Template:Internet Archive game

Internet Archive game can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive

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This template generates an external link to an emulated game available to play in the browser at the Internet Archive. Using the template allows for easy listing by "what links here" in the toolbox.

This template can be invoked using the {{IAg}} shortcut.

Known curated collections

• The Internet Arcade, curated by Jason Scott
• The MS-DOS Games Library, curated by Jason Scott
• The Historical Software collection, curated by Jason Scott
• The Console Living Room, curated by Jason Scott
• The Apple II Library: The 4am Collection, curated by Jason Scott

Linking guidance

These guidelines are suggested by WikiProject Video games.

• While the Internet Archive has an exemption from the DMCA for software archiving, avoid linking to games outside the curated collections unless you are reasonably sure they aren't associated with piracy; look for a warez group's name in filename, or crack intro at startup
• Only link to one platform per game article; there is no need to link to an arcade version and MS-DOS version of the same game
• If an article is about multiple games, include a link for each one if possible
• For games released on multiple platforms, generally prefer:
  • platforms on which the game was originally released
  • platforms for which the game was best known
  • platforms generally considered to have the best port of the game

Usage

One parameter:

{{Internet Archive game | ID }}

{{Internet Archive game | id= ID }}

Two parameters:

{{Internet Archive game | ID | TITLE }}

{{Internet Archive game | id= ID | title= TITLE }}

Three parameters:

{{Internet Archive game | ID | TITLE | PLATFORM }}

{{Internet Archive game | id= ID | title= TITLE | platform= PLATFORM }}

Examples

https://archive.org/details/msdos_Conquests_of_the_Longbow_-_The_Legend_of_Robin_Hood_1991

One parameter:

1. {{Internet Archive game | msdos_Conquests_of_the_Longbow_-_The_Legend_of_Robin_Hood_1991 }}

   Internet Archive game can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive

2. {{Internet Archive game | id= msdos_Conquests_of_the_Longbow_-_The_Legend_of_Robin_Hood_1991 }}

   Internet Archive game can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive

Two parameters:

1. {{Internet Archive game | msdos_Conquests_of_the_Longbow_-_The_Legend_of_Robin_Hood_1991 | Conquests of the Longbow - The Legend of Robin Hood }}

   Conquests of the Longbow - The Legend of Robin Hood can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive

2. {{Internet Archive game | id= msdos_Conquests_of_the_Longbow_-_The_Legend_of_Robin_Hood_1991 | title= Conquests of the Longbow - The Legend of Robin Hood }}

   Conquests of the Longbow - The Legend of Robin Hood can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive

Three parameters:

1. {{Internet Archive game | msdos_Conquests_of_the_Longbow_-_The_Legend_of_Robin_Hood_1991 | Conquests of the Longbow - The Legend of Robin Hood | MS-DOS }}

   The MS-DOS version of Conquests of the Longbow - The Legend of Robin Hood can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive

2. {{Internet Archive game | id= msdos_Conquests_of_the_Longbow_-_The_Legend_of_Robin_Hood_1991 | title= Conquests of the Longbow - The Legend of Robin Hood | platform=MS-DOS }}

   The MS-DOS version of Conquests of the Longbow - The Legend of Robin Hood can be played for free in the browser at the Internet Archive

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This template generates an external link to an emulated game available to play in the browser at the Internet Archive.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
ID	id 1	ID string used in the URL.	String	required
Title	title 2	Title displayed as the link text. If not specified it defaults to the article's {{PAGENAME}}, without disambiguation.	String	optional
Platform	platform 3	Platform of the game as emulated on the Internet Archive (rendered as 'version' in the template text). If not specified, no platform is mentioned.	String	optional

See also

• {{Internet Archive}}
• {{Internet Archive author}} for links to works by a person (of any type e.g. author, musician, director)
• {{Internet Archive collection}} for links to a collection of resources
• {{Internet Archive film}} for links to full-length feature films (usually more than 40 minutes including credits)
• {{Internet Archive short film}} for links to short films (usually 40 minutes or less including credits)
• {{Internet Archive film clip}} for links to film clips
• {{Internet Archive member}} for links to member profiles
• {{Internet Archive music}} for links to live recordings by a specific music group
• {{OL author}} for the Internet Archive texts
• {{Wayback}} for the Wayback Machine archive linker

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