Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Atari 2600 prototype games

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The result was draftify‎. ✗plicit 11:21, 19 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

List of Atari 2600 prototype games[edit]

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what is a prototype game? i don't know. the article certainly doesn't explain it. the list is wholly original research. ltb d l (talk) 06:08, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Video games and Lists. ltb d l (talk) 06:08, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep It appears "prototype" refers to unreleased, making this a valid navigational list. (i.e. as a "Short, complete list of every item that is verifiably a member of the group" in WP:CSC) It could explain the context better, but AfD is not cleanup. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 07:04, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment. I don't see how this could be a "short, complete list of every item that is verifiably a member of the group" when this article has no sources of its own, and two-thirds of the game titles listed are either redlinks or non-links. Admittedly, there are some game titles here which link to articles that say that the game was developed for the Atari 2600 but not released, but those represent a minority of the games listed. I would need to see much better sourcing before I could support keeping this article. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 07:33, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - While there's generally a precedent that cancelled video game lists are acceptable when properly sourced 1) this one is 100% unsourced 2) it can be very difficult to find sourcing on cancelled games from this long ago, and 3) I'm not even 100% that's what this article is even documenting, as there's no prose or sources to provide any context. So in this situation, I'd probably lean towards a WP:TNT delete, or sending to the draftspace, as it's not ready to be published (or even understood) as is. Sergecross73 msg me 20:07, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Revising my stance to Draftify. And I know it's often asked "who is ever going to work on this draft?", and I can say that it could be me eventually. I've been working on rewriting and cleaning up cancelled video game lists for the last couple years, and could eventually work my way to this one. Sergecross73 msg me 21:08, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Draftify As stated above, the list is a valid one with a clear category and not inherently without merit. But it's just unverifiable based on the lack of sourcing, the ambiguous scope, and non-notability of the items themselves. Put it this way - if it were being merged to a general list of Atari 2600 games, the immediate question would be "How do you know these are eligible?" There's nothing to go off of at present. ＶＲＸＣＥＳ (talk) 20:47, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Move to Draft. Has potential to be something but currently is nothing and needs serious attention before it can become anything of worth. Andrzejbanas (talk) 23:20, 13 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Draft - A list regarding unrelease Atari 2600 has potential indeed. Yes, looking for the respective sources for each entry will be a challenge given the platform's age nowdays but it's doable. Using AtariProtos as a good starting guide, it can become a very informative article. But for now, it's best recommended to make it a draft. Roberth Martinez (talk) 01:34, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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