Talk:Mindcraft

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Fleshing this out + sources[edit]

Mindcraft put out 12+ games while it existed, and their first game "The Magic Candle" won awards like Computer Gaming World's RPG of the Year. Their games collectively told a sprawling, complex narrative about a single world (most likely inspired by Ultima). Sadly, the games have been largely forgotten by time because Mindcraft isn't around to put them on GOG (though there's a healthy amount of discussion around it on its wishlist page), but they were still an important part of gaming history. So, how do we flesh out this article?

I'd love to add more about the history of the company, employees who went on to do notable work in the industry, and retrospectives on the company and its significance. Here's a few sources:

Rowan Kaiser wrote a great retrospective of the series. It's only a Medium post so it's iffy as a source, but I think he qualifies as a subject expert because he's a game blogger for The Onion's AV Club.
Some discussion of the history of Mindcraft is in this book.

Because Mindcraft published games (and then shut down) in the early days of the internet, most of the remaining documentation on them and their games is from articles on their games in magazines. At some point I'll trawl through scans of dead magazines (like the one for Computer gaming world) to try to dig up more sources.

--Ruebrylla (talk) 01:21, 1 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, in the mean time - I'm removing the notability tag from the article. I think the two Computer Gaming World citations in the article establish notability (especially the citation for its GOTY award). If there's still concern about notability, let me know and I'll dig up more good sources. --Ruebrylla (talk) 01:28, 1 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Notability[edit]

I didn't realize I wasn't in my sandbox. This company is referenced in quite a few other wiki pages, and I believe that qualifies it for notability. Pizzamancer (talk) 00:45, 19 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

That's no problem. As for the notability, we need to see some reliable sources that cover Mindcraft in detail, to prove that it passes Wikipedia's notability guidelines for corporations. Are you aware of any such sources? Best — Mr. Stradivarius ^♫ 01:33, 19 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I was updating the Games Developed section probably at the same time you were. I see other places using a table format. Mind if I keep that one and nuke the shorter version? Pizzamancer (talk) 02:16, 19 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Well, there's not much point working on it if the company isn't notable, because the article will just be deleted. You need to prove notability first, really. And having a notable employee doesn't make the company itself notable - see notability is not inherited. Best — Mr. Stradivarius ^♫ 02:48, 19 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Being a professional game developer, I agree that Mindcraft is a very notable company and should have a Wikipedia entry. Several of their games, most especially The Magic Candle, have influenced the designs of later best selling games. For example, several features I designed and implemented in Ultima Online were influenced by The Magic Candle. The company and games are also referenced in The History of Computer Role-Playing Games Part 2: The Golden Age (1985-1993) JasonSpangler (talk) 14:43, 20 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Here is a link for a printed book about the history of computer role-playing games that could be added as a reference for Mindcraft: Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games JasonSpangler (talk) 14:56, 20 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Notable Staff[edit]

What is the best way to add in a reference to well known employees. Specifically: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Baldwin_(game_designer) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pizzamancer (talk • contribs) 02:18, 19 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]