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#If the same type of thing shares the same name across multiple games, use each game title as the identifiers. For example, [[World 1-1 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 1-1 (''New Super Mario Bros. 2'')]] and [[World 1-1 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 1-1 (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')]] are both ''levels'' from different games. We cannot use "World 1-1 (level)" because we need to differentiate between games. | #If the same type of thing shares the same name across multiple games, use each game title as the identifiers. For example, [[World 1-1 (New Super Mario Bros. 2)|World 1-1 (''New Super Mario Bros. 2'')]] and [[World 1-1 (New Super Mario Bros. Wii)|World 1-1 (''New Super Mario Bros. Wii'')]] are both ''levels'' from different games. We cannot use "World 1-1 (level)" because we need to differentiate between games. | ||
#*If the subject of the article appears in multiple games in one series, use the series name plus the word "series" instead of a game name as the identifier if the topic(s) of the other article(s) are from different series (e.g. [[Block Star (Mario Party series)|Block Star (''Mario Party'' series)]]). | #*If the subject of the article appears in multiple games in one series, use the series name plus the word "series" instead of a game name as the identifier if the topic(s) of the other article(s) are from different series (e.g. [[Block Star (Mario Party series)|Block Star (''Mario Party'' series)]]). | ||
#If the same type of thing shares the same name across multiple games and that name is also used for multiple things within one game, use the game title followed by the type of thing as the identifier | #If the same type of thing shares the same name across multiple games and that name is also used for multiple things within one game, use the game title followed by the type of thing as the identifier. For example, [[Ghost (Wario Land II enemy)|Ghost (''Wario Land II'' enemy)]]. If this scenario occurs, then the other thing which shares the name in the same game should also include the game title (e.g. [[Ghost (Wario Land II boss)|Ghost (''Wario Land II'' boss)]]). | ||
#If multiple subjects in a shared appearance are the same type of thing, a distinguishing feature that differs between them may be used instead. For example, [[Chap (green)]] and [[Chap (blue)]] are both characters in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. | #If multiple subjects in a shared appearance are the same type of thing, a distinguishing feature that differs between them may be used instead. For example, [[Chap (green)]] and [[Chap (blue)]] are both characters in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''. | ||
