Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Cavern Creatures

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) —Theo polisme 23:18, 7 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Cavern Creatures

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Only a single, short reference was found in the past 6 years for the game. Author contested PROD. Delete per WP:GNG as the game does not appear to be notable for any reason. Odie5533 (talk) 06:59, 1 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete per WP:GNGDeathlibrarian (talk) 10:45, 1 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Games-related deletion discussions. — Frankie (talk) 18:33, 4 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of video game-related deletion discussions (G·N·B·S·RS·Talk). — Frankie (talk) 18:34, 4 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Weak Keep As Odie5533 pointed out, the game appears to have fallen into virtually complete obscurity, but it also appears to have been a somewhat significant (albeit not an "exceptional" or "above average") boxed release for the Apple II gaming market in its day. However, I understand the potential counterargument that the Apple II gaming market was much smaller than that associated with modern gaming consoles, so a "significant release" in the context of a historical niche market may not necessarily suffice for inclusion on Wikipedia unless its notability extends beyond a handful of short reviews in old gaming magazines. I was able to locate two relatively brief reviews published in gaming magazines back in the day and I suspect that at least a couple more could potentially be found. Admittedly though, I'm still relatively new at this, so I have no idea whether this is sufficient to satisfy the "significant coverage" criterion in WP:GNG's "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". So that's why my "keep" is "weak", but regardless, here's what I've found:

Tetro Jr., Frank (February 1985). "Cavern Creatures". Electronic Games. 3 (2): 32. (five paragraph review)
"Taking a Peek: Cavern Creatures". Computer Gaming World (14): 8. January–February 1984. (one paragraph review)

--Mike Agricola (talk) 19:30, 5 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per Mike Agricola's sources. I see multiple RSes with significant coverage so the Notability threshold is met. The article may not ever make it to FA status, but it does belong on Wikipedia. -Thibbs (talk) 19:19, 6 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: I agree that the Notability threshold is met. - Ret.Prof (talk) 16:37, 7 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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