Editing Template talk:Format

== Apple App Store and Google Play Icons ==
<code><nowiki>{{format|mobiledl=1}}</nowiki></code><br>
Should icons and links to the store pages be made available for these particular digital stores for iOS and Android instead of using the generic [[File:Media DL icon.svg|16px]]? Great for {{tem|game infobox}} that are used for ''[[Super Mario Run]]'', ''[[Dr. Mario World]]'', and ''[[Mario Kart Tour]]''. --{{User:Wildgoosespeeder/sig}} 16:45, October 1, 2019 (EDT)

== Request to change FDS media description from Floppy disk to Disk Card ==
The official name for the floppy disks for the [[Family Computer Disk System]] is Disk Card. The MarioWiki page for the Disk System even says this but despite that it's described as a generic term. Every other media type is given its official name so why not this one? --[[User:Bro3256|Bro3256]] ([[User talk:Bro3256|talk]]) 20:49, May 31, 2024 (EDT)
:I think the template can be easily edited to change said instance. [[User:Super Mario RPG|Super Mario RPG]] ([[User talk:Super Mario RPG|talk]]) 20:55, May 31, 2024 (EDT)

== Computer format parameters ==
I have a few gripes with the current computer format parameters.

<pre>{{format|dos=1|smfloppy=1|lgfloppy=1}}</pre>

'''Home computer system:'''<br>
[[File:Media CD icon.png|x16px]] Optical disc<br>
'''PC:'''<br>
[[File:SMBPW_3-Inch_Floppy_Disk.png|x16px]] 3.5" floppy disk<br>
[[File:SMBPW_5-Inch_Floppy_Disk.png|x16px]] 5.25" floppy disk

Firstly, why are "Home computer system" and "PC" separated? It needlessly splits the optical disc and floppy disk formats into two groups even though the two formats are for the same platform. If the rationale is "there are home computer systems that are not typically classified as PC", it doesn't work because the Macintosh release of ''Mario is Missing!'' is on floppy disks, a format classified under "PC". I think we should merge the two groups into "Home computer system".

Speaking of floppy disks, do we really need to distinguish between "3.5″ floppy disk" and "5.25″ floppy disk"? This seems too specific to me, especially considering that the "Optical disc" parameter has a very broad name rather than a more specific name such as "CD-ROM". It's also a pain when you know that a specific PC game is on floppies but you don't know which size of floppy or whether there exist versions for both sizes. A singular "Floppy disk" parameter would be more convenient.

And lastly, why does the parameter "Optical disc" has the code <code>dos</code>? Some MS-DOS games such as ''[[Super Mario Bros. Print World]]'' were released only on floppy disks, and other games such as ''[[Mario's FUNdamentals]]'' were released on CD-ROM for Windows and Mac. {{User:Jdtendo/sig}} 06:23, July 30, 2024 (EDT)
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 And lastly, why does the parameter "Optical disc" has the code <code>dos</code>? Some MS-DOS games such as ''[[Super Mario Bros. Print World]]'' were released only on floppy disks, and other games such as ''[[Mario's FUNdamentals]]'' were released on CD-ROM for Windows and Mac. {{User:Jdtendo/sig}} 06:23, July 30, 2024 (EDT)
-== add "Famicom (FC)" to format list? ==
-This template lists all the wide variety of different formats that something was released on. I'd consider [https://famiwiki.net/wiki/Family_Computer_Cassette Famicom cartridges] to be a different format to NES cartridges, primarily due to the difference between Famicom 60-pin and NES 72-pin. The two cartridge formats are incompatible with each other as a result outside of unofficial pin adapters which Nintendo never endorsed the use of. So would it be worth adding Famicom to this template due to the difference? --[[User:Bro3256|Bro3256]] ([[User talk:Bro3256|talk]]) 02:19, November 23, 2024 (EST)