Talk:Incremental game

Latest comment: 4 months ago by Sandstein in topic ZenMOO

Roblox Clicker Games

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Hello, fellow Wikipedia editors, I just want to let you know that there are Clicker Games on Roblox that should be mentioned in the "Incremental game" article. We could even add a link to the Wikipedia article that explains these Roblox Clicker Games. Well we don't have to do it, but it would be nice if we did.

-Joseph Souther — Preceding unsigned comment added by Joseph Souther (talkcontribs)

@Joseph Souther: We would need reliable secondary sources to explain why this game is important in the context of the entire genre. There are hundreds if not thousands of clicked/incremental games out there. There are very few reasons to mention the vast majority of them, because they aren't special in any way. Very few of those founds at Category:Incremental games are even notable -- covered by enough sources to have a Wikipedia article. A game found within another game is even less significant. In any case, we need third party sources. P.S. You can sign your comments with ~~~~. —  HELLKNOWZ   ▎TALK 17:09, 20 March 2021 (UTC)Reply

ZenMOO

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I believe ZenMOO might actually historically be the first idle game.

[1]ZenMOO via Wayback

[2] Posting on USENET

Essentially, you idled for points. It lacked the sort of exponential increase common in most incremental games, but it was the first game I recall where a player was rewarded for doing nothing, and it was in 1993. Thoughts? Arcane2501 (talk) 11:12, 7 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

To mention this in the article would require a reliable secondary source, see WP:V. Usenet postings and the like are not such sources, see WP:SPS. Sandstein 14:51, 7 August 2024 (UTC)Reply