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Reviewer: Abryn (talk · contribs) 13:10, 5 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]


GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
  1. It is reasonably well written.
    a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
  2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.
    a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):
  3. It is broad in its coverage.
    a (major aspects): b (focused):
  4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.
    Fair representation without bias:
  5. It is stable.
    No edit wars, etc.:
  6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
    a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
  7. Overall:
    Pass/Fail:

Very close to passing, just need to address a few issues.

  1. The article does not mention the addition of the ability to go to scroll the screen backwards in SMB1/SMBLL. Are there any sources that would corroborate this change?
    Could you backtrack in them? I have the game and IIRC you still can't go backwards in SMB/The Lost Levels, only in 2 and 3. I can double check if you'd like me to. JOEBRO64 18:36, 5 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
    Oh my gosh you're right. - Bryn (talk) (contributions) 19:07, 5 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  2. One quotation feels a little long. Would it be possible to turn it into prose?
    Which one in particular are you referring to? JOEBRO64 18:36, 5 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
    "[I]f the best cart around is a compilation of old eight-bit games," wrote Edge, "it doesn't say much for the standard of new games, does it?" I don't know why I didn't specify. - Bryn (talk) (contributions) 19:07, 5 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  3. I think it'd be beneficial to add a blurb to note that SMB2 is drastically different than other games in the collection.
    Done. JOEBRO64 18:36, 5 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  4. The text implies that Mario Bros. was added to Super Mario Bros. 3 as part of All-Stars, when in fact it has been in there from the beginning.
    Really? I was always under the impression that the minigame wasn't in the NES version. Fixed. JOEBRO64 18:36, 5 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  5. Looking it up, it seems as though Super Mario Advance is also based on the Super Mario All-Stars version. Is that accurate?
    It is, but unfortunately I couldn't find any sources that connected Mario Advance to All-Stars, only Advance 4, and knew stating it in the article without a source would be WP:SYNTH at best. JOEBRO64 18:36, 5 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
    Well that's a damn shame. - Bryn (talk) (contributions) 19:07, 5 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Abryn, thank you for the review! I've responded to all your points (only one I didn't address, just need clarification). JOEBRO64 18:36, 5 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for putting quick effort into getting the issues fixed! The quotation part still remains, but it's not the biggest issue, so I'll defer to you as to whether you want to change it or not. Congratulations! - Bryn (talk) (contributions) 19:07, 5 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
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