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November 12

Name of an arcade maze video game of mid 80's

Hi all, I'm trying to find the name of an arcade maze video game (circa 1985) similar to Pac-Man with horizontal scrolling and a fantasy, dungeon-like style. I remember the second stage was much larger than the first. Thanks in advance.--Carnby (talk) 21:26, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not much to go on, so some guesses: Berzerk, Castle Wolfenstein, or its successor, Wolfenstein. Akld guy (talk) 23:06, 12 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It was not Wolfenstein since it was in an arcade cabinet and was not made for home computers. Berzerk is a better guess, but graphics were maybe a little better.--Carnby (talk) 08:57, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Have you looked through the list at Category:Maze games?--Shantavira|^{feed me} 10:15, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Yes but I didn't find the game I was looking for; besides, the category does not separate arcade coin-op games from home computer games.--Carnby (talk) 13:15, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I'm fairly certain this is Gauntlet, as it features a top-down maze like Pac-Man and a fantasy setting, and came out in 1985. If not, these types of games are generally called dungeon crawls, and they exist in many perspectives: top-down, side-scroll, isometric, and first-person perspectives. You could search for other top-down dungeon crawl video games of that era. --Jayron 32 19:02, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, I don't think it is Gauntlet. I remember there were one or two characters, not four, and the dungeon was a bit different, with less space between the walls.--Carnby (talk) 08:42, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe Venture (video game) or Fantasy (video game). There was also a game called, in some markets "Opa opa" and in some "Fantasy Zone: The Maze" that was part of the Fantasy Zone series that had Pac-Man-like elements in it; we don't have an article on it, but there are some screenshots here --Jayron 32 13:34, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

How about The Tower of Druaga? --McDoob AU93 13:37, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Venture and Fantasy have too simple graphics; Fantasy zone is too coloured... The Tower of Druaga is indeed VERY similar to the one I was looking for. The only problem is that the dungeons are all, more or less, the same: I remember the second stage was much larger that the first one and had slightly different colours; besides I remember walls, not pipes to delimitate the dungeon path; I could be wrong anyway... update: I think it could be Tutankham or a very similar game.--Carnby (talk) 17:01, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

November 13

Creating a page for a Talent

I am trying to create a page for a digital talent. I am creating this page on behalf of the talent's team. She is a YouTube sensation and we would like to have a page for her for encyclopedia purposes. How would I move forward in publishing? I have been declined every time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amberscholl1 (talk • contribs) 00:48, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Amberscholl1: Please see the replies at the Teahouse. RudolfRed (talk) 01:20, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

November 14

How do crazy credits work?

I understand that when a person's name appears in the credits of a TV series, that is the official record that the person worked on the TV episode. But what about Treehouse of Horror? These episodes of The Simpsons usually have weird names for most of the people who worked on the episode. Somewhere, there has to be a key indicating who had what name.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 15:50, 14 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

There doesn't necessarily have to be a key for the general public. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 16:00, 14 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

But for those who need it, how do they do that?— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 18:57, 14 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Need what? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 21:22, 14 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I would have directed you to Wikipedia's article on Closing credits, but it's dreadful, almost worse than useless. The use of credits is something negotiated by the various entertainment unions such as the Screen Actors Guild and the Directors Guild of America and the like. For just one example, Here is the rules and requirements of the Producer's Guild of America for closing credits of TV series, while Here are the rules for the DGA. Famously, George Lucas quite the DGA over a credits issue with the Empire Strikes Back (their rules are a bit complicated, but because Lucas didn't put Irvin Kershner's name in the opening credits alongside his own "Lucasfilm" credit before the opening crawl, they tried to fine him, and he quit instead. The row led to him hiring the non-guild Richard Marquand to direct Return of the Jedi.[1] Lucas's penchant for working in England for filming also likely comes from his rather contentious relationships with the unions in LA. There are probably several options here. 1) The rules may be different for TV than Film 2) The people working on the Simpsons may be non-union, which would exempt them from the normal rules. 3) Specific exemptions may have been worked out with the unions for these episodes. 4) The producers just pay a nominal fine for not doing the credits a certain way, and move on. 5) Maybe we're all mistaken, and the credits aren't actually required. --Jayron 32 00:23, 15 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Baseball Bugs the professionals in the business who would want to see the proof.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 15:46, 15 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

The proof would be in the contracts. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 16:15, 15 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Just look up the THoH episode on IMDb, such as this one, that has the full credits. Hehe, Rat Groening. Lugnuts ^{Fire Walk with Me} 14:50, 18 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

IMDb is not reliable for our purposes, but that seems to work.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 15:05, 19 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

IMDB is pretty reliable for cast lists, and in fact might be the only source of complete cast lists. Where it fails reliability is on matters of "trivia", which aren't usable here unless they can be backed up with normal reliable sourcing. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 15:34, 19 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Right. The crazy credits are probably submitted by someone official.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 15:37, 19 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

One would think (or hope) that the best source for credits would be the ones listed in the film, but that is not necessarily so. One that comes to mind is the credit for Walter Matthau in a disaster movie called Earthquake, where he gave some long, fictitious word as his supposed real surname. Then there's the movie The Natural, in which one of the important supporting players, Darren McGavin, doesn't show up anywhere in the credits, due to some sort of negotiation that didn't work out in time. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 17:32, 19 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

November 16

Help identifying a song

Can someone identify the song or at least the language of the song that starts around 41:20 on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5cGZG72EaQ ? 78.0.230.255 (talk) 22:07, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

If you click on "Show More", it should show you a list of every song Youtube's Content ID platform has identified in the video. While it doesn't tell you the time, it's not hard to guess from the list that it's most likely ดาวมหาลัย and sure enough clicking on the link on Youtube takes you to the official music video copy [2] and the beginning sounds the same (I didn't listen very far). There language therefore is likely Thai. Nil Einne (talk) 12:49, 17 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

BTW, despite 4 million views, that version seems to be broken. (I initially thought it was my computer but I don't think so anymore.) You can find a possibly different version here that plays fine [3]. Note that we can't link to potential copyvios here, which actually probably includes your file but I'll let that slide, so if you want to link to any other versions, make sure they are not copyvios. Nil Einne (talk) 13:22, 17 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, that seems to be it, thanks! I thought it was Filipino or Cantonese, because of many "ng" sounds. 78.0.219.74 (talk) 22:25, 17 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

If linking to Youtube is required for asking and/or answering a question, how should it be handled? ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 00:02, 18 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

November 18

Song question -- what the heck was this song? Male voice, British accent I think, gentle and folky

This is me singing off-tune a song I heard in a Bristol Thrift Store. I really cannot really carry a tune and didn't have Shazam with me. Two very short samples on the soundcloud. It sort of sounded like Roy Harper or Damon Albarn -- male voice, British accent I think, gentle and folky. The words I inserted may be wildly inaccurate. Thanks in advance and sorry I am so needy :)

https://soundcloud.com/honeyrococo/sets/song-in-a-bristol-thrift-store-what-is-it

Saudade7 23:39, 18 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

November 20

Salmo-91

Can anybody tell me what genre this song is after listening to it on YouTube? I need this information for an article on Wikia. Planet Star 05:26, 20 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Genres are subjective but I'll go with EDM and/or trance 196.213.35.147 (talk) 06:04, 20 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I'd put it under metal based on the drums rhythm. Trance has much different and faster rhythms. 93.136.55.6 (talk) 01:12, 21 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Metal? The music itself doesn't sound metal at all. Or could it be some sort of house or minimal music? Planet Star 02:22, 21 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

November 21

Exercise for men

How much exercise is good a day for men. They say to make sure you do flexibility, aerobic exercise and anaerobic exercise. How much is the recommended amount of doing each? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:8003:743C:2200:4901:D1BA:30B1:F94B (talk) 08:15, 21 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Classics

How long is "the test of time"?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:8003:743C:2200:4901:D1BA:30B1:F94B (talk) 08:17, 21 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]