strong Oppose per Crouch, Swale, per common sense, and per "C'mon man!" Randy Kryn (talk) 21:38, 5 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Strong Oppose see the real world here In ictu oculi (talk) 09:54, 6 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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WP:PLURALPT, see comments on the faulty Planters RM Feb 2020 Talk:Planters#NO:PRIMARY_agrees_with_WP:PLURALPT , the guideline is the opposite of what was stated. That Planters RM needs to be reopened and corrected to fit what WP:PLURALPT actually says. In ictu oculi (talk) 10:15, 6 November 2020 (UTC)[reply

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• Oppose. The proposal makes sense in every language except English. "Lemmings" is an actual word in English, and the creatures themselves are more notable than the video game. JIP | Talk 16:53, 6 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

  Some languages (French and German) have the video game series as the primary topic but no such articles exists here. Crouch, Swale (talk) 18:43, 7 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Oppose. Srnec (talk) 21:02, 8 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Commons:Category:Lemmings is now a DAB page. Crouch, Swale (talk) 11:06, 9 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment: In case it is relevant, I want to note that there was an earlier game of the same name published in 1982 by
  Creative Computing[3] and Softalk[4]. BOZ (talk) 03:35, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply
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  • I don't think that game is even that well know that even if we had an article on it, it would overtake this game as the best to be at "(video game)", this game is simply too well known as the "Lemmings video game". --Masem (t) 03:39, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • I never knew about this earlier, unrelated Lemmings game, but apparently it exists. I think that if we had an article about it, it would be at Lemmings (1982 video game), with the Psygnosis game still at Lemmings (video game), because that's what most people think of when they hear "Lemmings" (instead of "lemmings"). JIP | Talk 10:52, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
  • That's about what I figured, but I also thought it might be worth bringing up. I found reviews of it in older magazines a while back and got curious what it was about. The premise sounds similar, but I am sure the actual gameplay is largely different. BOZ (talk) 14:31, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    • I have played Lemmings (the game we're talking about here) extensively, but never played this earlier, unrelated Lemmings game at all (I didn't know it existed before today). Looking at the MobyGames description and the reviews, all they have in common is that they're about lemmings. The actual gameplays don't really have anything at all to do with each other. JIP | Talk 15:01, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose. The plural is a clear primary redirect to the singular. -- Necrothesp (talk) 14:14, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]